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It has sold 7,700 in that time

Opel/Vauxhall is celebrating two years of sales of its Ampera series hybrid, and in that time, it has sold 7,700 of them that have covered over 100 million collective kilometers. “The Opel Ampera was the first electric vehicle on the mar...

The plant-based bottles would save fossil fuels

Ford is partnering with Coca-Cola to research the use of recycled, plant-based plastic bottles for the interior of the Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. The car is on display at the LA Auto Show. The recycled, plant-based plastic is spun into fabr...

The first of them will be on sale in the US in December

Honda revealed further improvements to the 2014 model year Civic at the LA Auto Show after debuting the model in 2012 and refreshing it in 2013. The Civic Coupe and Si Coupe are the focus for exterior upgrades this year. They get a new grill d...

It also has new 19in and 20in wheel designs

Chrysler is updating its 300S trim with more body color exterior elements, a new Ambassador Blue interior and Beats by Dr. Dre stereo. On the outside, the 300S now gets body color door handles and front bumper inserts. The grill is now finishe...

The company wants to have an all-new model lineup

Mazda is not resting with the introduction of the new Mazda 6 and Mazda 3 this year. In the next several years, it plans to add as many as five new models. "Over the next 18 months to two years we will continue our very strong product-led...

It will build vehicles from knockdown kits at first

Insider sources in the Brazilian government have sold Reuters that Jaguar Land Rover will built a $436.9 million factory in Brazil’s state of Rio de Janeiro, and it could be finished as soon as 2015. The official announcement is tentatively ...

A smaller Mini is not in the plans at the moment.

BMW’s new UKL modular front-wheel drive platform has just been introduced on the third generation Mini, and BMW has big plans for it. It will not only underpin future BMWs, but it may be used for even larger Minis than the Countryman. &q...

It will save up to 130lb alone

With the end of production of the Lamborghini Gallardo and the aging of the Audi R8, it is just a matter of time before the two sports cars get replaced. At the LA Auto Show, Ulrich Hackenberg, Audi’s head of development, revealed that the G...

It will start competition in the second half of 2014

Renault will introduce the Clio R.S. R3T as its new customer rally car in the second half of 2014, and it was be unveiled at the Rallye du Var, the last round of the 2013 Renault Sport Rally Trophy, that ran from November 21 to 24. The Clio R....

The changes are based on customer feedback

The Morgan Motor Company says that since 2011, it has sold 1,000 of its modern Three Wheeler sports cars. The cars are getting their first major upgrade in 2014 based on customer feedback, and it should make them more comfortable and more fun to d...