Berlin florist Manfred Reich drove Volkswagen AG vehicles for a quarter century until a lack of a minicar in the lineup led him to Toyota Motor Corp. five years ago.
Land Rover has finally confirmed it will launch a new Defender in 2015. It said the DC100 concept - which it insists is not production-ready - for display at the Frankfurt show in September "investigates the potential future direction of the iconic Defender", the direct descendent of the 1948 original go-anywhere model.
Honda releases first official picture of new Civic showing dramatic rear-end
Ford unveiled the Evos design study which previews the look of the automaker's next generation of global cars, starting with mid-sized sedans. Ford is expected to debut a production model derived from the Evos at the Detroit auto show in January.
Fiat European sales boss Andrea Formica has left the automaker less than a year after arriving from Toyota Motor Europe to help turn around the company's struggling automotive division.
Many auto stocks took a beating this month because of the mad wave of selling. VW was one of the more fortunate companies. Its market capitalization declined just 4 percent to 50.3 billion euros.
Volkswagen Group says it expects to sell more than 2 million vehicles in China this year, reaffirming China's status as VW's largest global market. In the first seven months, VW Group sold 1.3 million units, up 16 percent year-on-year.
Audi will introduce four all-wheel-drive S models at the Frankfurt auto show in mid-September, all running the company's latest twin-turbocharged 4.0-liter V-8 direct-injection engine developed in partnership with Bentley.
Ford has adapted its Sync in-car connectivity system to cope with high speeds on German autobahns. Ford launched Sync in North America in 2007 and will offer the system on its models in Europe starting next year.
Land Rover will highlight ideas for updating the iconic Defender SUV with the DC100 study at the Frankfurt auto show. The British brand plans to introduce a fresh version of the rugged, boxy off-roader in 2015.
Amazing four-door gullwing Evos points to the look of next Mondeo
Following a fax vote by its members, the World Motor Sport Council has ratified, by unanimous decision, the revised calendar of the 2012 Formula 1 World Championship.
Lotus Renault is still in "big" financial trouble and David Richards has expressed interest in buying into the Enstone based team.
Last week, we presented you with our top 10 ugly cars in Formula 1. This time, we bring you the most beautiful cars created by the most gifted F1 designers.
GP2 frontrunner Giedo van der Garde's manager has revealed talks about the 2012 season with three formula one teams.
As spring rolled in, our editorial team at the office got some great news: three members of our gang were going to be new, first-time parents. That got us thinking about family vehicles as two of the three began to consider a new set of wheels. Anticipating more kids in the future, the guys and gal came to one unanimous conclusion: No minivans!
After a one-month summer break, the DTM series will be back in action this weekend at Brands Hatch, Grand Britain.
Once again, Honda is bringing a new exclusive edition of the Acura TSX to the table. For 2012, the Japanese midsize sedan becomes even more youthful and sporty in character, furthering its appeal to performance-minded buyers.
NASCAR Spring Cup regulars, Kurt Busch, Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart completed a Goodyear Tire test at the newly repaved one-mile Phoenix International Oval this week.
The new Audi, BMW and Mercedes cars that will compete in the 2012 DTM championship will be for the first time together on track for a test day at the Lausitzring circuit on September 11th.
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