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Kia's redesigned Magentis/Optima mid-size sedan is set for a world public debut at the New York motor show on 2 April. Full story...

Toyota said it will cut back production in France temporarily as the carmaker looks to cope with the sales impact of its massive global recalls. Full story...

General Motors Co. will create a European arm for its Cadillac luxury brand after distributor Kroymans Corp. declared bankruptcy last year. Full story...

A document claiming Toyota Motor Corp. saved more than $100 million by persuading U.S. Full story...

A document claiming Toyota Motor Corp. saved more than $100 million by persuading U.S. Full story...

Tired of the flood of negative reports from the government and media, Toyota's U.S. executives are mounting a new and more vigorous defense of the company's tarnished safety record. Full story...

BMW AG is set to announce a deal on Monday to offload 3 billion pounds ($4.62 billion) of longevity risks from its UK pension scheme to Deutsche Bank, the Financial Times reported. Full story...

As CEO of India's Tata Motors, Carl-Peter Forster no doubt will focus intently on Tata's Jaguar Land Rover unit. But Forster, 55, won't be the first BMW-trained German executive to run these two quintessentially English luxury-car brands. Full story...

Volkswagen Group of America reaffirmed its goal to sell 450,000 cars in the United States by 2012 at it meetings with dealers this month. That's a big jump from 2009, when VW sold 213,454 vehicles. Full story...

A Fiat joint venture plant in Russia will build 150,000 Jeeps a year, says the venture's Russian partner. But Fiat and Chrysler aren't commenting. On Feb. 11, Fiat S.p.A. Full story...

Mercedes-Benz' F 800 Style research vehicle is showing the future of premium automobiles from a new perspective, as the five-seat upper-range sedan combines highly efficient drive technologies with unparalleled safety and convenience features and an emotive design idiom, which interprets current Mercedes-Benz styling in line with the brand's hallmark attribute of cultivated sportiness. Full story...

Kumho's laser etching technology was lauded at the recent (February 10) Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2010. The milestone process won the award for 'Tire Manufacturing and Design Innovation of the Year'. Full story...

The all-new 2011 Explorer is waiting in the wings, with its new uni-body construction and futuristic interior. So 2010 will be the last year for a truck-based body-on-frame Explorer. Full story...

Riding high on the back of last year's one-two finish, Peugeot Sport is aiming to do it again in 2010. In the fourth and final year of the 908 HDi FAP's career, Team Peugeot Total has pressed on with its development, getting down to work on the very next day after that historic win, striving to squeeze even more improvements out of the car. Full story...

MINI has chosen the 2010 Geneva International Motor Show to launch an all-new, world-first in-car entertainment solution: MINI Connected. Through intelligent connectivity between the driver, his MINI and the outside world, MINI Connected offers new options for further enhancing the hallmark driving fun associated with the brand. Some of these new possibilities will be presented in Geneva. Full story...

Brackley, Northamptonshire - APS of Brackley, UK importer for the Swiss based Sportec range of vehicle performance enhancements, is pleased to announce the launch of a new Stage One ECU upgrade package for the new Volkswagen Golf R. Full story...

The Scuderia Ferrari has designed a new wheel nut in an effort to shorten the time of the pit stops in 2010. Full story...

In front of a packed crowd of more than 60,000 fans, Ryan Villopoto (Kawasaki) won the seventh round of the 2010 AMA Supercross Series and is now tied atop the season standing with Ryan Dungey (Suzuki). Full story...

Unbridled power lurking in a classically elegant coupé: the Audi RS 5 will debut at the Geneva Auto Show. The high-revving 4.2-liter V8 with its 331 kW (450 hp) unleashes powerful performance while achieving remarkable fuel economy. The seven-speed S tronic and an innovative center differential in the quattro drivetrain transmit power to all four wheels. Full story...

A thoroughly updated and upgraded range of models combining unique driving pleasure with outstanding efficiency - this is what premium car maker BMW is proudly presenting at the 80th Geneva Motor Show 2010. New models in numerous segments, an even wider range of power units combining outstanding performance with enhanced efficiency, plus fascinating concepts for the powertrain of the future clearly prove the unique innovative power of the brand. Full story...