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Frankfurt preview: Porsche 911 Turbo
Ahead of its launch next month at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Porsche has taken the wraps off of its revised 2010 911 Turbo. A new 3.8-liter six-cylinder engine will crank out 500 horsepower – about ......
Nissan to start retail sales of Leaf EV next year
Following its recent unveiling, Nissan has announced that its forthcoming Leaf electric vehicle will hit the retail market in 2010. The Leaf was originally scheduled to launch in fleets next year with retail sales ......
[Update] Honda extends airbag recall to 440,000 cars
Honda says it is expanding an earlier recall of Accord, Civic and Acura TL vehicles over a faulty airbag inflator that could send shrapnel through an inflated airbag. The recall now affects a total of ......
BMW to exit Formula 1 after end of season
BMW has become the latest automaker to announce its plan to withdraw from the once-popular Formula 1 motorsports series. BMW Sauber has only managed one win since the team’s 2006 inception and it has struggled ......
Report: Mini cans diesel plans for U.S.
Despite Volkswagen’s recent success with its enlarged turbodiesel TDI range, fellow European small car manufacturer Mini says that there is just not enough North American demand to warrant incurring the expenses necessary to bring a ......
Report: Toyota to build Yaris-based hybrid in France
Toyota is rapidly readying a full portfolio of hybrid powertrains for the European market and now word comes that the Japanese automaker is considering building its Yaris-based hybrid in France. Earlier this month, Toyota confirmed ......
Porsche production chief Michael Macht to be new CEO
After yesterday’s ousting of now-former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking, the German sports car manufacturer has announced that production chief Michael Macht will take over as CEO and former head of human resources Thomas Edig will ......
GM names Brent Dewar head of Chevrolet
Continuing its management shakeup, General Motors has announced that Brent Dewar will be taking over as the new chief of the company’s Chevrolet division. Dewar, a 31-year veteran of GM, is currently head of ......
BMW confirms four-cylinder engine for the U.S. market
Thanks to more stringent CAFE regulations just over the horizon, BMW will once again offer a four-cylinder engine in the U.S. market. Rumors of a four-pot BMW first surfaced earlier this year, but a ......
Spied: Robert Downey Jr. (as Tony Stark) drives Audi R8 V10 Spyder in Iron Man II
Although Iron Man II, staring Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark, won’t hit movie theaters until May of 2010, our spies been busy catching the hot wheels around Hollywood. Last month, photographers shot Stark’s custom racecar, ......
Audi unveils A5 Sportback; Not U.S.-bound
Audi has taken the wraps off of its A5 Sportback – the latest entry into the growing segment of four-door “coupes.” Though not bound for North America, the new model will slot in between the ......
Kia Amanti to go rear-wheel drive?
Hyundai’s Kia brand is technically the company’s budget brand, but that isn’t stopping the Korean automaker from offering some seriously delectable products. The Kia Soul and Forte are already garnering positive praise from the ......
Leaked: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing
Continuing its chokehold on today’s news, what appears to be an official image of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing has surfaced online. The image appeared on the cover of a German enthusiast magazine, but ......
Chrysler small car and EV chief promoted, then quits post
Andreas Schell, a German ex-Daimler employee who had decided to stay with Chrysler when the Daimler takeover fell apart, has left his recently-granted post as vehicle line executive for Chrysler’s A and B segment ......
BMW Canada hits 3,000 monthly sales for first time
While sales are generally suffering across the board south of the border, BMW managed to sell more than 3,000 vehicles in Canada for the first time ever last month. The German luxury automaker sold 3,003 ......
Hyundai kicks off ‘cash for clunkers’ three weeks early
Hyundai has been one of the most innovative car companies over the last year or so — from its Hyundai Assurance program to its latest $1.49 gas promo – and will continue that trend with ......
Suzuki CEO shoots down VW investment rumors
Suzuki CEO Osamu Suzuki says that the Japanese automaker has held no discussions with Volkswagen over a small car alliance with investment from the German automaker. Last week, reports out of Japan had indicated that ......
Scion iQ could hit U.S. market by late 2010
Aston Martin’s version of the Toyota iQ is still a few years off, but Scion’s take on the tiny city car could show up in the United States by next year. Following its New ......
GM to end relationship with Toyota at joint-venture plant
Reneging on a previous statement, General Motors will end its 25-year joint-venture with Toyota at the New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. plant in California. The NUMMI plant currently produces the Pontiac Vibe, but the ......
Future Chrysler, Fiat and Alfa Romeo models revealed
Now that Chrysler has officially inked a strategic alliance with Fiat, the Michigan automaker’s future lineup is starting to come into focus. We were already privy to the fact that vehicles like the Fiat ......
Opel reveals new, upscale interior for 2010 Astra
Though Opel’s fate is truly up in the air despite promised investment from Magna International, that’s not stopping the German automaker from introducing its new mainstream Astra. Though exterior images were revealed last month, the ......
Porsche Cayenne Hybrid S still a year out
Porsche first unveiled its Cayenne Hybrid S back in November of 2007 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but, more than two years later, the greener SUV has yet to hit the road. However, ......
