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Retailers like Nieman Marcus are well-known for offering special editions of vehicles around the holidays, and just last Friday Bloomingdale's announced they would be offering a special edition Infiniti G37 Convertible. Now Wal-Mart's bulk-package store Sam's Club is getting in on the act, offering...

Stronger fuel efficiency, better value and more features are the focus of the 2009 model year updates for Chrysler's Sebring, 300 and Dodge Avenger. Other touches include updated exterior design and upgraded interior materials. Fuel consumption is improved by offering smaller engines, such as the...

For many years Ford’s sales performance in the United States has been linked closely with its top-selling pickup truck and SUV lines, but with demand for such vehicles continuing to slide the Blue Oval has acknowledged that its future lineup will have to feature much more small cars...

Tesla's lawsuit, filed against rival hybrid-electric carmaker Fisker in April for design theft and 'poor work', has come to an end in arbitration. Unfortunately for Tesla, which sought to stop Fisker from proceeding with its Karma luxury plug-in hybrid sedan, Fisker has come out on top, with the...

The GLK crossover SUV hasn't yet reached the U.S. retail market, but already specialty aftermarket equipment companies are set to brandish their treatments of the new Mercedes-Benz at the 2008 SEMA show, which gets underway tomorrow. All four versions of the GLK have already been previewed, but now...

Bentley’s sporty GT Speed coupe has been on sale since August of last year and back in June of this year we saw the introduction of the Flying Spur Speed saloon. However, there’s one more derivative of the Bentley Continental family that is yet to receive the Speed treatment and that is...

Like Ford's flotilla of concepts, seemingly dozens of Dodges will be making the SEMA show this year as well. Its muscle-car stance a ready platform for modification, the Challenger is first among them, and the Classic Design Concepts Group 2 widebody kit will certainly catch its share of attention...

German tuner Novitec Rosso has released details about a new modified Ferrari 599 GTB that builds upon its previous version by adding a new forced-induction system. The new package consists of a subtle styling kit for increased downforace, as well as some mild handling upgrades, and a...

Mitsubishi introduced its facelifted Galant sedan earlier this year but the mid-cycle update has failed to encourage sales, with the Normal plant in Illinois responsible for the vehicle currently at levels well below capacity. The plant has the capacity to build up to 240,000 vehicles per year, but...

The European Union is ready to abandon its long-established goal of cutting carbon dioxide limits for new vehicles to 120g/km by 2012. Under a proposal introduced during negotiations between nations in the EU late last week, the 120g/km limit originally set for 2012 would be pushed back to 2015, a...

The striking Camaro Black Concept we reported on earlier is just one of a handful of new Camaro concepts Chevrolet is planning for this month’s SEMA Auto Show. The carmaker has just released images and a few minor details about the complete lineup, which is set to include the aforementioned...

Chevrolet has revealed several images for a Camaro concept vehicle that will be on display at the upcoming SEMA Auto Show in Las Vegas. The concept is the Camaro ‘Black’, and as its name suggests the new muscle car features an all-black exterior plus some unique additions to give it a...

HKS was one of the first major tuning houses to work on the GT-R supercar, developing performance kits and accessories for the 1989 R32 model right up to the latest 2009 R35 model. The tuning firm is now celebrating its 35th anniversary, and to mark the occasion it has released for sale in the...

German tuner Hamann is known for its extensive reworkings of BMW models, as well as other exotica such as the Porsche 911 Turbo and the Ferrari 430. Its latest project is a new-look design for the BMW X6 crossover. Starting with the X6 xDrive35i, Hamann engineers boost power to 360hp (265kW) and...

With a number of reports claiming a formal announcement detailing a merger partner for Chrysler is expected within the next two weeks, all eyes are currently focused on the two most likely suitors – General Motors and Renault-Nissan. However, it appears more and more likely that GM will be...

Next year’s F1 calendar will see the introduction of Abu Dhabi as the location for the final race, with Brazil moving into the penultimate spot. Pictures of the track, which will be located on Yas Island and called the ‘Yas Marina Circuit’, were recently showcased to a number of...

General Motors will be showing its upcoming 2010 Pontiac G8 ST at the 2008 SEMA show in Las Vegas, however, unlike the concept version shown at the New York Auto Show this latest model will be much closer to the final production version due next year. As such, the SEMA show car is expected to...

Not much has been heard about Pontiac’s new Solstice Coupe since it was unveiled back in March at the New York Auto Show, but the car is set to make headlines again, this time at the upcoming SEMA Auto Show. A new concept version of the Coupe fitted with an assortment of accessories from GM...

General Motors has released the first details about its SEMA offerings for this year’s show, with the Pontiac brand once again getting most of the limelight. One of the stars is based on the new G8 GXP, which for SEMA has been fitted with a new LSX454 crate engine from GM Performance Parts...

Nokia’s luxurious Vertu series of mobile phones has added another three units to its range of Ascent high-end mobile phones, all themed around a Ferrari supercar. Previously, Nokia released a Vertu range designed to celebrate the classic race tracks of the world by featuring a small map of an...