(October 19, 2011) ANAHEIM, Calif. — Fisker Automotive confirmed today that the 2012 Fisker Karma sedan has received emission certification and fuel economy ratings from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), allowing the company’s dealers to begin selling the car to customers immediately.

As the first luxury sports sedan on the market with a range-extended electric powertrain, the Karma creates an alluring class of its own. It blends supercar performance and luxury with a tailpipe CO2 output that is comparable with today’s conventional compact hybrid cars.

(October 19, 2011) DENVER — A new Ram Outdoorsman series will launch on NBC Sports Network in the fall of 2012 (VERSUS will become NBC Sports Network in Jan 2012) focusing on North America’s finest hunting and angling destinations from Alaska to Texas.

(October 19, 2011) SEOUL — GM Korea on Tuesday celebrated the production of the first all-new Chevrolet Malibu at its Bupyeong #2 plant in Incheon. Sales of Chevrolet’s first global midsize sedan will start next month in Korea, the product’s initial market.

(October 18, 2011) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Chrysler announced today that it will invest $165 million to add a new one million square-foot body shop to its Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant. This follows an announcement in December 2010 that the company would invest nearly $850 million in a new paint shop for the plant and brings Chrysler Group's total investment in its U.S. facilities to nearly $3.5 billion since June 2009.

(October 18, 2011) SHANGHAI — For the second time in its history, General Motors has sold more than 2 million vehicles in China in a calendar year, reaching the milestone today.

On Nov. 4, 2010, GM became the first global automaker in China to sell 2 million vehicles in one year.

(October 18, 2011) MILWAUKEE — Harley-Davidson reported continued strong improvement in earnings and dealer retail sales in the third quarter of 2011 and through nine months, compared to 2010. Income from continuing operations in the third-quarter 2011 rose 95.9 percent to $183.6 million compared to income of $93.7 million from continuing operations in the year-ago quarter.

(October 18, 2011) COSTA MESA, Calif. — To showcase the extreme power of Hyundai’s most popular performance car, Hyundai’s design, technology and engineering branch, will display the high-performance Genesis Hurricane SC Coupe in the 2011 SEMA show from Nov. 1-4 in Las Vegas.

(October 17, 2011) TORRANCE, Calif. — An updated 2012 Honda Insight hybrid debuts today with updated exterior styling, an enhanced interior, additional features on select models and an EPA fuel economy-rating improvement of one mpg.

The Insight’s city/highway/combined EPA fuel economy rating of 41/44/42 mpg, up from 40/43/41 on the prior model, offers the highest EPA fuel economy rating of any new vehicle currently available with a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) starting under $20,000.

(October 17, 2011) Land Rover’s new Range Rover Evoque was named the overwhelming winner of the Scottish Car of the Year awards this weekend by the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers. It also was named Best Compact SUV.

Announcing the Evoque's triumph, Jim Murdoch, president of the Association of Scottish Motoring Writers, described the new Land Rover as a “wholly deserving” winner of the Scottish Car of the Year title.

(October 17, 2011) BRIGHTON, England — Elektromotive, the Brighton-based electric vehicle (EV) recharging point manufacturer, has welcomed the announcement that a privately funded EV network is to be rolled out across the UK over the next 12 months.

Chargemaster’s introduction of the POLAR recharging network plans to bring over 4,000 charging points to British towns and cities throughout 2012, and Elektromotive believes this news will help build consumer confidence in the electric vehicle as a viable form of transport.