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DaimlerChrysler is rumored to be talking with General Motors about a possible sale of the Chrysler group, according to the Detroit News. Citing company sources, the article alleged that talks were currently in full swing but are still at an early stage. The report came the same day that Chrysler...

The Chrysler Group has revealed its three-year Recovery and Transformation Plan that it will use to return to profitability and to create new business models. Importantly, Chrysler expects to be profitable again as early as next year despite the company losing $1.4 billion dollars for the third...

Update: Chrysler has announced that it will reveal the production-ready version of the 2009 Dodge Challenger 365 days from today on February 15th next year at the Chicago Auto Show. DaimlerChrysler has confirmed that the upcoming Dodge Challenger will be manufactured at its Brampton plant located...

Toyota will unveil two hybrid concepts at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, the next step in its ambitious plan to have a full range of hybrid vehicles. The first of these vehicles will be the Hybrid X, a concept car that proposes a new design language for hybrid models while also acting as a...

Audi has appointed the former head of design at Alfa Romeo as its new design chief. Wolfgang Egger takes over from Walter de’Silva, who was promoted to Head of Design at the Volkswagen Group on the first of this month. de'Silva has been one of the most successful designers in recent times and...

German tuner Motoren Technik Mayer, commonly referred to as MTM, has laid their hands on the new Audi S3, turning the sports hatch into an uncompromising racer. The tuner has developed two performance packages for the already potent TFSI engine. For the first stage, MTM replaces the engine's...

We recently reported that VW would be releasing the Passat BlueMotion at Geneva, and they’ve now released the final details. The first BlueMotion model was the Polo in the summer of 2006, which went on to sell better than expected. The new Passat BlueMotion achieves an average fuel economical...

Vehicles sold this year with automatic transmissions have numbered higher than those with manual gearboxes for the first time. A study run by Just-Auto has found that automatics have proven more popular despite having higher fuel consumption levels and costing extra, especially in North America and...

We don’t need an excuse to show you more images of a Lamborghini, but this time we have some reason. An event in Beverly Hills to honor the late Gianni Versace and his sister Donatella Versace saw the auction of a Versace Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster that sold for $500,000...

Volkswagen AG chief Martin Winterkorn has confirmed there’ll be a new compact model released under the VW label, whose extra production numbers should also prevent further job cuts. In an interview with German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung, he proposed the "design and development of a new...

Toyota has revealed its midlife facelift for the 2008 model-year Scion tC coupe, which features new styling, updates to the interior and extra color options. Up front, the tC gets a new bumper with a mesh grille and blacked out headlights, while at the rear, the car gets new taillights and a chrome...

Mini will be launching several variations of the popular small car over the next five years, including the possibility of cars fitted with a new AWD system being developed for the upcoming Clubman/Countryman. German magazine Auto Motor und Sport has published the statement, “an all-wheel...

Volkswagen today announced the return of its motorsport-inspired R32 at the Chicago Auto Show, a potent hatch with much of the same running gear as the much more expensive Audi TT coupe.The R32's power comes from a 3.2L naturally aspirated 15-degree narrow angle V6 engine developing 250hp and...

Toyota unveiled the all-new next-generation Highlander and Highlander Hybrid mid-size SUV at the Chicago Auto Show today. A car that’s significantly larger, roomier and more powerful than the vehicle it replaces, yet fuel consumption will remain much the same. Toyota is heavily promoting the...

Mercedes Benz’s latest addition to its AMG arsenal will be the C63, a highly modified version of the recently launched C-class sedan, sporting the hand built 6.2L V8 engine found in numerous other AMG models. This rendering is a good representation of what the final version will look like...

PSA’s new CEO Christiaan Streiff has barely made the seat warm but has already announced that he will unveil a plan to 2010 as early as May. Among the options he’s considering is re-entering the all-important US market, which has seen a trend towards smaller, more fuel efficient cars...

Though the BMW Alpina B7 was launched almost a year ago, the highly tuned performance limo will get an official unveiling at next week’s Chicago Auto Show. Established back in 1964, Alpina is a German tuning house based in Bavaria and is an official and approved tuner of BMW cars, taking the...

A new generation of Chinese-branded vehicles will be fully developed in the UK near the former home of the now defunct Rover brand. AutoExpress magazine has reported that a new car based on a previous Rover concept, the RDX60 pictured above, will arrive in the next couple of years and be a direct...

Volvo’s update of its popular mid-sized station wagon has just arrived, with our friends from Auto Motor & Sport Sweden tipping us off on some key details about the new car. The vehicle picks up many of its styling cues and accessories from the larger S80 sedan. Rear-end styling carries over...

Not to be outdone by the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at the Detroit Auto Show, the organizers of the New York Auto Show are heavily promoting their second annual World and Performance Car Of The Year awards. The leading brand by far is Audi with its Q7 and TT being finalists for...