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Luxury Vodka maker Grey Goose and Rolls Royce have teamed up to create two customized limited-edition Rolls-Royce Extended Wheelbase Phantoms to help promote social responsibility while drinking. The cars will be used at high-profile events and around the town, where trained chauffeurs will educate...

BMW is currently developing new models based on its 3- and 5-series platforms to fill the MPV/wagon segment, similar in style to the Mercedes R-Class. Unlike its car-based wagon models, these Sportvans will feature a taller ride-height as well as a higher roof, allowing for more interior space...

Fiat advisor Sergio Marchionne has made the bold objective that the Italian carmaker's subsidiary Maserati will deliver up to 12,000 units in 2011. Last year, it experienced a 3% rise in sales totaling 5,724 units sold worldwide. According to Automotive News, the company now hopes to more than...

DaimlerChrysler is rumored to be talking with General Motors about a possible sale of the Chrysler group, according to the Detroit News. Citing company sources, the article alleged that talks were currently in full swing but are still at an early stage. The report came the same day that Chrysler...

Italian coachbuilder Bertone will unveil a new concept car wearing Fiat badges at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show, continuing a tradition that has lasted for almost 80 years. The futuristic looking sports car will be based on Fiat’s new 100hp Panda, and uses aluminum for construction of the...

The Chrysler Group has revealed its three-year Recovery and Transformation Plan that it will use to return to profitability and to create new business models. Importantly, Chrysler expects to be profitable again as early as next year despite the company losing $1.4 billion dollars for the third...

Rinspeed, in collaboration with Swiss engineering specialists Esoro, will showcase to the public for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show its eXasis concept car. The vehicle’s body is made of a high-tech plastic called Makrolon molded by the Swiss firm Mecaplex and coated with a tinge of...

Update: Chrysler has announced that it will reveal the production-ready version of the 2009 Dodge Challenger 365 days from today on February 15th next year at the Chicago Auto Show. DaimlerChrysler has confirmed that the upcoming Dodge Challenger will be manufactured at its Brampton plant located...

Toyota will unveil two hybrid concepts at next month’s Geneva Motor Show, the next step in its ambitious plan to have a full range of hybrid vehicles. The first of these vehicles will be the Hybrid X, a concept car that proposes a new design language for hybrid models while also acting as a...

Wow, this is a great way to begin Valentine’s Day. Turns out that the board of DaimlerChrysler is so fed up with the American arm’s inability to make money that they are looking into dumping Chrysler into someone else’s hands. The move comes as the fifth-biggest carmaker is...

BMW has released the first official images of the 3 Series Convertible equipped with the latest M Sport package. The kit is available on all engine variants and includes an M Aerodynamic body styling package, a stiffened sport suspension that rides 15mm lower and 18in M multispoke light alloy...

Last month, Japanese automotive supplier Denso Corporation received a patent for an innovative GPS navigation system that projects the map onto the car’s windshield via a heads-up-display. Alpine Electronics also received a patent for the development of a similar system, which means we're...

BMW has bought the John Cooper Works (JCW) label from the from the Cooper family, the maker of tuning kits and accessories for the Mini line of cars. Autoweek is reporting that the move will allow BMW to release its own Cooper branded performance parts to be sold on future Minis. Mike Cooper, who...

Toyota is weary of the image it’s presenting by being so successful, and is now preparing itself for a possible political and consumer backlash caused by its rapid growth in the US. Until now, executives have dismissed predictions that Toyota would surpass General Motors and take the number...

German tuner Motoren Technik Mayer, commonly referred to as MTM, has laid their hands on the new Audi S3, turning the sports hatch into an uncompromising racer. The tuner has developed two performance packages for the already potent TFSI engine. For the first stage, MTM replaces the engine's...

Zagato has finally revealed its coachworks project for the long-dormant Diatto marque. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Diatto brand, two keen collectors turned to Zagato with the aspiration of resurrecting past collaboration. Way back in 1921, Ugo Zagato designed a lightweight and...

Nissan will use next month’s Geneva Motor Show to launch a new model aimed at European markets. The new car will help "reinforce the company's profit and growth aspirations in Europe" and will join up to ten other models that are expected to be launched by Nissan during the 2007/08 business...

Though production of Aston Martin’s flagship Vanquish coupe is nearing its end, the prestige label has announced it will be building a limited run of just 40 examples of a new Vanquish S Ultimate Edition. The cars will be handcrafted at the company’s Newport Pagnell production facility...

General Motors’ Bob Lutz has confirmed that there’s a limited-edition super-Vette in the works that will develop in excess of 600hp and is due by mid 2009 as a 2010 model. "There is a distinct appetite for something beyond the Z06 in performance, beyond the Z06 in exclusivity and beyond...

We recently reported that VW would be releasing the Passat BlueMotion at Geneva, and they’ve now released the final details. The first BlueMotion model was the Polo in the summer of 2006, which went on to sell better than expected. The new Passat BlueMotion achieves an average fuel economical...