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Buried within the news about the launch of the 2013 Nissan Altima, Nissan confirmed that it’s preparing an all-new version of its Rogue compact crossover that will arrive next year. We don’t know much beyond that, but we expect the model to be heavily influenced by the Hi-Cross concept shown at the 2012 Geneva Motor [...]

The 2013 Super Bowl will be broadcast by CBS Corp, which is selling 30-second ads for as much as $4 million. Spots on NBC’s broadcast of this year’s National Football League championship game, the most heavily watched annual event on U.S. television, cost about $3.5 million per 30-second spot. NBC is majority-owned by Comcast Corp. [...]

Ford has started taking orders for the all-new C-Max hybrid that will start at $25,995. Ford said that is $500 less than a competitor, the Toyota Prius V wagon. The C-Max is a 5-passenger crossover that looks like a small minivan but with conventional doors. It is Ford’s first dedicated hybrid vehicle line. The hybrid [...]

In the premium crossover segment, the Infiniti FX stands out as a rare commodity: a vehicle that’s just as much fun to drive as it is practical for everyday family-hauling duties. Crossovers are meant to be much more carlike than the traditional truck-style SUVs they’ve been replacing, but Infiniti has created a combination of SUV [...]

Weird, but true: Hyundai recently loosed 40 baboons on the latest Hyundai i30 hatchback. The i30 shares most of its essentials with the Elantra, though it’s a hatchback in the case of the monkey-infested durability tester. Hyundai claims it’s the first test of its kind by a U.K. manufacturer, implying that some other manufacturers have [...]

Toyota Motor Corp. is aiming to cement its recent recovery by aggressively pushing new models, hybrids and low-priced cars in domestic and foreign markets. The auto giant is also rehabilitating its domestic business, which experienced a decline in profits due to the high appreciation of the yen. On Thursday, Toyota revealed it expected a V-shaped [...]

Ford executives won rave reviews from stockholders Thursday during the shortest company shareholder meeting on record. Thursday’s meeting in Wilmington, Del., drew about 60 investors and lasted only 45 minutes. Much of it spent involved shareholders praising CEO Alan Mulally and Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. for the company’s turnaround. “You guys are doing a [...]

LOS ANGELES – For the first time ever, Nissan Motor Co. will outsource production of one of its Infiniti models, contracting Canada’s Magna International Inc. to built a new model for the luxury brand, starting in 2014. The deal, announced separately by each company Thursday, involves Magna unit Magna Steyr building an entry-level Infiniti vehicle, [...]

General Motors Co.posted lower profit in the first quarter but still did better than Wall Street expected based on the strength of U.S. auto sales. The automaker said it earned $1 billion, or 60 cents a share, in the quarter. That was a 69% drop from the $3.2 billion, or $1.77, GM earned in the [...]

Mazda Canada today announced sales for April 2012.  A total of 7,049 vehicles were sold, bringing the year to date total to 23,290. While April sales were down 7% from 2011, year to date sales continue to be positive, showing a 10% growth through the first four months of 2012. Sales were led by the [...]