BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- Porsche AG may price the 918 Spyder, which accelerates to 100 kilometers an hour in 3.2 seconds, at 500,000 euros ($630,000), topping the Carrera GT as its costliest model, according to two people with direct knowledge of the ... July 12, 2010 10:18 European CT

BERLIN (Bloomberg) -- Porsche AG may price the 918 Spyder, which accelerates to 100 kilometers an hour in 3.2 seconds, at $630,000, topping the Carrera GT as its costliest model, according to two people with direct knowledge of the plan.At least ... 4:18 am U.S. ET | July12

The McLaren MP4-12C supercar will make its public debut at the inaugural Moving Motor Show in Goodwood, England, starting July 1. The event is being held to fill the gap left by the cancellation of the 2010 British auto show. Organizers decided ... June 30, 2010 06:01 European CT

GENEVA -- Mercedes-Benz plans to offer a compact car and a small SUV for sale in the United States but has not decided on the timing. The hatchback car and SUV will be based on the next-generation B class that debuts in Europe at the end of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- After long insisting that a compact car was not in Lexus' U.S. product plans, Toyota officials last week confirmed that the CT 200h hybrid hatchback, unveiled here, will be sold in the United States by early next year. A concept ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- Mercedes-Benz plans to offer a compact car and a small SUV for sale in the United States but has not decided on the timing. The hatchback car and SUV will be based on the next-generation B class that debuts in Europe at the end of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- For the first time, General Motors Co. studios across the world have submitted design studies for the next-generation Chevrolet Corvette. Late last year, Ed Welburn, GM's vice president of global design, invited GM's 10 styling studios ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- Audi is developing a reincarnation of the A2 small car that will slot between the A3 and the A1 minicar introduced here last week. "There's clearly room for another product and another concept between the A3 and A1," Audi CEO Rupert ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

A look at some of the concepts of the 2010 Geneva auto show. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- Ford Motor Co. said it will produce a global performance car based on the re-engineered, restyled Ford Focus. "You will be seeing an increasingly global approach to both performance and motorsports from Ford in the future," said ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- Mini's new crossover, the Countryman, goes on sales in the United States next year, giving the premium small-car brand a fourth vehicle. Mini will add two more models, a coupe and roadster, at the end of next year, said Ian Robertson, ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- The redesigned Mazda5 compact minivan is the first production iteration of Mazda's "Nagare" styling philosophy, and Mazda hopes the swoopy styling will take some of the sting out of the capitulatory purchase of a family-hauler. ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- General Motors Co. is introducing its first in-house diesel engine control unit on the Opel Meriva small minivan unveiled here. GM now is independent of unit suppliers such as Robert Bosch AG and Magneti Marelli. "We are beginning ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

GENEVA -- The Volkswagen Group welcomed Porsche as the newest member of its growing collection of brands by rolling out a surprise plug-in electric hybrid concept for the sports car brand. At the VW Group event on the evening before the Geneva ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March8

Opel/Vauxhall will build a new Agila small minivan without current partner Suzuki Motor Corp, the carmaker's head of sales and marketing Alain Visser said. “Suzuki has different plans now. We have an existing contract with Suzuki that will ... March 7, 2010 06:01 European CT

GENEVA -- Ford Motor Co. said it will produce a global performance car based on the re-engineered, restyled Focus.“You will be seeing an increasingly global approach to both performance and motorsports from Ford in the future,” said ... March 7, 2010 06:01 European CT

Peugeot expects the sleek new styling of its forthcoming 508 mid-sized sedan to win new customers from Germany's premium automakers, the company's managing director Jean-Marc Gales said at the Geneva auto show.The French manufacturer unveiled ... March 7, 2010 06:01 European CT

India's top vehicle maker, Tata Motors, plans to bring an electric version of the Nano, the world's cheapest car, to Europe within three years.Ravi Kant, Tata Motors vice chairman, said the electric Nano, which was unveiled at the Geneva auto ... March 7, 2010 06:01 European CT

Malaysian automaker Proton plans to sell a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid minicar in Europe within 30 months. The hybrid is one model in the new Emas family of minicars jointly developed by Italdesign Giugiaro and Proton.“We are ... March 7, 2010 06:01 European CT

Lexus's new CT 200h full-hybrid entry-premium hatchback will win over younger drivers due to its stylish design language, the company's European head Andy Pfeiffenberger said on Tuesday."We anticipate that a whole new audience will respond ... March 4, 2010 06:01 European CT

BMW will lease up to 700 all-electric 1-series cars to selected customers in major global cities, the company's board member for sales and marketing Ian Robertson said.It will be the Munich automaker's second test fleet of electric cars, one ... March 4, 2010 06:01 European CT

Opel/Vauxhall will build a new Agila small minivan without current partner Suzuki Motor Corp, the carmaker's head of sales and marketing Alain Visser said. “Suzuki has different plans now. We have an existing contract with Suzuki that will ... March 3, 2010 10:35 European CT

Ferrari wants to offer hybrid versions across its entire lineup within the next three to four years, the Italian automaker's chairman Luca di Montezemolo said. The Ferrari executive made his comments at the press presentation of the sports car ... March 3, 2010 10:07 European CT

Malaysian automaker Proton plans to sell a plug-in gasoline-electric hybrid minicar in Europe within 30 months. The hybrid is one model in the new Emas family of minicars jointly developed by Italdesign Giugiaro and Proton.“We are ... March 3, 2010 14:48 European CT

The Germans have a word for taking pleasure in others' misfortune – Schadenfreude. But at the Geneva auto show German auto executives were careful to avoid any mention of it when talking about rival Toyota.When asked if Toyota's ... 10:05 am U.S. ET | March3

Going green and small cars are the big buzzwords of this year's Geneva auto show ... so much so that now even platinum-selling pop stars are getting in on the act and downsizing to more fuel-efficient models.Audi pulled off a marketing coup when ... 3:05 am U.S. ET | March3

When BYD's auto export boss Henry Li told the Geneva auto show Tuesday that the fast-growing Chinese automaker will launch two cars – a full-electric and plug-in hybrid – in Europe next year thoughts of Landwind and Brilliance started to ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March3

Wolfgang Bernhard is not the crown prince at Daimler, according to Dieter Zetsche. Since Bernhard was promoted to Daimler's management board last month, there has been a lot of speculation that Bernhard will soon become Zetsche's right-hand man ... 7:10 am U.S. ET | March3

GENEVA -- Ford Motor Co. said today it will produce a global performance car based on the re-engineered, restyled Focus.“You will be seeing an increasingly global approach to both performance and motorsports from Ford in the future,” ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March2

The Geneva auto show today was the setting for what Ford Motor Co. executives consider one of their most important world debuts this year: the next-generation Focus wagon. The Focus wagon is crucial for Europe because about one-third of all ... March 2, 2010 06:01 European CT

GENEVA -- Ford Motor Co. said it will expand its global vehicle electrification program to Europe in 2011, starting with the battery-powered Transit Connect. In all, Ford will offer five electric or hybrid vehicles in Europe across its C, C/D ... March 2, 2010 11:00 European CT

GENEVA -- Ford Motor Co. said it will produce a global performance car based on the re-engineered, restyled Focus.“You will be seeing an increasingly global approach to both performance and motorsports from Ford in the future,” said ... March 2, 2010 06:01 European CT

India's top vehicle maker, Tata Motors, plans to bring an electric version of the Nano, the world's cheapest car, to Europe within three years.Ravi Kant, Tata Motors vice chairman, said the electric Nano, which was unveiled at the Geneva auto ... March 2, 2010 13:46 European CT

Peugeot expects the sleek new styling of its forthcoming 508 mid-sized sedan to win new customers from Germany's premium automakers, the company's managing director Jean-Marc Gales said at the Geneva auto show.The French manufacturer unveiled ... March 2, 2010 13:51 European CT

Back before problem pedals and balky brakes brought Toyota's president to tears, we in Europe started to see signs that the giant automaker was losing its edge. Toyota basically owned the SUV segment in Europe during the last decade because no ... 4:49 am U.S. ET | March2

Stephen Odell, CEO of Volvo Car Corp. says it's going to be a tough year again, but "it just may be more fun" than 2009. That means a market that will react in "fits and starts," says Odell. Whether his career will follow the same path, ... 11:39 am U.S. ET | March2

No one's saying very much about the subject. But maybe that's the point.Ford Motor Co.'s sale of the Volvo brand to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. is still not complete – a marriage that many thought would have happened in the middle of ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March2

GENEVA -- The Volkswagen Group welcomed Porsche as the newest member of its growing collection of brands by rolling out a surprise plug-in electric hybrid concept sports car. At the VW Group event on the evening prior to the Geneva motor show, ... 9:03 am U.S. ET | March2

No one was quite sure if Porsche was going to show up Monday night at the Volkswagen Group event. Its logo wasn't included with the other nine VW brands on display.But, one hour into the two-hour presentation, a roaring grey Porsche 918 hybrid ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March2

TURIN – Pininfarina will unveil at the Geneva auto show a modern interpretation of the most famous car it produced for Alfa Romeo: the 1966 Duetto spider.Actor Dustin Hoffman was driving a red Duetto spider in the famous movie, "The ... March 1, 2010 07:45 European CT

GENEVA -- The Volkswagen Group welcomed Porsche as the newest member of its growing collection of brands by rolling out a surprise plug-in electric hybrid concept sports car. At the VW Group event on the evening prior to the Geneva motor show, ... 9:56 pm U.S. ET | March1

Lexus has released details its new CT 200h car, the first full hybrid vehicle to be launched in the premium compact segment.The CT 200h was designed and developed with the European market in mind but will be sold worldwide, Lexus said. The ... March 1, 2010 08:00 European CT

What a difference a year makes, at least on the night before opening day at the Geneva Motor Show. At Ford's unveiling Monday night, the first reveal event of the show, that positive mood was everywhere. "You feel the difference a year later, ... 4:05 pm U.S. ET | March1

The Geneva auto show today was the setting for what Ford Motor Co. executives consider one of their most important world debuts this year: the next-generation Focus wagon. The Focus wagon is crucial for Europe because about one-third of all ... 11:30 am U.S. ET | March1

Justin Timberlake. Mr. Suzuki. Italian models. And Dr. Piech. Volkswagen Group rolled out an all-star cast at their evening event held in a warehouse in Geneva Monday night. JT came out in the Audi A1 new city car, saying that he's 'buyer No. ... 3:57 pm U.S. ET | March1

Here's the latest on production vehicles and concepts that will debut this week at the Geneva auto show or late this month at the New York show. Among the highlights are an unusual sedan from Mercedes-Benz, Nissan's Juke small crossover and an ... 12:01 am U.S. ET | March1

TURIN -- Two Italy-based companies played a key role in helping students in Saudi Arabia create a concept for a car that will appear at the Geneva auto show this week.The Gazal 1 was designed by StudioTorino while the Italian branch of Austrian ... March 1, 2010 07:00 European CT

Pininfarina will unveil at the Geneva auto show a modern interpretation of the most famous car it produced for Alfa Romeo: the 1966 Duetto spider.Actor Dustin Hoffman was driving a red Duetto spider in the famous movie, "The Graduate."Still ... 6:17 pm U.S. ET | Feb.27

MUNICH -- Porsche has released details of its new, greener Cayenne SUV that will debut at the Geneva auto show on March 2. The sports car maker says the Cayenne, which has hybrid and diesel versions, will offer improved fuel economy of up to 23 ... Feb. 25, 2010 11:45 European CT

MUNICH -- Volkswagen AG's starting price in Germany for the hybrid version of its new Touareg will be 73,500 euros (nearly $100,000), a premium of more than 20,000 euros compared with the base price for a non-hybrid variant of the premium SUV. ... Feb. 25, 2010 06:01 European CT