Ford Motor Company Hat Blue Canvas Embroidered Leather Metal Buckle on 2040-parts.com

Who's Where: Sangyup Lee to join VW Advanced Design

Sangyup Lee, designer of the acclaimed Chevrolet Camaro, has recently resigned from General Motors to accept a position as Chief Designer of Exterior at the Volkswagen/Audi Advanced studio in California. Lee is scheduled to begin work mid-January 2010, reporting to Jens Manske who was appointed  Executive Director earlier this year. His role is to inspire a newly merged Volkswagen and Audi design staff in the Santa Monica studio.  Mr.

911 Turbo S ‘Edition 918 Spyder’ revealed

Porsche 911 Turbo S ‘Edition 918 Spyder’ Earlier today we reported that Porsche has finally got round to putting the 918 Spyder on sale at a rather eye-watering £678k. And there will only be 918 built. But that wasn’t the only car Porsche revealed this morning.

Audi plans expansion of hybrids, electrics

Audi plans a rapid expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years as a key component in Volkswagen Group's strategy to dominate the alternative-powertrain market by decade's end. Michael Dick, Audi's board member for technical development, told Automotive News that the next-generation A6 sedan will have the potential to be a full hybrid by the end of 2012. The A6 would join the recently introduced hybrid A8 sedan at the Geneva auto show and the soon-to-be-launched Q5 hybrid crossover.