Would more European Opels make you buy more Buicks?

Story by John LeBlanc As its traditional customers fade away, General Motors’ demi-luxury brand Buick is looking for new ways to bring in younger buyers. One is the consolidation of GM’s European Opel products with Buicks currently sold in North America and China.

Toyota says next Prius will be “significantly” more fuel efficient, weigh less, drive better

Story by John LeBlanc YPSILANTI, MICH. — For Toyota, any discussion about the future of its hybrid vehicle strategy begins and ends with its iconic Prius. An all-new model is due in the next two years, and during the Japanese automaker’s Hybrid World Tour media event, plenty of hints and clues were dropped as to […]

2013 Frankfurt: Volkswagen unleashes its new-generation Golf R

By John LeBlanc As part of the continuing roll out of its seventh-generation compact family hatchback, Volkswagen has released details of the all-new Golf R just before its debut at next month’s Frankfurt auto show.

Is Ram working on a high-performance sport truck?

By John LeBlanc Fiat’s Ram Truck brand (nee Dodge) released a teaser image to announce it will debut a new high-performance concept pickup this weekend at the Woodward Dream Cruise, held in Detroit, Mich. The question is: Will the concept make it into production?

Details of Mercedes-Benz GLA-Class compact crossover released

By John LeBlanc In what is becoming one of the hottest new vehicle segments on the planet, Mercedes-Benz has released images and production details of its forthcoming GLA-Class compact crossover, due to hit showrooms in 2014.

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