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Ford said its Focus model was the world's best-selling passenger car in 2012, boosted by demand from China and the US.

Maserati released images of the Ghibli four-door sedan ahead of the car's debut at the Shanghai auto show. The Ghibli will be the first Maserati production car to offer a diesel variant.

Maserati released images of the Ghibli four-door sedan ahead of the car's debut at the Shanghai auto show. The Ghibli will be the first Maserati production car to offer a diesel variant.

Honda is considering a low-cost budget car below its Brio compact for the Indian market which could be based on one of its Japan-only 660cc Kei cars, reported the Times of India.

Volkswagen was the only manufacturer to announce a world premiere at Poland's largest motor show of 2013, which has just taken place in the city of Poznan.

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The land-speed-record-breaking Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse WRC has been revealed at the Shanghai show

Volkswagen group's Audi brand has reported a record first quarter with worldwide deliveries reaching around 369,500 units in the first three months of this year.

For the first time in six years, car-repair costs are on the rise. According to the third annual Vehicle Health Index coordinated by

General Motors is increasing production cuts at one of its Korean plants because of slow Chevrolet sales in Europe. GM's Korean unit produces most of the Chevrolets sold in Europe and more than 40 percent of those sold globally.

General Motors is increasing production cuts at one of its Korean plants because of slow Chevrolet sales in Europe. GM's Korean unit produces most of the Chevrolets sold in Europe and more than 40 percent of those sold globally.

Pirelli has said that its presentation of its '2013-2017 Industrial Plan', initially scheduled for May 8th, 2013, will now take place in November of 2013. It says it is reviewing its 'commercial structures' in the light of the persisting economic crisis in Europe.

Fisker Automotive could file for bankruptcy protection as soon as this week as the U.S. Department of Energy pressures the green-car startup to pay back nearly $200 million in government loans, Reuters reported today.

Skeptics think Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's aim to triple Alfa Romeo's global sales to more than 300,000 units by 2016 is too ambitious.

When Hollywood star Danny Glover recently wrapped up shooting his latest movie in Charlotte, North Carolina, he hopped on a plane and flew to Mississippi to be a nuisance to Nissan Motor Co.

When Hollywood star Danny Glover recently wrapped up shooting his latest movie in Charlotte, North Carolina, he hopped on a plane and flew to Mississippi to be a nuisance to Nissan Motor Co.

Britain's auto industry changed dramatically under Maggie Thatcher's government. Her decision to allow foreign ownership of British carmakers set off a bidding war between General Motors and Ford.

Skeptics think Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's aim to triple Alfa Romeo's global sales to more than 300,000 units by 2016 is too ambitious.

From GMM

The new cream of Red Bull's driver development programme is continuing his steady push towards formula one.

For well over a decade, even before the energy drink company had even one F1 team let alone two, Red Bull has been backing promising young drivers for a future on the grid.

The latest are Daniel Ricciardo and Jean-Eric Vergne, who have just begun their second - and some would say decisive - seasons at Faenza based Toro Rosso.

Undoubtedly, the Red Bull youngster next in the queue is Portuguese 21-year-old Antonio Felix da Costa.

Antonio Felix da Costa driving the Red Bull RB8 in Abu Dhabi, back in November 2012. (Photo: WRi2)

This year, he is considered a potential champion of the Formula Renault 3.5 series, and the next step after that could be a seat at Toro Rosso.

"I see no problems with that," Frenchman Vergne insisted in February. "That's how it works at Red Bull. I've been in the same position. Antonio is a good driver."

It now emerges that da Costa has moved a step closer to his target this week, having been dispatched by Red Bull to Shanghai.

After winning the Formula Renault round at Monza, he is indeed now en route to China, where he will fill in for regular Red Bull reserve Sebastien Buemi.

While F1 races in the Far East, Swiss Buemi will be at Silverstone, kicking off his sports car world championship campaign at the wheel of Toyota's hybrid prototype.

From GMM

Alex Wurz has played down suggestions Lotus has an unfair advantage over its formula one rivals in 2013.

Since Pirelli scrapped its outdated 2009 Toyota test car, it has been developing the sport's control tires at the wheel of a 2010 Renault single seater.

The R30 was built by the Lotus team at Enstone for the 2010 season, when it was the Renault works team.

Renault R30. (Photo: Pirelli)

So some have suggested that Pirelli's 2013 tires suit the Melbourne-winning black and red E21 best of all, because the R30 and Lotus' 2013 machine share the same basic design philosophy.

"It's obvious that the Pirelli tires are designed for this type of car," Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko said last month. "The Lotus of today has the same DNA."

Former Williams driver and Austrian Wurz, however, thinks that argument is invalid.

"Each team could have made a test car available to Pirelli, but no one else wanted to. I don't think they (Lotus) get a benefit," he told Spox.

"These are standard tires; everyone has the same number of tests, the same amount of time to adjust to them and develop. They're all dealing with the same problem, which is trying to outsmart the competition and find an advantage. It's an opportunity, not a disadvantage," Alex Wurz added.

Lotus E21. (Photo: WRi2)