Filed under: Etc. , Marketing/Advertising A restaurant that has a few hot cars gathered round is one thing — but a car dealership that opens a restaurant, where does that rank on the scale of ambiance? With recent trends, you could soon get a chance to decide sooner than you thought. As our friends...

Filed under: Concept Cars , Hybrid , China , Plants/Manufacturing , Technology , Alternative Fuel Hybrid Kinetic Automotive Corp. rendering - click above to enlarge The headline is attention-grabbing. A former Chinese auto executive is proposing a $6 billion plant in economically-distressed north Mississippi...

Filed under: Etc. , Technology , Videos , Toys/Games 32-Valve, DOHC Lego V8 - click above image to watch the video For those about to rock, we salute you, of course. And for those of you with four months of free time, seventeen suitcases full of Lego bricks and a masters in mechanical engineering, we’ll...

Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Coupe , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Ferrari 2010 Ferrari 458 Italia - click above image for high-res gallery Would you like to win $500? Are you a little bit psychic? Does the schadenfreude of rich suckers smashing up their exotic rides run a sweet, happy little...

The Subaru Legacy competes in a crowded segment where names like Camry, Accord, Fusion and Malibu already vie for attention. Even with all-wheel drive standard, can the Legacy hold its own amongst those already popular names? Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays takes you through the 2010 Legacy in this video...

Filed under: Truck , Etc. , Work , Ford , Specialty , Off-Road 2009 Dunkel Industries RV - Click above for high-res image gallery As they sat looking over the horizon, they realized they had achieved their dream. The guys from Dunkel Industries had driven themselves to a remote spot where they could...

We were as shocked as anyone when BMW announced it was quitting Formula 1 to devote more resources to developing cleaner, greener automobiles. There was some skepticism, but BMW wasn’t blowing green smoke. It’s serious about building eco-friendlier pavement-peeling cars. First up is a slick...

Filed under: China , Europe , Government/Legal , Canada Chinese-market 2010 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery China joined the World Trade Organization in 2001, at which point it was given five years to adjust to the rules of open trade before any complaints were lodged against it....

Gone, at last, are the days of bribing your best friend with pizza and beer to hold your flashlight as you tinker (or fumble) with a wrench in the dark recesses of your car. Grab yourself a set of Hi Beam-Light Wrenches and you can use one hand to hold the wrench and the light, leaving your other hand...

Filed under: Coupe , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Cadillac , Luxury Cadillac’s Re-Ignition ad — Click above to view the video after the jump With the tagline “America, we have re-ignition,” Cadillac is out to reintroduce itself to buyers. After bursting out of their underground...

As the dangers of texting while driving become ever more apparent, software companies are working on a number of cell phone applications that can solve or mitigate the problem. These solutions mostly involve blocking text messages from being sent or received while the cell phone’s owner is driving....

A new concept aims to create an “intense” ownership experience by using emerging technologies to strengthen the emotional bond between man and machine. Bob Romkes, a designer at Britain’s Royal College of Art, penned the Equilibrium concept as a luxury car for the future. In an era...

Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Etc. , Europe , Honda Custom widebody Honda S2000 - Click above for image gallery This European Honda S2000 roadster has been subjected to a rather controversial-looking widebody conversion that replaces the Japanese design’s crisp lines with...

Filed under: Earnings/Financials Zipcar’s $1 billion ambition - Click above to watch the video after the break How many cars do you think Zipcar owns around the world? Did you know it was 6,500? How big could Zipcar one day become? How about a $1 billion company? These are two of the numbers mentioned...