Auto News 5

The new 2015 Volvo V60 Polestar will turn heads at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed in the U.K. (June 26-29, 2014).

The sexy Swedish wagon is going to perform a number of hill runs during the event, as well as being present in the exhibition area. It features a thoroughly developed chassis with high-performance dampers and brakes which, in combination with all-wheel drive and a 350-horsepower turbocharged 6-cylinder engine, creates an all-weather driver's car.

The Volvo V60 Polestar can sprint from 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 17.7 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited at 250 km/h.

Photo: Volvo

Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said he's pulling out all the stops to build investor interest ahead of a listing in the United States later this year following the completion of Fiat's merger with Chrysler.

Hyundai will offer a small-displacement, turbocharged engine on the re-engineered 2015 Sonata to bolster the sedan's fuel economy credentials in the crowded mid-sized segment.

You can touch, but you can't drive, a Model S electric car in the latest Tesla Motors gallery in Dallas' Northpark Mall.

Toyota-affiliated supplier Denso said Sadahiro 'Sam' Usui is the new chairman and CEO of its North American unit based in suburban Detroit. Usui replaces Hikaru "Howard" Sugi in the position.

Nissan sweetened its sales pitch to Detroit 3 commercial van customers today by instituting an across-the-board 5-year/100,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty on its NV full-sized and compact vehicle line.

You can hail Optimus Prime from the "Transformers" franchise via the Uber car-hailing service in Los Angeles this Saturday.

The Red Bull Global Rallycross series rolls into Washington D.C. this weekend. As a little promotion, driver Rhys Millen took on the capital city,

We're back for more Project Car Hell, where the Hell Garage Demons dredge the vehicles littering the depths of the Lake of Fire for projects both alluring and punitive.

Tokai Rubber Industries, a supplier of rubber anti-vibration parts and hoses, will change its name to Sumitomo Riko. to better leverage brand recognition from its being a part of Japan's Sumitomo Group.

From our friends at Porsche blog Flatsixes.com comes word of

Of all motorcycle manufacturers,

Bosch has begun operations at its new EUR10m car parts plant in Indonesia as part of a more sustained wave of expansion into south-east Asia's automotive sector.

Audi has drawn up blueprints for a range of high-performance electric cars to help it take on its German rivals and Tesla, sources said. The blueprints include an electric version of the Q8 SUV to compete against Tesla's upcoming Model X.

Audi has drawn up blueprints for a range of high-performance electric cars to help it take on its German rivals and Tesla Motors if the market picks up, sources at the carmaker told Reuters.

Alpina is set to launch the BMW 4-series-based

McLaren teased a new track-focused model on Thursday, set to make its debut at the Goodwood Festival of Speed later on Friday, June 27.

SAIC, the Chinese manufacturing partner of GM and VW, plans to increase spending to build up its own car brands while it contemplates investing in a venture capital unit in Silicon Valley.

SAIC Motor technical Centre UK SMTC UK works on designing, developing and engineering advanced new vehicle and powertrain products for SAIC, one of the world's largest automotive manufacturers and owner of the MG brand. Dave Leggett interviewed SMTC UK's managing director David Lindley (part two of two).

It's all starting to sound eerily reminiscent of two and a half years ago up in the stretches of northern Europe.