
Three Tesla Motors employees were injured Wednesday after an aluminum casting press failed at its San Francisco Bay Area factory, officials said.

Toyota released a teaser image and first details for the Aqua Air concept, which will debut next week at the Tokyo Motor Show.
McLaren’s plug-in hybrid P1 supercar went into production last month. Built by a team of 82 technicians in a four-stage assembly process, it takes 17 days to build one car and once running at full capacity, the production line will see one car completed each day, with production due to run until mid-2015.

Audi has confirmed the pricing and specifications for the new A3 Cabriolet. Prices will start from £25,790 and the engine line-up will include the two petrols and one diesel. Order books are now open, with deliveries due to start in April 2014.

Designed to meet the growing demand for cars that are small, practical and fuel-efficient enough for increasingly urban environments, particularly in emerging markets, a production version could be launched as early as 2014.