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BMW’s first front-wheel-drive crossover, the Active Tourer, will go on sale in the United States in early 2015.

In 2011, Honda Motor Co. CEO Takanobu Ito unveiled the Earth Dreams powertrain line. But the fuel-sipping drivetrains had critics wondering whether the automaker had lost its performance edge.

General Motors North America President Mark Reuss said he would like to add a pocket-rocket version of the Sonic to Chevrolet’s lineup. “Yeah, I’d love to do that,” he said on the sidelines of the auto show here last week.

After five trying years, the Japanese are looking like a juggernaut again in the United States. All but Mitsubishi are predicting record U.S. sales — if not this year or next, then within two years. And the optimism appears well-founded.

A battle is brewing in, of all segments, hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles.

Nissan Motor Co. channeled its Le Mans racing know-how into a three-seat concept car fit for city streets.

Hyundai Motor America says online consumer reviews of dealership service operations are becoming more useful than traditional customer satisfaction surveys.

Inside the futuristic-looking building next to Patsy Lou Chevrolet, the walls are a vibrant teal, industrial-style lights dangle from the high ceiling and offices have no desks, only flat-panel TVs and high-top tables.

Sterling McCall Toyota’s ‘Slicer Sale’ is a Black Friday publicity magnet with its promise of three used cars for a $1 sales price and other discounts.

Toyota Motor Corp. targets big weight savings and fuel economy gains with new technology coming in 2015, the company’s top randd executives said.