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Swift first introduced in 2004

Suzuki has reached a sales milestone for its Swift compact in January 2013. In the eight years and two months since sales started in 2004, Suzuki has sold three million Swifts worldwide.  All of the early cars were produced in Japan and e...

Will share platform with new Fiat 500X

Another week, another delayed Alfa Romeo. The only thing that changes is the name of the model. Some weeks it is the 4C sports car; other weeks it is the Giulia sedan. This week, the Alfa Romeo crossover has been delayed until 2015.  The ...

Imagines future of Kia design

The Chicago Motor Show is generally a fairly lackluster show, but Kia is bringing a new Cross GT concept to the show on February 7 and 8.  The image that Kia released shows the car with the colors reduced to slightly hide the car. Kia say...

Could be on sale before end of year

The seventh generation Corvette stole the show at the North American International Auto Show. Now, it appears that it might do it again at the Geneva Motor Show on March 5 by revealing the seventh generation Corvette convertible, according to Auto...

Revealed on February 1

Ferrari has announced that it is changing its recent Formula 1 naming convention for the 2013 season. Its latest car will be called the F138. It says that the name comes from the current year, 2013, and the cylinder count, a V8. The name is becaus...

Will be revealed in April and sales coming later

Citroën will introduce an electric version of the Berlingo at the Commercial Vehicle Show in the UK in April. The new truck will be called the Berlingo Electrique. The Berlingo Electrique is a pure electric commercial vehicle th...

Most sales coming from Germany

The Opel Adam is proving very popular from preorders and has had over 20,000 orders with most of those coming from Germany.  The Adam's major selling point is its accessories. The car is based on the Corsa platform but offers 61,000 e...

Strongest fourth quarter in over a decade

Ford had its best fourth quarter of sales in over a decade in 2012, but it was not enough to offset a year with lower profits and revenue. Ford suffered major losses in Europe and losses in other markets as well. However, vehicle sales were actual...

Doubles Mini all-wheel drive models

Mini is doubling the models that it offers with its ALL4 all-wheel drive system with the introduction of the Paceman coupe crossover in March.  The Paceman shares a platform with the Countryman crossover but removes two doors for a more s...

Says he is prepared to be patient with new team

Lewis Hamilton says that he considers his new season at Mercedes to be a marathon, rather than a sprint. He is ready to be patient with his new team if good performance does not come immediately.  "This is a marathon, not a sprint. I...