Speaking to the Council on Foreign Relations yesterday, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that the 2010 Nissan Maxima would be getting a diesel engine option. This will be Nissan's first US market clean diesel and should come about a year behind…

Is Ferrari recession proof? It sure looks that way for now as Automotive News takes a look at what the Italian supercar brand has in store for the next few years. To date, the order books seem to be holding steady in spite of the turmoil in the…

The 22nd annual Electric Vehicle Symposium was held in Yokohama, Japan in mid-October, EVWorld has a gallery of some the vehicles that were on display there along with some commentary. Evidently this year's conference had smaller number of displays…

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the new CTS-V racer
The last two champions of the Speed GT series will both be driving for Team Cadillac in 2007 in new CTS-V racers. Cadillac veteran Andy Pilgrim, the 2005 champ, will be joined…

According to German magazine Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn is working on two parallel low-end car platforms. Both cars are targeted at an entry price-point of €7,000 with one being developed in Germany and the other in Brazil. The Brazilian model…

Porsche 918 Spyder concept – Click above for high-res image gallery
With all the leaks ahead of auto shows these days, it's not often that we get a real surprise anymore. There was one such event at this year's Geneva Motor Show, though: the Porsche…

You might think now that Porsche is firmly ensconced in the Volkswagen Group family, challenging Audi for overall victory at Le Mans isn't on the to-do list. Apparently, you would wrong. With 16 overall victories, Porsche has more wins at Le Mans…

A British company called Etruk is building a range of small scale biodiesel reactors that range from a 40L unit suitable for people with a single car to fuel up to an 1,150L unit that's suitable for businesses or farms. The reactors can process…

A couple of days ago it was reported that Chrysler would likely drop as many five models from their lineup in the not too distant future. The plan includes dumping slow-selling models like the Jeep Commander and Chrysler Pacifica. The company also…

The round of firings at Tesla Motors that followed the departure of co-founder Martin Eberhard late in 2007 has resulted in yet another lawsuit for the company. This time litigation comes in the form of a class action suit from former employee David…