Mazda
Mazda MX-5 Global Cup racing series to begin in 2016
From 2016 the Mazda MX-5 will star in its own global racing series. Multiple series will run concurrently and culminate in a final race at Laguna Seca.
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Fiat
Ram 700 is a Fiat Strada pickup made for Mexico
The compact-size Fiat Strada pickup truck has been rebranded as the Ram 700 for sale in Mexico.
Hyundai
HG Hyundai Azera: Blind spot monitoring standard for 2015
The 2015-model year Hyundai Azrea has gained a whole bunch of safety kit as standard and received a minor aesthetic fiddle to boot.
Scion
Scion iM rumoured to be a Toyota Auris wagon for the USA
Reports indicate that the 2015 Scion iM will, essentially, be a federalised version of the Toyota Auris Touring Sports wagon.
Porsche
Porsche Cayenne GTS downsizes to twin-turbo V6 from V8
The second generation Porsche Cayenne GTS has been launched, and the new model ditches the 4.8-litre V8 for a 323kW/600Nm twin-turbo 3.6-litre V6.
Lincoln
Lincoln’s dedicated D6 FWD, AWD, RWD platform due in 2019
Ford will spend over US$5 billion over the next five years to reinvigorate Lincoln, with much of that going to a new dedicated platform, dubbed D6.
News
Tom Magliozzi, Car Talk co-host, dead at 77
Tom Magliozzi, co-host of popular NPR show Car Talk, has died at the age of 77 from complications related to Alzheimer’s disease.
Aston Martin
Aston Martin granted reprieve from US safety rules until 2017
The NHTSA has granted the Aston Martin Vantage and DB9 a temporary exemption from the US’ side-impact rules, allowing it keep selling cars until 2017.
News
The New York Times to close Autos section from Jan 2015
Thanks to falling revenue and a need to reign in costs, The New York Times will cease publishing an automotive liftout from the beginning of January 2015.
Land Rover
Land Rover Discovery Sport to be built in Brazil and China too
Thus far most of the world’s Land Rovers have been built in the United Kingdom, but that will change thanks to new factories in China and Brazil.