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Hyundai Motor America is shifting production of its Santa Fe crossover to the Georgia plant of its corporate cousin, Kia Motors America, to free up production for more high-demand Hyundai Sonatas in Alabama. Full story...

The high-performance group at General Motors Co. has a broader mission again -- with a marketing veteran in charge who is eager to develop powerful small cars. Full story...

Dealer H. Carter Myers III lost a motivated buyer of a GMC Terrain crossover last week because there were no Terrains on his lot. Full story...

Hyundai and Kia are trying to hold on to their U.S. sales momentum by entering new segments, moving the brands upscale and bringing out vehicles with more eye-catching design. Full story...

Citroën has released full details and pricing for the hotly anticipated DS3 Racing, and has announced that customer orders can be placed from 1st September, 2010. Full story...

This fall, a new compact coupe will find its way onto the Canadian market. There aren't many left, as only the Honda Civic and the Kia Forte Koup are left. The Chevrolet Cobalt will be a goner in a few weeks when it will be replaced by the sedan-only Cruze, and the two-door Focus coupe will be retired for 2011. Full story...

Replacing the Race Touareg 2, twice winner in 2009 and 2010 of the gruelling Dakar Rally and the first diesel-powered vehicle ever to win the event, the new Race Touareg 3 promises to be faster and more efficient while retaining the immense strength and durability of the outgoing car. Full story...

At this year's Paris Motor Show, Mazda will be focusing on low fuel consumption and reduced emissions, with three new model introductions. Full story...

The Formula 3 Euroseries championship, once extremely popular will introduce several sporting and technical changes next season. Full story...

McLaren sponsor SAP have made a series of short videos giving insights into key areas of Formula 1 racing, and this one focuses on the ergonomics of the chassis of the MP4-25. Full story...

Toyota was reportedly heading for a competitive season in formula one this year until the Japanese carmaker decided to pull out of the sport altogether. Full story...

When the Scion will officially launch in Canada, three models will initially be available, the xB, the xD and the tC. Next spring, the diminutive iQ will join the rest of the product line-up. Full story...

The Scuderia Ferrari is reportedly prepared to launch civil action against the FIA if the World Motor Sport Council imposes further sanctions next month. Full story...

Australian Formula 1 driver Mark Webber cannot guarantee he will still be on the formula one grid in 2012 -- especially if he wins the world championship before then. Full story...

After Friday's dramatic Nationwide race, the pre-race ceremonies at Bristol offered up a tantalizing prediction of bent sheet metal and payback. Full story...

Ford's crossover has been a resounding success. A few short days ago, the automaker announced that 400,000 Edges, originally launched in 2006, had been sold worldwide, a little over 40,000 units having gone to Canadian homes. That's good news for our country's economy, as the Edge is assembled in Oakville, Ontario. Full story...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Aug. 23 /CNW/ - Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today released information and photography of the new, refined 2011 Nissan Murano, which is set to go on sale at Nissan dealers nationwide in mid-October. Full story...

A generation ahead: The CLS-Class created a new vehicle category in 2003 by combining the elegance and expressiveness of a coupé with the comfort and functionality of a sedan. The CLS delighted the public, astounded the competition and created a new style icon: for years the CLS has endured as the only four-door coupé in its class, and since October 2004 it has been the car of choice for around 170,000 buyers worldwide. Full story...

Polesitter Jonny Cocker made the show in the last four laps of the American Le Mans Series race held this Sunday, in Road America. From fourth to first in four laps, he only needed two turns to turn momentum into victory alongside Paul Drayson. Full story...

On the high-downforce, twisty road circuit of the Hungaroring, the les powerful machinery of the LMP2 category proved to be unbeatable. Jonny Kane, Nick Leventis and Danny Watts' Strakka Racing HPD ran without the slightest technical problems over the entire distance and scored its second victory in LMP2 and first overall in the 2010 Le Mans Series season today. Full story...