Carmakers and Silicon Valley upstarts are increasing their efforts to define the car of the future, even though many of them disagree about what that car should be.

Europe’s anemic car market rebound could be over before it has really begun. That is the fear of executives as they gather for the Paris car show on Thursday, the biggest industry event in the regional calendar.

The Mercedes GT is faster and more powerful than the Porsche 911 and starts at €100,000.

Jaguar has unveiled the XE in an audacious bid to challenge rivals BMW and triple sales by building cars more people can afford.

Top Gear’s Jeremy Clarkson won’t be happy.

Six major car makers, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles throughout the world because of defective airbags that can send shrapnel flying into the passenger compartment.

The chief executive of loss-making carmaker Opel has abruptly stepped down, a sign that top management at parent General Motors want to speed up what has been a slow-moving restructuring plan.

JUST when car-makers thought it safe to roll out new models in the wake of the economic crisis — 170 premiers are advertised for the Geneva Auto Show opening this week — a spike in fuel prices has cast a new shadow over the industry and redoubled attention on green technologies.

DESIGNS for a carbon-conscious world took front place as car makers revealed their latest high-tech models at the Paris auto show, hoping for rebound in a struggling car market.

IT’S a modern-day version of Marco Polo’s journey halfway around the world — but is anyone at the controls?