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Emphasizing that it builds cars that are both fun and fuel-efficient, Mazda asks, "what do you drive" in its latest video.

Bentley has some major product launches in the pipeline, such as its new SUV and eventual replacement for the Continental range. Possibly hinting at the scale of the work being done, the automaker today announced that it has hired acclaimed designer David Hilton as its new exterior design chief...

Buick is adding an automatic transmission to Regal GS models, and 2013 Regal Base and Premium trims will get the eAssist mild hybrid system.

Fisker was forced to stop work on its plant in Delaware and lay off 26 employees after the Department of Energy blocked access to federal loans due to what it claims are several contractual milestones that are yet to be met by the Californian startup. The information was confirmed to Bloomberg...

The effects of Renault-Nissan’s recent tie-up with Daimler won’t just benefit Nissan and its upmarket Infiniti brand, according to latest comments from the French-Japanese duo's CEO Carlos Ghosn. While Nissan and Infiniti will be sharing whole platforms and engines with Daimler's...

The Studebaker Motor Company, located in Arvada, Colorado, has ambitious plans to revive the once-famous automotive brand.

Volkswagen's new modular transverse matrix platform will allow it to build products as diverse as Polo hatchbacks and Passat sedans from a single platform.

Sweden has repaid Saab's loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), becoming the automaker's largest creditor in the process.

Concerned that Proton will sell off Lotus, CEO Dany Bahar is actively seeking investment partners to buy out the Hethel-based automaker.

Bugatti has ordered two more years worth of transmissions from Ricardo, the British engineering and motorsports firm that supplies the supercar manufacturer with advanced dual-clutch transmissions for all versions of the Veyron. This raises the all-important question: Where will the transmissions...

To reduce production cost and have a base of operations close to the key China market, Land Rover will reportedly build the next Defender in India.

Two leaders in the growing field of lightweight automotive engineering recently partnered for the development of a new electric sports car prototype. Called the Teewave AR.1, the carbon fiber infused electric sports car was the creation of the eponymous Gordon Murray Design, whose founder was one...

At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show this March Volvo will unveil the long-overdue five-door version of its C30 hatchback, though this is to be just one of several new small cars the automaker is hoping to launch in coming years. But launching a range of new small cars is costly, which is why Volvo is now...

The days when you can sit back and enjoy reading the newspaper or eating your breakfast on the commute to work, behind the wheel of your car, has taken a major step closer to becoming reality with news today that the SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) has successfully completed...

Following the demise of Saab Automobile, its North American distribution company has been forced into liquidation.

Porsche's Leipzig plant has just produced its 100,000th

Yesterday we brought you news that Chinese auto giant Youngman, one of the original bidders for Saab before it went bankrupt, was still interested in buying what’s left of the Swedish automaker. Now we have news that Turkish private-equity firm Brightwell is also interested in making a bid...

In just two years, Chrysler has built one million Pentastar V-6 engines, now used in over 68 percent of domestic Chrysler vehicles.

A few years ago sparkless ignition or homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI) in gasoline engines was all the rage, with a number of major automakers including General Motors, Daimler and Volkswagen all investigating its benefits. Since then, not much has been heard of the technology whereas...

Cadillac will build future versions of its high-performance CTS-V in both left- and right-hand drive configurations.