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Redesigned Fiat Strada Pickup Heads to Europe From Brazil

Fiat has begun shipping its redesigned Strada compact pickup truck from Brazil to Europe.

Super Rich Snap Up Rolls-Royce Year of the Dragon Phantom, Custom Ghosts

Wealthy Rolls-Royce buyers in places like the Middle East and China are snapping up custom Phantom and Ghost models, including the 2012 Year of the Dragon Phantom, propelling the automaker to explosive growth.

Students Chase Land Speed Record With Vegetable Oil-Fueled Chevy S-10

Engineering students from Boise State University's Greenspeed club will head to Bonneville, in an attempt to break the land speed record for diesel trucks with a 1998 Chevrolet S-10 modified to run on vegetable oil.

First Production Aston Martin V12 Zagato To Debut in Kuwait

The first production Aston Martin V12 Zagato will make its debut in mid-February at the Kuwait Concours d'Elegance.

One-Time Tax Allowance Boosts Ford Profit to $20 Billion in 2011

Ford's fourth-quarter and full-year earnings benefitted from a one-time tax allowance, but the automaker still reported a significant pre-tax operating profit in 2011 of $8.8 billion.

Jerod Shelby - No Relation - Changes Company Name to SSC North America

Shelby SuperCars, the tiny sports-car maker based in southeastern Washington State, has a new name: SSC North America.

VIDEO: Toyota Camry Is Focus In State Litigation Case Over Sudden Unintended Acceleration

A 2006 Toyota Camry will be the focus in the first bellwether case against Toyota in consolidated state litigation in California over complaints about sudden unintended acceleration.

Audi Releases "Vampire Party" Super Bowl 46 Spot

Audi's 2012 Super Bowl ad features partying vampires and its 2013 Audi S7.

Wald International Porsche Panamera

Wald unleashes its Black Bison tuning package for the Porsche Panamera.

BMW i5 MPV Joins Growing "Green" Family in 2015

BMW's i-series range will expand in 2015 with the addition of a midsize people mover with a rear-mounted electric motor and a small three-cylinder gasoline engine.

Caterham's New CT01 Is the First of the 2012 F1 Cars To Go Public

Caterham F1, formerly Team Lotus, is the first to launch its 2012 racecar, dubbed CT01.

2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited Set for 2012 Chicago Auto Show Debut

The 2012 Ram 1500 Laramie Limited, which is aimed at "affluent pickup truck buyers," will debut in February at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show.

2015 Land Rover Defender To Be Built in India

Land Rover's corporate parent Tata wants to build the next-generation Defender — long a British icon — near its headquarters in India.

2012 Kia Super Bowl Ad Features Supermodel Adriana Lima - No Hamsters

Kia appears poised to up the sex appeal quotient with its 2012 Super Bowl ad which stars supermodel Adriana Lima.

Suzuki Relies on Dogs To Pitch 2012 Kizashi in Super Bowl Ad

Suzuki is relying on canine charm — and a dueling Eskimo couple — to pitch the 2012 Kizashi in its 2012 Super Bowl commercial.

Mildly Revised 2013 BMW X6 at Dealers This Spring

For 2013, the BMW X6 gets new LED taillamps and optional adaptive LED headlamps.

2012 BMW X5 xDrive35i Recalled To Replace Automatic Transmission

In a small, but significant development, BMW is recalling six 2012 X5 xDrive35i's to replace the automatic transmission, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

MG6 Is Going Racing in the U.K.

Britain's MG Motor, which is owned by China's Shanghai Auto, plans to enter two MG6 GT racecars in the British Touring Car Championship.

BMW's M Division Unveils New M Performance Diesels

BMW has formally launched its recently announced M Performance range with the unveiling of four new exceptionally frugal but fast four-wheel-drive diesel-powered models.

Chevrolet Volt Is "Political Punching Bag," Says GM CEO in Congressional Hearing

GM CEO Daniel F. Akerson told Congress on Wednesday that "we did not engineer the Volt to become a political punching bag and that's what it has become."