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Ferrari ramps up engine-making -- for Maserati

Ferrari is adding 250 workers and expanding its engine-building capacity, even as it says it will cut car production this year at its landmark factory in Maranello, Italy. Why the cause for growth? Ferrari is ramping up its in-house engine operation and will produce more V6 engines, which sister company Maserati will use in the redesigned Quattroporte sedan and the smaller E-segment entry, the Ghibli.

Nissan creates a self-cleaning Note – and this one’s for real. (video)

The Nissan Note that cleans itself The Sunday chore of cleaning the car is beloved (and loathed, in equal measure) by those who’d rather do it themselves than pay a man with a bucket, a sponge and a chamois  to oblige. But regular car washing – for anyone – could be a thing of the past thanks to a new nano-paint technology. The newly developed super-hydrophobic and oleophobic paint manages to repel water and oil, which means stuff like everyday dirt, mud and rain don’t have the chance to cling to the car’s paintwork.

2014 Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet facelift revealed

The 2014 Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet (pictured) gets a bit of a facelift for 2014 The Renault Megane range has had a bit of a facelift for 2014, and so far we’ve had the reveal of the Hatchback, Coupe and Sports Tourer Meganes and their UK prices. But now it’s the turn of the Renault Megane Coupe-Cabriolet to bow in with its facelift. The facelift tweaks for the Megane Coupe-Cabriolet are not exactly startling, as they’re much the same as the rest of the Megane range with a titivated nose with new headlights, a new bumper and a big Renault logo bang in the middle.