Germany has proved to be largely immune to the falling automotive sales epidemic that’s presently sweeping the world, recording its best February sales figure for ten years.

Sales of new vehicles rose 22 percent over 2008’s results, thanks to a €2500 (AUD $4900) cash incentive designed to encourage vehicle owners to scrap their old car and [...]

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World motorsport and Aussie legend, Sir Jack Brabham, is reportedly furious over the unauthorised use of his name by German tuning company Brabham Racing, who recently debuted their E92 BMW M3-based BT 92 sportscar at the Essen Motor Show.

Aside from naming the company after Sir Jack, the people at Brabham Racing also appear to [...]

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Volkswagen has taken the diesel-electric running gear and plug-in charging system of its previous Golf V based TwinDrive hybrid, and transferred it into the new Golf VI.

In addition to giving its fuel-sipping hybrid prototype a fresh new look, VW has allocated 20 of the Golf TwinDrives to be entered into a German government-sponsored trial designed to determine the [...]

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