GM has announced they have closed a deal to sell outdated Saab technology to China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co. Ltd (BAIC). While details are scarce, GM will transfer tooling (for the current 9-3/9-5) and powertrain ...

Nissan has won the Design Challenge, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, with the futuristic V2G concept. Envisioned as a “youthmobile” for the year 2030, the V2G looks like a cross between a wheelbarrow and a roller skate. While ...

Bentley’s flagship model begins production at the company’s Crewe plant next spring. First deliveries of the large Mulsanne to the UK take place sometime in the summer of 2010 and in the fall for the US. Only the well-heeled ...

Christian Abt and his team will not sit idle for as long as Audi continues churning out new models every year. Following the launch of the A5 Coupe and Cabriolet the Ingolstadt firm announced the five-door Sportback version, much to ABT ...

Toyota has announced they will showcase a new hybrid concept car at the 2010 North American International Auto Show. No official details have been given but speculation describes the compact car as being smaller than the Prius and will go ...

HEICO SPORTIV has a new tuning package for the facelift Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe. The tuner believes a strong base is already in place from the stock car which has eco-friendly technologies like stop/start with a brake-energy recovery system ...

Officially sanctioned tuners Steinmetz have set a new speed record for street-legal Opel vehicles. At 287.4 km/h (178.6 mph), the Steinmetz/Klasen Insignia Sports Tourer OPC is officially the fastest Opel ever built. The record was set in ...

Mercedes-Benz is plotting to replace the naturally aspirated 6.3-liter (6208cc) AMG V8 with a twin-turbo 5.5-liter V8 engine by 2011. The move was confirmed in an Inside Line interview with Daimler R&D board member Dr. Thomas ...

Bugatti chose the Dubai Motor Show to conclude its Centenary celebrations by unveiling three special editions of the Veyron hypercar. The “Sang d’Argent” and the Grand Sport “Soleil de Nuit” are one-off models ...

Winter has come to the northern hemisphere, which means high-speed Nurburgring testing is now almost nil. Cold testing however, is only just beginning. BMW is among those on the programme as this spied next-generation 3 Series (codenamed ...