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When Nanjing Automobile bought the MG Rover brand back in 2005 it also picked up the rights to many of MG's 'heritage brands,' including the Austin Motor Company. UK’s Autocar is now reporting that Nanjing may revive the old British label for its new small and mid-sized cars. Other brands...

This futuristic looking Audi is the creation of a computer design fan who always wanted to create a modern version of Audi’s own AVUS concept car. You may recall that the AVUS was a concept displayed by Audi back in 1991 at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The designer of the AVUS 2, however, even...

Official images of the all-new A5 Coupe have been leaked by Audi’s own dedicated site, and thanks to a tip from our friends at Auto Motor & Sport, we can reveal to you one of the most anticipated models of the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. After seeing numerous images of prototypes undergoing...

A team of researchers from MIT have created a concept for a lightweight electric car that can be folded and stacked in order to ease congestion in crowded car parks. With the help of General Motors and MIT’s own Media Lab, the team is developing several working-prototypes. Called the City...

These are the first images of Maserati’s new GranTurismo, revealed ahead of the car’s official debut at next month’s 2007 Geneva auto show. The stunning lines were penned by Italian design studio Pininfarina, clearly taking inspiration from Maserati's larger Quattroporte sedan. A...

The Sirius and XM satellite radio providers will make an official announcement later today about a planned merger following a weekend of around the clock negotiations. The New York Post reports that details will be released at a conference in Washington D.C., and according to a source close to the...

Recent trade sanctions placed on North Korea by Japan after the communist state started nuclear testing have infuriated its leader Kim Jong Il so much that he’s ordered the seizure of almost all of the country’s Japanese vehicles. According to South Korea's Yonhap News, Kim got heated...

The first Audi R8 coupes haven’t even hit showrooms but already there are rumors about future drivetrain updates as well as a possible new convertible model. Dutch magazine Autovisie is saying that Audi will release the drop-top version of the R8 sometime next year, likely to be called the R8...

Chrysler is considering getting its new Chinese partner, Chery Automobile, to build a new Chrysler designed vehicle instead of manufacturing a car based on a Chery design. Back in December, Chrysler and Chery formed a joint-venture to assemble a new small car in China for worldwide export...

General Motors is currently developing an ultra low-cost family car designed for emerging markets, similar to Renault's Logan sedan that sells for less than $10,000. Automotive News reports that engineers are still in the proposal stage and according to some senior GM sources, the new car will be...

Update: Mercedes-Benz has launched the facelifted SL range, which you can read about by clicking here. Numerous spy images have been taken of the updated SL undergoing cold-weather testing near the Arctic Circle recently. The test-mule in those images, which was actually an AMG version, looked very...

Next month’s Geneva Motor Show will see the world premier of the Carver One three-wheeled tilt car. The strange looking vehicle combines the thrill and speed of a motorcycle with the protection and stability of a car. It’s specialty is the unique Dynamic Vehicle Control (DVC) system...

Renderings of the next-generation Maserati coupe have turned up, ahead of the car’s reveal next week and its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Italian website Quattroruote reports that the car picks up the simple tag “Coupe,” and these images suggest that Maserati...

Chinese automaker Brilliance is planning to launch several new models in Europe to join its current BS6 sedan. German trade publication Euro am Sonntag reports that Brilliance is considering bringing in a middle class BS4 sedan by mid this year with the introduction of a coupe model towards the end...

General Motors is in talks with DaimlerChrysler about a possible buyout of the struggling Chrysler Group. That’s the latest from inside sources both in the US and Germany as published in a report by Automotive News. Talk of an alliance was first reported last week in Germany's...

German automotive outfit Bitter Cars will be making a comeback with a new limousine based on the Holden-sourced Statesman, which it will showcase at this year’s Frankfurt International Auto Show. Bitter has a long history of building cars based on models from Opel, but this time looked...

Porsche has made it clear that it would not be fitting any diesel powertrains to its cars, a move that would have brought it closer to complying with future carbon-dioxide emissions standards. Just Auto is reporting the Stuttgart based sports carmaker has chosen to develop a hybrid drivetrain that...

Honda released official details on its Advanced VTEC (A-VTEC) system in September last year, but up until now there hasn't been much news of any production applications of the technology. A new patent has been registered in the US Patent and Trademark Office that appears to be the application for a...

More spy images of Ferrari’s upcoming F430 Challenge Stradale have appeared, this time taken near the sports carmaker’s home in Maranello. The CS is due for introduction towards the end of this year, with a more powerful version of the 4.3L V8. Final output will be a Gallardo-rivalling...

General Motors and Chrysler Group are currently in talks to develop a new large SUV that would rival GM’s own Chevrolet Suburban. First reported by the Wall Street Journal, an inside source has claimed the talks have been ongoing for the past six months but a final decision has yet to be...