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Ford is pushing forward with expansion plans by adding 100 dealers to its Chinese network this year. Full story...

Honda, Mazda and Fuji Heavy Industries suspended business travel to South Korea, citing tensions after North Korea shelled its southern neighbor. Full story...

Fiat will unveil details of its investment plan for the historic Mirafiori plant in Turin at a key meeting with union representatives on Friday. Full story...

Ford is adding 100 dealers in China this year, mostly in smaller cities in inland provinces where new car demand is surging, the company said today. Full story...

The 2011 Chevrolet Volt, an innovative plug-in hybrid, got not one but three different mileage ratings from the U.S. EPA Wednesday. On electricity alone, the Volt achieves the equivalent of 93 mpg (2.5 liters per 100km). Full story...

TORONTO, Ontario--The second annual Auto123.com Awards presentation has just come to a close, an event that celebrates our journalists' picks of the best vehicles for 2011. Full story...

In an interview with British magazine Autosport, BMW's director of motorsport Mario Theissen said the car manufacturer will enter six cars in the DTM in 2012. Full story...

An official spokesperson has played down reports that organisers of the European Grand Prix at Valencia are trying to offload the race contract to an alternate host. Full story...

Banff, Alberta -- The all-new 2011 VW Touareg is an SUV rendered in a format that hits all the hot buttons of today's upscale SUV buyer; buttons like fuel efficiency, refinement, interior amenities, and flexible and useful seating and cargo capacity. Full story...

Today, Auto123 takes you to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art! Full story...

For my third instalment of Audi's Electromobility Strategy, I was given the opportunity to briefly drive the very enticing Audi A1 e-tron. For starters, the A1 is an all-new subcompact product from Audi and it is making some serious waves. It's really no mystery as to why this little car has many excited; it's quite the looker, it's got Audi DNA flowing through its veins and, from what I can tell, will be a fine drive as well. Full story...

For my third instalment of Audi's Electromobility Strategy, I was given the opportunity to briefly drive the very enticing Audi A1 e-tron. For starters, the A1 is an all-new subcompact product from Audi and it is making some serious waves. It's really no mystery as to why this little car has many excited; it's quite the looker, it's got Audi DNA flowing through its veins and, from what I can tell, will be a fine drive as well. Full story...

Citizens of Montreal and Toronto are often complaining about the state of their roads and the dense traffic they have to go through everyday in rush hours, and they have the right do to it! Montreal won both third and fifth places of the top 10 most congested roads in North America, while Toronto closes this select group by taking the final spot. Full story...

According to reports, oil giant Shell is expected to take over the sponsoring of Helio Castroneves' Penske car next May as the Brazilian will attempt to earn his fourth Indy 500 victory. Full story...

Jaime Alguersuari has backed his Toro Rosso teammate but acknowledged that Sebastien Buemi's race seat might be in doubt for the 2011 season. Full story...

Bloomberg reported this week that the Barack Obama administration has bought almost a fourth of all GM and Ford hybrid vehicles sold since he took office, thereby artificially boosting hybrid sales numbers. The question now is: how popular exactly are these vehicles on the American market? Full story...

Tickets to the 2011 Honda Indy Toronto are now on sale to the general public, a full eight months before the flagship event is set to take place. Full story...

Team Canada won two of the four world titles at the Rotax Max Karting Challenge Grand Finals held in Italy a week ago in Italy. Full story...

Russian Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov has revealed that fans of Ferrari and Fernando Alonso littered his official Facebook page with insults and abuse. Full story...