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The relationship between Mercedes’ parent Daimler and China’s Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC) isn’t a new one. Beijing Benz Automotive Company (BBAC) has been building Mercedes-Benz passenger cars since 2006, while another Beijing subsidiary began producing Auman-branded Mercedes trucks in 2012. Under the Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service Company Limited umbrella, Mercedes sells both imported and locally-produced cars under one roof, a clear indication that the German automaker has faith in its Chinese partner. Today, Daimler has announced that it will take a 12-percent...
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Mustangs Across America Announces 50th Anniversary Drive DatesFord’s beloved pony car, the Mustang, turns 50 years old in April of 2014. To honor the event, Mustangs Across America is planning a seven-day trip that will take participants from Los Angeles, California to Charlotte, North Carolina, arriving in time for the Mustang Club of America’s...
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Bruce McLaren Narrates The Story of McLaren: VideoOn June 2, 1970, Bruce McLaren was killed in a crash at England’s Goodwood circuit, testing his new M8D Can-Am race car. The car’s rear bodywork came loose at speed, creating a spin-inducing loss of downforce that even Bruce McLaren couldn’t correct. His M8D left the track and...
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Mercedes C63 AMG 507, Ferrari F138, Toyota FT-86 Open: Today's Car NewsMercedes-Benz has sold out the C63 AMG Black Series in the U.S., so what are you to do if you want a little more juice with your C63 AMG? Get the new Edition 507, of course. Ferrari's 2013 F1 race car, the F138, has been unveiled. The name comes from a simple formula, but the real question is...
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Formula One Returns To The Nürburgring In 2013When Germany’s storied Nürburgring circuit declared bankruptcy last July, the fate of the German Grand Prix at the track seemed anything but certain. With the start of the 2013 Formula 1 season just six weeks away, BBC Sport is reporting that a deal to host the race has been struck...
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Calling All Virtual Racers: Check Out Heat Online And RaceRoom Racing ExperienceWhile games like Gran Turismo, Forza Motorsport and Need For Speed are well-known, and well-loved, there’s a new breed of realistic racing simulators emerging, and they don’t even require you to leave your desk. That because these new racing simulators are offered for free and playable...
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Earlier this week, we reported that Chinese auto parts giant Wanxiang had received approval from the U.S. government to purchase the non-military business of bankrupt lithium-ion battery maker A123 Systems. That’s good news for luxury plug-in hybrid automaker Fisker, as A123 Systems was the sole supplier of the lithium-ion cells used to construct the Karma’s battery packs. Fisker has been in a production hold since A123 went bankrupt, and that hold will likely be lifted as soon as Wanxiang begins supplying new inventory. As we speculated, Wanxiang may soon be supplying more than...
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Fans Design Round Tail-Light Kit For 2014 Chevrolet CorvetteIt was only a matter of time until some inventive person or company came up with a kit for the new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray that swaps the car’s square-shaped lamps to something Corvette fans are a little more accustomed to: four separate round tail-lights. While the design of the new...
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Ferrari’s 2013 Formula One Car, The F138, RevealedOne of the top contenders in the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship, Ferrari, has unveiled the new race car it hopes will see it victorious in the respective Drivers’ and Constructors’ championships once more. The Scuderia almost tasted victory in 2012, with its star driver...
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Finalists For 2013 World And Performance Car Of The Year Awards AnnouncedThe winners of the 2013 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards were recently named at the Detroit Auto Show, and in just a few weeks we’ll know the winner of the 2013 European Car of the Year awards. However, the countdown has only just begun for the 2013 World and Performance Car of...
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Mercedes-Benz Launches More Powerful C63 AMG “Edition 507”Mercedes-Benz is introducing for the 2014 model year a new, more powerful version of its C63 AMG dubbed the “Edition 507.” As its name suggests, the car comes packing a 507-horsepower version of the regular C63 AMG’s 6.2-liter V-8, which, for those at home wondering, is 56...
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Toyota Teases Convertible FT-86 (FR-S/BRZ) Open Concept For GenevaThe Geneva Motor Show is just over a month away, and while we've seen a few other tantalizing previews, this convertible GT 86 concept is among the most interesting. Officially called the FT-86 Open concept, the car "previews a possible future development of the award-winning GT 86 sports coupe."...
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Last summer, General Motors’ European unit Opel made the surprise announcement that its chief, Karl-Friedrich Stracke, was being reassigned to a new role, and that its turnaround expert, Steve Girsky, would fill in as interim chief. Since then, we’ve seen Opel enter an alliance deal with France’s PSA Peugeot Citroen Group that will see the two automakers collaborate on a number of projects including the sharing of platforms and engines. On top of that, we also saw Opel lose its design chief, David Lyon. This week, Opel announced that more changes will be taking place, as it...
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2014 BMW M4 Engine Details Revealed Via VIN Info?There has been no shortage of speculation over the oily bits of the next-generation mid-sized M car from BMW. With the unveiling of the 4-Series Coupe concept, the general outlines of the 2014 BMW M4's form have become clearer, but there's still a cloak around the engine. Or is there? According to...
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McLaren P1 Supercar Gets Cameo During MP4-28 Reveal: VideoWhen race and road car constructor McLaren rolled out its new MP4-28 Formula One car for the 2013 season, it also took the opportunity to promote its newest wares, the MP4-12C Spider and the upcoming P1 supercar. McLaren’s newest F1 driver, Sergio Perez, arrived at the race car’s...
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2015 Audi S3 Cabriolet Spy ShotsJust last week we brought you spy shots of the new Audi A3 sedan, undergoing on-the-road testing in its vinyl camouflage wrap. This week, our spy photographer has captured images of its faster, open-air brother, the upcoming Audi S3 Cabriolet. While the car looks startlingly similar to the A3...
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Audi Publishes Pricing And Fuel Economy Data For the 2014 A8 L TDIAudi debuted the turbodiesel version of its flagship A8 sedan at last year’s Los Angeles Auto Show. At the time, we were told that pricing and fuel economy details were pending, and now the four-ring brand has published the data ahead of the car’s launch. The diesel-powered luxury sedan...
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Lincoln Readies Its 'Steer The Script' Super Bowl Ad: VideoWhen Lincoln revealed it would use comedian Jimmy Fallon to write the script for its upcoming Super Bowl ad, based on Twitter submissions about epic road trips from fans, we’ll admit that our first thought was “this isn’t going to end well.” Lincoln, after all, has been...
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Super Bowl ads aren’t just pitching beer, chips and cars this year. Movie studios have figured out that the best way to get fans’ eyes on trailers for upcoming movies is to show trailers during the Super Bowl. One movie preview that will air during the big game is the spot for the upcoming Fast and the Furious 6. Yahoo Movies tells us that the showing is an official debut, meaning that Universal is sparing no expense in promoting the Justin Lin-directed action flick, scheduled to hit theaters in May. Paul Walker returns to the franchise, as do Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. We...
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McLaren's 2013 F1 Racer, GM Adds To Corvette Plant, Tesla Vs. Fisker: Car News HeadlinesMcLaren's MP4-28, the car that will carry Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton's replacement, Sergio Perez, through the 2013 F1 season, has been unveiled, and it looks surprisingly...not bad. The real question, however, is whether McLaren will be able to hang with the other perennial front-runners, or...
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Ferrari To Announce New Alfa Romeo Engine Deal Within A MonthA few months ago we told you that Sergio Marchionne, the boss of Fiat-Chrysler, was looking to get Ferrari to start building engines for Alfa Romeo, just like it does for Maserati. During a conference call with analysts yesterday, following the announcement of Chrysler’s fourth quarter...
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Volvo Predicts Crash-Proof Cars By 2020: VideoBack in 2008, Volvo made the bold promise of zero injuries or deaths in its vehicles by 2020. Now, just five years on, the automaker is predicting that it will be able to eliminate crashes altogether for anyone driving one of its cars by the same 2020 deadline. To achieve its ambitious and somewhat...
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McLaren’s 2013 Formula One Car, The MP4-28, Makes DebutTesting for the 2013 FIA Formula One World Championship gets underway at Spain’s Circuito de Jerez next week, so that means we’ll be seeing the race cars of the 11 teams contending the new season unveiled over the coming days. The Lotus F1 Team was first off the ranks, with its new E21...
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Audi Promises Autonomous ‘Piloted Driving’ System This DecadeRecent reports have suggested that Audi’s new autonomous driving system, dubbed “Piloted Driving” by the German luxury automaker, will debut on its A8 flagship sedan around the year 2016. Audi recently showcased its Piloted Driving autonomous system at the 2013 Consumer...
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