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Hyundai will show an all-new crossover at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Full story...

Nissan's luxury arm presents its all-new M sports saloon using 3-D holograms at Pebble Beach.

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Mazda will unveil a diesel-engined CX-7 with a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system at next month's Frankfurt Motor Show. Full story...

General Motors and the Koenigsegg Group, Sweden's supercar producer, have signed a binding agreement over the sale of Saab Automobile. Full story...

Open-top Veyron Gran Sport gets the special edition treatment at Pebble Beach Concours. Full story...

Open-top Veyron Gran Sport gets the special edition treatment at Pebble Beach Concours.

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Reserve driver of the famed Scuderia Ferrari, Italian Luca Badoer finalised his preparations for his Formula 1 return in Valencia this weekend at the wheel of Felipe Massa's car. Full story...

General Motors is increasing production at several North America assembly plants in response to increased sales. The company will add shifts, overtime and reinstate forecasted down weeks at select facilities. As a result, GM will add about 60,000 vehicles in the third and mainly the fourth quarter production forecast, ensuring a wide selection of high-quality, fuel efficient cars, crossovers and trucks for customers. Full story...

GM Canada is increasing production at its assembly plants in response to increased consumer demand for new GM vehicles. The company will add overtime and a new shift to respond to the strong demand for the new Chevrolet Camaro and Equinox and the GMC Terrain. Full story...

The NAPA Valley Unified School District (NAPA) in California has purchased the nation's first NEXBUS, the only hybrid electric Type A school bus available in North America. NEXBUS is produced by Collins Bus Corporation and features Azure Dynamics Balance(TM) Hybrid Electric drive train which is considered an ideal application for the frequent starts and stops, significant idle time and clean air needs of school service. Full story...

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that "talks" directly with the nation's electric grid. Full story...

Canadians know that when it comes time to purchase a compact pick-up that's versatile, safe, and more powerful while using less fuel, the Tacoma leads the pack. The 2010 Toyota Tacoma line-up offers seven models all equipped with seven standard safety features, fuel efficient 4x2 and 4-cylinder models, or powerful and nimble 4x4 powertrains and V6 engines. Full story...

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that "talks" directly with the nation's electric grid. Full story...

Ford Motor Company announced today that it has developed an intelligent vehicle-to-grid communications and control system for its plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that "talks" directly with the nation's electric grid. Full story...

The 2010 Honda Insight, 2010 Kia Soul, and 2010 Toyota Prius are the Institute's newest Top Safety Pick award winners. To qualify for Top Safety Pick, a vehicle must earn the highest rating of good in the Institute's front, side, and rear tests and be equipped with electronic stability control. Full story...

OnStar recently sent its 100,000,000th OnStar Vehicle Diagnostics e-mail, marking a significant milestone for a service that has the ability to save drivers millions of dollars in automotive maintenance costs by providing alerts for the vehicle's key operating systems including the safety systems. Full story...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's a tire line that has set the standard for toughness, durability and quiet comfort and now Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is excited to announce the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 2, the next generation all-terrain tire in the Dueler family. Full story...

Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc. ("Quantum") (Nasdaq: QTWW) today announced that its affiliate company Fisker Automotive made its Karma PHEV's driving debut over the weekend, just 19 months after being introduced as a concept. Full story...

Former World Champion Kimi Raikkonen has not telephoned or visited Felipe Massa since his Ferrari teammate was injured at the Hungarian grand prix last month. Full story...

Auto123.com is proud to bring you, exclusive to our site, the column of Canadian driver Bruno Spengler, official DTM driver for the Mercedes-Benz team. Here's what Bruno had to say about his adventures on the Nürburgring track in Germany. Full story...