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TheOldMotor.com is a website/blog dedicated to old cars -- including tons of pictures and videos. We happened upon the site today when, as usual, we were looking at Model T-based snowmobiles.

Ford will build its redesigned Edge mid-sized crossover at its Oakville Assembly plant near Toronto.

General Motors is recalling 778,562 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 compact cars - models it now longer makes - in North America to correct a condition that may allow the engine and other components, including airbags, to be unintentionally turned off.

News 13 Feb, 2014

Toyota will begin testing its latest wireless charging technology in Japan

News 14 Feb, 2014

The BMW 2 Series Active Tourer is the first FWD model from the company and a 7-seater model will follow

Rubber parts supplier Bridgestone has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $425 million criminal fine for its alleged role in a conspiracy to fix the prices of rubber anti-vibration automotive parts, the Department of Justice said today.

Referring to it as a 'global utility vehicle', Ford of Canada has announced that the second generation Edge SUV will, like the current model, be manufactured at Oakville in Ontario.

The National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Ky. has released security-camera footage showing the formation of the sinkhole that swallowed eight rare cars yesterday.

BorgWarner has reported fourth quarter net earnings of USD141.4m, 16.7% ahead of last year.

Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn's latest revenue and profit targets for the automaker have sparked mixed reaction from analysts, some saying the company was playing it safe while others were more skeptical.

ASSOCIATE EDITOR JAKE LINGEMAN: I was never a big fan of the Chevy Traverse, but it was a darn good ride to have through a solid foot of Michigan snow.

News 17 Feb, 2014

New Peugeot 108 supermini breaks cover ahead of an official debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show

News 13 Feb, 2014

New Renault Twingo has been revealed online today in live "striptease" reveal

Renault unions are offering radically contrasting reactions to the automaker's 59% leap in 2013 operating profit of EUR1.24bn (US$1.7bn) revealed today (13 February) in Paris and ahead of imminent salary negotiations.

General Motors is recalling 778,562 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 sedans in North America after six deaths were linked to faulty ignition switches that may have caused engines and air bags to turn off.

News 13 Feb, 2014

What is the world coming to? £400,000 gets you a double underground parking bay near the Royal Albert Hall.

Lexus ranks highest among all brands in JD Power's vehicle dependability study for a third consecutive year and it has come out on top in the latest study by a considerable margin.

An annual survey undertaken by JD Power of vehicle owners to determine vehicle dependability has found that increased engine and transmission problems have contributed to a decline in overall vehicle dependability for the first time in more than 15 years.

Australia's automotive supplier association (FAPM) says it has requested help from both Federal and State governments as it reels from this week's announcement Toyota is to exit manufacturing in the country in 2017.

Schaeffler has appointed auto-parts industry veteran Klaus Deller as its new CEO as the German supplier works to strengthen cooperation with Continental.