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Despite being Fiat-based, it will be built in the US

A rumor has come up that Jeep will debut a Fiat-based Liberty at the North American International Auto Show during its press conference on January 14. This will be the first Fiat-based Jeep.  The new truck will be front-wheel drive and us...

Will be revealed on January 15

Cadillac will reveal the range-extended, production ELR at the North American International Auto Show during its press conference on January 15.  "Cadillac customers are going to enjoy the unique features ELR will bring to the market...

Power stays the same but gets better suspension and trim

The Dodge Dart is getting a new top spec GT model at the North American International Auto Show that comes with the 2.4-liter engine with 184hp and 174lb-ft of torque, a stiffer suspension and better trim. At a base price of $20,995, the Dart GT w...

Electrified car annual sales estimated to grow 40% by 2020

Forecasted electrified car sales, meaning all types of hybrids and EVs, are forecasted to grow 40% annually by 2020, which will be roughly 3.8 million electrified cars a year worldwide, according to Pike Research. However, sales of pure EVs are no...

Press Conference on January 15

Nissan has released an image of its North American International Auto Show exhibit area and the cars that it plans to unveil. Nissan says that it will show a new concept during its press conference on January 15. It will also reveal what it says i...

Criticizes Alonso for caring too much about the opinions of outsiders.

Red Bull Motorsport Advisor Helmut Marko claims that Fernando Alonso is too focused on internal politics in an interview with Red Bull's magazine, The Red Bulletin. "Fernando Alonso, for example, who is busy with politics and fun...

Sales split almost 50-50 between Peugeot and Citroën

PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Dongfeng, its joint venture partner in China, sold 440,000 cars in China in 2012, which was an 8% improvement over 2011.  The sales were split roughly 50-50 between Peugeot and Citroën. Peugeot sold ...

Mercedes also showing refreshed E-Class range

*Update* Yesterday, when Mercedes revealed its lineup for the North American International Auto Show, it said that included among the cars at the show would be all of the variants of the refreshed E-Class including the E63 AMG. In the image that M...

News comes from China State-Owned Media

China's state-owned newspaper, People's Daily, is reporting that the government-owned China Investment Corp. is considering buying between 4% and 10% of Daimler.  "In general, we always welcome any new investors as a bal...

Last year's success mean's the team will survive

Genii Capital, the owner for the Lotus F1 Team, no longer has any plans to sell any part of the team after last year's success. Genii Capital owner, Gerard Lopez, says that he considered selling the team last year and even had negotiations...