By DEE-ANN DURBIN General Motors Co. says its January sales rose 14 percent due to higher fleet and crossover vehicle sales.Crossovers are SUV-like in size but sit on a car instead of a truck frame.The automaker says it was helped by a stronger economy and Toyota's decision to halt U.S. sales of eight models due to a gas pedal system ...

New Zealand drivers are beginning to think big again, with the latest sales figures from Turners Auctions showing an increased enthusiasm for larger cars.

Submitted by Bill Bortzfield on Fri, 02/05/2010 - 06:33. Subaru's 2010 Legacy has gotten a redesign but the styling isn't likely to have many folks doing a double take.

The word "Outback" has a special meaning for me, as I was the first person ever to ride a motorcycle from Sydney to Cape York, the northernmost point of the Australian continent.

Just by dint of their unique styling and manner of driving these cars gained a devoutly loyal cult following.

When the redesigned 2011 Sonata goes on sale later this month, it will be one of the most affordable midsize sedans on the market, but not by much.

Subaru said Tuesday its sales rose 28 percent last month, as improvements in Legacy and Outback models more than offset declines in Forester and Impreza models.

Ford Motor Co.'s sales rose 25 percent in January, buoyed by a stronger economy and Toyota Motor Corp.'s decision to halt U.S. sales of eight popular models because of faulty gas pedal systems.

COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This Subie got a lot of looks over the weekend from family and friends at a party.

The newly designed 2010 Subaru Outback and Legacy vehicles are very exclusive automobiles.

White mischief: for grown-up rally drivers, the Subaru Legacy offers more than a whiff of muddy mayhem.

The 108th Philadelphia International Auto Show will be smaller this year. Maybe not in floor space at the Convention Center or in numbers of models, but clearly in the size of those vehicles.

Is having all-wheel drive in your car important to you, even though we live in one of the mildest climates in the country? For many the answer is "yes," even if experts say it might not be money well spent.

At the end of the last update on our Four Seasons Subaru Outback 3.6R, senior editor Joe Lorio commandeered the vehicle and took it home to New York.

Station wagons aren't cool. They're dinosaurs, made extinct by the rise of the minivan in the '80s and '90s, with no purpose or place in modern society.

Subaru Korea announced last Friday that it will launch the Legacy, Outback and Forester on the local market and begin operations in April.

January 21, 2010: Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. , the manufacturer of Subaru automobiles, today announces that sales of Subaru-brand vehicles will start from April in South Korea working through its local distributor, Subaru Korea Co., Ltd.

A family sedan used to be what enthusiasts grudgingly bought when the sports car didn't make practical sense anymore.

Three models will go on sale in April, the local importer said. Subaru Korea President Choi Seung-dal, left, and executive vice president Masatsugu Nagato of Fuji Heavy Industries introduce the Forester sport-utility vehicle at the Millennium Hilton Hotel on Mount Namsan in Seoul yesterday.

The good: A new continuously variable transmission in the 2010 Subaru Legacy 2.5i works smoothly, and standard all-wheel-drive delivers good handling.