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  • 2013 Wiesmann GT MF4-CS

    Wiesmann, the German manufacturer of lightweight, retro-styled sports cars powered by BMW M engines, finally went out of business earlier this year after several years of barely scraping by. But for brothers Martin and Friedhelm Wiesmann, it’s still not quite over for the company they founded back in 1988. Speaking with Autovisie, Friedhelm Wiesmann revealed that he and his brother are currently negotiating with several potential investors a potential revival of the Wiesmann sports car brand. The brothers are hopeful of finding “a solution” within the next four to six weeks...

  • 2015 Aston Martin Vanquish
    Renault Nissan Alliance Looked At Purchase Of Aston Martin Stake: Report

    Earlier this week, it was confirmed that senior Renault Nissan executive Andy Palmer will be joining Aston Martin as its new CEO. Palmer is a Nissan veteran, having worked for the firm since 1991, and was widely tipped as a replacement for Renault Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn, so the move came as quite...

  • Computer-generated image of proposed Tesla Motors Gigafactory
    Tesla Picks Nevada For Gigafactory Site: Official

    The competition for Tesla Motors' massive battery Gigafactory is over.

  • Audi driving experience center
    Audi Opens Driving Experience Center In Germany

    In the past, a driver buying a high-performance car would be handed the keys and then off on their merry way, to experience for themselves the performance of their vehicle... with occasionally destructive results. Now, it's not uncommon for companies like Porsche and BMW to offer driving...

  • Andy Palmer
    Product Guru Andy Palmer Quits Nissan To Head Aston Martin

    Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer, a performance car champion with an engineering background, has been named CEO of Aston Martin. The famous British sports car brand has been without a CEO for some time, with previous CEO Ulrich Bez stepping down in early 2013, so Palmer’s...

  • 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero
    Facing Bankruptcy, NEVS Loses Rights To Saab Name

    Saab owner National Electric Vehicle Sweden recently ran out of cash but on Friday was thrown a lifeline by a Swedish court, which has given the struggling firm time to restructure and source new investment. During the restructure, NEVS parent company National Modern Energy Holdings will provide it...

  • General Motors Company's Spring Hill plant in Tennessee

    Cadillac is set to introduce an all-new SRX for the 2017 model year, and production of the vehicle has been confirmed for General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. The current SRX is sourced from a plant in Mexico. MUST SEE: Nissan Juke-R (WITH NAWSSS) Laps The Nürburgring Like A Beast: Video GM is in the process of upgrading the former Saturn plant, which in addition to the new SRX will also be responsible for a second mid-sized vehicle as well as production of new Ecotec engines. About 390 jobs will be retained due to the engine production while 1,800...

  • 2012 Tata Nano
    India Fines Carmakers For Violating Anti-Trust Laws

    Indian regulators accuse carmakers of overcharging for spare parts.

  • Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations headquarters in West Midlands, England
    Jaguar Land Rover SVO Gets New Headquarters

    About 150 new staff will work at the recently established Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicles Operations (SVO) unit that serves as the British automaker’s personalization and performance division. The SVO team’s first product was the F-Type Project 7, which goes on sale later this year...

  • Audi Q3 Trans China Tour 2011
    China To Fine Audi For Breaking Monopoly Law, Other Makes Under Investigation

    Audi will reportedly be fined around $40 million for violating an anti-monopoly law.

  • 2014 Saab 9-3 Aero
    UPDATE: Saab Owner’s Bankruptcy Petition Withdrawn, Investor Talks Ongoing

    Yesterday, it was reported that suppliers to Saab had petitioned a Swedish court to declare the struggling automaker’s latest owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), bankrupt. According to the Associated Press, Labo Test, which supplies test equipment for car parts, said NEVS had...

  • Slide showing Tesla Motors gigafactory statistics, from Feb 2014 presentation
    Tesla Inks Battery Deal For Gigafactory—But Where?

    Tesla and its battery partner Panasonic have finally confirmed a formal agreement to build a battery 'gigafactory'--from which Tesla will produce the huge volumes of batteries it needs to ensure continued expansion of the company. MUST SEE: Clear Valve Covers Make For Mesmerizing Machine Action...

  • 2014 Tesla Model S

    Panasonic will provide funding and equipment for Tesla's massive factory.

  • 2015 Porsche 911
    Porsche Remains On Top In 2014 J.D. Power APEAL Study

    Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout—APEAL—is how influential data cruncher J.D. Power measures the 'gratification' a car owner experiences with each new model on the market. Researchers survey thousands of new car buyers across the country, asking them to grade their vehicles...

  • 2015 Porsche 911
    Porsche Buys South Africa's Kyalami Race Track

    Porsche is the new owner of the track that once hosted the F1 South African Grand Prix.

  • 2016 Audi TT
    2015 European Car Of The Year Nominees Announced

    The title of European Car of the Year is one all manufacturers selling in Europe want to win, and there's sure to be hot debate over 2015's victor now the nominations list has been revealed in full. ALSO SEE: 2016 Acura NSX Burns To The Ground During 'Ring Testing To be eligible, a vehicle has to...

  • 2015 Aston Martin V12 Vantage S Roadster
    Aston Martin In No Rush To Appoint New CEO

    It was revealed as far back as May of 2013 that Aston Martin’s Dr. Ulrich Bez would be stepping down from the CEO position after running the company since 2000. A replacement for Bez is yet to be appointed but senior executives from the firm say there is no rush to find a successor because...

  • Kumar Galhotra
    Kumar Galhotra To Head Lincoln

    Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has confirmed that Kumar Galhotra, one of its top engineers, will head its luxury brand Lincoln. Galhotra, the current head of vehicle component and systems engineering, will serve as vice president and president of Lincoln from September 1, 2014. His old job will go to...

  • 1939 Auto Union Type D twin-supercharger race car

    With the Volkswagen Group currently controlling almost a dozen brands, including the likes of Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Ducati, Lamborghini and Porsche, there are rumblings the auto giant may rebrand itself the Auto Union, a German automaker founded in the 1930s when four separate brands came under the one roof. The Auto Union, which originally consisted of the brands Audi, DKW, Horch and Wanderer, managed to survive World War II but was bought by VW in the 1960s and eventually transformed into present-day Audi. MUST SEE: 5,000-HP, 348-MPH Devel Sixteen Spotted In The Wild: Video...

  • Alan Mulally, 2011 NADA
    Former Ford CEO Alan Mulally Joins Google

    Once CEO of the Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F], Alan Mulally has now joined the board of technology firm Google—just as the tech giant expands its automotive horizons to in-car entertainment and autonomous vehicles. Mulally became the boss of Ford in September 2006, but left the firm earlier...

  • 2015 Porsche Boxster GTS
    Porsche Moving All Sports Car Production To Main Zuffenhausen Plant

    Porsche currently builds some of its Boxster sports cars at a Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück, Germany. The former Karmann plant has been helping Porsche build the Boxsters because capacity at Porsche’s main plant in Zuffenhausen, the official home of the Boxster, is at the limit and...

  • Williams Advanced Engineering in Oxfordshire, England
    New Engineering Facility To Bring Williams F1 Tech To Road Cars, Other Sectors

    British Formula One team Williams has made steady progress this season, no doubt thanks to its decision to run superior Mercedes AMG engines as well as its new blood in the form of Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa. But the team, founded in 1977 by Sir Frank Williams, who still serves as team...

  • Production version of VW’s CrossBlue concept to be built in Chattanooga
    VW To Start Building Seven-Seat SUV In Chattanooga In 2016

    Volkswagen confirmed this morning that a midsize, seven-seat SUV based on 2013’s CrossBlue concept will be built at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the U.A.W. plans to form a new local. VW is hoping the new model will help it gain sales in America’s all-important SUV market...

  • Johan de Nysschen
    Infiniti Boss Quits After Two Years To Head Cadillac

    Infiniti president Johan de Nysschen has resigned just two years after taking up the reins at the Japanese luxury brand. Until a replacement is found, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer will oversee Infiniti’s operations. It’s been revealed that de Nysschen will be heading...

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