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Toyota has begun exporting Corollas built at its Mississippi plant for the first time.

Unlike the V4 in its new 919 World Endurance Championship racer, the engine in the just-announced Macan is made by the Volkswagen Group, not Porsche.

Unlike the V4 in its new 919 World Endurance Championship racer, the engine in the just-announced Macan is made by the Volkswagen Group, not Porsche.

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Operation Cubo, an initiative by the Met Police that clamps down on uninsured drivers, is set to extend its reach

Toyota outsold VW Group and GM for a third straight quarter. Toyota sold 2.58 million units in the January-to-March period, it said today. Second place is too close to call as GM and VW said they each sold about 2.4 million vehicles.

Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors and Volkswagen Group for a third straight quarter, helped by a weaker yen.

Toyota, the global leader in hybrid vehicles, will start to source hybrid components in China for its locally produced Corolla and Levin models from next year rather than import them from Japan.

US infotainment supplier Harman is stepping up its expansion into mainland China with the establishment of a "global R&D centre" in the city of Suzhou as well a "joint laboratory" for automotive innovations with Tsinghua University.

When the Ford Mustang came out in 1964, some dared deride it as a "secretary's car," as if just happening upon the discovery that women might -- for some reason, who knows,

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In a missive signed by Elon Musk himself, Tesla announced it would be adding titanium plates and aluminum deflectors to all new

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New Ford Mustang features Line Lock technology, offering drivers burnout starts for drag race-style performance. See the video here...

Toyota's Prius hybrid is the best-selling gasoline-electric vehicle in the world. In China, it's about as rare as the endangered giant panda.

Ford CEO Alan Mulally is lining up a substantial corporate position for his next act, probably as a board director or chairman, according to people with knowledge of his plans.

BMW is aiming the 2-series coupe at drivers looking for performance and driving dynamics in a compact, rear-wheel-drive package.

Days after Russia annexed a province of Ukraine and U.S. and European forces mobilized, you would expect a conference in the United States on the future of the Russian auto industry to be pessimistic.

Germany's Siemens and state-owned Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive will form a joint venture to produce motors and inverters for hybrid and full-electric vehicles.

GM and officials with the National Corvette Museum in the U.S. will meet next month to determine which of eight Corvettes damaged after plunging into a major sinkhole on Feb. 12 are fit to be restored.

From press release

The Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada is pleased to confirm today that it will hold the fifth edition of its inaugural gala dinner, “The Grand Evening”, on 5 June.

This popular social event, attended by Formula 1 team principals and drivers who are in town for the race and by members of the business community of Montréal, will be held once again in the “Arsenal” Contemporary Art Complex in Griffintown.

This year, all proceeds will go to the Fondation de l'Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal and Moisson Montréal.

FIA chairman, Jean Todt, in Bahrain. (Photo: WRi2)

The organisers are also honoured to announce that Mister Jean Todt, President of the Fédération internationale de l'automobile (FIA), and Mister Marc Poulin, President and CEO of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys inc., have cordially agreed to be the honorary co-chairs of this event.

Mr. Todt is well-known throughout the world for his involvement with victims of road accidents and, since his glory days at the helm of the Scuderia Ferrari, he has become vice-president of the Brain & Spine Institute (ICM) in Paris.

Mr. Poulin is the President and CEO of Empire Company Limited and Sobeys inc., a true distribution and retail giant of the Canadian food industry. He supports many charities, including, of course, Moisson Montréal.

The Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal treats victims of serious accidents and injuries from the Island of Montréal and many regions in Western Québec. It has been the designated track hospital of the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada for several years now, and the members of its trauma team supply medical services for this great sporting event.

For more than twenty years, Moisson Montréal - the country's largest food bank - has been insuring an optimal supply of food to community organisations helping people in need on the Island of Montréal. This organisation takes part in the development of sustainable solutions to guarantee our community's food security.

It should be pointed out that “The Grand Evening”, which is organised right here in Montréal by Octane Racing Group Inc. and produced entirely by local artisans, has been attended on each of its first four years by nearly a thousand people, including team principals and drivers taking part in the Formula 1 World Championship.

The Great Evening in the Arsenal, in Montreal. (Photo: WRi2)

“The Grand Evening” is an official activity of the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2014, presented in collaboration with Mercedes-Benz Canada. Tickets for the cocktail (6 PM), the dinner (7:30 PM) and the evening are on sale now for $1,000 each. Tables for ten are on sale for $10,000. For additional information, one can visit our web site at www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca.

Tickets can be ordered by phone at the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada offices, at 514‑350‑4731 or on line.

New York City; where walking down the street dressed as a normal person will make you feel severely underdressed most of the time, is usually host to some fantastic reveals befitting the city's high-fashion nature. For 2014, it didn't hold true, unfortunately, as mediocrity invaded the Jacob Javits Center for two full press days of boring reveals.

While there is definitely plenty to look at, and even some very interesting future product (if you are into midsize bland mobiles and minivans), there is an equal number of easily avoided mishaps and other exhibits that give you a certain metallic taste at the back of your throat.

Ford Focus Refresh
What do you get when you attach the grille from the much-lauded Ford Fusion to the front of a Focus? This. And it's boring. Ford has been slowly taking all the visual excitement out of the Focus (my favourite is the previous generation Euro-only version) and turning it into a rolling paper bag of anonymity. You'd think the nose job, since the Fusion is such a looker, would do the Focus wonders. But it doesn't. It's now the design equivalent of oatmeal. In a beige bowl. On a Formica countertop.

Photo: Mark Stevenson

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