General Motors will invest $370 million in the U.S. to build a new manufacturing plant for its global four-cylinder engines in Flint, Michigan, including the Chevrolet Volt engine. GM plans to double its global production of small four-cylinder engines (1.0L to 1.4L) by 2011, with more than half of the...

General Motors kicked off its 100th anniversary in a big way, and a key present that was unwrapped is the 2011 Chevrolet Volt . Shown for the first time, the production Volt looks decidedly different from the concept unveiled at the 2007 Detroit auto show. Where the show vehicle was a muscular, four...

Making a good thing better, Lexus will introduce all-wheel drive on its flagship LS 460 and long-wheelbase LS 460 L sedans this fall. These mew LS variants expand the brand’s AWD portfolio, as they join the IS 250, GS 350, and LS 600h L. The AWD system uses a Torsen limited-slip center differential that...

Days after Toyota announced that the Prius has sold more than one million units worldwide since its introduction, Honda formally announced that it has three new hybrid models in development. Previously known as the "international hybrid," the first new model is a five-door hatchback whose styling...

Suzuki will pack its 2009 SX4 sport sedan and SX4 Crossover hatchback with a standard, integrated navigation system, making it the only new vehicle under $16,000 to include navigation as a standard feature. Navigation systems are increasingly common as options on an expanding range of vehicle, although...

The Toyota Prius has been the poster car for the hybrid movement, though the Chevrolet Volt hybrid is fast becoming the high-voltage icon for the next automotive revolution. Since it has made the auto show circuit, General Motors has been unusually forthright in communicating with media and consumers...