(December 18, 2012) COSTA MESA, Calif. — Taking another step towards enhancing the experience for its 3 million visitors per month, Hyundai has unveiled a new, shopping tool called Inventory Search. The new tool expands search results to include vehicles in transit to dealerships, not just the vehicles that are already on dealer lots.

(December 18, 2012) HONG KONG — Marking another significant step in its plan to further expand its presence in the premium automotive sector, Infiniti today announced details of a new Q badge nomenclature strategy to be applied to its complete product range beginning with the 2014 model year.

(December 17, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — With Old Man winter around the corner, Dodge is launching the all-new 2013 Dodge Charger AWD Sport just in time to deliver tactical performance and efficiency to combat the most inclement driving conditions.

(December 17, 2012) Toyota relinquished the title as the world's largest automaker in 2011 devastated by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, but its fall appears to be short lived. Toyota is poised to take back the title for 2012, as Volkswagen fights General Motors for second place heading into the final weeks, according to a report by Bloomberg News.

(December 17, 2012) ATLANTA — Two dozen Express vans donated by Chevrolet to Habitat for Humanity depart Atlanta today en route to storm-ravaged New York and New Jersey, where the vans and scores of tools donated by Lowe’s and the Robert Bosch Tool Co. will be put to work helping communities recover from Hurricane Sandy.

(December 17, 2012) LOS ANGELES — PrePost Data runs their entire mobile unit out of a Nissan NV 2500 High Roof. The company is in the film and video production business using their expertise to insure that content gets from cameras into the post production process safely.

They focus on building dailies, which is making copies of the film shot on set in the course of one day for the director and producer to watch and analyze. This work requires them to be constantly on the move.

(December 17, 2012), GRAYDON, UK —  Aston Martin will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2013 with a year-long calendar of events. The globally renowned British luxury sports car maker will mark its first 100 years with a series of UK and international celebrations highlighting the unique success of the brand worldwide.

(December 16, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler’s Pentastar 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6 has been named one of Ward’s 10 Best Engines for the third consecutive year.

But even in this elite group, the Pentastar rises to the top. While every other engine on the Ward’s 2013 list was tested in a car, mostly of the sporty variety, the DOHC Pentastar was evaluated in a truck — the 2013 Ram 1500 full-size pickup.

(December 16, 2012) ATLANTA — The Porsche Boxster S has received yet another accolade, as this week it was named the 2013 Best of the Best/Car by Autoweek magazine defeating more than a dozen contenders. This is the fifth major U.S. award for the Boxster since its launch in June.

(December 16, 2012) Mercedes-Benz has introduced an extensively updated 2014 E-Class sedan and wagon, featuring highly efficient engines, an array of new driver assistance systems and even more refined styling. The new E-Class vehicles will be available in North America this spring.

No less than 11 new or optimized assistance systems from the future S-Class celebrate their world premiere in both the sedan and wagon models. They combine a host of comfort and safety features, referred to by Mercedes- Benz as "intelligent drive."