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Fiat and Chery have officially announced plans today for the formation of a new joint-venture to produce both Alfa Romeo and Fiat branded cars for the Chinese market. Just yesterday, Fiat announced a deal to source even more engines manufactured by Chery for use in its own cars as a way to further...

It was fifty years ago that British racing legend Stirling Moss broke the class F land speed record at Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats in the streamlined MG EX181. The Class F rules stipulated that the engine had to displace between 1.1 and 1.5L. Moss reached an amazing 245.64mph in the tadpole...

The new Bravo is an important model in Fiat’s revamped lineup and is key to the Italian carmaker expanding into more diverse markets. The one model will not only be spawning wagon and crossover variants, but possibly a new cabrio and MPV as well. This latest rendering reveals what the...

Flavio Briatore has suggested that McLaren was only able to keep up with Ferrari this year because of the spy scandal. The Renault boss, who respectively beat McLaren and Ferrari for the world championships in 2005 and 2006, said he does not believe his counterpart Ron Dennis that no-one except...

First previewed in concept form at the Detroit Auto Show in January, Audi’s V12 TDI Q7 is now expected to enter production. An Audi official, who spoke with AutoTelegraaf, revealed that the new V12 monster will hit showrooms in the second half of next year, but, until then, execs will focus...

The official brochure for Porsche’s new 997 GT2 was leaked last month, revealing most of the general details about the super-coupe as well as a few crucial tidbits that have been overlooked until now. As outlined in the brochure, Porsche’s claim for the GT2’s lap time of the...

The owner of Russian carmaker GAZ, billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska, has bought a five percent stake in General Motors according to latest reports from Russian newspaper Vedomosti. Deripaska is the second richest man in Russia, commanding an estimated fortune of approximately $16.8 billion, and...

Audi’s A8 limo has come in for a minor facelift for the 2008 model year but the changes are so mild that it’d take a serious Audiphile to spot them. On the outside, the changes to the car include the addition of new side-mirrors with integrated indicators, new alloys, and LED taillamps...

Kia has released a second image of its upcoming Pro-cee’d, which is set for its world debut at next month’s Frankfurt Motor Show. The new three-door hatch will be joining the cee’d five-door and the soon to be released cee’d wagon models in the European market and was...

Land Rover is extending its carbon offsetting scheme to cover customers of its older cars as well as owners of newer models who’ve traveled more than 45,000 miles. Under the original program set up in September last year, Land Rover enabled new-car buyers to offset carbon-emissions for the...

Fernando Alonso on Sunday refused to commit to honouring the full three year term of his McLaren contract. The Spaniard joined the Woking based team from Renault this year, but has endured rocky relationships with his British colleagues Lewis Hamilton and team boss Ron Dennis. Alonso finished...

Audi’s stunning new A5 coupe still isn’t available in most markets yet but the company has already seen fit to expand the model range to include two new six-cylinder engines. The new engines come in at the low-end with a 2.7L TDI and 3.2 FSI model that are mated to continuously variable...

Former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has traveled to the UK to visit the Jaguar and Land Rover facilities ahead of a possible purchase by his new employer One Equity Partners. Nasser, now a senior partner with the private equity group, was instrumental in organizing the original purchase of Land Rover by...

Volkswagen's deal with Daimler to use Bluetec engines in America is in trouble. VW, Audi, and Mercedes Benz had announced a collaboration where they would jointly market diesels under the Bluetec brand in November last year. However, VW is now announcing it will revert back to its own TDI branding...

Diesels have long been the preferred choice of fuel across Europe, and, slowly, it’s starting to penetrate the US market, but, surprisingly, motorists in Japan have never really taken to the efficient fuel. Now, Nissan hopes to make inroads in its home market with the introduction of a diesel...

Lewis Hamilton says he apologised to his boss Ron Dennis after their radio swearing match in Hungary. The pair exchanged 'f'-words following the qualifying pitstop bungle on Saturday, which ultimately cost Fernando Alonso his pole position and McLaren 15 championship points. Dennis and Alonso...

Both BMW dealers and M fans alike will be happy to know that the latest M Sport package for the new 3-series coupe is now available. Like the 5-series version, the new 3-series M Aero Pack has been styled to resemble the kit used on the new M3. The pack comprises an aggressive front bumper with...

Researchers at MIT have been testing a prototype of a new internal combustion engine design that’s said to improve fuel-efficiency by up to 25% and runs on regular petrol. Labeled homogeneous charge compression ignition (HCCI), the new technology works by achieving combustion with only...

Despite the arrival of the new 308 hatch, Peugeot has launched a flex-fuel version of the previous-generation 307 SW that goes on sale next month in several European countries. Powered by a modified version of Peugeot’s 1.6L four-banger, the new car will be able to run on ethanol blended E85...

The historic sale of Chrysler to private-equity company Cerberus Capital Management is now complete. The firm finalized its 80.1% takeover of the Chrysler Group today, ending the nine year old merger between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler. As per the agreement signed on May 14, 2007, DaimlerChrysler...