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Volkswagen’s board of management has released a statement that current CEO Dr. Bernd Pischetsrieder (inset) will step down at the end of the year to be replaced by Audi's chief executive, Martin Winterkorn (pictured above). The move is sudden because it comes only six months after the...

Mercedes is taking 33 diesel E-Class cars on a long-distance drive from Paris to Beijing, each covering around 13,600km. The long-distance journey from Europe to Asia passes through France, Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia and Kazakhstan before ending in China. During this time...

Maybach's Exelero concept was released back in 2005, and stunned the motoring press with its crazy design and performance. The 700hp two-seater is fitted with a bi-turbo V12 engine from the 57 S and was a one-off design commissioned by Fulda Tyres. Despite weighing a whopping 2660kg and being...

For its 2007 model, BMW has updated the potent M5 sedan with a conventional six-speed manual transmission. The optional transmission comes at no extra cost and is exclusive to the North American market. The previous seven-speed SMG III electro-hydraulic manual unit had been largely criticized by...

One of BMW’s most prominent designers, Albrecht Graf Goertz, has passed away aged 92. The legendary designer was most recognized for his work with the German brand, but Goertz had also worked with Porsche, Nissan and Toyota. Some of his most popular works include the famed BMW 503 and 507 of...

Indian carmaker Mahindra is planning to enter the competitive SUV and pickup market within two years and has already started signing up dealers through its US distributor. They’re planning to sell the Scorpio SUV, and a pickup truck with 2.6L turbodiesel engine, reports AutoWeek. The small...

Lexus originally introduced the L-Tuned name for their factory tuning arm back in 2000, but sales were dismal, and interest fizzled due to the mostly cosmetic upgrades. This time, Lexus is bringing more firepower to bring the fight to Mercedes’ AMG and BMW’s M division cars. In an...

Chrysler is on the verge of deciding whether the Imperial concept shown at this year’s Auto Show in Detroit will be built. Automotive News is reporting that Frank Klegon, product development chief at Chrysler, has delivered all necessary documents to senior management about the car and its...

It seems the aftermarket tuning world is too hard to resist even for Volkswagen, the company famous for “unpimping” their autos. Showing up to the mother of all aftermarket tuning conventions, SEMA, VW trotted out two highly modified versions of its Golf hatch aimed squarely at the raft...

Ford's got no shortage of potential buyers for Aston Martin, with more than 30 different parties reported to be interested in the legendary British marque. Industry experts are estimating that the increased level of interest could push the price tag up to £1 billion or roughly $1.9 billion –...

Jaguar is rumored to be working on a new high performance derivative of its XK coupe, which is destined to become one of the firm’s fastest coupes ever. Likely to be called the, er, XKR-R, the new model will compete with the likes of the Porsche 911 Turbo and Aston Martin V8 Vantage, however...

General Motors has announced today that it plans to build hybrid-electric cars in China by 2008 at one of its plants in Shanghai. GM will be working in a joint venture with the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp to build a new cost effective and highly flexible hybrid system that was co-developed...

Any major city will have its share of traffic jams and congestion black spots and its own system of monitoring the flow of cars. Normally this is done by costly cameras and radar systems, underground sensors or helicopters flying overhead. We may be able to add a new technique to the list of...

The motoring world is well aware of the performance potential of Audi’s diesel technology. We’ve already seen the diesel-powered R10 come first in this year’s 24 Hours of Le Mans race as well as the confirmation that a diesel engine will feature in the TT coupe. Now there are...

Maybach launched the 62 S in Peking this month, the limo that’s being touted as the "strongest Chauffeur sedan in the world." The luxury maker has enlisted the help of AMG to squeeze out 612hp (450kW) with 1000Nm of torque from the bi-turbo 6L V12 motor. The extra 62hp (45kW) over the regular...

Audi’s boss of Marketing and Sales, Ralph Weyler, has confirmed that the automaker is working on the A1 and that it’ll bring the fight to BMW’s MINI in 2009. The new car will be built using underpinnings from the previous Golf and current Polo, and is expected to cost around...

General Motors, who collaborated with Jay Leno to build the EcoJet concept, has released new images that give us a better idea of what this stunning concept really looks like. The rear shares styling cues from the Cadillacs of old, and we had to look twice to check that the wheels weren’t the...

Australia’s Northern Territory is one of the few sacred places in the world where you can drive at unlimited speeds – legally. The region is smack in the middle of the sun-burnt country and is home to Kakadu National Park as well as being almost completely covered in desert. Despite the...

The trial of former Swedish video games executive and ex-mafia boss Stefan Eriksson has progressed with the announcement of a mistrial for charges of fraud and grand theft. You may remember that Eriksson was originally arrested after crashing a Ferrari Enzo during a drag race with a McLaren SLR...

When Mercedes-Benz first launched its CLS back in 2004, it instantly became a success due to its unique and interesting styling. Its design is so popular that many other manufacturers will be implementing the four-door coupe look for their latest models, including arch rival BMW which might feature...