There are lots of car brands. Here’s who owns them all.
Ever wondered which car manufacturers own various car brands? Here’s a cheat sheet that shows what’s going on with the top 25 manufacturers, ranked by global sales in 2007. This does not include agreements and partnerships that don’t have equity stakes in the parent […]

With main focus on extreme design but keeping an eye on the environment, the graduates at the Royal College of Art have competed for the 2008 Pilkington Automotive Vehicle Design award, with several futuristic cool cars ideas.
Among these graduates were Ian Callum, the Jaguar design chief, Peter Schreyer, the original Audi TT […]

Spy shots of the 2010 Honda Hybrid may have Toyota looking over its shoulder.
 
Road & Track’s team of spy photographers caught the next-generation Honda hybrid in the scorching deserts of the Southwest performing hot-weather testing. You can immediately tell from the car’s profile that Honda’s new “green” car is going straight after the Toyota Prius. […]

With all the changes in the automotive world and number of auto shows around the world, there’s never a shortage of crazy ideas floating around.
Fortunately for car enthusiasts, many of those wacky ideas actually see the light of day — and we’ve got the top 10 best concept cars of 2008 for you right here.
Environmental-friendliness […]

 
With gas prices going through the roof, vehicles that combine high mileage with low price and loads of utility are selling like crazy.
Small Cars a Hot Item
If you compare the first four months of car sales this year with the first four months of sales last year, two things are immediately obvious.
First - they stink. […]

According to Road & Track, if you to anyone who has shopped on a trip to China and you’ll hear stories about high-quality knockoffs at bargain-basement prices. It seems everything from high-end watches to designer clothes have their Chinese equivalent tagged at fire-sale prices.
This trend doesn’t stop there and includes big-ticket items like cars and […]

Toyota first demonstrated a futuristic hybrid concept vehicle at the Tokyo Auto Show in 1995. The car, which consisted of an electric motor connected to a regular gasoline engine, was called the Toyota Prius. Hybrid skeptics —both at the show and afterward—are now silent, as cumulative global sales continue to surpass all expectations. Which of […]

Facing higher commodity prices and consumer rejection of SUVs and trucks, Ford is doing a quick change on this year’s production plans to favor smaller cars and crossovers. President and CEO Alan Mulally conceded that energy costs, commodity costs and the slowing economy are forcing the company to revise its turnaround timetable.
 
Said Mulally […]

 
Ford Motor Co. is recalling more than 655,000 Ford F-150 and Lincoln Mark LT pickup trucks to fix a hose that could affect the vehicles’ braking power.
The automaker is issuing the recall of 2005-2006 versions of the trucks with 5.4 liter 3-valve engines. That’s according to a posting Wednesday on the Web site of the National […]

 
After the success of the “micro cars” such as the Smart Car and the Fiat 500, BMW is now considering bringing back the Isetta.
The original Isetta was powered by a rear-mounted motorcycle engine that delivered about 12 horsepower. On the original model the only door was its swing-away nose panel.
Unlike the original, the new Isetta, […]