(February 2, 2013) DEARBORN, Mich. — Lincoln has unveiled its Super Bowl ad, the first-ever commercial written entirely through social media with consumers participating on Twitter. Jimmy Fallon asked his followers to tweet responses to his questions about road trips full of unexpected events, which ultimately created the script.
 

(February 2, 2013) — While ice cold winter weather sweeps across Lake Shore Drive, the Dodge brand will "heat up" up the 2013 Chicago Auto Show by building on Challenger’s red-hot record selling year with the introduction of the new Challenger R/T Redline with modern muscle-car cues, a potent HEMI V-8 engine throwing down 375 horsepower and a performance-tuned chassis for world-class dynamics.

(February 2, 2013) All three U.S. automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — enjoyed big sales gains in January compared to January 2012, according to monthly sales figures relesed Friday. And Toyota saw the biggest huge jump in U.S. sales.

Demand pushed the seasonally adjusted sales rate to 15.3 million, slightly below December's 15.4-million rate but well above January 2012's 13.97 million.

(February 2, 2013) ATLANTA — Porsche Cars North America, importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars, Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera four-door sports sedan line-up in the United States, has announced record January sales of 3,358 vehicles.

This compares to 2,550 vehicles sold in January 2012, an increase of 32 percent. The successful month follows Porsche’s record-setting year in the U.S., with 35,043 vehicles sold in 2012.

(February 2, 2013) DETROIT — Buick’s January retail sales were the highest in nine years and were up 30 percent year over year. Total sales, including those sold to executive fleets and other commercial customers, were up 32 percent, ending the month at a level unmatched since 2006.

(February 1, 2013) COSTA MESA, Calif. — Building on a tradition of musical collaborations, Hyundai has partnered with legendary alternative rock band, The Flaming Lips, to create a one-of-a-kind song to serve as the rock anthem for its new Super Bowl XLVII commercial, "Epic PlayDate."

(February 1, 2013) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Ford Motor Company Fund has announced a $500,000 contribution to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and its Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation. The funds will be used to support and expand the Spark!Lab program challenging kids to create, collaborate and invent.

(February 1, 2013) WASHINGTON — Nissan on Thursday outlined its strategy for tripling the current electric vehicle quick-charging infrastructure in the United States with the addition of at least 500 quick-charging stations in the next 18 months, including the greater Washington D.C. area's first fast-charge network.

(February 1, 2013) COSTA MESA, Calif. — Hyundai Motor America has announced pricing for the new six/seven-passenger Santa Fe, starting at $28,350 for the well-equipped Santa Fe GLS FWD and $33,100 for the range topping Santa Fe Limited. At $28,350, shoppers will discover the three-row standard seven-passenger Santa Fe is priced below Ford Explorer, Nissan Pathfinder, Toyota Highlander and Honda Pilot.

(February 1, 2013) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler today introduced the limited-edition Mopar ’13 Dodge Dart, marking the fourth special-edition Mopar-badged vehicle created since the company partnered with Fiat S.p.A in 2009. The car will be shown at next week’s Chicago Auto Show. Building on the success of the Mopar ’10 Challenger, Mopar ’11 Charger and the Mopar ’12 300, the limited-edition Mopar ’13 Dart will be built and customized with Mopar performance parts and accessories.