In order to create more cars for the growing minicar market in Japan, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd and Mitsubishi Motor Corp. are collaborating to create NMVK Co. Ltd. Operational as of June 1, the new venture will be in Tokyo, with 35 employees. The companies will be combining the minicar engineer and product-development, and parts [...]
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything about the new 2012 Ferrari FF. However, today, Ferrari has dropped a bunch (and we mean a bunch) of new high-res photos of their new shooting break all-wheel-drive model. Hit the jump for the updated high-res gallery. Click here for more news on the Ferrari FF. Refresher: Power [...]
European automotive publication SportAuto is well known for its Nurburgring laps. The team recently hit up the Nurburgring with the 2012 BMW 1-Series M Coupe and returned a lap time of 8:15. “Considering BMW didn’t bring UHP tires, 8:15 isn’t a bad laptime. The Hockenheim laptimes in which the 1M beat the stronger M3 however [...]
Following the debut of the 2012 Audi R8 GT Spyder, the German automaker has updated the Audi R8 GT coupe for the 2012 model year. As the first limited production sports car by Audi, only 33 units will be made worldwide with just 90 units destined for the United States. Prices for the 2012 Audi [...]
The Targa roof was one of the most popular versions of the Porsche 911 until the change happened in 1996 when Porsche substituted it with the sliding glass roof on the 993. Porsche is now working on the next-generation 911 and it rumors suggest that the Targa option could come back. AutoBild reports that it [...]
According to Russia’s biggest carmaker, AvtoVAZ, Nissan will buy a 4 percent stake in the company from Russian state shareholder Russian Technologies by the end of 2011. “We will sell them a 4 percent stake this year,” Russian Technologies CEO Sergei Chemezov said at an economic forum in St. Petersburg. NIssan and Renault already own [...]
At the 2010 Detroit Auto Show, General Motors unveiled the Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept as a hint to what the next-generation model would look like. Since then we’ve seen the Aveo turn into the Chevrolet Sonic. Sources now suggest that the Chevrolet Aveo RS Concept gathered so much fanfare that GM is now planning to [...]
Sick of hearing about the new 2012 BMW M5? We didn’t think so. BMW has just dropped a bunch of new images of the 2012 M5 for your wallpaper needs. Check out our original post on the 2012 BMW M5. Hit the jump for the updated high-res gallery. Refresher: The 2012 BMW M5 is powered by [...]
Following the official ‘spy shots’ BMW Group has unveiled the official pictures and details of the new 2012 Mini Coupe, which will go on sale in the United States this fall. “The first two-seater in its line-up sees MINI not only breathe new life into its successful racing history but also provide a shot in [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s chief designer Gorden Wagener says that the company is looking to strengthen its global design team by adding people to fill specialized roles. The company is looking to hire new stylists in China. Wagener said that Mercedes-Benz wants to create more than two dozen jobs in China “We still certainly need a few people in the [...]
