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  • 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class (S500)

    Mercedes is adding time to shifts at the German plant that builds its flagship sedan.

  • Tesla Motors, Palo Alto, California
    Tesla Gears Up For Another 35,000 Cars With Factory Upgrades

    Tax exemptions will help Tesla save money on the purchase of equipment to upgrade its factory.

  • Computer-generated image of future BMW plant in Araquari, Brazil
    BMW To Build Handful Of Models At New Brazilian Plant

    Just days after Jaguar Land Rover announced it will start building vehicles in Brazil in 2016, BMW has announced it has started construction of its own Brazilian plant, which is expected to come online by the fall of 2014. BMW already has a motorcycle plant in Brazil but strong sales of luxury cars...

  • 2015 Porsche Macan Turbo
    Watch Porsche Build Its New Macan Crossover: Video

    Porsche’s new Macan made its debut at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show last month but volume production of the sporty new crossover only got underway this month at Porsche’s plant in Leipzig, Germany. This video shows parts of the production process, from the point the body is welded...

  • 2014 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
    Jaguar Land Rover To Build Cars In Brazil From 2016

    Jaguar Land Rover is the latest automaker to announce plans to open a plant in Brazil, in order to capitalize on the market’s growing demand for premium vehicles. In the past year we’ve seen Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz all announce plans to build new plants in Brazil and now Jaguar Land...

  • Pagani Zonda Revolucion
    Workers Put The Finishing Touches On This Blue Carbon Pagani Zonda Revolucion: Video

    This particular Pagani Zonda Revolucion is one of five cars made, and the only one with blue carbon trim.

  • 2013 Holden Commodore Calais V

    The Australian government has denied reports from local media that General Motors’ Aussie subsidiary Holden will be ending production in 2016, about when Holden’s Commodore range and the version of the Cruze it produces is scheduled to be replaced by their respective successors. Holden and the Australian government are currently negotiating a future co-investment scheme, which Holden says it requires to continue producing cars Down Under. However, there have been rumors Holden has already made the decision to end production in Australia and this week the ABC, citing a senior...

  • 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero
    Saab Resumes Production, Starts With 9-3

    With NEVS’ acquisition of Saab and some of the bankrupt automaker’s few remaining assets complete, the consortium, made up of Chinese and Japanese interests, is now focused on the launch of its first Saab model. That first model is a 9-3 Aero sedan, production of which commenced today...

  • final Lamborghini Gallardo
    Last Lamborghini Gallardo Rolls Off The Assembly Line

    Ten years ago, the world was introduced to a brand-new machine produced inside a Sant'Agata Bolognese factory. Powered by a 5.0-liter V-10 engine, the original Lamborghini Gallardo roared to life and helped create a volume seller (relatively speaking) for the famed Italian automaker. Now, a decade...

  • 2013 Holden Commodore range
    Holden Planning FWD Commodore, Isn't Promising Australian Production: Report

    The sun may be about to set on production of Holden cars in Australia, with a report out this week claiming a document prepared for the local government, using information supplied by the General Motors brand, concluded that production of mass-market cars by the automaker was unviable. The...

  • 2014 Volvo S60L production in China
    Volvo Starts Production Of Long-Wheelbase S60L In China

    Volvo has started production of a new long-wheelbase S60, aptly named the S60L, but unfortunately the car will be limited to the Chinese market, as is the case for many of the smaller long-wheelbase sedans. Production is taking place at Volvo’s new plant in Chengdu, China. The S60L...

  • 2014 BMW i3, 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show
    BMW Racks Up 8,000 Orders For i3, Considers Expanding Production

    BMW's i3 electric car hasn't caused nearly as much foaming at the mouth from BMW traditionalists as many expected it would. Even if it had, BMW probably wouldn't care: It's already taken 8,000 orders for the car in Europe alone, says Bloomberg, and as a result is mulling production increases to...

  • 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Edition

    Kinishi Tanuma, Nissan’s new chief engineer for the GT-R, has some pretty big shoes to fill. He’s the replacement for Kazutoshi Mizuno, the man credited with making the current R35 GT-R the world-beating performance machine that it is. He was also a proponent of keeping the GT-R’s supercar-like performance accessible to the common man, although in recent years the car’s pricetag has reached six-figure territory. The good news is that Tanuma also shares the belief that the GT-R’s performance should be more accessible. Speaking with Automotive News (subscription...

  • 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray begins shipments to dealers
    Strong Demand To Limit 2014 Chevy Corvette Stingray’s Availability

    The 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray is a very good car. In fact, it’s a great car. That’s why General Motors already has a long list of orders despite it only just reaching showrooms. In addition, dealers are expected to have few unsold examples up until the second quarter of next...

  • First P1s under construction at the McLaren Production Center
    First McLaren P1 Supercars Roll Off The Line

    After a final round of testing, McLaren’s P1 supercar, the spiritual successor to the legendary F1, entered production in September and if all goes to plan the first customers should start receiving their cars before the year is out. This ends a year of waiting since McLaren first starting...

  • 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class
    Mercedes-Benz To Build C-Class And GLA In Brazil From 2016

    Mercedes-Benz this week announced it will start production in Brazil, initially with the next-generation C-Class and the new GLA-Class crossover. The announcement comes just a few weeks after Audi announced plans to build its new A3 and Q3 models in Brazil and a year after BMW said it was seeking...

  • 2015 Audi A3
    Audi To Build A3 And Q3 In Brazil From 2015

    As sales of luxury cars in China start to mature, major automakers are now looking for the next country or region to offer the most growth. One of the top contenders is Brazil, which benefits from strong demand for its resources, a growing service industry and access to markets in both North and...

  • Volvo production site in Chengdu, China
    Volvo To Share Development With Geely, Build Cars In China

    Chinese officials have given approval for Volvo to establish new plants in Daqing and Zhangjiakou. As a result, Volvo's full Chinese industrial base, including a current site in Chengdu, has been approved. An assembly plant in Daqing is under construction and is expected to be fully operational in...

  • 2013 Tesla Model S

    Tesla Motors has made no secret of its plans to move into the Asian market, and the company now says manufacturing plants in both Europe and Asia are on the cards. It's part of a large expansion planned for the electric car startup over the next few years, including new model launches, new factories and expectations of continually increasing demand. According to Bloomberg, CEO Elon Musk says the arrival of a new, smaller model--potentially called the Model E, as a trademark filed last week suggested--will require the building of new plants. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] expects demand for the...

  • a.d. Tramontana XTR
    Spanish Exotic Carmaker Tramontana Considering U.S. Plant

    Florida is the site of many things--most of them bizarre and occasionally unfathomable acts of stupidity. But it may also soon be the site of a new exotic car manufacturing plant, if Spain's a.d. Tramontana gets its way. The Spanish company is considering the Sarasota-Manatee area or a location in...

  • Nissan’s Takumi engine craftsmen and the GT-R
    The Takumi Take Great Pride In Building The Nissan GT-R Engine: Video

    There are four of them at the Nissan factory in Yokohama. They are called the Takumi, and they are the craftsmen behind the great 3.8-liter engine that fits into the engine bay of the R35 Nissan GT-R. These are hand-built motors, and each one receives the builder's signature plaque when it's...

  • Aston Martin Heritage Showroom in Newport Pagnell, U.K.
    Take A Video Tour Of The Aston Martin Works

    We recently brought you news that Aston Martin had completed development of its new Heritage Showroom at its historic Newport Pagnell site in the U.K. Newport Pagnell was the home of Aston Martin production from 1957 up until 2007, when operations were moved to a modern factory in nearby Gaydon...

  • Range Rover Evoque Convertible Concept live photos
    Range Rover Evoque Convertible Gets Production Green Light: Report

    Nissan’s Murano CrossCabriolet may soon have a rival in the crossover convertible segment with news emerging that Land Rover has given the green light for a production version of its Range Rover Evoque Convertible concept car from 2012. What Car?, citing an inside source, says production of...

  • Acura SUV-X concept, 2013 Shanghai Auto Show
    Acura Partners With Guangzhou For China Expansion

    Honda’s upmarket Acura division has been selling cars in China since 2006 so it has a long way to go to catch up to more established players in the world’s biggest car market. To strengthen its position, Acura has partnered with Chinese automaker Guangzhou, paving the way for the local...

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