(April 9, 2013) Audi posted its strongest first quarter in its history with worldwide deliveries reaching around 369,500 units for January through March, improving on the prior-year quarter by 6.8 percent. In this period, the automotive manufacturer achieved growth in all of its three main sales regions Europe, Asia and North America.

(April 9, 2013) ATLANTA — The German sports cars from Zuffenhausen and Leipzig are coveted in 2013 — again. In the first three months, Porsche reports delivering 37,009 vehicles to customers the world over, an increase of 21.1 percent compared to the same period last year. In March, the sports car manufacturer achieved over 14,000 deliveries for the first time in its company history.

(April 9, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — With final 2012 Polk global market registration data just reporting, Ford Focus is officially the world’s best-selling passenger car, with the Ford F-Series pickup coming in third and Ford Fiesta coming in as the best-selling subcompact.

(April 8, 2013) LOMMEL, Belgium — Ford’s Transit engineers are well-known for their passion for commercial vehicles. In the case of the all-new Ford Transit Custom van it was more like tough love. More than 150 professional test drivers, plus customer fleet drivers and Ford engineers, put the Ford Transit Custom through a punishing regime, covering the equivalent of three million miles.

(April 8, 2013) LAKE BAIKAL, Russia — The Nissan GT-R supercar goes big, goes cold and goes to Russia to break the speed record on natural ice. Nissan has been touting the performance of the sports car in unusual places this year including snow-packed mountains. Now it's on to a frozen lake in Russia.

(April 7, 2013) Nissan's March sales broke the monthly record set last year in the United Kingdom, the company has reported. During March, 23,576 new Nissans were delivered giving the company a market share of 5.4%, representing a 6.4% increase over the same month in 2012.

BRENTWOOD, England — Ford Kuga production is set to increase by 10 per cent this year to cope with an increasing demand throughout Europe. As a result, production of Ford’s latest smart utility vehicle is expected to reach 100,000 units annually for the first time.

(April 6, 2013) Nissan has added to the appeal of its sector-busting Juke crossover in the United Kingdom, with the arrival of a gadget-laden, design-focused new model. On sale now priced from £16,295 ($24,900), the Juke n-tec delivers even more style, higher equipment levels and an enhanced Nissan Connect infotainment system featuring remote connectivity as standard.

 (April 6, 2013) Mercedes-Benz delivered 139,920 vehicles to customers in March making it the top sales month in history for the Germany company. First-quarter sales were 3.5% higher than in the same period compared to 2012 with 324,898 units sold.

Despite the difficult start of the European automotive market into 2013 that remained below expectations, Mercedes-Benz was able to keep the previous years’ level and to gain market shares in Western Europe. This was due to the success of the new compact cars. In the same period, Mercedes posted strong months in Russia and Japan.

(April 6, 2013) DETROIT — Football star Peyton Manning returns to TV screens across the country during this weekend’s NCAA men’s basketball Final Four. The spot, called “Blindsided,” is Manning’s second contribution to the “Experience Buick” campaign. It focuses on safety features of the 2013 Verano compact luxury sedan.