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South Korean Kia Motors has announced the next-generation Kia Magentis (known as the Optima in North America) will be unveiled at the Frankfurt International Motor Show.
The Saab 9-2X, a sister vehicle of the Subaru Impreza wagon, gets a slight bump in horsepower and price for the 2006 model year.
GM Daewoo has issued a teaser picture of the forthcoming Chevrolet Aveo replacement. To be called Gentra in South Korea, it will arrive at its domestic market this fall.
Chrysler will use the upcoming Dodge Caliber for the debut of its new "world" four-cylinder engine.
Mitsubishi Motors North America is in the process of launching six new or redesigned models in the U.S. as the company tries to rebuild its crumbling business.
Kia Motors America said its redesigned 2006 Rio sedan will start at $11,110, including destination, and its new Rio5 hatchback will be priced from $14,040.
General Motors said it plans to buy $1 billion^s worth of auto parts a year from India by 2008, according to an executive of GM India.
All automakers soon will have to slap a label on new flexible-fuel vehicles. It will remind buyers they can use either gasoline or an ethanol blend.
The 2006 Audi A6 Avant, the German automaker^s moniker for station wagon, is on sale now with a base price of $47,590, including a $720 destination charge.
Ford threw a chic launch party for the new Ford Focus compact in Japan on Thursday, unveiling the new 2.0-liter hatchback that goes on sale immediately and 1.6 that reaches the showrooms in December.
In the latest installment of Chrysler^s $75-million advertising campaign to promote its employee-pricing program, former Chrysler Chairman Lee Iacocca and hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg link up in a new TV spot that debuts on Saturday.
Custom South, which specializes in one-off custom versions of Chrysler and Dodge vehicles, is auctioning a special "General Lee" edition of the 2006 Dodge Charger, as a promotional tie-in with the new The Dukes of Hazzard movie that opens this weekend.
The new Civic^s exterior is bold from any angle. At the front, the headlamps blend into a glazed panel, giving the Civic the face of a concept car. In profile, the Civic is distinctively wedge shaped, with the cab forward.
As the Audi allroad quattro nears the end of its production life, the second generation of this successful model, due to be launched in mid-2006, is already eagerly awaited at the Neckarsulm plant.
A new breed of red light camera is set for the UK, Auto Express can reveal. It uses radar technology, rather than sensors in the road, to tell if a driver has failed to stop.
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