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Mercedes-Benz Reveals 2012 CLS Four-Door Coupe
By Chris Haak Several weeks prior to its formal introduction at the 2011 Paris Motor Show, Mercedes-Benz has released a flotilla of images of the second-generation of its...
Report: Maruti Suzuki Planning Low-Cost Alto to Compete with Nano
By Chris Haak Even though Suzuki only sells a few thousand cars in the US each month and can't seem to get the right product mix in the US, the Japanese purveyor of motorcycles...
Breaking: GM CEO Whitacre to Step Down September 1
By Chris Haak I can hear the ticker-tape machines humming away in the background as I write this from the Full Metal Autos newsroom. Hot off the press comes word that 68 year...
Hyundai Becomes a KBB Most-Considered Brand
By Chris Haak Hyundai's rise to one of the world's largest - and fastest-growing - automakers over the past several years has been nothing short of incredible to watch. If...
GM to Re-Introduce Mild Hybrids in Late 2011
By Dennis Haak Remember the ads a few years ago in which GM bragged about offering more hybrid models than any other automaker? Those not in tune with GM's hybrid offerings at...
2011 Ford Super Duty Gets Torque Upgrade to 800 lb-ft
By Chris Haak Ford's new 2011 Super Duty pickups are just hitting dealers, but that didn't stop Ford from upgrading the trucks on the fly just after launch. Beginning with...
Patent Drawings Show Chrysler 200C Taking Shape
By Chris Haak Ten years ago - heck, even five years ago - few companies made a bigger splash at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit with its concept and...
What Does an Inside-Out Volkswagen Look Like?
By Chris Haak This is a few days old, but kudos are in order to Volkswagen and its ad agency in Brazil, AlmapBBDO for the creativity shown in promoting the Latin American-market...
Geely’s Volvo Purchase Expected to Close This Week
By Chris Haak Alan Mulally's "One Ford" strategy is now nearly complete. After several years of unwinding the Jacques Nasser-era purchases of European luxury brands (first...
Porsche Gives 918 Spyder Supercar the Green Light
By Chris Haak Porsche AG's supervisory board just gave the company approval to develop the well-received 918 Spyder supercarfor sale. The company had previously announced that...