It’s no longer a secret that Infiniti is trying to diversify its manufacturing mark. As part of a larger Nissan strategy to localize production and leave the burden of yen fluctuations, Infiniti will establish store in China and at Nissan’s Sunderland place in the UK. Next one is North American site.

Exceptionally masked BMW i8 hybrid sports model was noticed being tested in Munich. It is the BMW’s first hybrid sports model and will be released by 2014 on sale. It will come out as the second car from the German’s I sub-brand. The vehicle was first showed at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show together with the i3 electric urban car, and attracted giant attention and appreciation of visitors and critics.

Liberate free place for a Volvo in your full shopping cart.

Maruti Suzuki has presented brand new limited-edition petrol version of the DZire named the Regal

Aston Martin is setting a new achievement at 24 Hours of Nurburgring, being the first auto brand to race a hydrogen-powered vehicle.

There’s a new measure for what is considered “American” vehicle and this year it gives the title back to U.S. brands.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Porsche, the German auto brand has revealed its brand-new 911 RSR race model which will be accompanied this race season by the Porsche AG Team Manthey works section.

Nissan might take a serious run at the U.S. light truck market when it reveals the next gen Titan.

Fiat has declared prices for the 2013 500e, with MSRP starting with $32,500 while the lease is offered only at $199 per month for 36 months with $999 due at signing.

Constructed to enlarge Mercedes-Benz’s demand, the brand-new CLA will be on sale in fall in the US starting with $29,900.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk spent a day in Texas advancing that the electric car brand be allowed to sell its products directly to the customers.

Despite Audi will give US a poor preview of the brand-new A3 sedan at the 2013 New York Auto Show, the German auto brand confirmed that the car will officially debut at the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show in China.

Ford is coming to the 2013 Shanghai Motor Show with 23 cars, a new model is among them, making its worldwide debut.

Audi engineers are hard at work on the 2014 A4, planning to make the sedan lighter and more stylish to further differentiate it from the upcoming A3 sedan.

As if Bugatti’s Veyron Grand Sport wasn’t extravagant or unique enough, the ultra-exotic auto manufacturer has unveiled a truly one-of-a-kind vehicle dubbed the L’Or Blanc.

Unintended acceleration became a buzzword in when more than 14 million Toyota vehicles were recalled in 2009 and 2010 for unintended acceleration. Some of the resulting disputes are still being settled.

The Nissan Altima, a vehicle for a long time not considered to be a competitor for the top place, announced the sales to begin in March among middle-size sedans, removing the Toyota Camry. 

The hottest Jaguar’s coupe, the XKR-S GT, was shown today on the stage of the 2013 New York Auto Show.

Ford, Chrysler and General Motors create profitable business out of light-duty pickup vehicles, but they ignore previously agreed measuring tests and towing capacity standards.

The 2014 Silverado’s statistics will be based on Chevy’s tests, not those developed by SAE.

The Camaro Z28: bigger engine and higher price, that means less sales but more zoom.

Patrick George discussed recent General Motors trademarks for the Chevelle name. After a short discussion regarding trademark process, George made a conclusion; the Chevelle name may find the way out by attaching to something less deserving, like Dodge’s C-segment vehicle ended up with the Dart moniker. But there is also a light ray for optimists.

Cadillac has showed brand new 2014 CTS sedan, the fate of the CTS coupe and wagon will be debated.

Toyota RAV4 platform will be used for hybrid-powered vehicle.

BMW, taking into the consideration the rise of crossovers demand in Europe and the United States, expands its brand new 4-series lineup with the X4 vehicle that will go on sale in a year.

One can never completely trust the auto rumor mill; unreliable blogs are ready to post mostly everything to get clicks, which can lead to the wrong and unverified information being gone through as truth. But TTAC has reliable sources (thanks to our EIC Herr Schmitt) informing that VW and Fiat are negotiating regarding the potential sale of Alfa Romeo.

GM is going to steal all spotlights from brand-new Ford F-150 in 2015 with the help of two new mid-sized pickups. And according to TTAC Commenter and GM exec Mark Reuss, each vehicle has its own mission.

Mercedes-Benz is planning to start a subcompact vehicle range with the support of Renault-Nissan, a German magazine informed.

Porsche will start sales of its first plug-in vehicle in summer with price starting at 110,409 euros in Germany, the auto brand announced today. The 416-hp Panamera S E-Hybrid will be presented at the Shanghai auto show on April 21.

The MPV sector, that is very popular in Europe, was initially invented in France. The Renault Espace, the grandfather of the modern minivan, was initially assumed to be a Peugeot, until PSA accounted it to be very costly and sold it to Renault. Approximately two decades later, Renault changed the segment again with the help of cozy Scenic minivan, which created followers from mostly every auto maker.