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Cadillac Has Little Known Ways to Improve Safety

The Cadillac XTS that debuts this fall as a 2013 model is using some little known technology to improve the vehicle’s safety and make it a leader in technology for other models in the Cadillac family.

Suzuki continues its dominance in India as it sells its 10 millionth car

Suzuki, or more specifically Maruti Suzuki, has just sold its 10 millionth vehicle in India. Maruti Suzuki is the first automaker to achieve this impressive milestone in India.

Insider selling within general market may tank auto sector stocks too

Mark Hulbert, founder of Hulbert Financial Digest, tracks more than 160 financial newsletters; and one of them involves Argus Research, which shows insiders selling at a ratio not seen since last summer’s sell-off. Should this be a cautionary note for auto sector stocks, too?

Toyota Prius Plug-in versus the Chevy Volt, which wins?

The other day we noted that some are comparing sales between the Toyota Prius V vs Chevy Volt, and deciding the Volt is coming up short even though there are a ream of differences between the Prius V and the Volt. The Prius that's most similar to the Volt is the Toyota Prius Plug-in, but that car has yet to go on sale meaning we don't know how it will fare in the public versus the Volt.

EV Price Concerns Potential Buyers Not Range

We can finally do away with the “range anxiety” non-sense over used by anxious carmakers caught unprepared after the last downturn. Price is what interests electric car buyers, range is secondary.

Tesla Motors Bets It All With Its Electric SUV Model X

After a few years of rumors, Tesla Motors finally announced it would build its electric SUV, much to our astonishment.

Top Auction Collector Cars Bring Multimillion Dollars

Defying the global economic recession, the Paris Retromobile and Arizona Auction Week close their doors bringing the first astronomical numbers. We can only imagine how some companies would dream of seeing such numbers in their balance sheets.

Nissan Rolls Out NV200 Compact Cargo Van at Chicago Auto Show

Lost amidst the hype of the new Nissan 370Z introduced at the Chicago Auto Show (still ongoing in the Windy City through Feb. 19) was the North American intro of the Nissan NV200 Compact Cargo Van, which is hitting the market at the right time to make a major impact.

The 2012 Porsche 911 hits US dealerships

The 2012 Porsche 911 is billed by the German automaker as possibly being the greatest in the storied history of the 911 family and it was announced earlier this week that the revised 2012 911 coupe is now available at dealerships around the United States.

2013 VW Beetle will re-enter America with a TDI diesel option at 39mpg

Volkswagen is bringing back the diesel option for the popular Beetle (aka Bug), this time with an all-new TDI clean-diesel system that sports a 29mpg city and 39mpg highway efficiency.

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