Auto News 5

As the most versatile of the four Prius models, the 2013 Toyota Prius v is a fuel-efficient wagon that provides more passenger and cargo room for active Canadian families.

''Toyota listened to Canadian families, who loved the Prius but wanted an option with even more versatility for their on-the-go lifestyles,” said Tony Wearing, Senior Managing Director at Toyota Canada Inc.

The 2013 Toyota Prius v offers 50% more interior space than the original Prius, and comfortably sits five adults. Under the hood is a 1.8L four-cylinder engine mated to a high-torque electric motor and high-capacity storage battery for a net output of 134 horsepower and combined fuel consumption of 4.5L/100 km.

Now on sale across Canada, the 2013 Toyota Prius v comes with an interesting list of standard features as well as three options packages. Pricing goes as follows:

• Prius v: $27,425
• Prius v Luxury: $30,410
• Prius v Touring: $33,445
• Prius v Touring + Technology: $37,120

Photo: Toyota

Aleris has announced it has signed a contract with FAW-Volkswagen to provide aluminium for several Audi models to be produced in China.

Audi will begin offering 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engines in the A8, A7 and A6 cars and the Q5 crossover beginning next year. The four TDI diesel-equipped models will make their debuts next week at the Los Angeles Auto Show.

While you're invariably reading this piece on some manner of digital device, Autoweek's roots lie in a physical magazine printed on an offset press. Hell, Competition Press was our original name.

Brad Keselowski won his first NASCAR Sprint Cup title on Sunday -- along with Roger Penske's first cup title as a team owner -- with a 15th place finish in the final race of the year at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida.

A deal between President Barack Obama and Congress to avoid the fiscal cliff is critical to the United States economy's health and to Ford Motor, the company's executive chairman said today.

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: The True Cost Of Luxury

Today, the only thing limited about German limited editions is the number of buyers able to pay the freight over the typically highly competent models they supplement.

With new German high- and higher- performance models rolling out in endless procession like gaudy floats in some insanely gay parade that starts on New Year's Day and lasts until New Year's Eve, I promised myself -- after sniffing at BMW's fast and furiously expensive M6 and 640i Gran Coupe in these pages in September -- that I'd go easy on carmakers from Germany that come out with special edition after special edition from their once highly focused performance divisions. Today, the only thing limited about German limited editions is the number of buyers able to pay the freight over the typically highly competent models they supplement.

Photo Gallery: Noise, Vibration & Harshness: The True Cost Of Luxury - Automobile Magazine

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: The True Cost Of Luxury | Digg It | Add to del.icio.us

Illinois Tool Works CEO David Speer has died, the company said. He was 61. COO E. Scott Santi, 51, was named the permanent CEO today after being chosen the acting CEO last month, the company said in a statement.

News 19 Nov, 2012

The millionth Fiat 500 has rolled off Fiat's production line in Poland

To say it's been a tough couple of weeks for residents of New Jersey would be an understatement. Many are still without power, while thousands more are coping with devastating damage to their homes and businesses.

New vehicle sales in Indonesia jumped by just under 24% to a new monthly record of 106,807 units in October, compared with 86,345 units a year earlier, according to data released by Indonesian automotive industry association Gaikindo.

Fuji Heavy Industries now sees itself lifting US auto sales to 350,000 units in fiscal 2013, two years sooner than originally planned, president Yasuyuki Yoshinaga said.

Daimler's financial services business aims to grow profitably in 2013 after forecasting a record EUR1.3bn (US$1.65bn) in operating profit for the current year, the company said on Monday.

News 19 Nov, 2012

The new Dacia Sandero supermini is now available from £69 a month

Daimler's commercial vehicle division and Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz, have signed a contract covering the supply of engines and axles for the Russian company's lorries and buses.

Mitsubishi Motors president Osamu Masuko said the carmaker has abandoned plans to expand its business tie-up with Proton.

Honda has raised its sales target at home in Japan in the next fiscal year ending March 2014, up 16% to 850,000 vehicles.

Honda's rebound in the United States will continue through 2012's final months, helping the carmaker boost sales about 25 percent this year even after Hurricane Sandy reduced October gains, said sales chief John Mendel.

Fuji Heavy Industries President Yasuyuki Yoshinaga has become a market darling for something he failed to do: build a factory in China.

Russian Railways (RZD) says its recent purchase of 75% of PSA Peugeot Citroen's Gefco logistics division will see "most" of the current management and staff retained, although it does not rule out 'efficiency' changes.