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All but two of the models had falling sales

The Volkswagen Golf tops Jato Dynamics' list of bestselling models in Europe from January to June of 2013, but the real story is that all but two of the cars on the list have had their sales fall in the first half of 2013.  The BMW 3 ...

The C-Elysee racecar is ready to hit the track in the WTCC

Sebastien Loeb is moving from rallying to his first full season of circuit racing in the WTCC next year, and Citroën has just released the first images of his car - the C-Elysee WTCC. The car is designed with the latest WTCC regulations i...

It will go on sale in Japan this summer and in the United States next summer

Honda’s third generation Fit/Jazz will introduce a brand new design language and hybrid powertrain when it goes on sale in Japan this September and on sale in the United States in the summer of 2014. Europe will be the last major market to g...

The 100,000th car was a Leaf sold in the US

The Renault-Nissan Alliance has sold a combined 100,000 electric cars, and the 100,000th sale was a Nissan Leaf sold in the United States. Renault-Nissan has sold more pure EV road cars than any other automaker.  "The age of the main...

Mercedes sold 404,700 cars in the quarter.

Daimler AG has posted earnings before interest and taxes of €5.242 billion for the second quarter, compared to €2.268 billion in the second quarter of 2012. The massive result is due to the company selling €3.2 billion in shares fro...

Unit Sales, Revenue and Profit are all up

Ford has announced second quarter after-tax profits of $1.833 billion, up $630 million from the same period in 2012, and after-tax profit in the first half of the year of $3.475 billion, up $694 million from the first half of 2012. It is the compa...

The two companies will develop them individually

Toyota has ended its agreement with Ford to develop a hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs. The two companies first announced the agreement in August 2011. The two companies will develop hybrid technology separately.  Ford says that it...

It will be on sale before the end of the year

Mazda has announced that the next generation Mazda 3 will start at $16,945 in the United States and will get 41mph highway fuel economy. Prices start at $245 more than the previous generation. It will be on sale in September. The new three wil...

Scheduled to go on sale in early 2014

Honda's next generation Civic Tourer is scheduled to go on sale in Europe in early 2014, and the car will be the first in Honda's range to get rear adaptive dampers. It will be the first Honda car in Europe to get the system.  The...

It is offered with a wide array of engines and cutting-edge technology.

Seat is adding the longer Leon ST to its lineup with 587 liters of rear storage with the seats up. The ST wagon is the third member of the Leon family after the five-door and three-door versions, but it weighs only 45kg more than the standard ...