Sports car

Jaguar says F-Type will debut in Paris; engine details disclosed

Aug. 13, 2012 09:23 CET
Jaguar said its latest model, the F-Type, will be unveiled at the Paris auto show. The convertible will go on sale next spring and will be the brand's first proper sports car since the E-Type, which became a 1960s icon and ceased production in 1974.... Read More »

 

Spyker hires ex-Aston Martin U.S. boss

Aug. 9, 2012 12:21 CET
Spyker, the Dutch supercar maker and former owner of Saab, has appointed the ex-head of Aston Martin in the United States as its chief commercial officer and head of its Americas unit. John Walton, 53, will report to Spyker CEO Victor Muller.... Read More »

 

Fiat declines to give clues on new investments

Aug. 2, 2012 07:34 CET
Fiat declined to give any details on its future investments because of the economic downturn and slumping car sales in Europe.... Read More »

 

De Tomaso chairman arrested during probe into misuse of public funds

July 12, 2012 13:38 CET
The chairman of Italian sports car maker De Tomaso, Gian Mario Rossignolo, and two other men were arrested in a probe into the misuse of 7.5 million euros ($9.2 million) of public funds, Italy's tax police said on Thursday.... Read More »

 

2012 ANE CONGRESS

Porsche has no plans to introduce a model below the Boxster, sales chief says

June 21, 2012 11:50 CET
Porsche has no plans to sell a car costing less than the Boxster, according to the automaker's head of sales and marketing. Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monte Carlo today that the roadster, and later the Macan small SUV, would remain the sports car maker's entry models.... Read More »

 

Porsche: No plans for model priced below Boxster

5:50 am U.S. ET | June 21, 2012
Porsche has no plans to sell a car costing less than the Boxster, according to the automaker's head of sales and marketing. Bernhard Maier told the Automotive News Europe Congress in Monaco today that the roadster, and later the Macan small SUV, would remain the sports car maker's entry models.... Read More »

 

BMW, others gain from closer ties with bloggers

June 12, 2012 07:04 CET
BMW, Mercedes and other luxury brands are boosting efforts to court bloggers to target a growing audience of would-be buyers who can't be reached through TV and newspaper ads. BMW claimed an 88 million-euro ($110 million) revenue gain for its 1-series line by wooing customers with a Web-only campaign.... Read More »

 

Aston Martin to introduce successor to flagship DBS cars

June 11, 2012 06:01 CET
Aston Martin is preparing to introduce a vehicle that will replace the flagship line of DBS automobiles. An announcement will be made soon and production will begin at the end of the year, said Michael van der Sande, the automaker's chief commercial officer.... Read More »

 

Audi gets new sales, purchasing, development bosses as part of VW shake-up

June 2, 2012 15:04 CET
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn replaced three Audi board members and added a board level post for China as part of a shake-up of top management to push forward his growth plans for the automaker.... Read More »