(October 3, 2012) U.S. auto sales, led by Toyota, Kia, Honda and Volkswagen, rose 13 percent last month as the annualized pace of sales accelerated to 14.9 million. That represents the highest rate since March 2008.

Passenger car demand drove industry results last month, with sales of sedans, coupes and wagons up 23 percent. Consumers continued to opt for fuel-efficient models amid high gasoline prices. Light truck volume edged up 4 percent.

(October 3, 2012) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler has reported U.S. September sales of 142,041 units, a 12 percent increase compared with sales in September 2011 (127,336 units), and the group’s best September sales since 2007.

(October 2, 2012) ZAMA, Japan— Comedian and car collector Jay Leno visited the Nissan Heritage Garage over the summer holidays, taking a spin in the legendary Fairlady 240Z. His tour was at the invitation of Chief Creative Officer Shiro Nakamura, who had visited Leno's Classic Car Garage in California and was returning the favor in Japan.

(October 2, 2012) FRANKLIN, Tenn. — Nissan today announced that the all-new 2013 Nissan Sentra compact sedan will be priced from $15,990 when it goes on sale at U.S. Nissan dealers nationwide beginning Oct.16.  The redesign of Sentra focuses on class-above design standards inside and out, as well as efficiency in engineering.

(October 1, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — While advances in computer simulation models and wind tunnel technology have given race teams the ability to predict what conditions they may encounter on any given weekend, there’s no real substitute for actual on-track testing.

(October 1, 2012) WINDSOR, Ontario — Chrysler Canada confirmed on Sunday that a new national labor agreement, covering 8,000 employees, has been ratified by the CAW represented workforce in Canada. “The new agreement rewards employees for their commitment during our ongoing recovery and narrows the gap on our future competitiveness here in Canada,” said Al Iacobelli, Vice President, Employee Relations, Chrysler Group LLC.

(October 1, 2012) LAS VEGAS — Rand McNally and the National RV Dealers Association (RVDA) today announced the release of the "RVDA Dealer Locator" app, providing RVers a simple way to find RV dealers and service providers across a variety of platforms.

(October 1, 2012) PARIS — Land Rover has made the best in British automotive design and engineering big news in Paris with a high-impact presentation of the all-new Range Rover, a show-stand featuring the Land Rover Defender driven by field agent Eve in the new James Bond movie SKYFALL, and the European show debut for the revised 2013 Land Rover Freelander 2.

(October 1, 2012) CIRENCESTER — Mitsubishi Motors in the UK has announced its Mitsubishi L200 now comes with the longest warranty of any pick-up truck in the UK marketplace — five years/125,000 miles.

The pick-up market has seen phenomenal growth in the last decade and much of that can be attributed to the continued success of the L200, and its commercial models. Despite the current market conditions, the L200 has been selling in impressive numbers and still continues to be a top choice amongst pick-up customers.

(September 29, 2012) DEARBORN, Mich. — Powertrain noise in the all-new Ford Fusion Hybrid is like the proverbial tree that fell in the forest. With Active Noise Cancellation technology on board, if you don’t hear it, is it really even there?