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Another senior staffer from Volkswagen may be jumping ship in the near future, with reports suggesting that the company's brand chief, Wolfgang Bernhard, is seriously considering stepping out because of the appointment of Martin Winterkorn as the new CEO. Local sources have alleged that Bernhard...

Volkswagen will be displaying its new Neeza concept at the Beijing Motor Show later this month, which could form the basis of a new crossover model similar in size to its Touareg SUV. The concept car will feature rear-opening suicide doors and side mounted cameras in place of rear-view mirrors...

Racer and commentator Martin Brundle has always been a fan of fast cars, and in this hour-long video he presents us with some of the fastest and most expensive exotica ever seen. Though the video is a little old and doesn’t feature the Veyron, you still get to see the new supercars, such as...

Like Ford, General Motors is starting to realize the benefits of using a truly global platform in high volumes. AutoWeek is reporting that both a GM source and one of its supplier’s has mentioned that the General is developing a new platform for small cars that it will share across its global...

The next generation of Chevrolet’s Impala sedan due in 2009 will be rear-wheel-drive and will share its underpinnings with the upcoming Camaro on GM’s global Zeta platform developed by Holden. The new model is expected to grow in both length and width over the current version, which...

Toyota’s youth-focused Scion brand has been doing so well that the label is planning to scale back its output in an effort to remain popular. Scion is on track to beat its forecasted sales of 150,000 cars by an additional 25,000 units for 2006, but will limit its output as part of its...

Ford CEO Alan Mulally has admitted that the company remains uncompetitive against its rivals, commenting that "we're not competitive and it's been getting worse year after year.” Speaking with the Detroit Free Press, Mulally remains positive and is enthusiastic about the opportunities to...

Martin Winterkorn, the soon-to-be chief of Volkswagen group, is planning a major restructuring of the company that's expected to take place early next year. Germany's Der Spiegel is reporting that the biggest changes will effect the entire group's top management, which includes senior staff from...

The Jiotto Caspita was a prototype supercar developed by Japanese constructor Dome for another company, Jiotto, back in 1988. Touted as the original F1 car built for the road, the original Caspita was powered by a Motor Moderni horizontally opposed twelve-cylinder. This engine developed a very...

Toyota is well on its way to becoming the world's number one car manufacturer, and the latest news is that the Japanese giant is planning to add new factories in India, China and the US be as early as 2009. The company is already growing at a pace of half a million cars a year, and now the Wall...

BMW has kept its promise of delivering up to 100 hydrogen-fuelled 7-series sedans, with the first customers set to take delivery as early as next March. Produced in a plant in Munich, Germany, the first batch of cars will be leased to minor celebrities including politicians, sports stars and...

For years the iconic lettering on the back of a Porsche signified the the fact that you were driving arguably the best sports car in the world. Now, a company is offering a way for you to change the lettering to your own choosing, on any Porsche model, from the Boxster to the Cayenne. You can pick...

Volkswagen has an odd situation on its hands thanks to its subsidiary Seat, who has priced its new Leon Cupra hot hatch below that of the Golf GTI on which it shares the same platform. Seat has tweaked its Leon hatch using knowledge it gained from participating in World Touring Car Championships...

Due to the growing popularity of Formula One, some of the older traditional events may be forced to either alternate with each other in different seasons or disappear altogether to accommodate new tracks in more diverse regions. According to US business reporter Bloomberg, F1 chief Bernie...

Mercedes-Benz celebrated the tenth year of production of its SLK-Class with the "Edition 10” show car that was showcased at the Paris Motor Show recently. The car will now be made available to customers, with the first deliveries scheduled for January next year. Unique to the Edition 10 SLK...

How much do you like the car you drive? Would you buy the same car again? These were the two simple questions that were presented to new car buyers by the Consumer Reports National Research Center in a recent survey. For the third straight time in a row Toyota’s Prius came out on top, with...

Mitsubishi will debut its second car based on its new global platform at the 2007 Detroit Auto Show, in the form of the all-new, four-door Lancer small sedan. The first car built on the global platform was the second-generation Outlander crossover, but the Lancer is much more significant as...

London played host to the first ever race between electronic navigation systems and a humble road map that was run by the UK’s Which? magazine. Reuters reports that this time, cutting-edge technology took a backseat to the simple street directory, which was found to be a more efficient and...

Carroll Shelby, the name is synonymous with motorsport and high performance Ford Mustangs, and has been a mainstay in the automotive world since the 1950’s. Shelby first entered the limelight in the 1950s and early 1960s as both a performance tuner and race-winner with his famous win at Le...

We’ve all seen them before, budget econo cars tricked out in flashy aftermarket accessories that are often worth more than the car itself. The worst offenders are the odd bunch who like to equip their small underpowered hatches with huge exhausts and ridiculous bodykits with go-fast stickers...