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Despite regular legal tussles with rivals like Tesla and the occasional production set-back due to the high-tech nature of the product, Fisker is aiming to get its Karma plug-in hybrid car to market by the end of next year. After the Karma sedan hits the streets, there are already plans for three...

General Motors reported a staggering net loss of $38.7 billion last year, and followed it up with a $3.3 billion loss in the first quarter of this year and a $15.5 billion loss in the second. Despite the dire situation senior executives are hopeful that the company can return to profitability by...

Kicherer may not be as well known as its rival German tuners such as Brabus and MTM, but the company has a penchant for building some of the most stylish and aggressive kits in the business - especially when it comes to modifying cars from Mercedes-Benz. Some recent highlights include the SL63 Evo...

Dutch navigation company TomTom has unveiled a new satnav system that can update its maps in real-time for a number of different traffic conditions in order to help minimize time spent behind the wheel. The company unveiled the new device at the IFA consumer electronics show in Berlin this week...

Less than six months after its launch, the new Ibiza range has expanded with the arrival of the Cupra performance variant. The latest model continues the ‘Arrow Design’ first seen on the Bocanegra Concept, but also receives a newly designed bumper with air intake vents surrounding the...

The previous generation Ibiza Ecomotive is already regarded as one of the most ecological cars in the small hatch segment, but Seat has set out to improve on this with the launch of the second-generation model based on the new 2009 Ibiza. Available in both the five-door and SportCoupe versions, the...

The production Chevrolet Volt is still a few weeks away from its first official reveal but images of the car have surfaced thanks to filming on the set of the Transformers 2 movie, which it is set to appear in. The 'Volt' name can clearly be seen at the rear of the car as well as on the...

Audi has teamed up with an expert in computer graphics, California’s Futuremark, to develop new technology for its future dashboard display systems. The two companies have developed an electronic dash concept, which will be on display for the first time at this week’s NVISION software...

Update: General Motors’ product chief Bob Lutz has a revealed that test fleets for the production Chevrolet Volt would start running as early as next year and that the first customer cars could start rolling of assembly lines earlier than the proposed November 2010 release date. However, Lutz...

Officials for the Automotive X-Prize (AXP) challenge have announced that over 120 teams have signed a letter of intent to compete in the competition for the $10 million purse. Registration is now officially open for the X-Prize competition, which will involve a multi-phase series of tests and races...

The first American ever to win the Formula One world championship, Phil Hill, died today in a Monterey, California hospital of respiratory failure. The racing champ took the Formula One title in 1961. Pictured above is Hill driving his 1962 Ferrari 156 F1 car on the Nurburgring. Other racing feats...

Detailed computer simulations of next year's sweeping aerodynamic bodywork changes predict that the new rules will lead to more overtaking. After November's season ending Brazilian grand prix, the formula one cars of 2009 will look considerably different; smaller wings and no winglets or bodywork...

Pitched by the insurance companies as a way to save money by only paying for the distance actually driven, pay-as-you-go insurance plans have recently risen in popularity for their 'green' connotations. By charging the premium on the basis of actual distance traveled, it can serve as an incentive...

Abnormal relationships between supply and demand are common in the oil industry for a variety of reasons, including the cartels that control its generation, but this year's rapid price rises have wreaked more havoc than typical on the market. One of the end results is that the constant level of...

General Motors and Toyota have long had the first and second-place global sales battle locked up between themselves, but Ford has previously slotted quite comfortably into third place. That appears to be the case no longer, as Volkswagen has announced its first half sales for 2008 outstripped the...

Microsoft has teamed with the Universities of Massachusetts and Washington to develop a new wireless internet system designed exclusively for cars. The technology, which is currently being tagged as Vi-Fi (short for Vehicle Wi-Fi), aims to provide motorists and their passengers with cheaper and...

Since the release of its official strategy outline in September last year, media sources around the world have been speculating that BMW is looking at launching a new generation of ultra-efficient city cars. Then in March this year, BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer revealed that the carmaker was planning...

Having already reduced its global sales target for this year, Toyota is trimming figures once again and pushing back its goal to become the first carmaker in the world to break the 10 million annual vehicle sales barrier. The carmaker has announced that it expects to sell about 9.7 million vehicles...

Update: Despite previous reports claiming the global downturn has caused Volvo to nix future variants of the C30, the Swedish carmaker is now rumored to be working on a new crossover variant of the stylish hatch for launch in 2010. The V30 is expected to feature a five-door body and be slightly...

While the likes of MTM and other German tuning houses are well known for their performance upgrading exploits, Stasis, an Audi-focused tuning house that specializes in chassis and engine upgrades, has managed to fly under the radar for some time now. However, the Californian-based tuner’s...