1,000 McLarens and counting on China’s roads with expanding network of...
Five years of success for McLaren Automotive in China will be celebrated at the Shanghai Auto Show 2019 (16-25 April) with the Chinese debut...
Collection debut at Milan Salone del Mobile…
Bentley Motors celebrates its centenary with a limited edition collection of Bentley Home furniture at the Salone del Mobile fair in Milan. The line,...
The Lexus Design Award 2019’s elite judging panel selected the Grand...
Lexus International has announced the Grand Prix winner in the Lexus Design Award 2019. Lisa Marks has received the award for Algorithmic Lace, a...
All-New Mazda3 wins top prize at 2019 Red Dot awards…
The all-new Mazda3 has captured the “Red Dot: Best of the Best” prize at the 2019 Red Dot product design awards.
The competition’s highest accolade is awarded...
Opel Insignia is “All-Wheel Drive Car Of The Year 2019”…
Rüsselsheim. The Opel Insignia with torque-vectoring four-wheel drive is "All-Wheel Drive Car Of The Year 2019". The Opel flagship was elected winner in the...
Exclusive: Volkswagen eyes big stake in China partner JAC, taps Goldman...
Volkswagen AG is exploring purchasing a big stake in its Chinese electric vehicle joint venture partner JAC Motors and has tapped Goldman Sachs as...
With one final vote, Nissan shareholders dump Ghosn, seek clarity on...
Nissan Motor Co shareholders ousted Carlos Ghosn as a director on Monday, severing his last tie with the Japanese automaker he rescued from near-bankruptcy...
Spectacular start to the 42nd Porsche Tennis Grand Prix…
With Elina Svitolina, Victoria Azarenka, Laura Siegemund, Belinda Bencic, Caroline Garcia and Qiang Wang in the line-up, it means six top players will be...
Charity event on the race circuit: Debut Mercedes-Benz EQ Run in...
Running for a good cause: For the first time ever, a charity event will round off a Formula E race, namely the Mercedes-Benz EQ...
McLaren readies rule-breaking ‘Grand Tourer’…
McLaren has removed the shape-changing, additional body panels previously used to hide the form of its imminent, rule-breaking ‘Grand Tourer’. The car’s sleek and...
Sneak-preview of what to expect from the series version…
Wolfsburg (D) – The Volkswagen Brand celebrates the world premiere of the ID. ROOMZZ1) at Auto Shanghai, one of China’s biggest car shows. The multi-variable...
The future of the Modena plant: Maserati meets with public authorities...
Today, at its offices in Via Ciro Menotti, Modena, Harald J. Wester, CEO of Maserati S.p.A., met with Palma Costi, Emilia-Romagna Regional Government Councillor...
Porsche Esports Supercup becomes first global virtual one-make cup…
The name "Supercup" refers to the highest category of the one-make cup family and underscores the internationality and relevance of the online race series,...
Land Rover Bursary awarded to the ‘Mobile Malaria Project’…
Land Rover is working with the Mobile Malaria Project, winners of the 2018 Land Rover Bursary in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with...
Renowned British engineering companies to collaborate on advanced propulsion technologies
Lotus and Williams Advanced Engineering announce a strategic technical partnership in which the companies will share research and development into advanced propulsion technologies.
Lotus Engineering...
Inaugurated on 29 March 1989 by French President François Mitterrand, the...
More than a work of art, the Louvre Pyramid is a tireless source of inspiration for the DS brand. The Pyramid and the Brand...
Miss France 2019 drives in SUV PEUGEOT 2008…
Vaimalama Chaves took delivery of its new PEUGEOT 2008 pearly white at the PEUGEOT Bordeaux le Bouscat concession.
David Sautron, head of the subsidiary, also...
BMW Group sets strategic course for future…
Munich. On its way towards the mobility of the future, the BMW Group is taking strategic steps to enhance its operating performance on a sustainable...
Milano Design Week, from 9 to 14 April at Magna Pars...
For the first time at Fuorisalone, Automobili Lamborghini interprets the meaning of avant-garde in technology and design in the Interactive Lamborghini Lab
Sant’Agata Bolognese/Milan, 27 March...
VW to improve production with Amazon cloud to network its factories…
Volkswagen on Wednesday said it has teamed up with Amazon Web Services to link up and integrate the data from 122 VW Group plants,...
Renault aims to restart Nissan merger talks within 12 months: FT
France’s Renault SA intends to restart merger talks with Japan’s Nissan Motor Co Ltd within 12 months, after which it will set sight on...
Third generation GT V8 Coupe and Convertible most agile ever…
Bentley is introducing two new versions of its third generation Continental GT and GT Convertible models this year. The definitive luxury Grand Tourer is...
The award recognises outstanding customer service and business performance…
McLaren Glasgow has been named McLaren European Retailer of the Year 2018 in recognition of its excellent sales performance and high standards of business...
PEUGEOT recieves two awards at the Auto-Plus RTL Turbo Grand Prix...
Present in three out of four categories, the PEUGEOT brand won two prizes: the SUV PEUGEOT 3008 HYBRID4 won the best Green Car and...
China Geely Auto’s full-year profit jumps 18 percent, shares climb
China’s Geely Automobile Holdings posted an 18 percent jump in annual net profit, driven by higher sales of its sedans and sports utility vehicles...
Dongfeng-Nissan JV says mid-term China sales plan has not changed
Nissan Motor’s China joint venture with Dongfeng has not made any changes to its mid-term China sales plan, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on...
Innovative lightweight roof with Coupé characteristics…
An eye-catching feature on the new 911 Carrera Cabriolet is the unique panel bow convertible top.
Porsche traditionally places high demands on the convertible top...
Parasport will be launched with a new film campaign, “It’s Anyone’s...
Parasport powered by Toyota, an online hub to empower disabled people to become more active, is being launched today by Jonnie Peacock.
The double Paralympic...
Koenigsegg at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show…
The Koenigsegg Regera on display is owned by Carage, a new Koenigsegg dealership in Switzerland that will celebrate its grand opening just after the...
McLaren Automotive expands into Eastern Europe with McLaren Riga…
McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury sportscars and supercars, today confirms the further expansion of its retail network in Europe with the announcement...
Grandland X, Zafira Life and Vivaro to be available in Russia...
Rüsselsheim. Opel is pressing forward with its export offensive: The brand with the ‘Blitz’ will revive its tradition on the Russian market this year...
Land Rover, proud Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019…
Land Rover, proud Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2019 (RWC2019), and Japan Rugby Union have today announced a new partnership which sees Land...
Live streaming of the Porsche annual press conference…
On Friday 15 March 2019, Oliver Blume, CEO of Porsche AG, and Lutz Meschke, Member of the Executive Board for Finance and IT, will...
The Fastest And Most Powerful Ferrari Yet…
This challenge is made all the tougher when the task at hand involves designing a new 12-cylinder engine, the power unit that hailed the...
Gorden Wagener and A$AP Rocky in a live talk session –...
In a live talk on the subject of "how design makes the difference“, Daimler Chief Design Officer Gorden Wagener with the critically acclaimed global...
VW brand to cut up to 7,000 jobs for 5.9 billion...
WOLFSBURG, Germany - Volkswagen on Wednesday said it will shrink its workforce by up to 7,000 staff, raise productivity and eke out 5.9 billion...
Distinctive Continental GT celebrates Bentley’s centenary year…
Bentley has created the ultimate collector’s version of the all-new Continental GT to celebrate the company’s centenary in 2019.
The Continental GT Number 9 Edition...
Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer Makes Global Premiere at 2019 Geneva Motor Show
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is giving the Mitsubishi Engelberg Tourer new-generation crossover SUV its global premiere at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show. Embodying...
Save the date: Live streaming of the Audi Annual Press...
At the Annual Press Conference on Thursday, March 14, AUDI AG will present its annual balance sheet and give an outlook at the upcoming...
Mercedes-Benz sold 152,690 vehicles worldwide in February (-6.7 percent)…
Stuttgart – In the first two months of this year, Mercedes-Benz delivered 333,229 cars worldwide (-6.7%). In February, 152,690 vehicles with the three-pointed star...
Welcome to the House of Rolls-Royce here in Geneva…
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Welcome to the House of Rolls-Royce here in Geneva!
Each year we come to Geneva to update you about our business and to...
BMW is biggest U.S. automotive exporter by value for fifth year
Germany’s automaker BMW AG said on Friday it was the biggest U.S. automotive exporter by value for the fifth consecutive year, with exports totaling...
Volkswagen’s emissions problems cost the carmaker 3.6 billion euros in 2018:...
Volkswagen’s effort to get its fleet of cars certified according to the new WLTP emissions standard have cost the carmaker up to 3.6 billion...
Hyundai Motor in talks with investors to develop headquarters project
Hyundai Motor Co is in talks with potential investors to develop its new headquarters planned for the South Korean capital of Seoul to share...
Blume: “We will increase our production capacities”…
Mr Blume, what do you have to say to those Porsche fans who believe electromobility is the wrong path?
Oliver Blume: Electromobility means a high...
Mercedes-Benz presents inspiring film at International Women’s Day…
Stuttgart. The Mercedes star is now shone on the woman without whom the company would perhaps never have existed in this form: Bertha Benz....
The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has been voted ‘Car of the Year’...
The European Car of the Year jury comprises 60 motoring journalists from 23 countries, and the award recognises technical innovation, design, performance, efficiency and...
2019 Geneva Motor Show: Lexus LC Convertible Concept…
This is an exciting time for Lexus across Europe.
We just achieved our fifth consecutive record year of sales growth – reaching over 76 thousand vehicles. In...
Technology to be market ready by mid-2020s…
The BMW Group and Daimler AG are to join forces on automated driving. Initially, the focus will be on advancing the development of next-generation...
Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn leaves jail, says to fight Japan’s ‘meritless’ charges
Ousted Nissan Motor Chairman Carlos Ghosn was released from jail on Wednesday after posting $9 million in bail, giving the executive fresh impetus to...
Mercedes-Benz Cars at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show…
Combined fuel consumption: 12.5 – 6.2 l/100 km; combined CO2 emissions: 284 - 142 g/km*
Stuttgart/Geneva. A stunning piece of design, the next step in...
German juggernaut may face economic jam as tariffs and Brexit loom
BERLIN - Germany faces the risk of steep U.S. tariffs on cars and a no-deal Brexit, a double whammy which could bring a golden...
Stand featuring electric vehicles exclusively…
Audi is systematically and comprehensively continuing its electric car offensive. At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the brand is showing four all-electric drive vehicles,...
Global debut of new Bentayga Speed – world’s fastest production SUV…
Bentley celebrates its Centenary at this year’s Geneva International Motor Show with a range of new models, including a highly evocative new Centenary Limited...
Carmaker Aston Martin’s adjusted pre-tax profit falls
LONDON - Luxury British carmaker Aston Martin posted an adjusted pre-tax profit of 68 million pounds in 2018, a 7 percent fall on 2017...
Carlos Ghosn’s new legal team has applied for bail -Tokyo district...
TOKYO - Carlos Ghosn’s new legal team has applied for bail for the ousted Nissan Motor Co Ltd chairman, the Tokyo District Court said...
Ford’s China JV to lay off ‘thousands’ of workers: New York...
BEIJING - Ford Motor Co’s joint venture in China has “quietly begun” dismissing thousands of its 20,000 workers due to weak auto sales in...
Hyundai Mobis to spend $2.3 billion on shareholder returns, name heir...
Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd, an auto parts affiliate of Hyundai Motor Co, on Tuesday announced a plan to offer shareholder returns worth 2.6 trillion...
Munich prosecutors fine BMW $9.65 million for faulty engine software
Munich prosecutors fined BMW 8.5 million euros ($9.65 million) for administrative lapses after the German luxury carmaker installed the wrong engine management software into...
The car debuts new Bahrain Merida Pro Cycling Team livery…
McLaren Automotive, the British creator of luxury, high-performance sportscars and supercars, showcased its 570S model during the “Ride with the Team” cycling event organised...
Audi RS 5 now also available as Sportback in Europe…
Audi Sport is now accepting orders for the Audi RS 5 Sportback (combined fuel consumption l/100 km: 9.1 (25.8 US mpg); combined CO2 emissions...
Porsche receives award for innovation performance…
For around two years, Porsche has been involved in Europe's largest innovation platform "Startup Autobahn", working with young companies from all over the world....
Jaguar unveils XF Chequered Flag special editions as part of latest...
The Chequered Flag editions feature a selection of unique exterior enhancements, handpicked interior design elements and a choice of Jaguar’s efficient and powerful British-built...
Acceleration 0-100 km/h in 2.9 seconds and top speed of more...
Automobili Lamborghini unveils the Huracán Performante at the Geneva Motor Show, combining new lightweight technologies, active aerodynamics with aero vectoring and a new set-up...
Ford probing possible problems with fuel economy, emissions tests
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it has hired outside experts to investigate its vehicle fuel economy and testing procedures after employees raised concerns,...
Remain or leave? Carmakers confront hard Brexit choices
ST ATHAN, Wales/GAYDON, England - In three cavernous former Royal Air Force hangars at an old airbase in Wales, luxury carmaker Aston Martin is...
Volkswagen boss says U.S. tariffs could cost up to 2.5 billion...
The biggest threat to Volkswagen’s 2019 profit is potential tariffs from the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told the Financial Times.
“It’s becoming tense...
Mercedes-Benz at the Mobile World Congress 2019: Cooperation as a key...
Stuttgart/Barcelona. At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) from 25 to 28 February 2019 in Barcelona, Mercedes-Benz and the cross-Group initiative DigitalLife@Daimler are putting the...
Volvo V60 – model year 2019…
The V60 is Volvo’s 5-door, 5-seat mid-size estate. It is built on the Scalable Product Architecture (SPA), Volvo’s advanced modular product platform that underpins...
Honda to close UK car plant with the loss of 3,500...
LONDON - Japanese carmaker Honda is set to announce the closure of its only British car plant in 2022 with the loss of 3,500...
Early design sketch of prototype revealed…
Honda has confirmed the global premiere of a prototype version of its new electric vehicle at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019.
Honda’s new...
Fiat 500 in the Spotlight at the MoMA in New York…
The Fiat 500 Serie F, acquired by the famous Museum of Modern Art in New York in 2017, was seen by the general public...
The new Corolla model range…
The new 12thgeneration. Toyota Corolla model range will compete strongly in the European C-segment for two key reasons:
Firstly, its newly adopted Toyota New Global...
EU passenger car market sees slow start to 2019
Demand for passenger cars in the EU fell by 4.6 percent year-on-year in January, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) reported on Friday.
"Nevertheless, with...
European car sales drop 4.6 percent in January: ACEA
STOCKHOLM - FCA Group, Ford and Volkswagen led a 4.6 percent decline in European car registrations in January, industry data showed, dampened by an...
Ford CFO to retire: CNBC
Ford Motor Co Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks plans to retire and is expected to stay through the end of the year, CNBC reported...
Exclusive: Volkswagen, Ford far apart on investment in Ford autonomous unit...
Partners Volkswagen AG and Ford Motor Co are at odds over how much the German automaker will invest in the No. 2 U.S. automaker’s...
Renault: Ghosn remains director of Renault, Bollore chairman of Renault-Nissan
PARIS - Carlos Ghosn remains a director of Renault SA even though he has resigned as chairman and chief executive and Thierry Bollore is...
Nissan books $84 million Ghosn-related charges, cuts outlook
Nissan Motor Co said it had booked around $84 million in charges related to under-reported compensation for ousted chairman Carlos Ghosn, and slashed its...
SEAT’s flagship model is being put to the test with the...
Taking on the dunes and mountains of North Africa is a challenge most vehicles will never have to overcome. Difficult terrain – from shifting...
Toyota Helps Blind Doctor Achieve His Track Driving Dream…
A blind driver has set the fifth fastest time around television’s most famous test track.
Dr Amit Patel lost his sight six years ago, but...
Hyundai named Manufacturer of the Year at the AM Awards…
Hyundai took home one of the headline prizes at the annual AM Awards last night, as it was named Manufacturer of the Year.
Judges praised...
Tata Motors posts record $4 billion loss on Jaguar woes, shares...
Jaguar Land Rover’s owner Tata Motors Ltd stunned markets by posting the biggest-ever quarterly loss in Indian corporate history of about $4 billion (£3.1...
Ford investing $1 billion, adding 500 jobs in Chicago
WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it is investing more than $1 billion in its Chicago operations and adding 500 jobs as...
Fiat Chrysler, Bosch agree to pay $66 million in diesel legal...
WASHINGTON - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Robert Bosch have agreed to pay lawyers representing owners of U.S. diesel vehicles $66 million (£51.1 million)...
GM’s incentive plan for Cruise chief points to IPO: SEC filing
General Motors Co on Wednesday outlined an incentive plan for the head of its self-driving car unit that points the way toward a possible...
Volvo Cars feels margin pressure from U.S.-China tariff war
Volvo Cars, owned by China’s Geely, reported higher full-year revenue on Thursday, but said its profit margins had slipped and were expected to remain...
Mazda sales continue to grow across Europe in third quarter
Mazda Motor Corporation today announced its global sales and financial results for the first nine months of fiscal 2018-19, selling a total of 1,170,000...
The digital press conference on-demand is available any time during the...
Lexus will present the European premiere of two new models at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, one that represents its exciting future design thinking...
Official debut for the new limited edition Maserati Levante Vulcano…
The Maserati Winter Experience set off in spectacular style with the “Snow Polo World Cup” in St. Moritz, of which Maserati is Team Sponsor...
Ford designed the all-new Focus wagon, with the help of engineer...
For many people, dogs are a part of the family. But whereas most people wouldn’t dream of allowing their children to travel unrestrained, the...
Annual sales of 4,107 are the highest in the marque’s 115-year...
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has achieved the highest annual sales in the marque’s 115-year history, with 4,107 cars delivered to customers in over 50 countries...
BMW Welt Jazz Award 2019 in February…
Munich. In February, the next ensembles taking part in the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2019 will be exciting the audience at the double-coned structure of...
Daimler fourth quarter tempered by weaker Mercedes earnings as tariffs hit
Daimler said its fourth-quarter operating profit fell 22 percent as trade wars and ballooning costs for developing electric and self-driving cars hit profits at...
GM cutting 4,000 workers in latest round of restructuring
WASHINGTON, General Motors Co on Monday said it was starting to hand pink slips to about 4,000 salaried workers in the latest round of a...
Nissan to hold extraordinary shareholders meet on April 8 to approve...
Tokyo - Nissan Motor said on Tuesday it will hold an extraordinary shareholders meeting on April 8 to formally discharge its ex-chairman Carlos Ghosn following...
U.S. judge lets most emissions claims against Daimler proceed
A federal judge allowed most claims against Daimler AG to move forward in a 2016 lawsuit by vehicle owners that claims the German automaker’s...
Lamborghini Huracán LP 610-4: The Start of a New Legend…
Luxury super sports car with breathtaking performance: 0 to 100 km/h in 3.2 seconds, top speed of more than 325 km/h
Naturally aspirated V10 engine...
Paris hosts the show dedicated to automotive design and concept cars…
The 34th edition of the Festival Automobile International, France's biggest automotive design and concept car event, is held in Paris from 31 January to...
Six PEUGEOTS on the aventure PEUGEOT stand at Retromobile…
The 44th Rétromobile show will be held at Porte de Versailles in Paris from 6 to 10 February 2019. The 120,000 visitors expected over...
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Fiat Chrysler recalls 320,000 Dart cars that could roll away
WASHINGTON - Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said Friday it is recalling more than 320,000 Dodge Dart compact cars in North America that could roll...
New Lexus Ux Leads On Savings For Business Motorists…
The all-new Lexus UX is making an immediate impact in the growing market for luxury compact SUVs by delivering savings for company car drivers...
Solberg Ponders Management Move…
HAVING WON A WRC TITLE ALONGSIDE HIM, PETTER SOLBERG NOW WANTS TO FOLLOW TOMMI MÄKINEN INTO TEAM MANAGEMENT.
Solberg and Mäkinen shared the Subaru team...
Mercedes-Benz GLC and GLC Coupé available for ordering now…
The new model year sees the GLC and GLC Coupé boasting an even more striking design, the intuitive MBUX (Mercedes-Benz User Experience) infotainment system...
World Premiere of Restored 1950’s Autonomous Concept Vehicle…
Goodyear and Klairmont Kollections unveil restored Golden Sahara II on translucent Goodyear tires at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show
In collaboration with Klairmont Kollections,...
Porsche presents new SUV model at “Auto Shanghai”…
Big entrance for the Cayenne Coupé: the new SUV model from Porsche celebrates its exhibition premiere this Tuesday at "Auto Shanghai", one of Asia's...
Winners announced at 2019 World Car Awards…
The all-electric Jaguar I-PACE has completed an historic treble at the 2019 World Car Awards. Not only has it won the coveted 2019 World...