Latest and Breaking Autos News and Top Stories - July 4
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While it seems Apple and Google rule the world, we often forget about that little penguin in the corner, Linux. Sure, it doesn’t have the slick design of something with a pre-bitten fruit logo or control over the world’s inte...
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Filed under: Motorsports Touring car racing has never been as popular in the United States as it has been overseas. After all, it's NASCAR that garners the lion's share of attention when it comes to tin-top racing in America. For the las...
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Bosch is set to follow German OEMs like Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen and set up manufacturing facilities in Mexico. The investment, said to be worth as much as $544 million, will be good for 3,000 jobs, according to Reuters. The investmen...
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Lexus RC F Solar Flare Looks Stunning in Real Life Lexus recently gave its fans the chance to name a new color that will adorn RC F, and the first photos have popped up showing the car in the flesh. Named Solar Orange, it certainly is an...
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Lexus RC F Solar Flare Looks Stunning in Real Life Lexus recently gave its fans the chance to name a new color that will adorn RC F, and the first photos have popped up showing the car in the flesh. Named Solar Orange, it certainly is an...
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General Motors expects Cadillac sales in China to rise by at least 40 percent this year, as the company steps up local output.
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Honda Airbag Recall Expanded to California Honda is expanding a massive airbag recall to include cars sold in the State of California. This recall is regional as the issue has to do with moisture, and up until now it only affected hot an...
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Honda Airbag Recall Expanded to California Honda is expanding a massive airbag recall to include cars sold in the State of California. This recall is regional as the issue has to do with moisture, and up until now it only affected hot an...
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Head-up display, xenon headlights, and new appearance packages for many models. The launch of the all-new 2015 Audi A3 was the biggest news for the automaker this year, which means the rest of the lineup gets relatively minor changes and...
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Filed under: Europe , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hatchback , Mini , Smart , Fiat A French marketing firm with the impenetrable name of Street Glory Mappers is literally turning cars into billboards. Of course, we've all seen vehicl...
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1969 Cadillac DeVille hot tub will go to the Bonneville Salt Flats to set a new world record
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You'd think there'd be a BMW M4 Gran Coupe since there's a 4 Series Gran Coupe, right? BMW thinks otherwise. With a BMW 4 Series Gran Coupe already in the picture, it would only make sense for the German automaker to add an M version to ...
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Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Auctions , Ferrari , Racing It's not every day that a Ferrari 250 GTO changes hands. It is, after all, one of the most highly coveted cars ever made, and there were only 39 of them built in t...
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At DAF Vlaanderen in Oevel (Belgium) the 1,000,000th cab left the production line on Friday, July 4 2014. “This is a tremendous milestone in the history of DAF’s axle and cab factory”, said Harrie Schippers, President of DAF Trucks N.V. ...
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Porsche may be preparing to stuff a twin-turbocharged 3.8-liter six-cylinder into the Cayman.
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Bus and coach market steady in June with a 0.3% rise; year-to-date volumes remain up 3.4%. Purpose-built sector made gains in the month with a 19.1% rise, leaving the year down just 6.3%. Converted bus market fell 16.8% in June, but year...
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'Made in Germany,' a hallmark of three of Europe's leading luxury automakers for years, is losing a little more of its exclusivity with BMW's decision to join rivals Audi and Mercedes and establish a manufacturing footprint in Mexico.
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Check out this video to hear the Local Motors team share their thoughts on the new lightweight chassis that will underpin a street-legal track car and closed coupe. Local Motors, the company that designed the Rally Fighter , is building ...
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Filed under: Car Buying , Sedan , Audi , Luxury It appears that there was a pent up demand for compact, front-wheel drive German luxury sedans that no one really knew about. Not only has the Mercedes CLA-Class been a success in the US wi...
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In case you didn't know already, James Glickenhaus is a very lucky petrolhead that owns a pretty awesome collection of both old and new exotica, including an assortment of Ferrari racers. He's also the owner of the one-off Ferrari P4/5 b...
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July 4, 2014 What’s Hot: Playful chassis, gutsy engine, individual style. What’s Not: Killer road noise, looks too much like a standard RCZ. X-FACTOR: Race-derived engine and handling makes for huge fun on winding roads. Vehi...
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Everybody knows the legend of Icarus, where he tries to escape from Crete using wings his father made from feathers and wax. Humanity has always been literally obsessed with flying like a bird, ever since ancient times. Modern history cl...
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Top 10 Torque Titans of America On American Independence day, better known as the 4th of July, we celebrate everything to do with the United States of America, and where would this nation be without its cars. But this all-American list ...
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Top 10 Torque Titans of America On American Independence day, better known as the 4th of July, we celebrate everything to do with the United States of America, and where would this nation be without its cars. But this all-American list ...
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If there are vehicles out there that really need autonomous driving, those have to be trucks. Think how fatiguing must be for truck drivers to just sit an drive for hours and cover as many miles as they can while also maintaining a low f...
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It's been on the market since 2005, it's styled by Giugiaro, it rides on a variation of the General Motors Gamma platform and it was first facelifted in 2009 when the Evo moniker was added to its name. Yes, we're talking about the Fiat P...
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Pricing for the 2015 Hyundai Elantra sedan has been revealed. Pricing for the 2015 Hyundai Elantra sedan has been revealed. The base Elantra SE with manual transmission starts at $18,060 (including $810 destination), while the top-of-the...
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Kia’s next-generation Sorento SUV has surfaced again, this time in the towns and roads of the European Alps. The company has peeled back a layer of camouflage for these latest tests, revealing a look that would seem to share elemen...
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Filed under: Classics , Coupe , Performance , Videos , Chevrolet It's early July and that means that it's time to celebrate our nation's independence. Of course, we all observe the holiday in our own way. For some it's just nice to sit o...
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Total commercial vehicle registrations rose 25.5% in June to 33,941; rolling year up 16.4% to 344,762. Van market maintains impressive growth with registrations up 33.3% in June, causing year-to-date volumes to increase 16.8% to 155,532 ...
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Compared to the same period last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders hints that the United Kingdom's new car market has grown by more than 10 percent. Get this - the biggest gains are coming from plug-in EVs and alternat...
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As Merkel heads to China on her seventh trade mission there is an increasing sense that such close ties may be problematic An exhibition called Evidence by Ai Weiwei, the Chinese artist and human rights activist, that is currently drawin...
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BMW will invest US$1 billion in its Mexico plant expansion, where it hopes to eventually build up to 600,000 cars per year
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Holden’s sales charts in June were the best the carmaker had seen in Australia for three years, thanks in part to an aggressive end of financial year (EOFY) sales campaign. The EOFY deals offered drive-away pricing on some models a...
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What we have here is a 700-horsepower Dodge Challenger burning quite a bit of rubber. Watch the video here.
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![American Revolution: A Pair of Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcats Declares Independence From Traction [Exclusive Video!]](http://blog.caranddriver.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2015-Dodge-Challenger-SRT-Hellcat-PLACEMENT3-626x382.jpg)
When news broke that the supercharged 6.2-liter Hemi V-8 Hellcat engine destined for the top-grade 2015 Dodge Challenger SRT would get a whopping 707 horsepower, everything forever skipped a beat. But while everyone was scrambling to get...
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Numerous Other Cars Also Recalled A slew of automakers announced another round of recalls, the largest of which is one affecting roughly 660,000 Subaru models. Other manufacturers to recently announce recalls include Mitsubishi, Jaguar, ...
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We're celebrating the Fourth of July by listing the most American cars ever made. Hope you like pushrods and V8s!
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The SCG 003 will boast a 500-horsepower twin-turbocharged V6.
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Like its Forte5 hatchback sibling, Kia’s Forte Koup got restyled and a newsworthy power upgrade this year in the form of a direct-injected 1.6-liter turbocharged four cranking out 201 horsepower; the pre-refresh car settled for 173 ponie...
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Increasingly, logistics companies are being required to collect multiple streams of data from truck fleet drivers to improve driver safety, optimise engine parts, save fuel, and ultimately, run their businesses more efficiently…. M...
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Anyone who has ever driven down an road in India has seen the sign: Honk OK Please painted in colorful lettering on the back of an old truck. One of the reasons truck drivers like horns so much is because they tend to avoid relying on th...
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This is the best performing auto stock in the world and if their CEO is right, it is going to get even better.
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The Mercedes-Benz Zetros was never designed to be a luxury desert cruiser, but in the right hands, it can become pretty much anything. This latest project comes from the guys at Carlex Design, who once again worked their magic on t...
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The latest product of the collaboration between California-based Specialized and Woking-based supercar producer is the McLaren S-Works Tarmac bike. It comes with a price of a new car and looks like a 650S on two wheels, but what’s ...
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July 4, 2014 What’s Hot: Sexy style, crisp handling and typical Audi quality feel. What’s Not: No standard sat-nav or seat heaters. X-FACTOR: It's in a small niche, but Audi’s newest A3 variant will appeal...
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Let’s see, you already have a Rolls Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe for long relaxing drives on the coast, a Ferrari 458 Speciale for track fun and a Harley Davidson Street Glide for when you want to be wild. But what do you get if yo...
