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Not to be outdone by the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards at the Detroit Auto Show, the organizers of the New York Auto Show are heavily promoting their second annual World and Performance Car Of The Year awards. The leading brand by far is Audi with its Q7 and TT being finalists for...

China’s Chery Auto is already reported to be in a deal with DaimlerChrysler to build a new small car for export under the Dodge brand, as well as a previous deal with Italy’s Fiat to supply a range of engines, but now the company is reported to be at the negotiating table once again...

Audiphiles will be excited to know the company has launched the microsite for its upcoming A5 coupe. Following Audi’s tradition of setting up a website preceding the arrival of a new model, the A5 microsite includes a countdown until the vehicle’s official release on the 6th of March at...

Volvo is currently developing a plug-in hybrid prototype based on its funky C30 hatch, which it hopes will be ready in time for November’s Michelin Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai. Unlike conventional hybrids, which use an internal combustion engine to drive the wheels during high-load, the...

The US is by far the largest car market in the world, meaning it’s the one place carmakers around the globe are constantly vying for. From Mazda to Maserati, BMW to Bugatti, the US is the number one place to be for car manufacturers, so it’s interesting to see which models actually came...

DaimlerChrysler’s troubled smart subsidiary may make a profit this year according to Ulrich Walker, boss of the brand. Speaking to the press at the launch of the recently revealed smart Fortwo, Walker said that the new model would enable the company to enter new and emerging markets such as...

Long time partners Mercedes-Benz and Tag Heuer have created a new watch designed for owners – or admirers – of the McLaren SLR supercar. The special hallmarks of this high-tech timepiece include the arrangement of the chronograph's buttons beside the dial, mimicking the layout of the...

Another flying car to rival the Moller Skycar is in the works, and could be flying across a city near you as early as 2010. The X-Hawk flying car is being developed by an Israeli team, lead by Rafi Yoeli, who envisions a future where firefighters could save people from burning high-rises or the...

Visitors to the Geneva motor show in March will see a new Honda concept car that will preview a production model due to be released in 2008. The new car will be Honda’s second dedicated hybrid model after the Insight, which was released back in 1999, according to UK’s Autocar magazine...

US based ZAP Automotive has announced today its plans to use Lotus Engineering's advanced APX concept car as the platform for its new high performance electric ZAP-X crossover vehicle. The car will be displayed in concept form later this week at the North American Dealers Association’s annual...

A group of enthusiasts who happen to own some of the fastest cars on the planet complete runs down a deserted Canadian highway to see who’s the fastest. Some of the cars include the Ferrari Enzo, a Novitec Rosso twin supercharged F430 and a couple of Lamborghini Gallardos. If only there were...

China’s Nanjing Automobile Group, the new owner of the MG brand, is planning to start production of the iconic label in England within weeks. Reuters is reporting that the newly formed post will be producing up to 6,000 TF sports cars a year at the original Longbridge plant. This comes after...

The bidding process for the sale of Aston Martin is set to close within hours, with final offers for the luxury marque due by the end of today UK time. The auction is being handled by investment bank UBS on behalf of Ford. The remaining bidders include a well-financed consortium led by Australia's...

This year’s Essen motor show has proven to be quite the tuner festival. Now Volkswagen itself has gotten in on the action with the prototype Golf RaVe 270. A concept car that showcases VW’s technology and interior customization abilities, the RaVe 270 isn’t scheduled for...

Coinciding with the start of its 60th anniversary relay celebrations, Ferrari is releasing a limited run of 60 special edition 612 Scaglietti Granturismos as its representative car for the occasion. Unique features of the special Ferrari include the one-off two tone paint scheme, highlighting the...

Despite running at a loss for the past three years in a row, totaling some $1.15 billion, Ford CFO Don Leclair is confident the company’s Premier Automotive Group will return to profit in 2007 telling Automotive News “we expect PAG to be profitable this year.” The key is to offset...

This latest rendering of the upcoming Alfa Romeo Junior is a close representation of what the final production model will look like, showing that the Italian designers have remained true to a concept sketch previously released by Alfa. The 2008 Junior has been confirmed for production and is pegged...

UPDATE: Previous rumors that Subaru might be dropping its WRX and sedan bodystyle when it launches the next-generation Impreza are claimed to be false, according to Subaru officials. The new Impreza range is still expected to be unveiled at the 2007 New York Auto Show in April. Subaru’s not...

The managerial shift over at Volkswagen HQ hasn’t managed to impede plans for the introduction of a petrol-electric hybrid vehicle from the German carmaker. However, original plans under former CEO Bernd Pischetsrieder’s rule, which would have seen VW release hybrid versions of its...

Dubai is fast becoming the market for supercar aficionados and an important market for the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, and Mercedes-McLaren, who have released this new collection of images showing the SLR 722 in the Arab emirate. Click ahead for the high-res gallery.