(July 26, 2010) Audi joins Jaguar and Aston Martin in targeting a new vehicle class with the A7 Sportback introduced today in Munich.

The large, elegant five-door model combines the emotional character of a grand coupe, the comfort and prestige of a sedan and the active practicality of a station wagon.

(July 26, 2010) Less than a year after its launch in China, sales of the new Buick LaCrosse have reached 100,000 units.

The LaCrosse is the fastest-growing member of China’s premium upper-medium sedan segment. In the first six months of 2010, the LaCrosse 3.0-liter SIDI model accounted for nearly 80 percent of the segment (upper-medium sedans priced over RMB 300,000, or roughly $44,200).

By Ted Biederman
MotorwayAmerica.com

(July 26, 2010) Ford Executive Vice President Mark Fields talks about reinventing the SUV for the 21st century, and the ability to take advantage of a 96-percent name recognition of Explorer by consumers in North America.

(July 24, 2010) ANNA, Ohio — With employment of 2,400, the Honda of America engine plant here  has produced more than 17 million engines in 25 years. Cumulative capital investment in the plant exceeds $1.7 billion, including a $140 million series of expansion projects, completed in 2008, for the production of steel engine components previously sourced overseas.