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News 18 Jun, 2013

The all-new Lamborghini Gallardo has been spotted for the first time, ahead of its Frankfurt debut

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG First Drive

A sublime boy racer for grownups.

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A petite two liters, a pumped 26.1 pounds of boost, 355 horses -- the engine specs of the 2014 Mercedes CLA 45 AMG conjure vivid images of short fuse, Evo-style turbo upchuck.

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News 19 Jun, 2013

Learner drivers between 17 and 24 could have to wait up to nine months before being allowed to take their test

News 18 Jun, 2013

First pictures of the revised Suzuki Swift have been leaked onto the Internet by a Belgian website

We spend a lot of time on the Internet -- pretty much whenever we're not driving, writing about or working on cars.

As the latest monthly car sales numbers appear to confirm a bleak prognosis for Western Europe's car market, a new study suggests that flat market conditions will persist for some time to come. Dave Leggett reviews the underlying issues for Europe's auto industry in the context of global automotive market trends.

GM-Avtovaz JV has announced the start of construction of new production facilities for wholly-owned subsidiary JV Systems on the territory of the special economic zone in Togliatti, Russia.

Honda Motor will install a wind power electricity generation system at a transmission plant in Ohio as part of efforts to promote its environmental initiatives.

Volvo will start building a stretched variant of the S60 at its first China manufacturing plant in Chengdu in the second half of this year, according to a Chinese media report.

A more favourable exchange rate and inadequate supply from South Korea has resulted in Kia Australia switching Sportage SUV sourcing to Slovakia.

Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology, a 50-50 JV between Daimler and BYD, may sell its Denza-brand electric cars at Zhongsheng Group Holdings' dealerships, the partnership said.

The latest figures from ACEA show that the EU car market declined by 5.9% in May, the lowest level recorded for the month of May since 1993.

MG Motor, owned by China's SAIC Motor, will start production of the MG3 in England later this summer. The subcompact will lead MG Motor's expansion into other European markets.

News 18 Jun, 2013

Maserati has announced that the Ghibli will have a starting price of £48,830 for the 3.0 V6 diesel engine

News 18 Jun, 2013

A new All Lanes Running scheme is to be introduced to help ease congestion on the UK's major motorways

Colombian car sales in May were off 10.4% year on year but nonetheless the second best monthly tally for 2013 so far.

Colombian car sales in May were off 10.4% year on year (from 27,339 to 24,488) but that was nonetheless the second best monthly tally for 2013 so far.

Aston Martin shareholder Investment Dar is asking its creditors to take a 50 percent write-down on the of Kuwaiti company's debt as it seeks to meet repayments after defaulting on a loan three years ago, three people familiar with the matter said.

Mitsubishi says it will tackle the problems that led to delayed product recalls through an organisation directly answerable to the president.

Renault India has told the Times of India that it will work closely with alliance partner Nissan to roll out cross badged vehicles, but with differentiated design.