AUTO

BMW has revealed patent sketches of its new i3 model this week, originally publicised by French Automotive magazine L'Automobile.

How quickly it all turns from gloom and doom to rainbows and bunny-rabbits. Well it's not quite that rosy, but the last couple of days have been a little more positive in markets. That makes us happy, and if you're a politician, you'll likely attribute it to something you think you've done well.

Ford Motor Company has conducted experimental tests for new communicative technology, named 'Electronic Brake Light', aimed at mitigating or preventing rear-end collisions in heavy traffic or around blind corners.

The 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class continues to gradually reveal itself with spy photographers this time getting good shots of the new sedan's grille and front end.

Seventy Holden vehicles were cut and crushed in Canberra this weekend at a road rescue training event hosted by the Australasian Road Rescue Organisation (ARRO).

That frustrating search for a free space in your local shopping centre car park could become a thing of the past after Volvo revealed a concept vehicle that will perform the task without a driver.

As a road car, the Mini Cooper JCW GP makes a great track weapon.

Selena Gomez shifts from the stage to the streets to start in the new action movie “Getaway.” This time she will not be playing the damsel in distress rather a car thief. Gomez will start alongside Ethan Hawke and the Ford Shelby GT500.

Porsche's former chief financial officer has been convicted of credit fraud by a German court in a criminal case relating to a failed 2009 bid by the sports car maker to buy Volkswagen.

Pay $6.2M for three, not one, Ferrari. The best car sale has hit the market. Imagine getting a Ferrari F40, F50 and an Enzo for the price of one? This is possibly one of the best car deals and gift packages around.

The Audi R8 has successfully carved its own niche some people has even considered it as the “sickest car” in the world. While some people in industry feel the R8 is just a way for the company to amortize the costs of the Lamborghini Gallardo – it is impossible to deny the Audi R8.

At last, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has set up new guidelines for drivers keen on self-driving cars. The move is a breakthrough as it is one of the first regulatory laws introduced by the agency with respect to autonomous vehicles.

Not unexpectedly, Tesla Motors Inc. is gathering pace as it has just announced that it will expand its charging stations. The advancement is aimed at giving the owners of electric cars the possibility of having a coast-to-coast ride. But the electric car producer had also a small surprise for its fans.

Michael Bay and his team are gearing up for Transformers 4. Production of the fourth installment of the movie franchise has started and the director was generous enough to provide a sneak peak – two new Autobots and Optimus Prime’s new look.

Most people don't realise their car is actually a powerful computer. Computers in modern cars control the multimedia system, sat-nav, dashboard and engine. And approximately one third of all computing in cars is just to tell you what's going on.

Ford Motor Co. is to give Australian production the brush-off as it has informed that it would stop manufacturing cars in the world's twelve largest economy.

Tesla Motors Inc., headed by green entrepreneur Elon Musk, is looking to rewrite the car industry in the US with a new stock offering.

Nissan Motor Co. surprised with it net profit growth of staggering 46.1 percent for the fourth quarter. But the fact is that the Japan's carmaker did not show off its annual profit which was simply plane, compared to its home rivals. Certainly, the weakening yen significantly helped Nissan Motor Co. and other Japan's companies enjoy stronger performance.

Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car manufacturer, has finally broken even, seeing surprisingly encouraging profits for the first quarter of 2013. This definitely has beaten expectations of poor sales which were widely expected.

It seems that Toyota Motor Corp. is on its track to full recovery as in the fiscal year ended March 2013 it saw its net profit triple on a year-on-year basis.

As demand for pickups is rising, Ford Motor Co. is to announce that it will create 2000 new positions at its Claycomo car plant located in Kansas City.

Toyota Motor Corp. does not stop in its attempts to expand. It is widely rumored that the Japan's automaker is to reveal its plans to start production of Lexus cars in the United States. Interestingly, it seems that Toyota Motor Corp. is striving for the title of the No.1 in the US luxury ranking which the company lost back in 2011.

It seems that Toyota Motor Corp. is going through tough times as it will have to recall as many as 1.73 million vehicles globally as it has faced safety issues revolving around airbags. Other Japan's carmakers, including Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mazda Motor Corp., have announced the same process as their models have also encountered similar problems. But that is not the last of problems for Toyota Motor Corp. as the carmaker is now at war against Ford Motor Co. over the title of ...

Newest data showed that the Ford Motor Co.'s Focus model had beaten its rivals in 2012 global car sales. The Focus model became the world's best-selling car due to sharply increasing demand in China. The findings of the survey by R.L. Polk & Co. indicated that three models of Ford Motor Co. were in the world's top six.

West Australia's Anthony Giacoppo will be looking to utilise home-state advantage when the 2013 Subaru National Road Series (NRS) gets underway with the Woodside Tour de Perth (WA) on April 11.

A video teaser suggesting the Volvo S60 Polestar performance concept is coming to Australian showrooms has been released.

The wife of Volkswagen AG chairman Ferdinand Piech is set to join the supervisory board of the Volkswagen Group-owned Audi, almost a year after being elected to the board of Volkswagen AG.

The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013.

On the 20th of March, Volkswagen AG informed that it would recall nearly 385,000 in China, its biggest market, to fix gearbox problems. Everything indicates that the recall will start in April. Certainly, the recall will be a harsh blow for the company as the whole operation may cost it over $600 million.