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In some welcome news, the Nürburgring’s operator Capricorn has confirmed it will be making moves to remove the speed limits it imposed on certain sections of the track last June. The speed limits, which effectively ended the possibility of challenging the Nürburgring-Nordschleife...

Back in May, Saab parent company National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) was thrown a lifeline by the Chinese government when two state-owned entities signed an agreement with the struggling firm for future collaboration in the area of R&D. Now it’s been confirmed that state-owned Chinese...

While Google has made little secret of its efforts to develop its own car, complete with fully autonomous capability, rival tech giant Apple is yet to make its own plans—or lack thereof—known. However, despite Apple’s penchant for secrecy, there are several clues that suggest the...

In its second quarter financial results announced earlier in the month, Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] revealed that it had burned through $1.12 billion over the first six months of this year. Given the number of projects the company is working on, such as the Model X arriving this fall as well as the...

Audi is working on an electric SUV to challenge Tesla Motors’ [NSDQ:TSLA] Model X, and today the German automaker marked a major milestone in the vehicle’s gestation. We are, of course, talking about the Q6 e-tron, which will be previewed in concept form at next month’s Frankfurt...

One of the most painful parts of buying a car is the haggling process. We have to assume that the sale folks hate it. We know that car buyers hate it. It's so frustrating that an entire company has sprung up around the fact that you can buy cars from them with the prices being firm and upfront...

Last fall, longstanding Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo, arguably the most influential person to have worked at the Prancing Horse after founder Enzo Ferrari, stepped down from the head role, passing the baton on to Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne. Just weeks before...

Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] has released a bundle of information about its future plans in a letter to shareholders outlining its second quarter financial results. In the letter, CEO Elon Musk revealed that production of the Model S reached a new record of 12,807 cars, and that deliveries for the...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] has just invested $2.5 million into its Chrysler Technology Center. The reason for the quick cash spend? The installation of an upgraded four-wheel-drive dyno that can handle plenty of power while the CTC kicks out brutal temperatures. Inside the center, test...

Roughly one year ago, Mercedes-Benz and Infiniti confirmed plans to build their next-generation compact cars at a new plant located next to an existing Nissan facility in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Today, the two automakers formed a joint venture that will be responsible for production of the new...

In a historic move, Germany’s three major premium automakers Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler have joined forces to acquire Nokia’s HERE digital mapping and location services business. The deal, which should be finalized by early 2016, is valued at 2.8 billion euros...

Spyker was forced into bankruptcy late last year by a Dutch court after it was determined the struggling sports car brand wouldn’t be able to pay back all of its creditors. A bridging loan provided to the firm in January meant Spyker was able to exit bankruptcy, although it still needed to...

As part of our job here at Motor Authority, we test performance cars in a performance environment. That means we spend several days every year at race tracks wringing the living daylights out of the latest sports sedans, sports cars, and even supercars. We do this as a service to you, our loyal...

General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] is embarking on a bold new plan to grow sales in emerging markets. The plan calls for a new family of affordable but tech-rich vehicles based on a modular platform that GM will be developing with its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. GM will also...

It was in 2007 that the Volkswagen Group first made the bold prediction that it would become the world’s biggest automaker by sales volume by 2018. At the time, combined sales for all brands under its control were around half of those of all Toyota brands. Fast forward to today and VW has...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles [NYSE:FCAU] CEO Sergio Marchionne thinks Ferrari will be worth "at least" $11 billion dollars when it's finally floated on the New York Stock Exchange. And we're closer than ever to finding out whether he's right. ALSO SEE: LaFerrari Nearly Powerslides Right Into Oncoming...

J.D. Power isn't the end-all, be-all of automotive evaluation, but the influential research firm and its various studies are a solid and fairly comprehensive resource to consult when looking for a new car. One of the most popular with automakers and customers alike is the Automotive Performance...

The Apple car rumors are officially in full swing right now. Well, they've been in full swing for a a little bit now, but that swing just got a nice big push. According to the Detroit Free Press, Apple has recently hired Doug Betts, who was formerly a quality chief at Chrysler. This is pretty big...

Flying cars still are still a pipe dream. But autonomous vehicles are coming—whether enthusiasts want them or not. Of course, there's a lot of work to be done before drivers—if we'll still call them that—will be able to hop into their cars, utter the computer equivalent of "home...

Lincoln is in the process of overhauling its lineup, as well as introducing some brand new additions, and the next model we’re likely to see is a flagship sedan that will revive the Continental nameplate and serve as a replacement for the aging MKS. The new Continental was previewed in...