Viknesh Vijayenthiran, Editor
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Nissan, rocked by financial scandals linked to former Chairman Carlos Ghosn and former CEO Hiroto Saikawa, on Tuesday named Makoto Uchida as its new CEO.
Uchida has been with Nissan since 2003 and is...
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Too early to say whether UAW strikes will impact 2020 Corvette production, says GMThe C8 Corvette in coupe form is currently slated to begin production in late 2019 and the convertible is set to follow near the end of the first quarter of 2020.
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VW Group open to sharing PPE EV platform of Audi, PorscheFord has already agreed to share VW Group's MEB platform for mainstream EVs.
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Lamborghini reportedly mulls 4-door EVThe Lamborghini EV could share underpinnings with an electric Bentley and possibly an electric Bugatti.
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Aston Martin reveals 4th car to feature in new Bond movieProduction of the next installment of the James Bond franchise, “No Time to Die,” is currently underway and Aston Martin has just revealed the identity of its fourth car that's set to appear in the new movie. Having previously announced that the iconic DB5, 1980s-era V8 Vantage, and...
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Aston Martin Vantage Roadster, Saab's last production car, 2020's most important cars: Car News HeadlinesAfter impressing us with its latest Vantage coupe, Aston Martin is now almost ready to launch the convertible. The first teaser photos have been released and we should see the full reveal happen later this year. Saab's last production car was built in 2013 and only driven 43 miles since it rolled...
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Volkswagen isn't only changing its own logo. The automaker on Monday revealed the new logo for its R performance division.
The new logo will appear on both R-Line and dedicated R models, with the...
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BMW 1-Series to spawn i1 EVAn electric version of BMW's 1-Series hatch is expected to replace the i3.
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Fiat 500 Abarth 70th Anniversary makes us sad the 500 is dead in USFiat's tiny 500 Abarth has been fitted with a massive rear wing capable of generating 92 pounds of downforce at 124 mph.
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2020 Chevy Corvette Convertible, 2020 BMW X6 M, Aston Martin DBS GT Zagato: This Week's Top PhotosChevy's new Corvette Stingray Convertible was revealed this week, and the car is quite the stunner. That's partially due to the retractable hardtop that folds neatly below a tonneau cover topped by bold flying buttresses. The C8.R, the new racing variant of the eighth-generation Corvette, also made...
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Aston Martin reveals DBS GT Zagato to be sold alongside DB4 GT Zagato continuation carThe DBS GT Zagato brings a new a 760-horsepower tune of Aston Martin's 5.2-liter twin-turbocharged V-12.
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New Audi EV, Bolwell Nagari 500, how race car liveries are designed: Today's Car NewsAudi has teased a concept for an electric hatch, or Sportback in Audi-speak. The concept is based on the PPE platform being developed by Audi and Porsche and could just be a preview of an electric replacement for the A5 Sportback. Australia's Bolwell is close to launching a new generation of its...
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Automotive supplier giant Continental has come out with a new tire concept whose technology may end up in production in the not too distant future.
Called Conti C.A.R.E. (Connected, Autonomous,...
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Bolwell previews new Nagari powered by 500-horsepower LS3 V-8Australia's Bolwell is planning a modern Nagari supercar with carbon and Kevlar construction and an LS3 V-8.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette #001 to be sold for charityThe car is being put up for auction and the hammer price will likely exceed $1 million.
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Audi concept previews A5 Sportback-like EVThe new EV concept is based on the PPE platform being developed by Audi and Porsche.
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Porsche says there's potential for the Taycan to go faster at 'RingIn the days leading up to the reveal of the Taycan in early September, Porsche released a video of a production-spec prototype lapping the Nürburgring in a time of 7:42. Even though this is already a record for production EVs at the famous German racetrack, Porsche has hinted that the car...
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Jaguar to take on new season of Formula E with I-Type 4Jaguar's new Formula E racer has a lighter powertrain and new suspension setup compared to the car it replaces.
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Nissan has come up with an innovative method to produce low-volume parts like replacement parts for classic cars.
Called dual-sided dieless forming, the technique involves a pair of synchronized...
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Abt unveils one-off Audi A1 Sportback packing 400 horsepowerThe Abt A1 1of1 is the personal car of Formula E racer Daniel Abt.
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2020 Chevrolet Corvette C8.R race car ready to roarThe Corvette C8.R race car has been testing in secret at night at major racetracks but now Chevy has revealed the car in full.
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2020 Corvette Convertible revealed with retractable hardtop, $7,500 premium over coupeThanks to specific tuning of the convertible, virtually no performance is lost compared to the coupe.
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2020 BMW X5 M and X6 M, 2020 Bentley Bentayga Hybrid, 2020 Audi RS 4: Today's Car NewsBMW's redesigned X5 M and X6 M are finally here, and they're packing up to 617 horsepower. That seems like a crazy number for the SUV segment, but remember we're living in a world of 670-hp Cayennes and 707-hp Grand Cherokees. Bentley first showed us its Bentayga Hybrid in early 2018, but the...
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Mazda 3 TCR racer to enter 2020 Michelin Pilot ChallengeThe Mazda 3 TCR racer comes with a 350-horsepower engine and 6-speed sequential transmission.
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