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We recently brought you news that a new turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine being developed for the not-for-U.S. Civic Type R would eventually be offered in our own Civic, finally giving the car the performance kick it needs to fend off rivals. Going some way towards substantiating the earlier report is confirmation that Honda will offer a turbocharged four-cylinder engine starting this year. At the 2015 Detroit Auto Show this week, Honda confirmed plans to start building the engine at its plant in Anna, Ohio. Honda is investing around $340 million in the plant to establish a third...
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Just Eight Build Slots Left For Bugatti Veyron
When Bugatti first launched the Veyron midway through the last decade, the automaker said it would build just 300 examples. Shortly thereafter the figure was lifted to 450 examples, to allow for an additional run of open-top Veyron Grand Sports. Now it’s been confirmed that there are just...
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Behold The Glory Of The Porsche 918 Spyder Assembly Line: Video
We’ve been lucky enough to get behind the wheel of the Porsche 918 Spyder—at the Circuit of the Americas, no less—so we know just how truly special the superest supercar from Porsche really is. But it’s still amazing to see all of the hand-crafting that goes into its...
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Toyota To Build Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle At Former Lexus LFA Plant
Sadly, Toyota’s advanced Motomachi plant in Japan that was previously responsible for the Lexus LFA supercar won’t be tooled up to produce another carbon fiber-bodied performance vehicle. Instead, it will soon start churning out Toyota’s new hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell...
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Volvo Confirms S90 Production For Chinese Plant
Volvo, which is owned by Chinese automaker Geely as well as the Chinese government, has started vehicle production at a second plant in China. The new plant is located in the city of Daqing, which owns 37 percent of Volvo, and at present is building the original XC90 for the Chinese market where it...
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Lotus Builds Its 1,000th Exige S
It was at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show that Lotus first unveiled its current Exige S, and now, three years on, the British automaker has announced that it has just built the 1,000th example. It’s a significant milestone for a company that’s been through a lot these past few years...
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Just a week after starting production of its Range Rover Evoque in China, the first time a Jaguar Land Rover vehicle has ever been built outside of the U.K., the British automaker confirmed that its Discovery Sport SUV will be built in Brazil. The announcement was made at this week’s Sao Paulo Auto Show where the all-new SUV was presented. Jaguar Land Rover is building a new plant in the town of Itatiaia which will start production of the Discovery Sport in 2016. Only around 24,000 units will be built annually, serving the Brazilian market only. Discovery Sports for other markets...
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Ferrari Confirms Plans For Six Pininfarina Sergio Speedsters
One of the standouts of last year’s Geneva Motor Show was the Pininfarina Sergio concept, a wild speedster with a windswept shape and the running gear of a Ferrari 458 Spider. The car was built as a one-off showpiece honoring the late patriarch of the Italian design firm that bears his name...
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Watch Dodge Build The 2015 Challenger SRT Hellcat With VIN0001: Video
If you were hoping to get your hands on the 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat with VIN0001, you’re too late as the car has already been sold. It went up for auction last month at a Barrett-Jackson event in Las Vegas and was eventually sold for a staggering $825,000, with all the proceeds...
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Next-Gen Wrangler Keeping Body-On-Frame Design, Toledo Production: Report
Development of the next-generation Jeep Wrangler is underway, and some big changes are expected for the iconic off-roader. However, Jeep will reportedly keep some elements of the current Wrangler, including its body-on-frame chassis. Surely a relief to Wrangler fans, this bit of information comes...
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Price Cut Doubles Viper Sales, Production To Resume In November
Dodge was forced to idle production of its Viper SRT supercar back in April after low demand caused a massive 434-day supply of the cars on dealer lots. This caused the automaker to make a drastic decision last month to lob $15,000 off the car’s starting price, bringing the figure down to...
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Jaguar Land Rover Starts Production Outside U.K. For First Time
It was two years ago that Jaguar Land Rover announced a partnership with Chery to establish a new production facility in China. Production at the new facility finally commenced this week, with the first model produced there being the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque. This is the first time that one of...
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Since launch, Audi’s R8 supercar has been built at a special facility located at the automaker’s main plant in Neckarsulm, Germany. However, production of the car has now been moved to a new facility, located in the city of Heilbronn about four miles south from the main plant. ALSO SEE: DynaSpike Aims To Make Ending Car Chases A Safer Event: Video The new facility also houses a state-of-the-art logistics center and is called the Audi Böllinger Höfe. The move means that various production processes for the R8, which were previously accommodated at separate areas, have now...
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Cadillac Flagship Sedan Enters Production In Late 2015 At Detroit-Hamtramck Plant
General Motors Company [NYSE:GM] has confirmed that the upcoming Cadillac flagship sedan designed to take on the BMW 7-Series and Mercedes-Benz S-Class will be built at its Detroit-Hamtramck plant. The plant currently builds the Cadillac ELR as well as the Volt and several other Chevy products, and...
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Tesla Picks Nevada For Gigafactory Site: Official
The competition for Tesla Motors' massive battery Gigafactory is over.
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'Unleashed' T-Shirt Line Celebrates Start Of 2015 Ford Mustang Production
It's official: Production of the 2015 Ford Mustang is now underway, and units will soon be making their way not just onto the North American market but countries worldwide. While the best way to celebrate and show your support for the new Mustang is to actually buy one, not everyone has the...
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2015 Ford Mustang Production Starts At Flat Rock Plant
Production of the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang got underway today at Ford Motor Company’s [NYSE:F] Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Michigan. That means the cars will soon be heading out to dealers, where you’ll finally be able to book a test drive. Sales of the 2015 Mustang commence this fall...
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Next-Gen Cadillac SRX To Be Built In Tennessee
Cadillac is set to introduce an all-new SRX for the 2017 model year, and production of the vehicle has been confirmed for General Motors Company’s [NYSE:GM] Spring Hill plant in Tennessee. The current SRX is sourced from a plant in Mexico. MUST SEE: Nissan Juke-R (WITH NAWSSS) Laps The...
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It’s hard to believe that in the 50-year history of the Mustang, Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] has never built a version for right-hand-drive markets. Well, all that’s set to change with the sixth-generation car, which has been confirmed as the first Mustang developed for global markets, meaning it will be offered in both left- and right-hand-drive configurations. Today, Ford revealed its first right-hand-drive Mustang, one of a handful of prototype versions that will be used for calibration testing in a handful of markets. The new Mustang goes on sale in the U.S. this fall, as a...
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Tesla And Panasonic Reach Agreement On 'Gigafactory' Battery Plant
Panasonic will provide funding and equipment for Tesla's massive factory.
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Infiniti QX30 Crossover To Be Built Alongside Q30 Hatch At U.K. Plant
Infiniti will start production of its new Q30 compact hatch at a Nissan plant in Sunderland, England mid-next year, and shortly after production of a crossover version dubbed the QX30 will join it. The information was revealed via a Tweet made by Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer, who is...
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Porsche Moving All Sports Car Production To Main Zuffenhausen Plant
Porsche currently builds some of its Boxster sports cars at a Volkswagen plant in Osnabrück, Germany. The former Karmann plant has been helping Porsche build the Boxsters because capacity at Porsche’s main plant in Zuffenhausen, the official home of the Boxster, is at the limit and...
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VW To Start Building Seven-Seat SUV In Chattanooga In 2016
Volkswagen confirmed this morning that a midsize, seven-seat SUV based on 2013’s CrossBlue concept will be built at its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where the U.A.W. plans to form a new local. VW is hoping the new model will help it gain sales in America’s all-important SUV market...
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Dodge Viper Production To Restart After Temporary Shutdown
Dodge will restart production of its Viper on July 21 after a temporary shutdown was instigated at the car’s Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit to better align inventories with sales. Production had resumed briefly late last month, but Dodge has confirmed to Autoblog that full production...
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