(July 5, 2011) OAKVILLE, Ont. — Ford Motor Company of Canada saw sales increase six per cent compared to last June, marking the best June sales since 1989.

Demand for Ford's fuel-efficient lineup helped to drive car sales up 32 per cent. Key sellers included the Focus, Fusion, Taurus and Mustang which all saw sales increase 12 per cent, 9 per cent, 19 per cent and 40 per cent, respectively. The all-new Fiesta and award-winning Fusion both had best-selling sales months.

(July 5, 2011) In a memo to dealers Friday, Honda warned that a significant drop in U.S. sales could be expected in July and August because of dwindling inventory, according to a story in the Monday editions of the Wall Street Journal.

The memo has set a sales goal of 142,500 vehicles in those two months, the Journal reported. That would represent a 36 percent decline from the 221,166 units it sold in the same period last year.

(July 5, 2011) The new Range Rover Evoque passed an important milestone Monday when the first production vehicle was driven off the line at Land Rover’s Halewood manufacturing plant in Liverpool.

The first Evoque to come off the line will be donated to the British Motor Industry Heritage trust. 

(July 4, 2011) LONDON — Enthusiasts are so eager to show off their gleaming classic cars at London’s premier motoring event that the organizers have been swamped with entries.

A special showground area of Chelsea AutoLegends — to be held at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, on Sunday, Sept. 4 — has been set aside to allow members of the public to display their unusual and rare cars.