Ford has introduced a diesel-powered Focus in Europe, called ECOnetic, that gets a claimed 80 mpg. It uses technology such as engine stop/start, low-rolling-resistance tires, brake regeneration and active grille shutters to get that number.
Daimler is recalling about 190,000 M-Class and M-Class AMG offroaders in the United States and Germany over a problem with the cruise control.
Transportation and logistics specialist Gefco, a 100% affiliate of PSA Peugeot Citroën, has signed an agreement with the Italian fund Venice, controlled by Palladio Finanziaria, and RP3 fund to acquire their 70% of the Italian Gruppo Mercurio, one of the leading players in transportation and distribution of vehicles in Italy and abroad.
Few cars symbolize the hybrid revolution in the United States as singularly as the Toyota Prius, and its lofty sales have helped propel the Japanese juggernaut to No. 1 in the world.
Mopar gets hands on the Jeep Wrangler to produce two wild special editions.

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General Motors Co. has set up a task force to deal with the Japan earthquake aftermath and dispatched Vice Chairman Steve Girsky to Japan this week to assess the condition of the company's supply chain.
Hyundai said it expects its sales in India to 15% to 17% this year although overall market growth is poised to cool from last year's increase of 31% as rising prices and interest rates slow demand.
SAIC Motor Corp., China's largest automaker, is buying its parent company's 6 percent stake in GM's South Korean unit as part of several acquisitions announced today.
Toyota will resume vehicle production at Central Motor's Sagamihara plant in Kanagawa Prefecture on 11 April, reversing a pre-earthquake plan to transfer output to Central Motor's brand-new Miyagi plant in Miyagi Prefecture, an area close to the 11 March 'quake and tsunami. The plant, opened in January, suffered some damage.
Chrysler Group LLC became the latest automaker affected by the Japan earthquake and its aftermath, as it said it would cancel overtime work at some of its North American assembly plants due to parts shortages.
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Mitsubishi Motors suspended production at its Okazaki and Mizushima plants on Wednesday but Pajero Manufacturing Company (PMC) operated.
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Subaru is launching a roomier and more modern looking Impreza compact - the brand's smallest car sold in the U.S. market. The redesigned 2012 sedan and five-door hatchback Impreza will be unveiled at the New York auto show later this month.
The main Czech car dealers' association said it expects a faster rise in 2011 car sales after posting a 6.8 percent increase in new passenger car registrations in the first quarter.
When Akio Toyoda took over as president of Toyota Motor Corp. in the summer of 2009, he likened his challenging mission to 'setting sail in a storm.' Little did he know how choppy the seas would be.
Honda of the UK Manufacturing (HUM) will halve its weekly production volume from 11 April due to a shortage of parts from Japan.
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