Not many cars cause heads to whip around faster than the Audi R8 GT, which debuted a year ago already. Today, the German manufacturer added another dimension to its creation with a Spyder version. The 333 units produced will fetch 207,800 euros (around 294,708 Canadian dollars) in Germany.
The stuck brake pedal fiasco may be far behind Toyota, but the Japanese automaker is still making changes to avoid a similar recurrence. Once the scandal blew over, the automaker realized its management structure had prevented it from noticing there was a problem until it was too late. So now American execs will have more power than ever.
Rookie drivers Edoardo Mortara (Audi), Christian Vietoris (Mercedes) and Filipe Albuquerque (Audi) set the best performance in Friday's free practice session for the DTM race to be held this weekend in Austria.
The Chevrolet Impala, ever a popular choice for fleet operators, will be lightly tweaked for 2012 before the complete overhaul planned for 2013, complete with a move to a new assembly plant. For this vintage, the main changes concern the power train.
According to a report from the Nikkei Financial Daily, Mazda is planning to end its joint venture with Ford and even stop building vehicles in the United States, transferring production to Japan by 2013 in a shakeup of its worldwide manufacturing operations.
For many, driving is one of the great pleasures in life. Ask anyone if they fancy a road trip down breathtakingly scenic roads or taming a purebred racing beast, and you'll get a "yes, please!" every time. Unfortunately, there's always a flip side, and the automotive world is no exception.
After a 45-year career with the National Automobile Dealers Association, Bruce Kelleher, the organization's executive vice president and chief administrative officer, is retiring. Kelleher, 71, will step down effective July 1.
A poignant buyer's guide, this one, what with it being British Car Week and all.
Kia will invest $100 million to boost production capacity at its vehicle assembly plant in West Point, Ga., 20 percent in 2012, the company said today.
Nissan North America Inc. will sell just half or more of the 20,000 electric Leaf sedans allocated to the United States this year, the company estimates.
Nissan is now among automakers offering discount pricing for U.S. military members, the company confirmed last week.
AutoNation Inc., the country's biggest seller of new cars and trucks, said its May vehicle sales dropped 15 percent to 16,347 units, reflecting a sharp drop in sales of Japanese models.
Also in this episode: Ford adds a three-cylinder engine to the EcoBoost family, Chevy sponsors the Woodward Dream Cruise, and the Tesla Model S is on track, the CEO says. And happy birthday to Kyle Petty.
The first trickle of Australian-built Caprice police cars have been delivered by U.S. Chevrolet dealers. General Motors reported that 23 cars were sold in May to law enforcement agencies that it didn't identify.
One of the most iconic American brands has signed on to present one of America's greatest celebrations of sheetmetal.
UPDATED: One of the most iconic American brands has signed on to present one of America's greatest celebrations of sheetmetal.
AvtoVAZ increased domestic in Russia by 38.6% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period in 2010.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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