(March 5, 2011) CLEVELAND (PRNewswire) — Many new car models from Ford, Toyota, Honda and other automakers are taking a back seat to a bus at this year's Cleveland Auto Show. 

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority's (RTA) 45-foot motor coach is in the spotlight as gas prices continue to rise past $3.60 a gallon.

(March 5, 2011) When Suzuki launched the Swift six years ago it brought a blend of eye-catching good looks, Japanese quality and European-inspired driving dynamics to the compact car segment.

Those attributes are still as strong today and Suzuki says that global sales recently passed the two million mark.

(March 5, 2011) Power like a V-6, fuel consumption like a four-cylinder TDI — the 2012 Audi Q5 hybrid quattro, scheduled to arrive at dealerships at the end of the year, is the first mass-produced hybrid model from Audi that makes use of two drive systems.

(March 5, 2011) DETROIT (PRNewswire) —The Detroit Cobo Center is undergoing a $260 million renovation designed to revitalize the center, the home of the North American International Auto Show. 

The architectural and interior design is being led by tvsdesign, a firm based in Atlanta, which specializes in convention centers and public assembly space. tvsdesign  is a member of a team that includes SDG, Kahn, and Rossetti.

(March 5, 2011) DEARBORN, Mich. — Ford kicked off its popular Drive One 4 UR School program Friday and enters 2011 with more than $5 million in funds donated to high schools nationwide since the program's inception in 2007. The program is Ford's most successful test-drive initiative ever executed.

(March 4, 2011) Nissan North America reported a record U.S. market share of 9.3 percent in February — the highest share ever achieved in any month in the company’s history.

These gains add to the company’s continued string of U.S. market share advances, including a gain of 0.4 percentage points in 2010 calendar year when NNA placed amongst the top three fastest growing automotive manufacturers in the U.S.

(March 4, 2011) An opportunity to acquire a genuine piece of automotive and movie history drew a vast capacity crowd to Brooklands on March 3, with Historics achieving a "white glove sale" (all lots sold) of the blockbusting collection of vehicles from the forthcoming Marvel Studios movie, Captain America — "The First Avenger," at its first sale of 2011.

(March 4, 2011) Kia today announced the launch of the all-new turbocharged 2011 Sportage SX compact CUV, scheduled to arrive in dealer showrooms later this month. 

The Sportage SX joins the 2011 Optima Turbo as Kia's second vehicle in the U.S. to feature the powerful Theta II 2.0-liter Turbo GDI engine and adds unique exterior and interior features and luxury appointments to provide consumers a high performance and high value crossover. 

(March 4, 2011) SHANGHAI — General Motors and its joint ventures sold 184,498 vehicles in in February, setting a new record for the month. Shanghai GM had all-time February domestic sales of 78,207 vehicles, with year-on-year growth of 34.4 percent.

(March 4, 2011) SHANGHAI, China — Ford Motor China sold 31,934 vehicles in February, an 11 percent increase from February 2010. Ford's sales in China are up 16 percent so far this year, compared to January-February last year, with 85,274 vehicles sold.