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It's unlikely that many people in the United States are interested in buying a right-hand-drive 2001 Ford Focus Ghia with more than 107,000 miles on the odometer. For starters, you'd have to import it from the U.K.

Fiat is looking to pay about $1.5 billion for an additional 16 percent in Chrysler, which it hopes to purchase in the coming months, three sources familiar with the matter said. Italy's biggest industrial group is also working to raise 1.

Fiat is looking to pay about $1.5 billion for an additional 16 percent in Chrysler, which it hopes to purchase in the coming months, three sources familiar with the matter said. Italy's biggest industrial group is also working to raise 1.

Honda Motor Co. has extended reductions of vehicle output at its U.S. and Canadian plants through May 6. The automaker had previously said it would reduce vehicle output through April 22.

Sweden has given conditional backing for a deal to free up much-needed cash for ailing carmaker Saab, giving it a lifeline out of its latest crisis.

Sweden has given conditional backing for a deal to free up much-needed cash for ailing carmaker Saab, giving it a lifeline out of its latest crisis.

Also in this episode: We take a spin in the Toyota RAV4 EV, the Chevy Sonic gets the Z-Spec treatment, Ford expands the recall for pickup trucks and 42 cars are lined up for the Indy 500.

Wall Street has accepted the concept of car-sharing, but questions remain on whether many Americans are willing to forgo car ownership. Zipcar Inc.

The two big questions as we lurched into this week were "What will happen to Saab?" and "What will happen at Renault?" One was answered, sort of.

Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia is calling for CO2 regulation harmony across Europe, branding the current mass of different rules as a "complicated equation".

Dodge boss Ralph Gilles made an interesting comment at the Chicago auto show. Dressed in a black blazer and a and#8220;made in Detroitand#8221; T-shirt, he cracked, "My Dodge Viper is in training for the supercar Olympics.

India is becoming a spotlight market among luxury carmakers, and Aston Martin is the latest to join the fray, throwing open the doors on a new dealership on Friday.

EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: This 2011 BMW X3 xDrive 35i reminds me of all the things I used to love about the X5--back when the X5 seemed smarter and sportier than any SUV on the planet.

Kia says it is looking for "substantial increases" in its share of the the UK fleet sector as its upgraded range starts to penetrate further into the British market.

Kia says it is looking for "substantial increases" in its share of the the UK fleet sector as its upgraded range starts to penetrate further into the British market.

Fiat will display the 2012 500 Cabrio at next week's New York auto show. The Cabrio's styling takes inspiration from the Nuova Cinquecento (500).

Federal regulators are investigating a motorist's report that the airbags in his 2008 Toyota Corolla failed to deploy when the vehicle hit a deer at 55 mph.

Our first quarter of slip-sliding through the snow and ice of a Detroit winter in our long-term Infiniti QX56 was not without incident.

The European Commission has approved an application from Belgium for assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The EUR9,593,931 requested by the Belgian authorities is to help 2,834 workers made redundant by General Motors Belgium - and four of its suppliers and downstream producers - back into employment. The application will now be sent to the European Parliament and the Council (the EU's budgetary authority) for approval.

VW Group set a new record for global sales by delivering 1.97 million vehicles in the first quarter, the company said Friday. Sales were particularly strong in China, where VW Group reported deliveries of 548,500 vehicles, a 19.