GM and Chrysler in merger talks
General Motors and Chrysler are in talks to merge and create the world’s biggest car company. Reports in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal say the talks have been underway since the start of October 2008, and sources...
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Mazda 3 saloon (2009): first photos
Mazda is replacing its 3 family of hatchbacks and saloons and we'll see this US-market sedan at next month's Los Angeles motor show. It's a four-door for the notchback-obsessed Americans, but we'll see the five-door Euro-style Mazda 3 hatch a...
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Citroen?s new stop-start system revealed
Citroen has shown off its next-generation stop-start system on a C3 Picasso. The company launched its first-gen system four years ago on the C2 and C3, for which it claims fuel savings of up to 27 percent, but it?ll soon...
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Pininfarina B0 at the Paris motor show 2008
The Pininfarina B0 (that's ‘B-zero’, not body odour) was one of the hidden gems of the 2008 Paris motor show. The full electric vehicle is arguably the first EV you’d actually want to buy for its design. By late 2009...
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AMG plans greener, cleaner performance cars
AMG is going green ? the maker of unfeasibly fast Mercedes-Benz models is gearing up for hybrid and diesel versions, using advanced low-weight materials to retain their tyre-smoking performance credentials while satisfying the nagging greener conscience. In an exclusive CAR...
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BMW-Mercedes alliance: the latest news
BMW and Mercedes are continuing to work on joint projects, CAR can reveal. The two premium brands reckon working together might just stave off the threat of the credit crunch, collapsing car sales in key markets and the uncertainty wobbling...
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UK sales slide continues: 'worst market for 17 years'
Britain's new car market is in deep trouble, official sales figures today confirm. September is historically one of the two biggest registration months of the year, as buyers rush to snap up the autumn's new number plate ? yet sales...
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Infiniti G37 Convertible: more photos
Infiniti has released another photograph of its new G37 Convertible ? the roadster version of Nissan?s new 3-series fighter. The car will be formally shown at the 2008 Los Angeles motor show and this is only the second photograph of...
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Land Rover at the Paris motor show 2008
Land Rover unveiled its most fuel-efficient car ever at the French motor show: the new Freelander TD4_e Stop/Start. No prizes for guessing it's a diesel 4x4, whose economy is improved by 3.8mpg and CO2 falls by 8 percent. Tell me...
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