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End of the road is one of three options mooted for much-loved 4x4, says company boss

End of the road is one of three options mooted for much-loved 4x4, says company boss

Our photographers catch re-styled city car totally undisguised ahead of September Frankfurt show debut

Our photographers catch re-styled city car totally undisguised ahead of its Frankfurt Motor Show debut

Our spies snare third-generation Fiat baby on test ahead of its September debut

Renault said first-half operating profit fell 19 percent as supply problems and raw-material costs compounded weak European demand for aging models. Renault is being hurt by a lack of model introductions.

Jaguar Land Rover sold 18,508 vehicles in China in the first half of 2011, up 48% year on year.

The 2012 Ford Explorer--the first vehicle in North America to get the company's four-cylinder

The 2012 Ford Explorer--the first vehicle in North America to get the company's four-cylinder

In the least surprising news of the season Hendrick Motorsports announced that it has hired Kenny Francis starting next year.

Last Sunday, some sneaky thieves made a surprise visit to Sunridge Nissan in Calgary, breaking into the premises, getting their hands on a bunch of keys and stealing a dozen new vehicles off the lot.

Germany, the land of speed, known world-over for its Autobahns, the Nurburgring and many things blistering and exotic. People come from all over the globe to go fast because it's legal. Me? I got caught speeding...

Jenson Button hates team orders and has now indicated he wants to stay at McLaren for the long term.

Investors in F1's owner CVC Capital Partners are worried about the Gerhard Gribkowsky bribery scandal, the Financial Times has reported.

The Sauber F1 Team said in a press release that it very happy with its young team of drivers and has confirmed all three of them for the 2012 season.

The horsepower war rage on like nobody's business. Be it the Germans, Japanese or Americans, all are out to outdo the other. And the only thing we can do is sit back and enjoy the show.

MONTREAL, Quebec-Kia's new mid-size sedan, which hit dealerships earlier this year, is selling well. So well in fact, that production in Korea can't keep up with demand. Soon, the Optima will be built alongside the Sorento in Kia's recently-established plant in Georgia.

The world's largest car rental company has just announced the arrival of the launch car of Europe's new Adrenaline Range: The coveted Lotus Evora.

The blown exhaust saga may not be over for long, according to Germany's Auto Motor und Sport.

It's hard not to feel a tad jaded in our business. Every week I'm presented with a new vehicle, and sometimes it gets to be so mundane and humdrum, one car kind of just blending into the next. It's not that I mean for it to be like that, just that it happens--sad, but true. I love my job and I love cars, but in today's market, everyone is playing the one-up game, which means most cars are basically the same with a very few minute changes to make them stand out from the crowd--hopefully.