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News 24 Jun, 2014

Alfa Romeo and Marshall team up for a one-off MiTo, featuring bespoke sound system for electric guitars

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Zhejiang Geely-owned Volvo Cars has begun production of sporty S60 and V60 Polestar models at its Torslanda factory in Sweden.

At the request of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, BMW is to inspect Takata airbags installed in 2000-2006 E46 3-series cars sold in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is coming up this week, if you haven't already guessed by our coverage here,

We never felt that the Range Rover Sport needed more power -- it's a tall SUV with an available supercharged V8, after all.

Federal-Mogul's Vehicle Components division was recently renamed Federal-Mogul Motorparts. This business manufactures vehicle braking, chassis, sealing and other service parts. Here, Matthew Beecham spoke to Daniel Ninivaggi, CEO, Federal-Mogul Motorparts.

News 27 Jun, 2014

Ford reveals the 247bhp facelifted Ford Focus ST hot hatch and a new diesel variant at Goodwood Festival of Speed

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn earned more than $10 million last year, putting him on track to become the best-paid Japan executive for the fourth time in five years.

Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn earned more than $10 million last year, putting him on track to become the best-paid Japan executive for the fourth time in five years.

BMW is analyzing a limited number of its cars in Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands as part of a broader investigation into the safety of airbags supplied by Japan's Takata.

Data released by JATO shows that Renault in Europe enjoyed a strong sales boost from its Clio model in May.

Engine stop-start -- a fuel-saving technology -- will become a standard feature later this year on some 2015 Jeep Cherokee SUVs and Chrysler 200 sedans, Chrysler Group said today.

The hottest addition to this week's round-up of viral videos is "Family Racer" from Hyundai.

Ferrari wants to reduce its fleet carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by 2021 while simultaneously boosting performance. To do this the supercar maker will use turbochargers on V-8 engines and hybrid systems on V-12s, at top executive said.

Ferrari wants to reduce its fleet carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by 2021 while simultaneously boosting performance. To do this the supercar maker will use turbochargers on V-8 engines and hybrid systems on V-12s, a top executive said.

Daimler's executive board will approve in two weeks production of a Mercedes compact sedan and the CLA at a Nissan plant in Mexico, a German press report said.

Ferrari wants to reduce its fleet carbon dioxide emissions by 20 percent by 2021 while simultaneously boosting performance. To do this the supercar maker will use turbochargers on V-8 engines and hybrid systems on V-12s, a top executive said.

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares's new executive committee structure is very much like the one he left behind at Renault when he was Carlos Ghosn's No. 2.

From GMM

1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve has attacked Kimi Raikkonen for struggling to shine in 2014.

After two impressive comeback years with Lotus, Finn Raikkonen was signed for this season by Ferrari, for whom he won his sole title in 2007.

However, two years later Ferrari ousted Raikkonen, and so the news of his 2014 return was a shock to French-Canadian Villeneuve.

"Who would have imagined he even comes back to F1 in the first place?" the 43-year-old told Italy's Omnicorse. "Who would have thought he would return to Ferrari? No one -- yet there he is at Maranello."

Villeneuve, however, said 34-year-old Raikkonen - the oldest driver in F1 today - has no right to be blaming the F14-T for his poor season.

"For him, the gas is either fully open or nothing," he said. "He is having a series of spins as though he is in formula 3.

"If he can't drive in F1 anymore, he should go home. He is a very experienced driver," Villeneuve insisted, "so he shouldn't be making excuses at every grand prix like a rookie does. He should take two or three races to change how he's driving, and if he can't, that's a problem. You can't go on like this when you're a world champion. You have no right to make excuses."

Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari F14 T. (Photo: WRi2)

Jacques Villeneuve has a similarly stark opinion when it comes to Sebastian Vettel, the struggling four-time world champion.

He thinks Red Bull is beginning to turn its back on the highly successful German.

"He is a four-time world champion, but now Red Bull is treating him like they treated Mark Webber. They seem to have decided to focus on Daniel Ricciardo. Now they want to 'kill' Sebastian because he's not right for the Red Bull image," he said.

Villeneuve thinks Vettel must be seriously considering a change of team.

"Of course -- you can't have another season like this. Even Helmut Marko has started to criticise him. When you lose the faith of the team and the politics starts to weigh heavily, you're finished," he added.