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Saab fans gather outside GM headquarters

The 60-plus-year history of Saab may come to an inglorious end in the next few days if General Motors and Dutch supercar maker Spyker--or perhaps a dark-horse bidder--fail to reach an agreement to save the iconic Swedish maker of premium cars. But the potential death of yet another GM brand raised some voices of dissension--and passion--as a crowd of about 30 Saab enthusiasts braved temperatures in the 20s and snow flurries to show their support for Saab at a gathering near GM's global headquarters in downtown Detroit. The event was organized by the Ryan Emge, editor of a Saab.History.com, and was part car show, part rally and part family gathering.

BMW wins 2008 International Engine of the Year

By Ben Pulman Motor Industry 08 May 2008 10:21 BMW’s petrol twin-turbo 3.0-litre straight six has won the 2008 International Engine of the Year award. It’s the engine’s second successive victory and BMW’s record-breaking fourth consecutive win. BMW has scooped the top award in six of the last ten years.

Fiat Cinquecento Prima Edizione for US Fiat fans

The Fiat 500 Prima Edizione You don’t have to be fluent in Italian to work out that Prima Edizione means ‘First Edition’, or something similar. Which is probably as well. Because the Fiat 500 Prima Edizione is destined for the US, and if there is one nation on earth which is more foreign-language-phobic than the Brits it’s the Yanks.