General Motors Co.and#8217;s China sales rose to a record in March, surpassing its U.S. deliveries for a third straight month and cementing the countryand#8217;s importance as the worldand#8217;s largest auto market.
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Maserati North America president and CEO Mark McNabb has been named the Italian automaker's worldwide commercial director. He will keep the North American title as well.
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Mercedes-Benz expects to report a worldwide sales increase topping 10 percent in the first quarter, aided by U.S. demand for its E-class and S-class models as the economy recovers, a German magazine reported.
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Buyers seeking a blend of sportiness and luxury will get another choice in 2011: Mercedes confirmed this week it's adding a C-class coupe to its portfolio.
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COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: I walked by the Mazda CX-9 on my way to the Traverse, and I noticed some similarities.
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Hyundai's upcoming flagship Equus sedan is packed with features to pamper owners and passengers: a rear-seat footrest, rain-repellent window glass, power sun shades, and massage systems built into the driver's seat and rear seat.
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March proved incentives work. Battered by recalls and a tarnished image, Toyota cranked up the cash machine to record levels and all was forgiven. March sales skyrocketed 86.8% compared to February and, adjusted for selling days, finished 35.3% ahead of March 2009 at 186,863 units. Full story…
Just like in Australia last week, the McLaren driver is on top of the free practices sessions in Malaysia. Full story…
F1 teams have been given more time to adjust to the new ban on outboard-mounted rear view mirrors.
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The New York International Auto Show is the most popular car exhibition in North America -- and for good reason. Not only does it take place in a world-famous megalopolis, but it also sets the stage for non-stop surprises and stimulations.
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Although I haven't owned a car equipped with a manual gearbox for quite some time, I always find pleasure in rowing through the gears of a so-equipped tester - and this week's ride is a marvelous example of that.
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New York - At the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, BMW had announced that the BMW Alpina B7 sedan would join the North American BMW product range. This week, at the New York International Auto Show, BMW introduced another variant of this luxury sedan: the 2011 Alpina B7 Biturbo xDrive. Like the RWD version, this new one will be offered with normal or long wheelbase.
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Well, that's all Folks! Day 2 is behind us and the road back towards Montreal beckons us. The second half of the press days still put on a good show. The revised Subaru WRX and new Mitsubishi Outlander Sport are perhaps two of the vehicles that held my attention.
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Vancouver BC - My mission was to reconnoitre the floor of BC Place Stadium in search of the top ten "green vehicles" and the top ten concept cars at the 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show. After stealthily taking inventory, I discovered far fewer than ten examples that I would consider to be new "green vehicles" and fewer than ten concept cars on display.
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Friday's meeting with Bernie Ecclestone involving all the team bosses was almost exclusively about the tyre supplier situation for 2011.
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Mark Webber had to retire from second practice at Sepang on Friday with a suspected engine failure.
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Prodrive could be set to lodge an application to fill F1's thirteenth team spot on the 2011 grid.
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The 2010 Vancouver International Auto Show opened its doors at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver BC on March 30th this year. Housed beneath the stadium's ageing fabric roof was a massive collection of new cars from manufacturers around the world along with a display of supercars, motorcycles and classic cars.
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