These companies — not banks, primarily, but such gold-plated European manufacturers as BMW, Daimler, Volkswagen and Siemens, and retailers such as IKEA — increasingly come to America (the South particularly) because labor is cheap and workers have no...

The tour is moving that tournament to Crooked Stick (outside Indianapolis) later this year and Cherry Hills (near Denver) in 2014. And next year? That's where it gets sticky. Conway Farms, a links-style course in Lake Forest, Ill. , will host the 2013...

It is, if you believe the owner's manual, which is where I he found that number. A brief conversation with BMW afterwards revealed that the numbers in the owner's manual are not correct and that the real rating is indeed 240 horsepower (and 255 lb-ft...

We know from the success of the BMW M3 Coupe that there is more to a car than just being the fastest and that the C63 AMG coupe has a lot to prove in the ride and handling department to be a worthy contender for the M. Before we charge into the coupe,...

He's also spent more than half his life as a race driver instructor and coach. Over 37 years, he's built a resume that includes serving as the chief instructor at the Brands Hatch Racing School in England for 11 years and more recently as the former...

Both vehicles are in approximately the the same price range, feature twin-turbo V6s, and can fit 4 people comfortable, yet the m5 has just a smidge more horsepower, while the GT-R features AWD. What other specifications are worthy of analysis? Watch...

He was charged with two counts of possession of property obtained by crime and two counts of fraud over $5,000. At the time, police said they found parts and vehicles worth more than $5 million, most from luxury brands such as BMW, Porsche and Mercedes.

The time for waiting is over: From 13th to 15th February most of the teams competing in the FIM Superbike World Championship tested at Australian Phillip Island. It was the first battle on track in 2012 for the teams. During the private test, Team BMW...

A new engine lands the 2012 Cadillac SRX in the thick of the luxury-crossover hunt. Gathering together the gaggle of luxury crossovers is something akin to lining up the Stepford wives—each is attractive and nearly perfect. Let’s call them the Stepford...

[Operator Instructions] And the first question comes from the line of Clay Moran with Benchmark. A couple of questions. Just wondering about TaxACT and what your guidance is implying for first quarter growth year-over-year for revenue and EBITDA. And...

BMW is now teasing a new version of the 1-Series the same way it teased the M Performance Automobiles – however, there’s no 1 M50d here. Instead, its the introduction of the M Performance Parts that will launch in spring 2012. So how is this different...

They're two different beasts in two different classes with two different purposes. It's a cynical, SEO-optimized comparison. And even worse, it's already been done. But... We can't help but post on it. Not because it's clicky or that a few of us have...

We have almost no mines in Germany, so we are very dependent on importing commodities. The big steelmakers and other companies sold their "boring and unproductive" mining assets in the '90s to concentrate on core businesses. A few weeks ago some big...

That video showed a speeding X6 with all the tell-tale bits of kit blurred out. Now, BMW is ready to give us a taste of its new 1 Series fitted with an assortment of M Performance baubles and it's taking a similar tact to tease us. In the video after...

My friend has owned two Audis, both which were constantly in the shops. I own a BMW a 2011 550i, and havnt experienced any problems with it, its my work vehicle. But then again i ve never trusted JD because it reports from consumer, and people dont...

Rover, which traditionally finishes at the bottom of the pile in these quality surveys, was not included this year. The biggest surprise is the continuing poor performance of luxury European brands in the survey. Only Porsche and Mercedes-Benz finished...

Musk arrives in a Tesla Roadster Tesla was granted $465 million of loans under the same program, but thus far, it has apparently met its deadlines. Other items from the Tesla Q+A call: The 2012 Tesla Model S does not compete with other electric cars,...

Three years earlier, when Joseph Rattigan (18) was shot dead in Drimnagh in the second murder in the feud, the Garda’s intelligence coming from criminal contacts fingered Paddy Doyle. By the time he was himself shot dead in February 2008, while driving...

Within some industry circles, it's quite known that the German auto makers underrate the power output of their engines. There are many theories as to why this is done. Some refer to it as "over-engineering" while others may consider it a marketing tactic.