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Things are looking bad at the Nurburgring today. The German newspaper Rhein Zeitung is reporting that the German government is cutting its contracts with the Nurburgring and doing away with the current Nurburgring GmbH, its current operators. The ...

The father and son team beat out 15 international teams on a 592km drive

German father and son Volker Müller-Tönnissen and Jörn-Luca Müller-Tönnissen won Volkswagen’s "Think Blue World Championship" by getting 3.48l/100km in a Golf TDI BlueMotion over a 592km pre-determined rout...

A German Volkswagen dealer has created a one-off Amarok painted with inspiration from the 80s American television show "The Fall Guy." The show starred Lee Majors, as Colt Seavers, playing a Hollywood stuntman and bounty hunter. Each...

Government has refused to change a rule that allows it to block takeovers

Germany may be facing a fine in the millions of euros related to its refusal to change a rule that has guarded Volkswagen from outside takeovers since 1960. VW is perhaps the least likely automaker to face a takeover today, but the EU court may st...

Cleaning up executive sedans is especially expensive

The German government is joining the lobbying efforts of its automakers in attempting to weaken EU automotive CO2 emissions rules as much as possible before the final rules are ratified next week. The major German automakers like BMW, Daimler and ...

With a country like Germany there are many, many options when it comes to picking the car that epitomizes the nation, so why did I choose the Porsche 911 Turbo? You will also be wondering why I chose the Turbo version, which is not even close ...

MINI is announcing that at the end of this year Gert Volker Hildebrand will handover his job as Director of MINI Design studio to Anders Warming. Gert Hildebrand will be leaving the company on the 31st of December of 2010. Gert Volker Hildebrand has...

The company is aiming for an 8% world market share by March 2017

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is coming to an end of his automotive career. He has not made it a secret that when the company’s current five-year Power 88 plan ends on March 31, 2017, he will begin looking into retiring. That plan’s ...

  Ginetta is not the best known of the boutique, British sports cars manufacturers. It does not have quite the motor sports success of Lotus or the retro cool of Morgan, but the small company has been plugging along since 1958. Ginetta is...

Giugiaro and his company have been responsible for 200 cars and concepts

Giorgetto Giugiaro was behind more iconic cars in the latter half of the 20th century than any designer. From ubiquitous cars like the original Volkswagen Golf to supercars like the BMW M1 and Maserati Bora, Giugiaro had his hand in dozens of cars...