(September 14, 2011) FRANKFURT, Germany — Due to increasing global demand for Start-Stop technology, Johnson Controls is investing $100 million to build a Start-Stop vehicle battery plant in China. The plant will supply global and local automakers in Asia and is expected to start production in early 2013.

(September 13, 2011) AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — An adventurous outdoorsy father and son from Nevada proved that family teamwork and hiking trips pay off, as they were the first to find one of three 2012 Dodge Journey vehicles hidden across America in the Dodge brand’s “Search Engine for the Real World” giveaway.

(September 13, 2011) FRANKFURT, Germany — Ford today showcased the company’s vision to take its ST performance family around the world with the surprise reveal of an exciting new Fiesta ST Concept alongside the production debut of the all-new Focus ST at the Frankfurt Motor Show.

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(September 13, 2011) Honda has launched the new European market Civic at the Frankfurt Motor Show. The Civic will be offered exclusively as a five-door hatchback and will compete in the C-segment, the heart of the European Car market. It will reach European showrooms in early 2012. For complete coverage of the show click here.

(September 13, 2011) COLOGNE, Germany — Ford has confirmed the first production applications for its smallest-ever EcoBoost engine at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show. With only 3 cylinders and 1.0 litter of displacement, the new EcoBoost engine will provide fuel-efficient power for three models in the European product range — first the Focus, followed by C-MAX and the all-new Ford B-MAX.

(September 12, 2011) — Aston Martin will premiere two new Carbon Edition DBS sports cars at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week.

Following on from the success of the DBS Carbon Black, introduced in 2009, the 2012 DBS Carbon Edition will be available in two new colors including Flame Orange and Ceramic Grey together with the existing Carbon Black. For complete coverage of the show click here.

(September 12, 2011) Eleven of the world's most desirable cars lined up side-by-side.  Legendary marques and iconic nameplates — Porsche 911, Corvette Z06, Ford Mustang Boss 302, Ferrari 458 Italia and Audi R8 GT — assembled by the editors of Motor Trend for an informal, bragging rights-only drag race as a sidebar to its 2011 Best Driver's Car award, announced on motortrend.com today.  Eleven cars, one shot, one winner: the Nissan GT-R.

(September 12, 2011) FRANKFURT, Germany — The world premiere of the new Continental GTC convertible at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week comes as Bentley’s sales rebound across the globe.

Despite recent economic uncertainty, sales have increased 31 percent year-on-year in major markets, demonstrating the increased interest in the new Bentley model range. Bentley delivered 4,016 cars through August, and Chinese sales exceeded 1,000 for the first time.

(September 12, 2011) RAYONG, Thailand — General Motors last week opened a new state-of-the-art diesel engine plant in Rayong, Thailand. The $200 million facility, which is adjacent to the automaker’s vehicle manufacturing plant, represents GM’s most significant powertrain investment in Southeast Asia.

The new 178,000-square-foot facility, GM’s first diesel engine plant in the region, is the first-in-the-world to produce the all-new family of Duramax four-cylinder diesel engines.

(September 12, 2011) Subaru is recalling certain Outback and Legacy cars from the 2010 and 2011 model years because of potential problems with their windshield wipers.

In a document filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the car maker, a unit of Fuji Heavy Industries, said the recall affects about 195,0080 vehicles built from Jan. 7, 2010, through May 20, 2011.