OSHAWA, Ontario -- You plan and hope, but never really know how family gatherings are going to turn out... Sometimes it's all good, sometimes nobody shows up, sometimes somebody throws soup.
Maybach cars are prestigious, expensive and oh-so-luxurious - but also unpopular: less than 200 units were sold worldwide in 2010. Given the brand's anemic sales, Daimler may put the axe to it shortly, but a possible partnership with Aston Martin could save the day.
The Scuderia Ferrari has announced on Tuesday the extension of its agreement with Philip Morris International until the end of the 2015 Formula 1 season.
Despite their many environmental advantages, electric vehicles simply aren't attractive to all consumers. Some say their operating range isn't enough for their needs, while others think charging times are just too long. This second point may well be moot thanks to the brilliant invention of a Japanese researcher, a certain Mr Kanno.
Italy's Gazzetta dello Sport published an interview with Robert Kubica's manager Daniel Morelli who says he believes that the Pole could make it back to Formula 1 before the end of the season.
The Team Lotus Formula 1 has confirmed Tuesday that GE, a leading global technology and infrastructure company, has joined the Anglo-Malaysian team as a premium partner.
Saab announced today that it had made a deal with Chinese companies Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile and Pang Da, who together will bring an infusion of 351 million dollars to the Swedish automaker, helping it get back on its feet after several months of financial turmoil.
The compact multipurpose vehicle market--or microvan, whatever you want to call it--is about to double its product offering. After the Mazda5 and the Kia Rondo, Ford will introduce its C-MAX and GM will launch the Chevrolet Orlando before the end of the year.
Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan announced Tuesday that former Indy Lights driver and 2011 Indianapolis 500 rookie Pippa Mann would join the team for three Indy Car events later this year.
Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart together to swap race cars Tuesday at Watkins Glen International in the United States.
According to the Japanese newspaper Nikkei, Suzuki is currently developing a plug-in hybrid version of the fuel-efficient Swift to be introduced in Japan in 2013 and possibly later in North America.
In a sad piece of news, MINI and BMW have decided not to produce the wildly popular Rocketman Concept unveiled at this year's Geneva Auto show. This is quite the opposite of what we were told a short while back.
BMW's announcement last week of an additional GBP500m investment in its UK production network over the next three years also came with confirmation that the UK will be a production location for its next generation Mini models. It is also a part of a modular industrial strategy that will bring flexible plants that can make BMWs or Minis.
As far as European motor shows go, Sofia is, shall we say, not quite up there with Geneva, Paris or Frankfurt. And yet, as unlikely as it may sound, something that matters a great deal is going on there right now.
General Motors has released prices for the 2012 Chevrolet Corvette--and the cost is going up.
General Motors unveiled a new technical center dedicated to the development, maintenance and testing of alternative-energy vehicles last week in Torrance, Calif.
The March 11 earthquake in Japan could force Nissan to delay the start of U.S. production of its Leaf electric vehicle, now scheduled for late 2012.
Detroit's College for Creative Studies is among seven international design schools chosen for the final stage of the Ferrari World Design Contest.
Nissan Motor Co. and its European alliance partner, Renault, have put a staff of 10 people in California's Silicon Valley to help the automakers become better wired to software and Internet communications trends.
A General Motors Co. unit has invested $6 million and taken an undisclosed stake in Proterra Inc., which makes electric commercial transit buses.
The latest auto news, reviews, prices, product and vehicle releases.