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For several years there has been convergence in the automotive market. No, we're not speaking of integrated media technology, Internet TV in the back seat or the return of badge engineering.

In 2008, new vehicles with four-cylinders made up 40 percent of the market, according to market researcher R.L. Polk & Co.; today, they are 53 percent of the new-vehicle market.

RANGOON, Burma - Maroon robes for Buddhist monks had long drawn customers to the shop in downtown Rangoon.

Joe Thompson was chosen to lead the new division as its president to develop propane autogas technology for fleet vehicles for companies to deliver products or governmental entities that needed to use vehicles, driving them frequently and accumulating hundreds and hundreds of miles.

General Motors paid special attention to smoothness and quietness, neither normally associated with big pickups, in redesigning its full-size trucks for 2014.

Since CEO Alan Mulally took the helm in 2006, Ford Motor Company morphed from a multinational enterprise characterized by regional fiefdoms, to a truly global operation building cars on common platforms worldwide.

SENIOR EDITOR AT LARGE J.P. VETTRAINO: Go ahead, laugh at the old guy. He's geeked at the prospect of seat time in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter cargo van .

Authorities were alerted just before noon to a bank robbery at the Chase Bank at 21331 South Tamiami Trail in Estero.

John Force ended a 19-race No. 1 qualifying slump with a track-record Funny Car run Saturday in the NHRA Kansas Nationals.

While Cadillac sells more models every month than Lincoln, Ford's premium brand offers more SUVs.

Apple Ford of Red Lion will host its annual "Drive One 4UR School event from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dallastown Area High School, 700 New School Lane, York Township.

Joel oversees High Gear Media's social media channels, video, and OEM outreach, while also reporting the latest automotive news.

At a special event to celebrate the title's 15th anniversary, its creator said he hopes the brand will eventually build its own car.

Schumacher, the series points leader in the 8,000-horsepower category, had a 3.769-second run at 326.08 mph to top the 16-car field.

Ram Truck Director Bob Hegbloom on the 3500 Diesel: Ram Truck Director Bob Hegbloom speaks about the 30,000-pound towing capacity of the new 3500 Ram diesel, 5/15/13. Kathleen Galligan/Detroit Free Press Mike Cairns, Head of Ram Truck Engineering speaks at Chrysler Chelsea Proving Grounds, Wednesday, May 15, 2013.

Gentlemen : I hope you guys could do a piece for me on the relic category, the large sedan.

When the Ford C-MAX Energi was launched, Ford had an agreement with Best Buy's Geek Squad to provide Ford customers with easy installation of 240-volt charging stations in their homes.

Ford Motor Co.'s shift to beef up car offerings that appeal to coastal markets is accelerating ahead of schedule.

First the bad news. During a week of mixed driving, the 2013 Ford C-MAX Hybrid did not get its EPA-estimated 47 miles per gallon.

Throughout much of its existence, the Ford Mustang has been ruled by a few design imperatives: It must be rear-wheel drive, it must have the option for a V-8 engine and it must be designed, engineered and built in the United States.