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BMW will make an announcement within the next three weeks on moves toward much faster DC charging for electric vehicles.

News 21 Mar, 2014

Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe will take over all VW Group W12 engine production

Articles 22 Mar, 2014

We get an exclusive passenger ride in the new 2014 Audi TT and discover an altogether sharper sports coupe

As the salt and sand are washed away from the roadways, and potholes the size of moon craters appear, vehicle maintenance should move to the forefront. You made it. The wretched winter weather has left your ride grungy and maybe even a little clunky.

Everyone's favorite autocrosser, the Mazda Miata MX-5, is celebrating its 25th birthday in 2014. It made its global debut way back in 1989 at the

News 21 Mar, 2014

First pictures of Porsche’s plug-in Cayenne, set to adopt the technology from the Panamera

New vehicle retail sales in the US in March are showing signs of improvement, following slower-than-expected sales in the first two months of 2014, according to a monthly sales forecast developed jointly by JD Power and LMC Automotive.

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News 23 Mar, 2014

Jaguar's new SUV was previewed by the C-X17 concept car and now we've seen it out testing

News 22 Mar, 2014

Jaguar is set to replace the XK with a larger luxury GT car based on the F-Type. Our exclusive images show how it could look.

News 21 Mar, 2014

Porsche will soon be treating us to a focused GTS version of the latest 991 series 911 if these spy shots are anything to go by

Renault aims to challenge Fiat's decade-long dominance of the minicar segment with its new Twingo, but says it will not be offering the car at a low price to win sales.

John Bozzella, an auto industry veteran who helped generate support for Chrysler's government bailout before leaving the company in 2009, was named CEO of the U.S.-based Association of Global Automakers.

Volvo's U.S. sales are off to a poor start in 2014, but CEO Hakan Samuelsson expects volume to pick up in March and April and to increase about 5 percent for the year.

PSA and Renault are taking a battering in their slumping French domestic market, but globally the automakers are getting a big marketing boost from Hollywood's film industry.

Audi will be unveiling the technology, the innovations and the graphics of the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro at Le Mans on March 25.

Escorted by a police escort, Le Mans record winner Tom Kristensen will be driving the diesel hybrid sports car from the city center to the race track.

Audi R18 e-tron quattro. (Photo: Audi Motorsport)

“The new regulations that are centered on the efficiency of the sports prototypes mark the beginning of a new era for the Le Mans 24 Hours and endurance racing this year,” says Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich.

“That's why we came up with a special plan for the presentation of the new Audi R18 e-tron quattro featuring its final graphics plus information on the technology. We're pleased that the Automobile Club de l'Ouest (ACO) and the city of Le Mans have supported our idea from the outset and are making this drive in public traffic possible.”

Audi R18 e-tron quattro. (Photo: Audi Motorsport)

From 12:30 to 1:30 pm, the six drivers who are contesting the entire FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) for Audi in 2014 will be signing autographs at the Audi Sport Team Joest race car transporter parked at the Place des Jacobins in the city center.

At 1:30 pm, Tom Kristensen will start the near 15-km long drive with new Audi R18 e-tron quattro to the Welcome Center at the race track.

From the ‘2014 Le Mans Warm-up' Audi Sport Team Joest will travel directly to the ‘Prologue' of the FIA World Endurance Championship at Le Castellet (F).

Verizon IndyCar Series officials have announced that changes will be made to the points scoring format that will decide the 2014 championships.

This new format will be implemented at the season opener, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 28-30.

The new format will put a premium on the three 500-mile events; with double points awarded for 500-mile events at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Pocono Raceway and Auto Club Speedway.

For all the other events, the actual point format will be use.

BMW says it plans to build 100,000 electric cars annually by 2020 in order to meet the ever-increasing emissions standards in Europe.

Right now, BMW's fleet averages 133 g/km of CO2; the automaker wants to reduce that number to 105 g/km by the end of the decade. However, the European Union has set a goal of 95 g/km for 2021, which would help save 422 million tons of CO2 annually by 2030.

BMW is also working closely with Daimler and Renault-Nissan to develop the world's first affordable fuel-cell electric vehicle. Mass production is expected to start in 2017.

Source: europe.autonews.com

Photo: BMW