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BMW Has Grand, Gran Coupe Plans For The M Division

BMW’s M division, like James Bond’s Q, exists solely to make things better: faster, more aggressive, and sharper-looking, but ultimately better in some way. That’s why it’s he...

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Toyota, Infiniti, and Honda Pace Japanese Automaker Sales in May

Toyota ran away with the Japanese sales crown for May, beating Infiniti and Honda—both of which also enjoyed a lucrative month—by a wide margin. With a staggering 202,973 units sold, Toyota closed ou...

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Audi’s U.S. CEO De Nysschen Steps Down

Confirmed by sister publication Motor Trend‘s editor-in-chief, Ed Loh, Audi’s U.S. president, Johan De Nysschen, has stepped down from his post after almost 20 years with the company. Sta...

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BMW Readies to Give Audi the Finger with Touch, Gesture Recognition Controls

German automaker Audi uses a touchpad control as well as the standard knob for its vehicles’ infotainment systems, a unique selling point. Autopia recently posted a report that rival BMW looks ...

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Hyundai and Kia Continue With Record Sales, Slow Global Domination

Perhaps the Korean automakers, Hyundai and Kia, constantly growing their shares of the U.S. market is becoming the biggest non-story of 2012. Each month, the two car companies continue to conquest cu...

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Rumored Toyota GT 86/Scion FR-S Convertible May Get Playstation-Compa tible Blackbox

Toyota continues to hold car enthusiasts’ attention with its GT 86 in Europe and its American Scion FR-S twin. The Japanese automaker, whose normal vehicle portfolio of fuel-efficient vehicles ...

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Chrysler Continues to Lead GM, Ford in May Sales

Chrysler dominated its Detroit Three rivals last month with every brand–Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, and Ram–showing greater volume increases compared to May 2011 figures than its crossto...

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Car Thieves Are Going For More Obscure Parts

This is a true story: one night in Allston, Massachusetts, my friends and I went back to our cars to spring for a drive down to Seaport, because it was relatively quiet and there was nothing else to ...

11 h ago

Volkswagen Wants To Rock You Like A Fender-Cane

Rock stars may have driven Beetles once, and the Woodstock parking lot may have been filled with them, but Volkswagen is taking the rock and roll association with the Beetle to its inevitable conclus...

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Toyota Prius Enters Realm of Top Three Worldwide

We see a lot of Toyota Prius hybrids around town, but we thought it was just a Southern California thing—apparently, it’s not. In what’s sure to surprise many in the industry, the Toyota ...

13 h ago

Graduated Driver License Laws Could Curb Teen Deaths

Getting your license at 16 years old, no conditions attached, is a thing of the past in most places. Now, the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety wants to bury that old rite of passage even further...

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Ferrari 599 XX Evo Auction to Help Earthquake Victims

In the wake of recent earthquakes in the Emilia Romangna region of Italy, Ferrari is hosting an online auction to help victims. An initial 6.0 earthquake in the area was then followed nine days later...

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Volkswagen Is Planning A Mid-Size SUV, But It’s Not The Alltrack

Somewhere between Touareg and Tiguan, there’s room for another bizarrely-named SUV in Volkswagen’s lineup. In the company’s quest to achieve juggernaut-levels of 800,000 sales per y...

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California’s Compliance Mandate on Electric Cars Creates Back-Door Credits Market

Earlier this year, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) mandated that all automakers selling 20,000 cars or more per year in the Golden State will have to have a 15-percent mix of zero-emissions...

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Spied: 2013 Lexus LS in Heavy Camouflage

Lexus is trying hard to change its image, and so far, it’s working. The 2013 Lexus GS is a hit, the new 2013 Lexus ES has the makings of being a hit, and the 2013 Lexus RX F-Sport at the very l...

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Spied! 2013 Honda Accord Sedan in Disguise

The first spy shots of the 2013 Honda Accord have been captured, and by all indications, fans of the current Accord sedan will like what they see when the car is officially unveiled later this summer...

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Ford Can’t Build Enough Cars To Keep Up

It’s one of those blessings in disguise: Ford can’t build its cars fast enough. Ford CEO Alan Mulally says that keeping up with demand is putting a toll on its parts supply chain, but emp...

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Chrysler Design Boss: Our Cars Are Too Boxy

Chrysler design chief Ralph Gilles says stylistic changes may be coming to future Chrysler models. The automaker is currently known for a boxier design aesthetic, but Gilles believes that’s not...

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Pushing Up Daisies? Battery Supplier A123 Looking at Massive Losses for Foreseeable Future

Battery supplier A123 Systems has announced there’s “substantial doubt” over its long-term viability, as it has reported mounting losses throughout the first half of 2012. And it do...

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Is this the 2013 Ford Fiesta Sedan?

The Ford Fiesta is a compact car that competes against the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, and especially Korea’s offerings: Hyundai Accent and the Kia Rio. Seemingly new to most of today’s Amer...

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Ford Teams Up with State Farm Insurance to Use Sync Connectivity for Driver Discounts

Car insurance companies use all sorts of programs to offer discounts to customers, and State Farm is no exception. But its new program, collaborating with Ford, might be one of the least traditional ...

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2013 Mercedes-Benz GL63 AMG Powers Flagship Crossover SUV

Mercedes is beginning to trickle out information on its 2013 Mercedes-Benz GL-Class, the full-sized, seven-passenger crossover SUV which debuted at this year’s New York Auto Show. While the 201...

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Head 2 Head Episode 9: BMW 3 Series Beats Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Colleagues over at Motor Trend recently took the four-cylinder versions of the 2012 BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class to task in its comparison series, Head 2 Head, on YouTube. Motor Trend senio...

2 days ago

Judge Says Woman Who Texted Driver Before Crash Isn’t Responsible

Remember the woman who was on the legal hot seat for texting a driver right before the man crashed his vehicle? Common sense has prevailed, and a Morris County, N.J. judge decided Friday that she cou...

2 days ago

Over Nuclear Pressure, Fiat Suspends Sales To Iran

If you’re in Iran and you want to buy a Cinquecento, you’re out of luck. Fiat has joined Hyundai and Porsche in suspending sales to Iran, as well as “business activity related to pr...

2 days ago

Not So Fast: Group Seeks to Block Google’s Driverless Cars on U.S. Highways

If Consumer Watchdog has its way, Google’s driverless cars will not be permitted on highways in the United States until proper privacy protection for users of said new technology has been imple...

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Chrysler’s High-Performance SRT Brand Talks Diesel Engines; Should We Listen?

The American muscle car is synonymous with a stonking gas-powered V-8 engine, making noises you’d imagine Barry White would make singing a metal concert. But changing that isn’t beyond th...

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Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Maserati Halt Production in Wake of Second Earthquake

In wake of a second earthquake this month, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and Maserati have all halted production of factories in the region until tomorrow. The 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the province of ...

2 days ago

Fiat, Mazda Alliance: No Plans to Buy Stakes in Each Other

Last week, Fiat and Mazda announced they were partnering up to develop the next-gen Alfa Romeo roadster. The automotive press and the car community then wondered if the partnership would go even furt...

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Ford Offers Up Performance Academy Ahead of 2013 Focus ST Debut

The 2013 Ford Focus ST, a 252-horsepower, high-performance compact car, has been hotly anticipated in making its U.S. debut since the original version launched in Europe in 2005. The car goes on sale...

2 days ago

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