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GM and Russia's Avtotor are considering a joint venture to produce at least 300,000 cars per year. Avtotor has a capacity to produce up to 200,000 cars a year.
CEO Rupert Stadler has Audi back on a record course. After suffering its first year-on-year decline in more than a decade in 2009, the German premium brand reached a new high with nearly 1.1 million global car sales in 2010.
For Volkswagen AG to reach its goal of being the world's largest automaker by 2018, Christian Klingler will have to boost the 10-brand group's annual sales by more than 3 million vehicles compared with 2010. That's a 43 percent increase.
Rochling Automotive, a Germany-based maker of plastic components, will open a new manufacturing plant this year in Akron, Ohio, to supply fuel-saving engine and body undershields to Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co.
Ford Otosan posted a fourth quarter net profit of 195.7 million lira ($123.6 million), a 57 percent rise on last year's figures.
Volkswagen's head of production predicts that Porsche's next model line will be produced at the sports car maker's factory in eastern Germany.
GM and Russia's Avtotor are considering a joint venture to produce at least 300,000 cars per year. Avtotor has a capacity to produce up to 200,000 cars a year.
Audi will start the 2011 DTM season with a newly formed squad including three newcomers with the goal of bringing back the title of the popular international touring car series to Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm.
A group of British journalists are highly critical of Jean Todt's leadership during the saga leading up to the cancellation of the Bahrain grand prix.
Newcomer to the Honda work team Casey Stoner, showed once again that he will be one of the main contenders for the upcoming 2011 MotoGP season after finishing on top during opening day of testing at Sepang on Tuesday.
Nissan's style has been rather vague in the past, with no common element to suggest they shared family genes. Since the company's products span a wide range globally, from the tiny Versa to the full-size Titan, creating a cohesive brand image was a challenge.
Andretti Autosport has announced that German shipping company DHL will be a co-primary sponsor on Ryan Hunter-Reay's No. 37 IZOD IndyCar Series entry for the upcoming 2011 season.
Subaru launched a web site today giving us a glimpse of the result of its collaboration with Toyota, i.e., a horizontally opposed Boxer engine that will in all likelihood power the FT-86 and 216a.
Insiders working at BMW just revealed additional information about the next MINI, which will be unveiled at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show (March 3-13, 2011) as the ''Rocket man'' concept.
The Kill it With Fire blog revealed some juicy tidbits about the powertrain specs of the upcoming Audi S6 and S8.
Volvo announced that the all-new V60 Plug-in Hybrid, the first car in the world to combine diesel with plug-in hybrid technology, will offer three driver-selectable modes at the touch of a button.
Who will be the fastest on the ice? The final, non-championship event of the Trophy Andros ice racing series will feature a thrilling battle between Jacques Villeneuve and motorcycle champion Regis Laconi.
Following Bahrain Grand Prix organisers' statement today that they will not host the opening round of the 2011 Formula 1 season, the GP2 Series organisers announce that Bahrain withdraws from the 2011 GP2 Asia Series calendar.
Here's a nice photo gallery of the Barcelona Formula 1 test session held February 18 to 21 with all 12 F1 teams in action.