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In an effort to cut down on travel and energy costs, Chrysler is said to be in negotiations with the United Auto Workers Union to switch from five, eight-hour days down to four days with ten-hour shifts. We first heard this scheme mentioned as a possibility for the Jeep Factory in Toledo, Ohio, thou......

Earlier this year, the Bush administration surprised a lot of green activists by actually surpassing the already challenging CAFE standards for 2011-2015. While automakers like Toyota, Ford, and GM are quietly going about the business of hitting those targets, BMW is speaking up and saying that the ......

If you have a passion for Tata-owned British luxury vehicles and you're willing to move to central England, then Jaguar/Land Rover may have the opportunity of a lifetime for you. The newly Indian-owned British marques are looking to fill 600 positions to beef up their engineering staffs that work on......

click above for gallery of hot, hot heatSince last Thursday, more than 20 cars and trucks in the Russian capital of Moscow have been torched by an elusive car arsonist. Each of the fires is started the same way: flammable materials are pulled from a dumpster, stacked under the vehicle's wheel, dous......

Despite the fact that the beleaguered automaker has not yet turned a profit since its unceremonious departure from Daimler to Cerberus, Chrysler CEO Bob Nardelli says that the company is still on track. "Through the first quarter we are still on plan relative to the pro forma and the targets we esta......

Here's a juicy one. BMW Blog reports that it has two unnamed, independent sources who have spoken of a high-revving (how does 11,000 rpm sit with you?) new four-cylinder being developed for use in the 1-series. The power target of this fantasy mill is said to be 220 to 260 horsepower, and it would t......

will ‘Hunk’ imitate Honda’s CBR?Hero Honda is all set to launch a new premium bike named ‘junk‘ hunk. The junk hunk is likely to be powered by an 156cc engine. While Bajaj targets the 100cc customers with its 125cc ‘XCD’(bike with the fuel efficiency of a 100cc bike combined with the p......

You may remember the VW Touareg 2 from a little movie called The Bourne Ultimatum, but reality check: we aren’t bad-ass drivers like those in The Bourne Ultimatum. The ordinary driver is mostly likely using the Touareg 2 to haul families around or to off-road with friends, not to chase down target......

Skoda on Septmeber 20th launched a new variant of its luxury sedan Superb. The new variant ‘Superb Comfort’ is the third upgrade on Superb. The new variant, Superb comfort has been introduced in response to the growing demand for advanced customisation in the existing variant of the car, accordi......

WRC: Rally Argentina The Rally of Argentina is underway, with Marcus Gronholm (right) leading over Petter Solberg, and a hard-charging Sebastien Loeb moving up quickly in third place after five stages. No U.S. TV coverage, but you may find European clips via BitTorrent. [photo courtesy Ford] WRC inf......