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Last month, India's Tata Motors announced it is looking to move into the high-end global auto industry with a bid to purchase Jaguar and Land Rover. Ford Motor Company, the current owner of the luxury marques, has put the companies up for auction to help ease its financial troubles. Now, industry...

Americans - like their cars - are getting heavier every year. Unfortunately, it seems the tested passenger capacities of the cars they drive are not keeping up. Two-seaters like the Mazda MX-5 and the Chevy Corvette aren't rated to carry two 200lb (91kg) adults - and some, like the Cadillac XLR are...

European leaders have recently come out in support of proposed EU CO2 standards that aim to cut average CO2 emissions for new vehicles from the present limit of 160g/km by 25% to 120g/km. Porsche does not believe its cars would be able to meet such a standard, and has threatened to take legal...

As part of its cost cuttings efforts Ford will be reducing the number of models it develops for unique markets and will instead offer a single global product with tuning and equipment levels suited for local tastes. The new system, however, will only affect global models, which means North American...

America’s three major carmakers are seeing sales decline in a market that’s growing, and the future’s shaping up to be even worse. Earlier this year, the Detroit 3’s combined market share dipped below the 50% mark for the first time ever, and Toyota managed to topple GM to...

As suggested earlier, Volkswagen's Spanish subsidiary Seat has confirmed that it will be entering their Tribu concept from Frankfurt this year into production in 2009. The news has failed to surprise many as the announcement had been expected with carmakers nowdays often showcasing production...

Got a spare million or two and not interested in a Bugatti Veyron or the new Lamborghini supercar? General Motors’ Australian division may have something for you. The company released the Efijy concept back in 2005 as a modern interpretation of the hot rods of yesteryear, however this is one...

Ford has released new details and pictures of the upcoming Shelby GT500KR edition after a recent visit by auto legend Carroll Shelby to the company’s Dearborn Proving Grounds. The company now claims the GT500KR will develop an estimated 550hp, around 10hp more than the figure they have...

After driving a prototype version of Toyota’s new minicar, the carmaker’s President Katsuaki Watanabe came away content with the design but sought more in terms of cost reduction. The new model is aimed at emerging markets such as India, China, Russia and Brazil and, despite its...

Last week’s Frankfurt Motor Show saw Mercedes-Benz unveil 18 alternative-fuel vehicles, 17 of which are scheduled to enter production by 2010 and half of these are headed to the States. The first cars to arrive will be the hybrid ML450 and S400 in 2009, with the latter expected to be the...

For some individuals, a car like the Rolls Royce Phantom is still not exclusive enough but, fortunately for them, there are tuners like Mansory. Accustomed to modifying cars from the likes of Bentley and Aston Martin, the German tuner has now worked its magic on the popular Rolls Royce saloon. For...

Aguri Suzuki has sold a stake of his formula one team to a mystery backer. The Japanese started searching for an investor when major backer SS United failed to make due payments in 2007. The Austrian newspaper Salzburger Nachrichten said a powerful Japanese businessman has plugged the budget hole...

It is a sad day for the entire world of motorsport. British newspaper The Times is reporting a helicopter owned by WRC superstar Colin McRae crashed today, leaving no survivors. McRae's five year old son is believed to have been on board, along with an unnamed adult male and child. The helicopter...

German weekly Der Spiegel recently sat down with Dieter Zetsche, CEO of DaimlerChrysler, to discuss hybrids, the environment, the split from Chrysler, and cooperating with BMW. No punches were pulled in this ballsy interview, and Zetsche did an admirable job of actually answering each question...

Emails between Fernando Alonso and Pedro de la Rosa were central to the evidence that led to the disqualification and $100m fine imposed on McLaren. The FIA revealed a 15-page dossier of the evidence to the media at Spa-Francorchamps on Friday, which showed that the confidential Ferrari information...

It didn’t take long for all five ‘Pur Sang’ versions of the Bugatti Veyron to sell out. Just 24 hours after the car was first revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show, the ultra-exclusive run of just five cars was completely accounted for. The going rate was €1.4 million a piece...

We’re used to seeing plenty of highly modified petrol cars but every now and then a tuned oil-burner crops up. This time it’s from the Bavarian-based Abt Sportsline, which has taken the wraps off its new AS6 3.0L TDI. The new car boasts a rare 100hp (75kW) per liter output, with a total...

The fallout has begun after the FIA on Thursday penalised McLaren for its involvement in the espionage scandal. The Independent called the $100m fine "Draconian, and clearly designed to grab world headlines". Many English-language websites, including the FIA's, crashed as unprecedented millions of...

Nissan has joined a growing list of carmakers promising new ultra-fuel efficient models but, unlike most, Nissan is placing its bets on a conventional petrol vehicle. Where most carmakers are developing new hybrids, clean-diesels and electric cars, Nissan claims it will release a vehicle by 2010...

One of the potential bidders for Jaguar and Land Rover has pulled out of the race, citing uncertainty over the supply of components from Ford post sale as well as fears the brands won’t meet impending stricter emission planned for Europe in 2012. India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, which...