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Click above for more RCA Eco-Friendly ConceptsWhenever car design students tackle a project with as little direction as designing a "future eco-friendly automobile," you know that the designs will bear little resemblance to what's currently available. Still, when it's students from the Royal College......
U.S. Nissan Cube site hits the web
Sunday, July 20th, 2008
The new Nissan Cube will be unveiled the morning of November 19 at the Los Angeles Auto Show, and the automaker has begun the buildup to its arrival. The Cube now has an official website, where you can count down the days and see more on the Cube art cars that design students prepared for the '08 Ne......
Design students envision a modern Model-T
Friday, May 2nd, 2008
Photo: KEVIN A. WILSON, AutoweekRecently, Ford Motor Company sponsored a contest with the goal of modernizing the iconic Model T, a car which revolutionized motorized transportation the world over. The winner of the competition, a 24-year-old junior at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit na......
Spy Shots: BMW X5 M spotted again…
Tuesday, December 11th, 2007
This isn't the first time we've reported on the long-rumored high-performance BMW X5 M. In fact, we showed you spy shots on July 25, 2007, August 31, 2007, and again on October 16, 2007. So, here we go again...Rumors about powerplants thrive, but our best guess indicates BMW will not be dropping the......
Penske gets millions in gov’t funding to expand 2 dealerships
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Detroit's automakers didn't get much help from the federal government when they visited the White House, but that hasn't stopped a pair of LA-area car dealerships from receiving federal funding. Longo Toyota – "the World's Largest Dealership" – and Longo Lexus – "the #1 Lexus dealer in the Wes......
Penske gets millions in gov’t funding to expand 2 dealerships
Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Detroit's automakers didn't get much help from the federal government when they visited the White House, but that hasn't stopped a pair of LA-area car dealerships from receiving federal funding. Longo Toyota – "the World's Largest Dealership" – and Longo Lexus – "the #1 Lexus dealer in the Wes......
Spy shots: Volkswagen Passat CC “coupe”
Thursday, October 4th, 2007
With the imminent arrival of the new coupe-shaped Volkswagen Passat at the Geneva Motor Show and the recently launched teaser site for the budget CLS competitor, it was only a matter of time before more detailed spy shots found their way onto the Web.The artic white mule was caught undergoing testin......
Close the sale online with AutoNation
Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Every automaker has its web presence set up where you can sort of shop for a car. It gets a little difficult when you actually go to get a price quote – you'll get directed to a selection of local dealers, some more willing to deal than others – it's enough to make you wish for a "Buy It Now" bu......
Volkswagen plans to overtake Toyota as world’s largest by 2015
Wednesday, July 18th, 2007
Volkswagen has revealed that it plans to take on the newly minted global leader Toyota and become the world's largest carmaker by 2015. The ambitious goal was confirmed by Michael Kern, head of sales and marketing for the Volkswagen brand, who said they aim to beat Toyota on both vehicle sales and p......
Brilliance delisting from NYSE
Friday, May 4th, 2007
Brilliance China Automotive Holdings, Inc., front-and-center in the news of late thanks to a disastrous performance by its BS6 sedan in German crash tests last month, has announced that it's delisting its American Depositary Shares from the New York Stock Exchange. Brilliance is making its exit due ......