var addthis_pub="mastersaira BREAKING: MINI Officially Confirms Series-Production of Coupe and Speedster Models! .fullpost{display:inline;} We've yet to see the MINI Coupe Concept in the flesh - let alone it's Speedtser twin that has yet to be revealed, but parent company BMW officially confirmed today that both models will enter series production and that they

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"First Lotus Evora Coupe Delivered to Customer, Full Production to Start in November .fullpost{display:inline;} Matthew Melling of Twickenham, UK, is the first customer to take delivery of the all-new Lotus Evora. He received the keys to the mid-engined 2+2 coupe from Luke Bennett, Director of Lotus Cars Limited, at the British

Cadillac to Launch 5 New Models Including BMW 3-Series Rival and CTS-V Coupe by 2011 .fullpost{display:inline;} GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson confirmed today that Cadillac is developing five new models through 2011 including an entry-level luxury sports sedan that will compete against the BMW 3-Series and Audi A4 sedans in the segment below the CTS. The

var addthis_pub="mastersairabChevrolet to Reveal 10 New Models, Buick and GMC another 10 through 2011 .fullpost{display:inline;} The new General Motors announced today that it is going to launch 25 brand-new models into the market by the end of 2011 including five new entries for Cadillac, 10 for Chevy while Buick and GMC will add another 10 new models. We've

var addthis_pub="mastersaira European Honda Civic Type R Hatch to be Sold in Japan .fullpost{display:inline;} Following Australia and South Africa, Japan will be the third country outside Europe to receive the British-built Civic Type R 3-door hatchback. The model, which will be called the Civic Type R EURO to distinguish it from the Japanese-market 4-door

var addthis_pub="mastersairab No New Facelift for Mazda RX-8 in Frankfurt, Reports Confused German Market Launch .fullpost{display:inline;} As Homer Simpson would put it, D'oh! Many magazine and auto sites were quick to report the news that Mazda may (or is going to) introduce another facelift version of the RX-8 sports car at the forthcoming Frankfurt Show.

var addthis_pub="mastersairab BMW X1 Priced 7 to 11 Percent Lower than X3 and Relatively Close to VW Tiguan in Germany .fullpost{display:inline;} As well as publishing the official photos and specs of the X1, BMW has also confirmed pricing on its new compact SUV for many European markets. In Germany, the entry-level, rear-wheel drive X1 sDrive18i petrol model

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"BMW Confirms X1 SUV for the USA, Sales Start in 2011 - Europe Gets RWD Versions Also .fullpost{display:inline;} Confirming previous reports, BMW announced today that the all-new X1 SUV is planned to go on sale in the United States in 2011. The Bavarian automaker said that specific details on the U.S. market version including engine

var addthis_pub="mastersairabChrysler Resumes Production with the Dodge Viper at Detroit Plant .fullpost{display:inline;} Having emerged from bankruptcy protection on June 9, the newly formed Chrysler Group LLC restarted production at one of its Detroit assembly plants on Monday, June 15. The first factory to reopen after the company shut down for a period of

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"Mazda Says it Will Add Gasoline-Electric Hybrid Drivetrains to Lineup .fullpost{display:inline;} As the saying goes, if you can't beat them, you might as well join them. Following Mazda CEO Takashi Yamanouchi's 180 degree turn on the embracement of hybrid technologies that came at the New York Auto Show in April, the company's

var addthis_pub="mastersairaF1 'Parodia': FIA Adds Ferrari to 2010 Entry List, Scuderia Says We're Not Taking Part .fullpost{display:inline;} And the dispute continues. On Friday, the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) published on its official website the entry list for the 2010 season Formula One World Championship that included Ferrari as a

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"GM Considering Three U.S. Plants for New Small Car Production .fullpost{display:inline;} General Motors may have yet to announce the type of small car that it intends to build in the States - although, as we've said before, everything points to the Chevy Spark, but today the automaker revealed that it has narrowed its options to

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"General Motors Builds 1.5 Millionth Corvette .fullpost{display:inline;} While GM was preparing for bankruptcy, the Corvette reached yet another major milestone in its almost six-decade-long history with the production of the 1,500,000th car. The commemorative model left the production line at GM's Bowling Green Assembly plant on May

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"Geiger Cars Brings 2010 Chevy Camaro to Europe - €39,900 for a V6, €50,600 for a V8 SS .fullpost{display:inline;} GM's decision not to sell the new 2010 Chevy Camaro in Europe (at least not in the near future) has opened the 'import' doors to companies like Geiger Cars. The German firm, which is also known for its tuning division,

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"Another One Down: GM Ceases Production of Medium-Duty Chevy and GMC Trucks .fullpost{display:inline;} General Motors, which entered bankruptcy protection on June 1st, said on Monday that it would terminate its medium-duty truck operations after having failed to find a buyer for the division. "After four years of working with

var addthis_pub="mastersairab"Renault's Megane R26.R Up to 3 Seconds Faster than the 300HP Focus RS at UK Tracks .fullpost{display:inline;} According to Renault, the most potent version of the previous generation Megane RS, the 230HP R26.R that went on sale in October 2008 for a limited run of 450 examples, 230 of which are destined for Britain, has set new

var addthis_pub="mastersairabMINI Roadster said to Debut at Frankfurt Show .fullpost{display:inline;} This week's grapevine story concerns the possible unveiling of a near-to-production MINI Roadster study at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September. Britain's Autocar magazine joined the hype today corroborating an earlier report on the matter from French car mag,

var addthis_pub="mastersairabNissan to Begin Production of X-Trail and Teana Sedan in Russia .fullpost{display:inline;} Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a

var addthis_pub="mastersaiKoenigsegg Among the Remaining Bidders for GM's SAAB Division .fullpost{display:inline;} According to a report from the Swedish financial daily newspaper, Dagens Industri, Sweden's own supercar builder Koenigsegg, is one of the three remaining parties interested in buying General Motors' SAAB brand. The newspaper said that the other two

var addthis_pub="mastersairab Obama Announces 35.5MPG Average for 2016 and National Standard For Tailpipe Emissions .fullpost{display:inline;} The Obama administration today announced tougher fuel mileage standards and tailpipe emission limits forcing automakers to meet a fleetwide average of 35.5 miles per gallon (6.6lt/100km) by 2016, four years sooner than