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The automaker is now set to promote its shift to lithium-ion batteries, which are expected to help boost fuel economy and facilitate the production of smaller vehicles, the sources said.

Rules and legislations must move with the times, and Singapore's Certificate of Entitlement system is on the table for a revamp.

The automotive industry is full of rivalries, from Ferrari versus Lamborghini to Ford's recent war on the Toyota Prius .

John is Senior Editor for High Gear Media. In addition to news coverage and new car reviews, John creates and oversees all editorial for High Gear's... More Now, though, as hybrids and plug-in cars are slowly growing their share of the market, Prius sales have fallen--not just as a share of the "alternative powertrain" segment, but in raw numbers.

Designed for off-the-grid camping and overlanding, the V2 XP includes a diesel cooktop, fridge and Spinflo kitchen centre.

The leading, Munich-based 3D visualization solution provider, RTT AG, was honored this week with the coveted intermedia-globe Gold Award at the WorldMediaFestival 2013 in Hamburg.

In heavy rotation for the new Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid is a 30-second TV spot in which an RV passes a Japanese manufactured hybrid.

In 2005, three years after the Mini Cooper's surprisingly strong debut in the United States, brand executives wondered how many more buyers there could be for a 12-foot car.

Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index has risen more than 40 percent so far in 2013, to roughly 14,000, thanks in part to the falling yen.

The beloved RAV4 was strategically reborn as a compact crossover this year, and Toyota is betting on capturing the hearts of SUV-loving Koreans by competing with Honda's CRV, Volkswagen's Tiguan and, more importantly, Hyundai's Santa Fe.

Big, puffy and comfortable, the Avalon has served Toyota like a trusty Barcalounger.

Toyota Motor Corp is planning to increase production of lithium-ion batteries by six times, as the automaker prepares to eventually use them in its flagship Prius gasoline-electric hybrid cars, the Nikkei business daily reported on Sunday.

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

Like many offerings in the Kia lineup, the Sorento has distanced itself from its modest beginnings when the Korean automaker produced mainly affordable cars that often came with a "cheap" tagline.

Sometime in the next few weeks, the 100,000th plug-in electric car will be sold in the U.S. But they're still mostly a mystery to the average new-car buyer, and there are a few key principles that get shared over and over again.

European-built cars sold in the U.S. typically have a prestigious or rarefied air to them, usually hailing from Germany, Italy or the U.K. The Volkswagen Golf has been one of the lowest-priced models to come across the Atlantic in recent years.

The dilemma: We have a 2001 Renault Scenic which needs to be replaced this year.

Just when you thought the Mercedes S-Class sedan couldn't get any grander, it has.

When Virginia Maiden woke up on Tuesday, she realized that someone had stolen her 1995 Toyota 4-Runner. Shit .

Millions of potentially dangerous cars are on the road right now. The manufacturers have recalled them, but the problems haven't been fixed.