Forum: European Car News Articles

I have been seeing reports that as of the end of last week, the sale of the Saab brand from GM to Spyker has been completed. This is most certainly very good news and all indications are that the Spyker people have the right approach to re-invigorate Saab and develop the brand to once again be a...

BEIJING — Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's No 10 automaker, sealed a binding deal on Sunday to buy ailing Swedish luxury car brand Volvo from US giant Ford for $1.8 billion. "Today represents a milestone in the history of Geely," Geely Chairman Li Shufu told a news conference, adding that...

http://www.riversimple.com/Services/Media.ashx?MediaId=54 http://www.riversimple.com/Services/Media.ashx?MediaId=52 http://www.riversimple.com/Services/Media.ashx?MediaId=50 www.riversimple.com A friend of mine is one of the key members in starting Riversimple, which is a company producing...

This is terrible news. autoblog link

http://news.drive.com.au/drive/motor-news/bmws-frontdrive-shock-20100318-qgj6.html

Hi guys, this is my first post here! Just read an article that BMW was going to release an M car for the 1 Series lineup - although I'm not that much of a fan of the styling, a tuned version of the 135i's engine sounds pretty good to me! Full article is here:...

Internationally acclaimed artist Jeff Koons will create the 17th BMW Art Car in the 35th anniversary year of the program. Koons and Jim O’Donnell, President of BMW North America, jointly made the announcement today at an event held at Koons’ New York City studio. “I always thought it would be an...

http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=376505&d=1272024999 http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=376506&d=1272024999 http://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=376507&d=1272024999 Taken from -...

Just read it on Autobild.de . 3 way fight next year, bring it on!

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/13/spy-shots-and-video-bmw-m1-1-series-m-laps-the-ring/ http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/04-bmw-m1-spy-april.jpg I dig the rear fenders.

http://smh.drive.com.au/motor-news/germans-to-join-v8-supercars-20100309-pvdm.html ****. YEAH. I would definitely watch if that came to fruition.

I love them, gorgeous little roadsters, big German engines.... 0-100km/h in 4.0s 133,000 Euro's.... What a machine... http://img.worldcarfans.com/2010/3/medium/487485879.jpg Buzz

http://images.thecarconnection.com/lrg/porsche-918-spyder-concept_100307356_l.jpg RTqWDR2X_SA http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1043000_2010-geneva-motor-show-preview-porsche-918-spyder-concept Big claims! Porsche obviously intend to make a mark! Are taking it seriously to...

ZOMG, read it here. It's everything you expect.:mmmbeer

http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/saab-is-dead-2009-12-18 Another one bites the dust.

Just reading in the latest Wheels featuring the M1 Pretty much as you would expect, tweeked 135i - stand alone version of the N54 3.0 TTI6 - new Honeywell turbos - 260KW / 420 Nm - 6 spd DSG - usual suspension upgrades - M electronic diff

This one just came through from EVO Mag... http://www.evo.co.uk/news/evonews/248170/porsche_911_gt3_r_hybrid.html?CMP=NLC-Newsletters&uid=7844693df73863f7c061a680616c723d

Mercedes-Benz has made a strong start to 2010 with January sales up almost 57 percent over last year. The leading German luxury auto maker retailed 1,470 new cars, SUVs, vans and trucks in Australia, well and truly exceeding its January 2009 result. With a busy year of new-model releases...