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The Aston Martin Vanquish made its Canadian debut during the third annual Luxury and Supercar weekend held Sept. 7-9 in Vancouver, B.C.

A small but perfectly formed email debate has been going on between various just-auto staff writers and freelancers today, following an edict from yours truly in the role of, for my sins, editorial style watchdog. Do we finally bow, at gunpoint in my case, to grammatical travesties such as Mazda5, Kia's pro_cee'd, VW's up! as well as MINI and SEAT's insistence on capitals or do we do it the proper way some of us can remember being drummed into us as much as 50 years ago?

First Drive: 2013 Honda Accord

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The disasters that hit Japan and Thailand last year have been generally viewed as 'abnormal', but such events are actually becoming the norm.

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Honda Motor Co. said Monday that prices on the redesigned 2013

They look like prop vehicles from a Cold War-era James Bond film and they can climb a sand dune as easily as they can cross a swamp. Once a common sight in America's back country, these odd vehicles are practically unknown today.

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General Motors has temporarily stopped the sale of eight 2013 models to fix a software problem affecting the vehicles' OnStar communication system.

Automakers in India are taking advantage of the annual festive season to respond to sluggish demand so far this year by offering discounts and incentives.

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After the Colombian peso devalued following the Central Bank's announcement that the economy was slowing, car sales fell to 25,662 units in August, down 10% year on year. Year to date sales of 212,598 vehicles held steady versus 2011.

Lotus Cars and Proton owner DRB-Hicom's polymer industry unit has entered into a joint venture with HBPO to design, develop and supply front-end modules.

Sumitomo Electric Industries is almost set to commence sales of aluminium-based wiring harnesses which are cheaper in comparison to conventional copper-based products and will help the company compete with market leader Yazaki Corporation as automakers seek lighter parts.

Volkswagen Group's Spanish affiliate SEAT has doubled its dealer network to 22 outlets in Russia this year and plans on adding three more by the end of December.

Mercedes-Benz achieved a record sales tally for August with sales up 4.5% year on year to 91,316 units. Year to date M-B car volume rose 5.4% to 841,567, also a record.

The eurozone crisis took a twist last week that appeared to suggest that Europe was a little closer last week to accepting 'mutualisation' of debt.

Jaguar Land Rover's plans for an assembly plant in Brazil have been shelved following a change in local tax rules for foreign companies.

News 10 Sep, 2012

A small SUV based on the Mercedes A-Class has been spotted testing for the first time

Audi new-car sales rose 14.9 percent to 108,100 last month, a record for August that further narrows the gap in eight-month sales with the best-selling premium brand BMW.