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Chip Foose returns to Disney's Car Masters Weekend

Automotive designer Chip Foose will return to this year's Car Masters Weekend at Downtown Disney on 15-16 June. Foose, who is also a hot rod shop owner, fabricator and star of the reality TV series Overhaulin' on Velocity, has created pieces of original artwork featuring landmarks from Walt Disney World Resort, finished in his signature marker style. Works by Foose were put on display last year in Disney California Adventure's Car's Land attraction.

Carlos Ghosn's automaker mantra: Go big or you'll go away

Size matters in auto company survival, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn told an audience in Detroit on Tuesday. To cope with the escalating costs and scope of a global industry, successful automakers must complete a trifecta--be able to compete in every technology, every market and every segment, Ghosn said during a luncheon speech at the Detroit Economic Club “No 3 million-unit carmaker can make it,” Ghosn said, explaining why his Renault-Nissan alliance forged an alliance with Germany's Daimler AG. Competency in one or two of the three skills is not enough, and only very large companies can afford all three, he said.

Lamborghini Newport Beach is first with new exhaust for the LP-700-4 Aventador

If the stock exhaust of your Lamborghini LP-700-4 Aventador isn't quite what you're looking for, Lamborghini Newport Beach has the solution. The Aventador's 6.5-liter V12 gets a distinct note courtesy of the Southern California dealership, which specializes in creating new exhausts for Lambos. Lamborghini Newport Beach's bolt-on exhaust system is undergoing final testing before being released for sale.