It's been no secret in recent years that Land Rover has been itching to reduce the weight of its products. Even before Ford sold the brand to Tata, it had been working on a variety of lighter weight concepts and it looks like the next-generation…

Click above for a high-res gallery of the (apparently D.O.A.) Suzuki Kizashi
Reports of the premature death of the Suzuki Kizashi are apparently… premature. After a story surfaced yesterday detailing Suzuki's cancellation of its mid-sized sedan…

The National Platfrom for Electric Mobility was officially launched in Berlin, Germany on Monday and the Volkswagen Group showed off its upcoming array of hybrid and plug-in vehicles for chancellor Angela Merkel. The platform is a public-private…

What had been set to be the longest edition yet of the Dakar Rally now won't happen at all. A day before the race was due to kick off in Lisbon on Saturday, organizers decided to cancel the entire event. A series of terrorist attacks, including the…

Those who remember the Nissan Altima of the late '0s might find the vehicle in the photo slightly familiar. Apparently Chinese automaker Dongfeng is still making cars based on the car that was badged as the Bluebird in Asian markets. They have just…

At the Shanghai Motor Show opening later this week in China, Volkswagen will be emphasizing cleaner emissions and higher fuel economy in line with their recent pledge to reduce consumption and emissions by twenty percent by 2010. They will be…

As the bidding to take over over the Saturn brand from General Motors nears its conclusion, it looks increasingly likely that Roger Penske will walk away with the “prize.” Regardless of who takes control, all Penske is slated to receive is a network…

2010 Ford Mustang body-in-white – Click above for high-res gallery
At today's third annual Ford Racing Invitational at Milan Dragway in Michigan, the automaker announced the availability of a new body-in-white based on the 2010 Mustang. The bare body…

Safety is expected when you're Volvo, and when something goes wrong it's particularly embarrassing. Such was the case this week when media were invited to a demonstration of one of Volvo's latest latest safety technologies. The collision warning…

So, was Bob Lutz right, or was it just bad luck? Just as I picked up a new Mazda MX-5 to drive for a few days following the Vernal Equinox, it has started to snow (and snow, and snow). We've actually had more snow this winter than I can recall in…