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2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury Priced from $53,690

2020 Cadillac XT6 Premium Luxury Priced from $53,690

Detroit – Cadillac’s first-ever XT6 will offer one of the segment’s strongest rosters of standard features and safety and driver assistance technologies, with a starting price of $53,690 (including destination charge)1, for the Premium Luxury FWD model. The lineup also includes the XT6 Sport, with standard Sport ... Continue reading

1951 VOLKSWAGEN ROMETSCH BEESKOW WINS TOP HONOR FOR CUSTOM COACHWORK AT THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

1951 VOLKSWAGEN ROMETSCH BEESKOW WINS TOP HONOR FOR CUSTOM COACHWORK AT THE AMELIA ISLAND CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE

The People’s Car made its bow at one of the most prestigious collector-car events in the world on Sunday, March 10th, the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, and wowed the thousands of enthusiasts who attended the event. Most car enthusiasts know about the humble Beetle, the Golf, and the Microbus, but the class of ... Continue reading

Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”

Porsche celebrates “50 years of the 917”

Return of the 917-001 and more than 7,795 PS-powered special exhibition Stuttgart, Germany. One of the strongest number sequences ever produced by Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year: the Porsche 917. ... Continue reading

First Glimpse of All-New Hyundai Sonata

First Glimpse of All-New Hyundai Sonata

First model to embody Sensuous Sportiness design language 2020 Sonata showcases sporty four-door-coupe silhouette with spacious interior Sonata to employ an array of advanced features, such as Hidden Lighting Lamps, a Hyundai first, that turn chromic when off and lit when on SEOUL, Mar. 5, 2019 – Hyundai Motor today ... Continue reading

Bob Nixon Designer of the Pregnant Roller Skate Leaves His Legacy +VIDEO

Bob Nixon Designer of the Pregnant Roller Skate Leaves His Legacy +VIDEO

The Auto Channel Some of my happiest memories of college came roaring back when I heard Bob Nixon, designer of the AMC Gremlin, had passed on. Rumor was that his colleague Dick Teague designed the Gremlin on an airplane barf bag but making a car for baby boomers that could capture their rebellious, anti-establishment, ... Continue reading

Details Of Koenigsegg Revolutionary New $3 Million 1600 HP E85 Optimized 'Jesko' Supercar Just Revealed At Geneva's Auto Show

Details Of Koenigsegg Revolutionary New $3 Million 1600 HP E85 Optimized 'Jesko' Supercar Just Revealed At Geneva's Auto Show

Koenigsegg has unveiled an all-new megacar – the Koenigsegg Jesko – at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. Jesko inherits the mantle left by the Agera RS as the leading track-focused, road-legal car for those looking for the ultimate in vehicle performance. ... Continue reading

UK's Morgan sells majority stake to Italian investment company

UK's Morgan sells majority stake to Italian investment company

5th March 2019 – Investindustrial has today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Morgan Motor Company Ltd (“Morgan”), the iconic 110-year old British sports cars manufacturer. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, and it is expected to complete in April 2019. ... Continue reading

Buh-Bye Ford Taurus Sedan Last One Rolls Off Line at Chicago Assembly Plant

Buh-Bye Ford Taurus Sedan Last One Rolls Off Line at Chicago Assembly Plant

Marking the end of U.S. production of the historic and pioneering nameplate Legacy of Taurus innovation lives on as Ford invests $1 billion and adds 500 jobs at its Chicago Assembly Plant and Chicago Stamping Plant to expand capacity for the production of all-new Ford Explorer, Police Interceptor Utility and Lincoln Av ... Continue reading

Chicago Auto Show - Wrap Up

Chicago Auto Show - Wrap Up

Chicago Auto Show Update Three We look forward to welcoming you to the 2019 Chicago Auto Show. From news to keynote addresses, we think we have a great media preview on tap. ... Continue reading

Mazda Unveils Mazda 2019 Mazda CX-30 Compact Crossover SUV

Mazda Unveils Mazda 2019 Mazda CX-30 Compact Crossover SUV

A new core model in the Mazda lineup HIROSHIMA, March 5, 2019 Japan—Mazda Motor Corporation today made the world premiere of the second model in its new-generation lineup, the Mazda CX-30 compact crossover SUV. As a new core model, the CX-30 will be rolled out to global markets, with sales starting from Europe this s ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Motors Makes World Premiere of the ENGELBERG TOURER and New "DENDO DRIVE HOUSE" System at Geneva International Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors Makes World Premiere of the ENGELBERG TOURER and New "DENDO DRIVE HOUSE" System at Geneva International Motor Show

Mitsubishi Motors announces world premiere of the ENGELBERG TOURER and DENDO DRIVE HOUSE concepts at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. (Photo: Business Wire) Mitsubishi Motors announces world premiere of the ENGELBERG TOURER and DENDO DRIVE HOUSE concepts at the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. ... Continue reading

Complete Aston Martin Press Conference at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Complete Aston Martin Press Conference at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Aston Martin Lagonda is proud to present the Lagonda All-Terrain Concept, continuing the journey towards a new range of state of the art, luxury vehicles driven by zero emission powertrain technologies. Lagonda production is planned to start in 2022 at a new state of the art facility in St Athan, Wales - Aston Martin L ... Continue reading

Complete McLaren Press Conference at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

Complete McLaren Press Conference at 2019 Geneva Motor Show +VIDEO

McLaren is introducing the McLaren 600LT Spider by MSO, its stunning take on the 600LT Spider, and also publicly displays its Speedtail model for the first time. McLaren also announced that they will not be building any SUVs. ... Continue reading

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