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The all-new 2013 Nissan Altima sedan made its debut at the 2012 New York Auto Show. Nissan announced today that production of the sedan will begin today at its Smyrna, Tenn., plant, with job number 1 rolling off the assembly line at 1 p.m. EDT. "The new Altima hits ...    Read more

Buick's petite Encore mini-ute is getting a bow-tied stablemate. The unfortunately-named Chevrolet Trax (a name that seems to draw in every "rad dude" reference from the mid-90s) is Chevrolet's European answer to the Buick Encore compact crossover, spoken in a French accent—when it makes its debut at the Paris Auto Show later this ...    Read more

The Mercedes-Benz G-Class is a nearly three-ton full-size SUV, at home transporting soldiers to and from the battlefield, or well-heeled suburban power brokers. The 2013 Mercedes-Benz G-Class dropped at this year's New York Auto Show. Designed back in the Seventies, the G-Class has changed little, especially the exterior, though Mercedes ...    Read more

Abraham Lincoln (you know, that guy on the five-dollar bill) once said "whatever you are, be a good one." While Lincoln was gone long before Chrysler became an official corporation in 1925, the Auburn Hills-based automaker appears to have taken that bit of advice to heart when it comes to ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart is set to enter production later this week in Illinois as Chrysler's first vehicle to sit on Fiat underpinnings. When the Italian automaker acquired its struggling American counterpart back in 2009, Fiat swore it would share its knowledge of small car engineering. Now, it appears the ...    Read more

China's annual international auto show, which rotates each year between Beijing and Shanghai, is a mixed bag of promise and a facade of decades-old technology hiding under fresh sheetmetal. China's auto market is still emerging, and the country doesn't always have the same sets of quality and crash standards of ...    Read more

For years, Ford trucks and SUVs like the F-150 and Explorer were the bread and butter for the automaker here in the states. While the Ford F-150 still continues to be a cash cow, Ford has made a 180 degree turn and now is refocusing its energies on passenger cars ...    Read more

When we hear the words "mobile office", most folks think about using their smartphones, tablets, and laptops to connect to the office network. Where we are when we're logging on rarely matters. Well, Mercedes-Benz is changing that paradigm just a bit for the Chinese with its Viano Vision Diamond, which ...    Read more

Victoria Beckham -- singer, reality star, and wife to soccer god David Beckham -- has added car designer to her already long list of accomplishments. At this year's Beijing Motor Show, the Range Rover Evoque "Victoria Beckham" Special Edition made its debut onto the runway. We first became aware of Ms ...    Read more

The Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4 rank among the most popular and best-selling mid-sized crossovers here in the States. With Honda massively refreshing the CR-V for 2012 (first unveiled at the 2011 Orange County Auto Show, then detailed at the LA Auto Show), you can imagine ...    Read more

One of the stars of the 2012 New York International Auto Show was the 2014 Chevrolet Impala. It made a strong impression on us, to be sure, but we're not the only ones. The new ...    Read more

The first images of the Fiat Viaggio, China's version of the Dodge Dart, have been teased almost two weeks ahead of its official debut. This isn't uncommon as many automakers leak images (either willingly or unwillingly) before a major auto show, and China's Dart doesn't appear to be any different ...    Read more

While it's still months away from becoming a reality to the general public, Jaguar has been busy developing, testing, and tuning its latest roadster: The all-new F-Type. Jaguar has said that the F-Type will be as vital to the brand as the 911 is to Porsche, and that it expects ...    Read more

The BMW i8 Concept Spyder is nearing its official debut at the Beijing Motor Show later this month. But that hasn't stopped BMW from showing off the plug-in sports car as much as it possibly can before the show. The German automaker recently released 47 seconds of eye candy. In it, ...    Read more

Today's sign of the Apocalypse: this Lamborghini Aventador has an available towing package. Maybe. OK, we're not entirely sure on that one, but in the least, we know that someone hacked up the rear end on this Arancio Atlas-colored Aventador LP 700-4 so that it could tow a hot dog ...    Read more

The Chevrolet Colorado is a mid-sized pickup truck usually lost in the shadow of its more famous, and much bigger brother, the Chevrolet Silverado. Overseas, though, the Chevy Colorado is just the right size, especially in Asia. Analysts for years speculated General Motors planned to drop the Colorado from ...    Read more

The 2012 edition of the New York Auto Show has come and gone, and all that's left are the memories. Well, that and the sore feet, inches-thick stack of business cards, still-baggy eyes and swirled together debuts that make us think that there was only one unveiling for the 2013 ...    Read more

Just like that, the first week of April 2012 has come to a grinding halt. This past week was one of the busiest the automotive world has seen in recent months thanks to manufacturers like Infiniti announcing it will be moving operations out of Japan because of the ...    Read more

The second day of the last major North American auto show until November wasn't nearly as jam-packed as the first, but it still proved to have plenty of cars and trucks that will undoubtedly shake up the market. Most of them were fairly mainstream; one of them—the Terrafugia—notably wasn't. That's ...    Read more

At the 2012 New York International Auto Show, Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn made it known that Infiniti will be moving its production facilities from Japan to an undetermined location. No timetable or destinations have been mentioned yet, but Ghosn acknowledged that a decision would be coming shortly. "You won't have to ...    Read more

Just hours after unveiling the 2013 SRT Viper, Chrysler had already turned its attention the next vehicle it planned to showcase, the 2013 Ram 1500. Chrysler's truck branch became a subsidiary of the Detroit-based automaker in 2009 and has flown the "Ram" nameplate ever since. The latest 1500 unveiled today ...    Read more

With the 2013 Toyota Avalon debuting at the 2012 New York International Auto Show, the Japanese automaker has signaled that it's done playing softball with the competition. Already, we've seen a restyled 2013 Ford Taurus, a new ...    Read more

Being  in the market for a new sports car hasn't been as advantageous as it is now for more than a decade. But now, plenty of options exist for affordable driver's cars. And today marks the availability of one more. Announced at t0day at the 2012 New York Auto Show, ...    Read more

The first day of the 2012 New York Auto Show has passed us by, ushering in new family sedans, exotic supercars, and everything in between. In case you missed it, here's what debuted today (and late last night). And for more details on the new cars that met the world ...    Read more

Announced today at the 2012 New York Auto Show, the 2013 Jaguar XK enters 2012 with few changes. The previous edition's 19-inch wheels are replaced by 20-inch versions. The optional Portfolio Pack updates the Jaguar XK's interior with more leather trim and wood panels and inserts for an even ...    Read more