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News 24 Oct, 2013

Official pictures of the upcoming BMW 2 Series have leaked online, ahead of its debut at the Detroit show in January

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Shrinking European losses combined with strong results in North America and Asia helped Ford post a record third-quarter pre-tax profit of $2.6 billion, up $426 million from a year earlier.

UK-based dealer group Inchcape reported a 7 percent rise in third-quarter sales on robust demand for premium vehicles.

Coping with the weather in Britain can be summed up in one word: wait. Or in four: This Too Shall Pass. The open-topped version of the Citroën DS3 perfectly suits our peculiar climate, Glenn Brooks reckons. It may even be key to PSA's future.

Mazda sales in the US have reached 10m vehicles since the carmaker first started marketing its cars in the country more than 40 years ago.

Chrysler has finally begun shipping the redesigned 2014 Jeep Cherokee after a two month delay caused by transmission software problems.

Nissan said it will begin producing and selling a new model of its Teana sedan - called the Altima in the US and Australia - in Thailand as it looks to increase exports from the country.

A UK government minister has stressed the importance of the commercial vehicle sector to the UK economy in a speech to UK commercial vehicle sector industrialists.

Magneti Marelli has begun operations at a new plant in Batu Kawan, Penang, to boost production for ASEAN countries and Japan.

Italian supplier Sogefi reported a 23.6% increase in its third quarter net profit to EUR7.6m (US$10.39m), boosted by business outside Europe.

UK car manufacturing this year has reached 1.125m units, up 3.9% on last year. SMMT data shows that 140,888 cars were built in September, 9.9% ahead of last year.

Honda will take the wraps off the S660 roadster concept at the upcoming Tokyo motor show at the end of November of this year.

Thanks to some leaky websites, we can bring you the all-new BMW 2-series Coupe a little earlier than we expected. The new car will be shown first at the

Daimler reported earnings before interest and taxes rose 16 percent as a wider lineup of compact cars helped it gain ground on rivals.

VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said the German government's goal to have 1 million electric cars on the country's roads by 2020 can be achieved if hybrids are included.

Union leaders at a Goodyear tire plant in northern France have agreed to talks with a Texan executive who caused an uproar earlier this year by saying the factory was "not worth saving" and calling the plant's workers lazy.

Blue Solutions, the battery company being listed by Vincent Bollore, has already filled the order book for its upcoming share sale, the French industrialist said.

Following its debut the Frankfurt Auto Show, the Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition will arrive in North American showrooms in November.

The exterior includes 18'' gloss black alloy wheels, a body-coloured hardtop, a gloss black Jeep logo above the front grille, and a unique, three-colour hood decal featuring the outline of mountains. Three paint options are offered: blue, black, and white.

What's more, the Polar badge next to the front fender flares exhibits the 78 degrees S and 106 degrees E coordinates that correspond to the location of Vostok in Antarctica -- the exact point where the absolute severest temperature in the world was recorded at -89.2 degrees Celsius.

Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition 2014. (Photo: Jeep)

Inside the Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition, you'll find black heated leather seats enhanced by Pearl White accent stitching and a Polar logo embroidered on the upper portion of the backrests.

The Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition is motivated by a 3.6L Pentastar V6 that produces 285 horsepower through a standard 6-speed manual transmission or an optional 5-speed autobox.

Pricing for the Jeep Wrangler Polar Edition has yet to be announced.

Source: Jeep

Today we have the first official renderings of the all-new 2015 Hyundai Genesis, which will make its global debut in January at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.

Set to go on sale in the second quarter of 2014, the next generation of Hyundai's entry-level luxury sedan will mark the first time that all-wheel drive is available on a Hyundai car.

The 2015 Hyundai Genesis also embodies the new “Fluidic Sculpture 2.0” design language in an effort to rival more directly with premium sedans from Germany.

Source: Hyundai

Hyundai Genesis 2015. (Photo: Hyundai)