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Aston Martin unveils celebratory centenary concept

LONDON, May 21 — British carmaker Aston Martin officially took the wraps off its highly anticipated CC100 Speedster Concept at this weekend’s 24 Hours of Nürburgring race.

The one-off creation, inspired by the 1959 Aston Martin DBR1 race car — which when driven by Sterling Moss demolished the competition on the very same track — brings the ... Read More

A worker stands behind new cars ready for shipment at a port in Yokohama on May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic

A worker stands behind new cars ready for shipment at a port in Yokohama on May 21, 2013. — Reuters pic

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Aston Martin, Mercedes take Nürburgring by storm

LONDON, May 25 — British carmaker Aston Martin gave its fans 100 reasons to remember this year’s endurance race with a parade through history.What better way to mark a first centenary in business as a ... Read More

Beautiful cars in a beautiful setting

ROME, May 20 — Held on the picturesque shores of Italy’s Lake Como since 1929, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este is regarded by many as the most significant event in the classic car calendar and the ... Read More

Toyota starts exports of Yaris to North America

PARIS, May 17 — Toyota Motor Corp has begun exporting French-made Yaris compact cars to customers in North America for the first time this month.Toyota said it planned to export around 25,000 gasoline ... Read More

Mercedes showcases Google in-car integration at I/O conference

BERLIN, May 16 — German carmaker Mercedes is lining up alongside Silicon Valley luminaries to demonstrate its latest app developments as part of Google’s annual developers event.The DigitalDriveStyle app ... Read More

Lennon’s Ferrari 330GT to be auctioned off this summer

LONDON, May 15 — On July 12, Bonhams will auction off John Lennon’s very first car, a Ferrari 330GT Coupé, during the Festival of Speed in Goodwood, England. The sports car is expected to fetch between ... Read More

Lamborghini’s latest display of hedonism

NEW YORK, May 14 — Built to commemorate Lamborghini’s 50th anniversary, the Egoista is rather aptly named.Unveiled in Sant’Agata Bolognese by its creator, Volkswagen’s head of design, Walter De Silva, the ... Read More

New Yorkers get pumped up for bike sharing

NEW YORK, May 13 — In a parking lot near the East River in Manhattan, Adriana Alltari gathers her courage, lifts her feet off the ground and wobbles away on New York’s latest mode of public transport: a ... Read More

Rocky road for electric car market

WASHINGTON, May 12 — The road has gotten bumpier for electric cars.Coda Automotive, one of what had been a promising crop of electric car startups, filed for bankruptcy protection this month, and said it ... Read More

VW wows festival crowd with super GTI concept

LONDON, May 11 — The Design Vision GTI is based on a standard Volkswagen Golf and was built specifically for the marque’s biggest fans at their yearly gathering.Every year in May, 150,000 of the ... Read More

Bentley launches exclusive Le Mans range in US

LOS ANGELES, May 10— To celebrate the 90th anniversary of Bentley’s first win at the Le Mans 24-hour endurance race, the company is building an exclusive range of Le Mans limited edition specification ... Read More

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