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Norster 600R is a Finnish designed, Chinese built, British Frogeye throwback

There were plenty of reasons to love the Austin-Healey Sprite. Besides being super affordable when they debuted, the Sprite was light and capable of out-handling high-dollar sports cars of the era, not to mention the plucky British styling that was unlike anything else on the road. That combination has helped make the Sprite Mk 1 a sought after collectible, but it hasn't inspired anyone to come up with a recreation of the car. Until now. Feast your eyes on the Norster 600R. This, um, unique creation isn't actually billed as an ... Read more →

More BMW M3 Tiger Edition photos surface Jonathon Ramsey

BMW's new Joy ad campaign looks to have made it to China with the M3 Tiger – or as one Autoblog commenter called it, "the M3 by Ed Hardy." Part of the continued celebration of a quarter ...

Report: Opel expanding outside of Europe, headed for China, Australia Jonathon Ramsey

According to the latest reports, Opel will be taking its name, not just its cars, to at least four new markets around the world. Standard practice has been to rebadge Opels as one of General ...

China's 60-mile long traffic jam ends Zach Bowman

Here's a little ray of sunshine if you happen to be traveling on the G110 expressway in China. The massive, 60-mile long traffic jam that reportedly cropped up due to road maintenance between ...

China unveils... 60-mile traffic jam? Zach Bowman

We will never complain about our commute again. Ever. According to MSNBC, gridlock traffic has now grown to cover a total of 60 miles between Beijing and Zhangjiakou. It's been that way since ...

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Report: Mahindra joining forces with Ssangyong 13 days ago on Autoblog

India's Mahindra & Mahindra may be joining forces with South Korea's Ssangyong to share technology, costs and to create one of the biggest producers of SUVs in the world. Ssangyong hasn't exactly had the best track record when it comes to foreign ownership. While China's SAIC Motor Group ...

Crazy Rumor of the Day: Lamborghini Estoque to be built in China 16 days ago on Autoblog

Hold on to your lugnuts, kids, because here's a rumor that's so far out it practically qualifies as science fiction. Taken straight from Gasgoo.com, which has provided plenty of worthy news in the past, is this nugget: Lamborghini "will import its super luxury four-door sedan, Lamborghini ...

**Reports: Phaeton coming back to the U.S... again *UPDATE** 17 days ago on Autoblog

This time, with feeling. According to both Bloomberg News and USA Today, Volkswagen is once again considering bringing the ill-fated Phaeton back to the U.S. market. The reasons behind the move are many, but center around VW's intention to triple its market share here in the land of the free by ...

General Motors and SAIC to jointly develop small engine and dual clutch transmission 19 days ago on Autoblog

General Motors has reached an agreement with one of its primary Chinese partners, Shanghai Automotive Industries Corp. (SAIC), on the joint development of powertrains for small vehicles. GM and SAIC will develop and produce a family of four-cylinder engines ranging from 1.0- to 1.5-liters with ...

BMW to celebrate Year of the Tiger with special edition M3? 24 days ago on Autoblog

Another day, another morsel for the rumor machine. The Bavarian obsessed crew over at M3 Post have caught wind of a report on Bimmer Today that suggests BMW will crank out yet another special edition version of the M3. Supposedly the car has been penned just for the Chinese market and is being ...

Land Rover to launch production in India 25 days ago on Autoblog

Tata Motors CEO Carl-Peter Forster has announced Land Rover production would begin in India in 2011 and Jaguar is looking for a partner to produce cars within China. Although Forster didn't announce which model would be built in the sub-continent, the T5 platform used for the current LR4 and ...

Report: General Motors bringing back mild hybrids next year 1 month ago on Autoblog

Let's try this again, shall we? General Motors has announced that it will jump back into the mild hybrid game by the third quarter of 2011. Larry Nitz, the company's director of hybrid and electric powertrain engineering, made the announcement at a seminar in Traverse City, Michigan, though he ...

Report: Volvo's new chairman wants 7-Series, S-Class rival 1 month ago on Autoblog

Geely isn't wasting any time in shaping up its newest acquisition's product line. The Chinese automaker officially completed its deal to purchase Volvo from Ford earlier this week, and already the Swedish brand's new chairman is making noises about a new large luxury sedan to go toe to toe with ...

Report: Toyota developing new low-cost car for emerging markets 1 month ago on Autoblog

The emerging markets in Asia have the most potential for growth and the transportation of choice is either high-end luxury vehicles or low-cost, basic transport for the masses. Reuters reports (via Japan's Chunichi Shimbun newspaper) that Toyota is planning to introduce something on the low-end of ...

Volvo sale to Geely to close next week? 1 month ago on Autoblog

Volvo may finally part ways with Ford by the end of next week. The Detroit Free Press reports that the Blue Oval is aiming to close its $1.8 billion sale of the Swedish automaker to Geely in as little as 10 days, though Ford has merely said that its goal is to hand over the Volvo reigns by the ...

Engineers embark on driverless van odyssey from Italy to China 1 month ago on Autoblog

A team of intrepid software engineers are out drive a full 8,000 miles from Italy to China in an autonomous electric van, all while going no faster than 37 mph. Talk about a road trip. The stunt is being headed up by tech company VisLab as a real-world test of the its artificial vision and ...

GM launches new low-cost brand in China and it's a 'treasured horse' 1 month ago on Autoblog

While the German automakers – and Buick – mop up outrageous demand for their wares in China's major metropolitan and coastal cities, General Motors wants to be the nameplate of choice in the secondary cities and the interior. And now in conjunction with its joint-venture partners SAIC ...

Report: German mfgs cleaning up as appetite for luxury cars is 'bottomless' 1 month ago on Autoblog

There's a three-to-four month wait for a new 5 Series and BMW has raised its 2010 global forecast to 1.4 million units. Mercedes-Benz Q2 production exceeded 300,000 units and Daimler's operating profit for the period was €2.1 billion ($2.7B U.S.) Audi's percentage increase in sales in 2010 ...

2011 Infiniti G25 hits dealers... in China 1 month ago on Autoblog

Finally caught where the eyes of the general population can see it, the Infiniti G25 posed for a few photos at a Chinese dealership, and from the outside it's hard to distinguish the entry-level Infiniti from the 3.7-liter V6-powered G37 sedan. As you might guess from the name, the ...

WSJ: Peugeot and Chang'an shack up for new vehicle joint-venture 1 month ago on Autoblog

PSA Peugeot-Citroën already sells its wares in China and has a joint-venture with Dongfeng, but has now added another joint venture partner in a €395 million ($499M U.S.) 50-50 tie-up with Chang'an Automobile Group. The union will eventually have cars like the Citroën DS3 and the ...

GM agrees to terms to sell Nexteer steering operations to China's PCM 1 month ago on Autoblog

General Motors reports that it has come to an agreement to sell its Nexteer steering operations. Nexteer, which had $6.2 billion in revenue as recently as 2008, was acquired by GM as part of a deal to help Delphi exit bankruptcy. The buyer? Pacific Century Motors, which is part of The Tempo Group ...

Report: Spyker to launch Chinese Edition GT2 2 months ago on Autoblog

Spyker has its sights set firmly on the blooming Chinese auto market, and according to a report from the China Car Times, the company plans to produce and market a road-legal version of its GT2 racer just for the People's Republic. Supposedly the car will be both longer and wider, and will ...

EU reportedly clears Volvo's sale to Geely 2 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo and Geely have taken another step toward holy matrimony. The European Union has officially approved the Chinese company's takeover of the Swedish manufacturer. The EU found that the move wouldn't stifle competition within its borders and gave all of the interested parties the green light. ...

Increasing Chinese labor unrest to spur faster automation? 2 months ago on Autoblog

The typical U.S. auto worker makes around $30 per hour, plus benefits. In China, a worker would be hard-pressed to earn $250 in a month. That makes the Land of the Great Wall a very attractive location to build automobiles, but a recent rash of strikes by workers at Toyota and Honda facilities ...

Report: Chinese-market Cadillac SLS to get 2.0L DI turbo four-cylinder 2 months ago on Autoblog

According to a report out of China, Cadillac is planning to add the 2.0-liter turbocharged, direct-injected Ecotec in-line four-cylinder as an option in the SLS sedan. The SLS, you'll recall, is an extended-wheelbase version of the STS built only for the Chinese market. The SLS will likely use ...

American Express offers pricey Porsche special in Hong Kong 2 months ago on Autoblog

Ask anyone with the Centurion card from American Express and they'll tell you black is the new gold. The new platinum, even. Now the exclusive credit card has launched a special edition Porsche, just for card holders. The Porsche 911 Carrera S Centurion Edition is distinguished by matte black ...

Report: GM and SAIC gearing up to take on Tata Nano 2 months ago on Autoblog

General Motors has saddled up with Chinese automaker SAIC in an attempt to bring a Nano-fighting value car to the Indian market. GM says that it will rely on SAIC mostly for its low cost manufacturing techniques instead of parts or components due to hefty tariffs on goods imported from China. ...

SAIC opens design center at MG's Longbridge site 2 months ago on Autoblog

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. has done a stand-up job evangelizing the MG brand with the MG6 and the Zero Concept (the latter slated for production as the MG3). Now, the automaker has added an $8.2 million design center to its Longbridge site. Antony Williams-Kenny, MG's design ...

Toyota reportedly suffers second Chinese plant shutdown due to strike 2 months ago on Autoblog

Honda had its turn to deal with striking workers in China, now it's Toyota that's feeling the wage demands of Chinese laborers. Tianjin Toyoda Gosei is the joint venture that runs a number of Toyota parts factories in China, and all three of its assembly lines have been stopped due to walkouts. ...

GM: Big(ger) in China 2 months ago on Autoblog

In 2007 General Motors broke Chinese sales records with over one million vehicles sold. That sounded pretty impressive at the time, but just three years later GM's sales have come so far so fast that the General is now officially selling more vehicles in the Land of the Great Wall than it is in ...

Video: What to do when you can't find parking in China? Make your own 2 months ago on Autoblog

Having just survived a trip to New York, we know all about the challenges of trying to find a parking space in the world's busiest cities. Nabbing a spot for your car is one part luck of the draw and two parts being ruthless enough to swoop in and nab an open space no matter how many lanes of ...

Buick Excelle GT sedan debuts in China, U.S. version expected next year 2 months ago on Autoblog

Later this month, the all-new 2011 Buick Excelle GT sedan will hit dealer lots over in China. Ramping up for the release, Shanghai GM, a joint venture between General Motors and China's SAIC Motor Corp., released these pics for us. We had some spy shots for you before and even brought you those ...

Taiwan's Luxgen unveils high-tech new crossover 3 months ago on Autoblog

First came the Luxgen7 MPV, now comes the Luxgen7 SUV from Taiwan's first passenger carmaker. The Luxgen7 SUV is as wide as a Mercedes-Benz M-Class, but about about a half-inch longer, and touted as having the "largest exterior dimensions in its segment" and a "coupe-like profile" (*ahem*). ...

Followup: Honda reportedly comes to terms with Chinese strikers 3 months ago on Autoblog

The strike that shut down four Honda plants in China has been resolved after workers at a parts production factory accepted a wage hike proposed by the company. Some 1,850 workers at Honda Auto Parts Manufacturing, Co. left the building in attempt to win a pay raise of 1,500 yuan ($219 U.S.) per ...

Chinese students assemble Bugatti Veyron from used cigarette packs 3 months ago on Autoblog

Is there anything more environmentally friendly than recycling? Well, perhaps not using so much raw material in the first place, but at least recycling is a major step in the right direction. In any case, students from Xi'an University in China decided it was high time to do something ...

China reportedly adding big incentives for hybrid, electric purchases 3 months ago on Autoblog

If you pay them, they will come. At least that's the philosophy China is applying to the electric car business these days. The people's republic is set to roll out new pilot programs in four of its largest cities aimed at curbing emissions by promoting plug-in hybrids and EVs. The country is ...

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Autoblog Podcast #193 - Hot Mustangs, Volt Mileage, 1 Series M, Mazda design and Lotus Evoras

Chris, Sam, Alex and Dan convene for Episode #193 of the Autoblog Podcast. We cover the Ford Boss Mustang and Roush supercharger package, the latest Chevrolet Volt fuel economy dust-up, the BMW 1 Series M Coupe, Mazda's apparent new design language and the Lotus Evora S and Evora IPS. Thanks for listening!