This 1956 Chevrolet needs some love to get it out of the neglected and abandoned category. It was spotted in eastern North Carolina behind a body shop garage. (Photo by Ralph Gable)

(February 18, 2016) STOCKHOLM — Volvo Cars expects to make record sales in 2016 for the third consecutive year, Håkan Samuelsson, president and chief executive said. Samuelsson also forecast that operating profits would also improve in 2016 driven by growth in all of Volvo’s three main sales regions of China, Europe and the US.

The forecast came the same day Volvo reported it tripled its operating profit in 2015 to 6.62 billion Swedish crowns ($776.6 million) from 2.13 billion in the previous year.
 

(February 18, 2016) LOMMEL, Belgium — Potholes and other rough road surfaces can be a pricey problem for motorists around the world. Last year the RAC responded to more than 25,000 pothole-related breakdowns in the UK — a near 25 per cent increase since 2014. Potholes can cause tire, wheel and suspension damage, costing up to hundreds of dollars a time. The poor condition, and lack of maintenance, of European and North American roads is said to contribute to at least one third of all accidents every year.

(February 17, 2016) COVENTRY, England — Two Aston Martin barn finds will be auctioned by Classic Car Auctions at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre on Saturday March 19. The two sleeping classics have been kept in dry storage for the past few years waiting for new owners to restore them back to their former glory.

A rare 1973 Aston Martin V8 (pictured below), one of just 288 produced, is estimated at between £35,000 ($50,050) and £40,000 ($57,200). One of only a few manual examples produced, the majority of Aston Martin V8s were automatic making this car rarer still, particularly as this car is one of the very last of the David Brown-era.