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Video: Mini gets in Guinness with tightest parallel parking job

Filed under: China, Etc., Videos, Hatchback, Mini Electronic nannies have become so prevalent in cars that theyve even taken over even the simple act of parking. Luxury cars have offered parallel par...

2 h ago

Video: MTM-tuned KTM X-Bow R lays down the law in Monaco

Filed under: Etc., Europe, Videos, Police/Emergency Policing the streets of Monte Carlo and the outlaying Monegasque countryside (little of it though there is) presents a unique set of challenges. Co...

2 h ago

Report: Could Fords Fiesta RS outmuscle Focus RS production hopes?

Filed under: Performance, Hatchback, Ford, UK, Rumormill While we wait patiently for the fall launch of the 2013 Ford Focus ST - and for Ford to decide whether the U.S. market is worthy of the three-...

3 h ago

Report: McLaren MP4-12C Spyder to get trick folding hardtop

Filed under: Convertible, Performance, MISC If youre going to go up against the Ferrari 458, a coupe isnt going to do it alone. No, for that youll need a convertible version, too, to steal away custo...

3 h ago

Report: Judge cautions jurors over Toyota conduct in sudden acceleration case

Filed under: Budget, Sedan, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Toyota Judge James V. Selna has warned jurors in a wrongful death suit about suspicions surrounding Toyota. According to Inside Line, the w...

4 h ago

Report: Youngman bids anew for Saab

Filed under: Saab After withdrawing its original $492 million bid for Saab, Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile has returned to the bidding with a fresh offer of $552 million, according to a report fr...

4 h ago

Report: Mazda to axe 25% of jobs in U.S. and Europe

Filed under: Europe, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Earnings/Financials Automotive News Europe reports that struggling Japanese automaker Mazda is set to cut a total of 250 jobs in the U.S. and Europe. The...

5 h ago

Breaking: Audi North America CEO De Nysschen resigns

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Audi Johan De Nysschen, CEO of Audis North American operations, has announced that he is leaving the company after nearly 20 years with the brand. According to F...

5 h ago

May 2012: Too Good To Be True Edition

Filed under: Car Buying, By the NumbersToyota and Honda Outperform Against Backdrop of Earthquake-Related Shortages Without context, one might think that sales for the U.S. automotive industry in May...

6 h ago

Video: Star Wars Prius commercial uses famous droids to sell Toyotas plug-in

Filed under: Hybrid, Japan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Hatchback, Toyota, Electric Help us, plug-in cars, youre our only hope. In his original deal with Fox for the first Star Wars movie, George ...

7 h ago

Official: Austins new F1 track will debut in video game

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Toys/Games, Racing Workers outside of Austin are still hammering away on the new Circuit of the Americas Formula One track, but race fans and gamers will get a shot at...

7 h ago

Report: Cars.com calls out Consumer Reports over Toyota Prius C verdict

Filed under: Budget, Hybrid, Videos, Hatchback, Toyota Cars.com has evidently taken issue with a Consumer Reports video review featured on Autoblog advising consumers that they would be better off bu...

8 h ago

Spy Shots: Next Honda Civic Type R spotted near Ring

Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Europe, Hatchback, Honda, UK It looks as if Honda may be working on a new Civic Type R for the European market. Photographers spotted this creation poking around...

9 h ago

Video: Truck crashes on overpass, rains sheep down on motorists

Filed under: Truck, Etc., Safety, Videos, Work, Australia In one of the more bizarre and macabre accidents weve ever seen, a truck carrying 400 sheep turned on its side on an overpass in Australia ye...

10 h ago

Video: Sauber cuts F1 car in half to show us whats inside

Filed under: Motorsports, Etc., Technology, Videos Looking at the outside of a Formula One race car is all well and fine, but apart from its aerodynamic elements, it really doesnt tell you very much ...

10 h ago

Report: GM to shut Oshawa line, shed 2,000 jobs

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Canada According to the Toronto Sun, General Motors will be shutting down one of the lines at its Oshawa, Ontario plant, putting 2,000 ...

11 h ago

Report: Market for clean air credits grows as Calis ZEV mandates hit automakers

Filed under: Hybrid, Etc., Government/Legal, Technology, Nissan, Electric Automakers are buying and selling zero emission vehicle credits ahead of more stringent ZEV mandates in California. The state...

11 h ago

Report: Hyundai gets 20,000 applicants for 877 jobs in Alabama

Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Hyundai Less than a month ago, Hyundai announced it would be adding a third shift at its Alabama assembly plant, resulting in an additional...

12 h ago

Report: VW considering new midsize utility for NA; Polo and Up! still on table

Filed under: SUV, Etc., Europe, Crossover, VolkswagenWeve already heard word that Volkswagen may be considering a new Alltrack version of its Jetta for the North American Market, but TheDetroitBureau...

13 h ago

Official: Robb Report releases 24th annual Best of the Best list

Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, Etc., BMW, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Motorcycle, Specialty, LuxuryRobb Report has released its annual Best of the Best issue, and the Lamborghini Aventador LP70...

14 h ago

Video: Good Samaritans dragged away in flood trying to save motorist

Filed under: Sedan, Etc., Safety, Videos, South America It takes less than two feet of moving flood water to carry off a vehicle, and while thats a disturbingly small amount, the number drops to just...

1 day ago

Video: Meet Magnus Walker, the worlds most unlikely Porsche 911 collector

Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Videos, Porsche Like it or not, were all guilty of falling into the traps laid for us by stereotypes. For example, if we were to say the phrase "Porsche...

1 day ago

Official: BMW launching M Performance Editions in the UK with three new Frozen matte colors

Filed under: Coupe, Sedan, Performance, BMW, UK If youre tired of the usual shiny paint job that appears on 99-percent of the cars on the road, a matte finish could be just what the proverbial doctor...

1 day ago

Official: Ferrari holding online auction to benefit Italian earthquake victims

Filed under: Auctions, Earnings/Financials, Ferrari Italy is unfortunately no stranger to earthquakes, thus neither is the exotic automaker and racing team whose logo bears the countrys flag. When di...

1 day ago

Official: Road & Track hits the road, makes tracks to Ann Arbor, Michigan

Filed under: Etc. Ann Arbor, Michigan, is best known for the University of Michigan, punk rock progenitor Iggy Pop, and foodie favorite Zingermans Delicatessen. We know, youre wondering why you shoul...

1 day ago

Official: Volkswagen Beetle Fender Edition debuting at Leipzig Auto Show

Filed under: Coupe, Volkswagen, Misc. Auto Shows Volkswagens partnership with Fender - one of the worlds leading musical instrument companies, best known for its rockin guitars - officially kicked of...

1 day ago

Video: Shelby fans around the globe give tribute with "moment of noise"

Filed under: Classics, Performance, Celebrities At 6:55PM PST on Wednesday, engines across the world were revved in unison to honor the late Carroll Shelby, who passed away last Thursday at the age o...

1 day ago

Report: Motorist dies after being poisoned by airbag in minor crash

Filed under: Etc., Safety, Vauxhall, UK According to the coroners office, Ronald Smith of Mardsen, South Shields in the UK "died as a result of the car crash and more pointedly because of the exp...

1 day ago

Report: Toyota working on Playstation-compa tible track day black box for Scion FR-S

Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Technology, Scion, Subaru, Toyota, Toys/Games Autocar reports Toyota and Subaru are working on ways to sharpen the GT 86, BRZ and Scion FR-S triplets. While that may ...

1 day ago

Video: New Acura ILX ads promote its mullet-like nature

Filed under: Sedan, Marketing/Advertising, Videos, Acura, Luxury Its business in the front, party in the back for this 2013 Acura ILX ad that premieres June 4. The dual personality commercials try to...

1 day ago

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