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Mercedes-Benz announced a new compact delivery van, and revealed sketches of the future pint-sized commercial vehicle. Calling its new van the Citan, Mercedes says the name is a combination of the words “city” and “titan.” The vehicle will be developed with customer requirements in mind, according to Mercedes, and will ...    Read more

Lotus Group will dip its hand even further into the realm of racing by providing engines for Le Mans LMP race cars built by Lola Group. The announcement, which will see the Lotus-powered cars purchased by German race team Kodewa, comes as CEO Danny Bahar looks for a new business ...    Read more

Chevy released a couple of Super Bowl XLVI commercials to promote the 2012 Chevrolet Volt and the 2012 Chevrolet Silverado pickup – both ads involve the existence of alien life beyond Earth. In the first commercial, a group of extraterrestrials seems to be fascinated by the technology in the Chevrolet ...    Read more

The compact and midsize crossover/SUV segments are two of the most toughly contested segments in the business. With January under 2012's belt, the sales race has just begun to heat up. In the compact segment, the Honda CR-V beat out hopefuls at Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, and Nissan for the crown, ...    Read more

The heavy snowfall in northern Italy this week put the kibosh on Ferrari's plans to unveil its new Formula 1 racecar; however, its team drivers might not be quite out of luck – earlier this week, they had been gifted special Ferrari-themed Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8s. The car that was going ...    Read more

It's almost time for the start of the 2012 Formula 1 season, and teams around the globe are revealing their car designs for the new year. Road-car manufacturers Ferrari, Caterham, and McLaren are among the teams that have shown off their new cars in anticipation of this year's first race ...    Read more

Chrysler already announced the all-new 2013 Dodge Dart would be built within its factory in Belvedere, Illinois, but the automaker announced a number of investments at the plant -- including a new third shift ...    Read more

Nissan and The National Auto Sport Association (NASA) announced Wednesday an all-new Spec Z class. The new class is open to all models and trim levels of the 2003-2008 Nissan 350Z. The new NASA Spec Z class will offer drivers an affordable way to hone their driving ability and car ...    Read more

To play up the car's British heritage, Mini has launched a new limited-run trim package named Highgate, after yet another swanky London suburb. Mini says the package's unique set of visual tweaks were "developed specially to suit the character of the car." On the outside, the Highgate treatment means the Mini ...    Read more

The Fiat 500 may be a spunky and convenient hatchback, but its Achilles heel is that, well, it’s quite small. No more: Fiat has unwrapped a new, larger 500 at the Geneva Motor Show, called the 500L. The 500L is to the 500 what ...    Read more

We know better than to become too attached with sketches of an upcoming car since the concept that follows typically doesn’t match up. The 2015 Acura NSX is one of those rare exceptions. What you see here are the design sketches for the NSX Concept, to which the concept that wowed ...    Read more

As expected, the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle will soon get a third engine choice in addition to the base 2.5-liter and turbocharged 2.0-liter gasoline engines: a 2.0-liter turbodiesel. Volkswagen announced that the 2013 Beetle TDI will debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto ...    Read more

In the ongoing rollout of new original programming, the Motor Trend YouTube channel is introducing "Wide Open Throttle" a new industry news show covering news and developments in the automotive world. In addition to coverage of industry events, the show will also include exclusive question-and-answer sessions with editors and industry ...    Read more

Honda will spend $98 million to upgrade its engine plant in Anna, Ohio, to build components for a new generation of continuously variable transmissions. The Anna plant will build pulleys for the new transmissions, which will be assembled at another Honda facility in Russells Point, Ohio. The new transmissions form part ...    Read more

Mazda has sold 900,000 examples of its MX-5 Miata roadster globally since 1989, and the company plans to celebrate by introducing a Special Edition package for the car. Set to debut next week at the Chicago Auto Show, the new trim pack consists primarily of styling changes for the Japanese ...    Read more

Jaguar released a video of the Jaguar XKR-S playing in the snow and on the ice in Finland and we also heard a rumor about a possible future Jaguar XFR-S. 2012 Jaguar XKR-S Convertible Loves Snow The 2012 Jaguar XKR-S competes with the world’s best GTs ...    Read more

It might be a stretch to call last month’s mid-size sales race a competition: not only did the top two competitors cement their respective places, the margins between the winners and losers were very, very wide. There’s no point in trying to escape the fact ...    Read more

Bit by bit, Infiniti has been teasing us with continual tidbits about the range-extended, mid-engine concept car that is it going to debut at the Geneva Motor Show this spring. Today, we learn the car's name: Emerg-E. Despite all the teasing, not much is known yet about Infiniti’s newest exotic ...    Read more

Acura is determined to get some mileage out of its Super Bowl ad campaign for the new NSX supercar, and so has released another web video featuring comedian Jerry Seinfeld. In this clip, Seinfeld once again tries to barter in order to get his hands on an ...    Read more

A new episode of The Downshift appears on Motor Trend’s new YouTube channel every Tuesday. This program recognizes the different subcultures of the vast automotive landscape. It will be showcasing various automotive hobbies from off-road trucks to hot rods and from lowriders to muscle cars. This week in our first episode ...    Read more

Vehicle cost analysis specialist IntelliChoice today announced the winners of its 2012 Best Overall Value of the Year award. The company compiles and analyzes data in the areas of depreciation, maintenance, repairs, fuel, fees, financing, and insurance to determine the winners, which are determined to have the lowest total cost ...    Read more

With more than 220 models sourced from more than 90 production facilities, the Volkswagen Group has a lot to gain from even the smallest manufacturing synergies. So the new MQB architecture that will underpin the majority of the company’s front-wheel-drive vehicles is a massively important program. MQB (the acronym stands ...    Read more

This bold sketch is our first look at the Track'ster, a concept car that Kia will unveil next week at the Chicago auto show. The concept was penned by Kia's California design studio in order to explore the possibilities for future variants of the Soul hatchback. "If Soul is our rock ...    Read more

The diminutive Smart Fortwo is being facelifted for the European market, with the new model set to on sale in the U.S. in May. Aside from visual changes, the Fortwo continues on without any mechanical changes. The transformation begins with a new front larger grille, and Smart's logo is now centered ...    Read more

If imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, Ford should be proud. Spy photos from China show a new pickup truck destined for sale in Asia that bears more than a mild resemblance to Ford's top-selling F-150. Jianghuai Auto Corporation is reportedly planning to launch its 4R3 pickup truck at ...    Read more