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Jaguar’s newly appointed Managing Director Mike O’Driscoll will have a tough task on his hands, having to juggle the carmaker's turnaround and its split from Ford's Premier Auto Group. Replacing the soon-to-be retired Bibiana Boerio, O’Driscoll will likely have to oversee...

According to latest reports, execs at Volvo are trying to ensure the carmaker goes into Swedish hands should there be a split from Ford’s Premier Auto Group. So far, Ford has denied that Volvo is up for sale but reports have emerged claiming there are several potential suitors eyeing Volvo...

Bentley has revealed its facelifted Continental GT as well as the new GT Speed, the fastest and most powerful production Bentley ever. Both cars feature a wider and lower air intake plus a more upright radiator grille to improve airflow to the 6.0L W12 powerplant. The GT Speed outputs 600bhp...

BMW is considering developing a new low-emissions minicar to help reduce its fleet average emissions levels in light of new CO2 standards being pushed by the EU. Insiders reveal that initial work for the development of a new model smaller than the Mini is in progress though final production plans...

For anyone crazy enough to think the regular Range Rover Sport is lacking in the performance department, German tuner Hamann offers a series of power upgrades and styling kits for both the 4.4L V8 and 2.7L V6 Diesel models. Customers can also opt to have the interior fully refitted as well as a set...

Land Rover is likely to add a new version of the Freelander/LR2 mid-sized SUV, which is expected to join the current five-seater version in roughly 18 months time. The new model will feature seating for up to seven passengers and is being designed to thwart sales of new arrivals such as the Peugeot...

Triple world champion Nelson Piquet lost his driver's license in Brazil last month, according to reports. The news agency Globo News said the 54-year-old, whose son Piquet Jr tests for the Renault team, lost all of his demerit points due to a range of traffic infringements, including speeding...

It’s finally official. Alfa Romeo will return to U.S. shores next year with the debut of the 8C Competizione supercar. Maserati North America boss Jim Selwa made the announcement at the unveiling of the final production version of the U.S.-spec 8C at the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance over...

Possibly one of the rarest Bugatti Veyrons on the planet was spotted at a car show in Dubai sporting an equally rare United Arab Emirates ‘1’ license plate. You’d think that only the Sheik would have enough influence to own such a car and number plate but info sourced from...

The Hennessey-tuned Venom 1000 Dodge Viper has eclipsed the world’s fastest car, the Bugatti Veyron, in a 0-200mph winner takes all shoot-out conducted by Road & Track, The twin-turbocharged Viper managed a best time of 20.3 seconds, almost four full seconds clear of the quad-turbo Veyron in...

MG under the guidance of China’s Nanjing has developed a new hatchback model based on the original Rover 25 that was sold up until 2005. When MG and Rover were split, Nanjing Auto managed to scoop up the tooling for the car and as evidenced by these latest spy shots a new MG3 has already...

General Motors has beat market expectations by posting a $891 million profit for the second quarter, stark contrast to the $3.4 billion loss it made in the same period only one year ago. This was the third straight quarter of profits for GM, which cited improve sales in new markets as the main...

Following the success of the new 500, Fiat is considering adding another model to the minicar segment to compete with similar cars expected from Toyota and Renault. If given the green light, the new minicar could arrive on the market by the end of the decade with a price tag close to €5,000...

Ford has developed a special long-wheelbase version of the new Mondeo sedan and the model was spotted recently in China where it joins other China-specific LWB models from the likes of BMW and Volkswagen Group. The first pictures of the stretched Mondeo have turned up on the Chinese forum...

TechArt has released its latest Magnum upgrade for the facelifted Porsche Cayenne following the success it had with the original series based on the first Cayenne. More than 500 units of the Magnum were produced, spurring developers to create a new package for the facelifted model in time for a...

Hot rod legend Chip Foose is set to revive the glory days of the 1930’s by building a limited run of Duesenberg-inspired mega-coupes at a price of $299,000 a piece. Only 50 of the limited edition coupes are set to be produced in a partnership between Foose and family-owned Metalcrafters. The...

Set to be unveiled at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show, Peugeot’s new 308 RC Z concept car shows that its French engineers can develop a sporty coupe with enough performance credentials to match their German counterparts. The lightweight coupe concept car picks up several aluminum...

Videogame maker Nintendo has overtaken industry heavyweights such as Honda and Nissan to become the fifth most valuable company in Japan on the back of recent positive profit results. Thanks largely to the new Wii console and the DS handheld console, Nintendo was able to improve sales and has...

Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn has once again expressed interest over a possible a tie-up with one of America’s Detroit 3 carmakers. News of Ghosn and his US alliance dreams first surfaced a year ago when it was revealed that Renault-Nissan were conducting talks with General Motors...

Lamborghini continues to do something it was incapable of doing in the past – remain profitable. Under the ownership of Audi, the brand has gone from strength to strength and last year sold just over 2000 cars. Figures for the first half of this year have just been announced and it’s...