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Kia puts the Soul back in Motown with its Soul'ster pick-up concept Full story...

2010 Jeep Patriot EV

While three ENVI concepts were originally revealed last summer, Chrysler's saved this - the Jeep Patriot EV - for the 2009 Detroit auto show.

While three ENVI concepts were originally revealed last summer, Chrysler's saved this - the Jeep Patriot EV - for the 2009 Detroit auto show.

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Maserati's latest speed demon, the Quattroporte Sport GT S will go on sale this spring, the company said at the car's debut on Monday at the Detroit auto show. Full story...

SAIC came under increasing pressure on Monday to save Ssangyong from bankruptcy after union workers authorised a strike, if necessary. Full story...

Bentley will accelerate plans to introduce models which can run on biofuels by launching its first such vehicle at the Geneva motor show next March. Full story...

Car sales growth in China slowed to a single-digit rate last year for the first time in a decade as the economy decelerated in the second half. Full story...

General Motors stage-managed chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner's Detroit show keynote address with the same sort of carefully-vetted 'supporters' waving banners for the TV cameras seen at presidential campaign stops in the US last year. Full story...

The new Chevrolet Spark, based on the Beat concept shown at the 2007 Detroit motor show, will make its debut at the Geneva motor show in March before going on sale in the UK and the rest of Europe next year. Full story...

Hardest hit of all the Detroit Three, and with a US$4bn federal loan just banked, Chrysler's Detroit Show presence was distinctly low-key, a long way from last year when the new Dodge Ram truck was launched with the 'help' - and the odd bit of embarrassing behaviour - of a herd of cattle outside the Cobo Hall. Full story...

Despite the credit crisis raging outside, the atmosphere was upbeat at the Ford press conference in Detroit. Full story...

General Motors is assuming this year will be no better than the last, its 'product czar' said in Detroit. Full story...

Italian team is in pole position for 2009 with its all-new grand prix machine. Full story...

Volkswagen's UK unit believes it is better placed than some rival manufacturers to ride out the current economic slump, because buyers will take much more care over their purchases. Full story...

Ride control is basically governed by a vehicle's suspension system, including its shock absorbers (dampers) and struts. For the last decade or so, the high-end technical emphasis has been on developing dampers in which the damper rate can be varied according to the road conditions. Matthew Beecham runs the rule over the latest designs. Full story...

As if the global financial crisis and squeeze on credit was not enough, a snowstorm swept through Detroit to herald the start of the North American Motor Show, further dampening spirits. Full story...

Hoping to attract younger buyers, Ford's Lincoln division is breaking new ground with the Lincoln C concept, a car Lincoln calls a big idea for a small luxury car. Full story...

Redesigning a vehicle that failed is easy, because you can figure out what went wrong and fix it. Yet when your vehicle has been sitting on the top of the sales charts for years, like Ford's F-150 has been, replacing it with a new model can be a difficult task. And yet, with each new generation, the F-150 keeps getting better. Ford's full-size pickup may be the best vehicle the company builds, since they put so much time and effort into developing it. Full story...

Pressing onwards towards a comprehensive vehicle lineup, Ford's Lincoln division will soon have a striking new crossover in showrooms. With seating for 7 and a very distinctive look, the 2010 Lincoln MKT is geared towards the luxury-minded buyer looking to downsize from a large SUV or upsize from a minivan. Full story...

The Scuderia Ferrari is no longer likely to supply the Brackley based formula one team currently known as Honda Racing F1 with engines in 2009. Full story...

On Monday, the Scuderia Ferrari became the first formula one team to reveal its 2009 Formula 1 single seater. Full story...