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Legendary camshaft company Crane Cams appears to have gone out of business this week. Full story...

Robert Bosch LLC today named Tim Frasier as regional president of its automotive electronics business activities in North America. Full story...

Smart's latest special Fortwo model was developed with the pending arrival of spring in mind. Full story...

Mazda North American Operations is recalling nearly 31,000 Mazda CX-9 crossovers built for the 2007-09 model years to repair a problem that can cause the driver's seat to change positions unexpectedly. Full story...

Richard Beattie, who steered Jaguar sales in the United States when it was part of Ford Motor Co., will do the same for Jaguar's new owner next month. Full story...

John Sanderson, former Siemens VDO North American chief, has joined BorgWarner Inc. as president of the transmission systems business unit. Full story...

General Motors' Saab Automobile was forced to shut down production in Sweden today to iron out issues with a supplier and customs. Output is expected to resume Thursday, Saab Automobile spokesman Eric Geers said. Full story...

They're so bad they're good, these cars, good enough to warrant a museum exhibit. Full story...

OUR TAKE: Call the Edge the perfect next progression from a tradition that started with the Ford Country Squire station wagon and continued with the long-lasting Ford Explorer sport-utility vehicle. Full story...

Perception is still a problem for the Detroit Three, despite the fact that their factories have improved remarkably, says a veteran auto analyst. Full story...

China's auto industry is regionally based and highly fragmented. That fragmentation has long been considered a drag on the country's efforts to attain international levels of competitiveness. Full story...

President Barack Obama on Tuesday vowed to hold U.S. automakers accountable for "bad practices" but promised to help create a "retooled, re-imagined auto industry." Full story...

With origins in developing advanced flywheel energy storage for vehicle applications, Williams Hybrid Power (WHP) was formed in 2008 when Williams F1 took a stake. WHP is developing a version of its flywheel system for use in Williams F1's Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) to be introduced in its Formula One cars in 2009. Ian Foley is WHP's Managing Director. just-auto editor Dave Leggett interviewed him for Lotus Engineering's newsletter, proActive. Full story...

Compact SUV spied undisguised out in the snow Full story...

Compact SUV spied undisguised out in the snow Full story...

2009 Acura RL AWD

Considered on its own merits - that is, without thinking of its price or competition - the RL is a fine car.

Wow, this Acura RL is a respectable car, but $54,860? Really? And I don't even get a six-speed automatic for that price?

Photo Gallery: 2009 Acura RL AWD - Acura Luxury Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine

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2009 Infiniti EX35 - Four Seasons Update - March 2009

The FX's smaller sibling slides into our fleet.

Crossovers aren't anything new - take a look at a 1997 Subaru Forester if you don't believe us. These days, nearly every brand has a crossover or two in its lineup.

Photo Gallery: 2009 Infiniti EX35 - Four Seasons Logbook Update - Automobile Magazine

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Lexus overtook Jaguar to regain its title as the brand that does the best job of pleasing customers in the service department. Toyota Motor Corp.'s luxury division ranked atop the J.D. Full story...

Lexus overtook Jaguar to regain its title as the brand that does the best job of pleasing customers in the service department. Toyota Motor Corp.'s luxury division ranked atop the J.D. Full story...

AvtoVAZ has told up to 15,000 employees to stay at home in March on two thirds pay. Full story...