From 2034 to 2040 China has all chances to catch up and even to surpass America on exploited cars number. The representative of Chinese association of motor industry coming out in Pekin has declared about it. The optimistic forecast is caused by the growth of Automobile Park of the country. During five months of 2006 in China more than three millions automobiles were produced, that on 32 percents exceeds the index of the last year

Audi is going to surprise the fans of sports automobiles, who will visit a motor show in Paris (from September 28 to October 15 of this year), with a new S3 Audi. According to the preliminary data, this automobile will receive system of a complete drive and 4-cylinder 2,0-liter engine with turbo charging with the capacity of 260 h.p. Besides this S3 will receive new aerodynamic weather-cloth , rigid suspension, intense brakes, sports armchairs and other attributes

Audi began an active job on creation of the new generation of A4 model, which officially will be shown the next year. The new car will be made approximately in the same style, like nowadays cars - it is visible German are afraid to change something in successful shape of their models, which have a huge demand all over the world.  However already there are assumptions, that the dimensions of the A4 Audi will become smaller than its predecessor

Could it be something out of H.G. Wells' "War of the Worlds"? Actually, these mechanized vehicles and  those that drive them "come in peace," as hundreds of Volkswagen New Beetles trek to the New Mexico desert for the 7th Annual Roswell New Beetle "2K Car Show Weekend," June 23 - 25, 2006. This year, Volkswagen of America, Inc

How desperate is Chrysler to sell you a car? They’ll give you your money back if you don’t like your new ride within 30 days from when you buy it. The incentive is designed to help people overcome the idea that Chrysler’s are still the low quality vehicles of the past. Of course, the fine print shows that the guarantee isn’t quite as good as it sounds – there is a penalty and a mileage fee charged if you return a vehicle

Bill Ford recently sat down for a four-hour marathon interview with Sarah Webster of the Detroit Free Press. In the heart-to-heart Ford reveals a couple of things about the company's turnaround plans that we found interesting. First off, no decisions have been about where a new flexible manufacturing plant announced during the kick off of the Way Forward plan will be located, nor what product will be assembled there

Last week, when we brought you news about the release of the Subaru Stella in Japan, we told you that the company had a sales goal of 5,000 units per month. This morning, Subaru issued a release stating that the Stella surpassed that goal in its first week on the market, with 5,438 orders as of June 20. 50.7 percent of the cars sold are in Stella Custom trim. 80 percent of those are Stella Custom R models, which feature the normally aspirated engine

On Saturday, July 1st the Audi R8 will make its final racing appearance at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. Audi has been running the R8 here in the States for the American Le Mans Series while the new diesel-powered R10s were preparing for the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Now that Le Mans is over the R10s will be debuting in the American Le Mans Series soon. But not before this special R8 takes to the track for the last time

Another big introduction for next month's London International Motor Show has been announced! Mazda will use the venue to debut its new MX-5 Miata with retractable hardtop. The addition of the hardtop transforms what was already one of the best three season roadsters ever into a legitimate year-round machine. No details have been released other than the brief announcement and the two photos included here

The next Ford Mondeo is set to start production in January, and the European arm of the big Blue Oval is trying to build on the successes of the current car by adding some flair to the new car's design. The current Mondeo is well liked in Europe, but treated as a wallflower for its staid styling. The new model, however, clearly takes some inspirational styling cues from the Ford Iosis concept that surfaced at the Frankfurt Motor Show last year