Are these the patent filings for Volvo’s S-Class-fighting S100 flagship?

Filed under: Spy Photos, Sedan, Volvo, Luxury

There are luxury automakers, there are mainstream automakers, and then there are those in between. Volvo, we’d argue, is one of those marques that doesn’t quite compete in the same market as, say, Mercedes-Benz or Lexus, but that looks as if it’s about to change.
The Swedish automaker has been [...]

Report: Audi denied TDI trademark by European court

Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Audi, Volkswagen, Diesel

As much as it has with the Quattro brand, Audi (and its parent company Volkswagen) have more recently turned the letters TDI into an emblem of what it stands for as an automaker. Think of those three letters and you could picture no other marque, that’s how closely intertwined [...]

Infiniti reportedly registers JX nameplate for trademark

Filed under: Hybrid, Government/Legal, Crossover, Infiniti, Luxury

2011 Infiniti M56 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Automakers try their darnedest to keep future vehicles secret until they’re good and ready to reveal them. But more often than not, something leaks. One of the best sources of future vehicle information turns out to be government officials, who [...]

Chrysler 200C patent drawings leaking out?

Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Budget, Sedan, Chrysler

We may have gotten our first glimpse at what the production version of the Chrysler 200C will look like. Website Noticas Automotivas is reporting that it has managed to get its hands on a slew of patent drawings of the car, and from what we can tell, the [...]

2009 AC Schnitzer BMW X6

An eyecatcher at first glance – this calls for a closer look. AC Schnitzer presents the new styling and performance package for the BMW X6
The new BMW X6 exerts a particular form of magnetism: not only does its chassis sit perfectly on the road, it also magically attracts attention. Now it appears there [...]