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May
16th

GERMANY: New top Merc has all-LED lighting

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Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, launched on Wednesday at the Airbus delivery centre in Hamburg, is claimed to be the first vehicle without a single conventional light bulb - all lighting is LED.
May
16th

2013 Buick Enclave Premium Group review notes: An engine upgrade is still needed

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DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: What a difference some interior upgrades make. The Enclave has been a nice enough seven-passenger utility since it launched, but this 2013
May
16th

JAPAN: Honda confirms F1 return

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Honda will be returning to Formula One in 2015, confirming rumours which have been circulating since the Geneva show in March.
May
16th

SWEDEN: Volvo to increase plug-in hybrid production

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Geely Group's Volvo Cars is ramping up production of its V60 plug-in diesel hybrid by 90% to cope with strong demand across Europe, particularly in Holland, Belgium and Italy.
May
16th

Owners claim Ford V6 EcoBoost engine defects: Lawsuit alleges design, assembly problems

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Ford Motor Co. is being sued by three vehicle owners in Ohio because of alleged defects in the automaker's six-cylinder EcoBoost engine.
May
16th

FRANCE: Toyota building Yaris for North America

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has celebrated the 6 May, 2013 start of production of variants of the Yaris for export to the US, Canada and Puerto Rico.
May
16th

Audi shifting to high-performance models to propel sales

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Audi is counting on bigger sales of high-performance cars like the RS5, as well as the new version of the A3 compact, to propel volume this year amid intensifying economic headwinds.
May
16th

AutoWeek – Latest Car News Feed 2013-05-16 05:30:00

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Sometimes the only way to high art is through deep pockets.
May
16th

Driver Power 2013

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Driver Power 2013
Car group tests 16 May, 2013

Thousands of you gave your verdict, and now we can reveal the Driver Power results in full

May
16th

CHINA: Dongfeng takes stake in MMC partner Fujian

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Dongfeng Motor has taken a shareholding in MMC's joint venture partner Fujian Motor. The deal gives China's second largest OEM new access to manufacturing capacity in the country's south east.
May
16th

Honda returns to F1 racing as engine supplier

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Honda will return to Formula One racing as an engine supplier to help develop vehicle technology after exiting the racing series in 2008.
May
16th

F-1 racing boss Ecclestone denies bribing German banker, lawyers say

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Lawyers for Formula One racing boss Bernie Ecclestone repeated that he had not bribed a German banker during the 2005-2006 sale of a stake in the motor-racing business, after a German newspaper reported he had been charged by prosecutors.
May
16th

Self-driving Mercedes S-Class within five years

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Mercedes S-Class action
News 16 May, 2013

The new S-Class opens the door to self-driving cars, says Mercedes

May
16th

Renault expects 5% dip for European car market

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Renault expects the European car market to shrink 5 percent this year over last year, Chief Operating Officer Carlos Tavares said.
May
16th

COMMENT: Is Tesla really worth twice as much as Fiat SpA?

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We live in strange times. As Fisker, a rival with supposedly superior range-extending technology falls apart, the value of Tesla rises yet again, this time by almost two percent on Wednesday to US$9.7bn.
May
16th

Volkswagen starts construction of 300,000-vehicle plant in China

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Volkswagen has begun construction of a new factory in Changsha, China, with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles, the company said in a statement today.
May
16th

Subaru, Mitsubishi small crossovers top new crash test

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The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have won top honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, becoming the only small SUVs to ace the group's new "small overlap" crash test.
May
16th

How a pope inspired Zetsche to become a Mercedes man

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A religious experience set Dieter Zetsche on his path to becoming CEO of Mercedes-Benz.
May
16th

BorgWarner to expand UK production to supply Jaguar Land Rover

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U.S. supplier BorgWarner Inc. said it would build a new production line and engineering center in the United Kingdom to supply turbocharging systems to customer Jaguar Land Rover.
May
16th

Subaru, Mitsubishi top small crossover segment in new crash test

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The Subaru Forester and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport have won top honors from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, becoming the only small SUVs to ace the group's new "small overlap" crash test.
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