Audi has announced that it will take over management responsibility for Volkswagen’s Brussels, Belgium assembly plant. Late last year, VW announced that it will move production of its Golf to plants in Germany, and there was speculation that the automaker would completely close the assembly plant. are now growing that the factory may be closed […]

One of two remaining original Auto Union Type D race cars from did not sell during a closed-bid auction held by Christie’s Auction House. The ultra-rare 1939 German race car is expected to be the most valuable car in the world. The Auto Union Type D is expected to go for around $12 million U.S.
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Just a few weeks ago Consumer Reports announced its Top Picks for 2007 list. For the second year in a row, all of Top Pick cars came from Japanese nameplates. While the Japanese cars excel in tests, there are good alternatives, and there are many people that will only “buy American.” For the second year, […]

As we reported back in January, Subaru is working on an update for its slow-selling Tribeca. With sales only running at half of the original projections, Subaru will address several of the common criticisms for the 2008 model Tribeca, including the controversial (read: ugly) front end. Gone is the polarizing “propeller” grille that will be […]

Lexus will stage the world debut of its all-new LX 570 luxury SUV at the 2007 New York Auto Show in April. “The third-generation LX 570 will reach new heights in performance via a powerful new V8 engine while achieving elevated levels of comfort, style and safety,” said the automaker.
Based on the Lexus naming scheme, […]

Not long after the announcement that Ford had sold Aston Martin to a consortium led by David Richards, founder and chairman of Prodrive, Aston Martin announced that its current chief executive, Dr. Ulrich Bez, will remain has the brand’s Chief Executive. Prodrive’s David Richards will be join Aston Martin’s board as a non-executive chairman.
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Nissan announced pricing on the all-new Sentra SE-R and Sentra SE-R Spec V last week. The Sentra SE-R, with its 177-hp 2.5L 4-cylinder engine mated to an Xtronic CVT with steering wheel-mounted paddle shifters, will have a starting base price of $19,400.
The Sentra SE-R Spec V, featuring a higher output 2.5L 4-cylinder delivering 200-hp and […]

General Motors Vice Chairman and global product chief Bob Lutz told reporters at the Geneva Motor Show that the automaker is targeting a production version of its Chevrolet Volt electric concept car in 2010.
“We have set an internal target of production in 2010. Whether we can make that or not, this is still kind of […]

Volkswagen has announced that the current head of Bentley, Franz-Josef Paefgen, will also add the Bugatti brand to his duties. Paefgen, a former head of Audi, will replace Thomas Bscher, who resigned from Bugatti after an apparent fallout with VW boss Martin Winterkorn. Bscher’s departure was the latest in a string of high-ranking executives to […]

General Motors is facing several major decisions about the second phase of its revival of the Cadillac brand. Within the next three months, Cadillac executives have to decide which models to move forward with. Cadillac is currently considering several projects and they will likely decide to move forward on some projects, while scrapping others.
According to […]