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|  Prius C will offer 53 mpg for under $19,000
Toyota will expand its hybrid vehicle lineup with the subcompact Prius C hatchback that will go on sale in March. Toyota says the Prius C will get 53 mpg in the city, which it claims is the highest city fuel economy of any vehicle that is not a plug-in.  story
|  Lincoln MKZ concept: Next step in the brand's 'reinvention'
Lincoln introduced a new MKZ concept car today that serves as a vision for the next generation of vehicles at Ford Motor Co.'s luxury brand. Ford knows a lot is riding on the concept sedan's sleek shoulders at the Detroit auto show. story
|  Honda Accord Concept gets bolder looks, better drivetrains
Honda today unveiled an Accord Coupe Concept that foreshadows the styling of the production car set to arrive this year against stiffening competition. The concept, shown at the Detroit auto show, sports a creased beltline, muscular rear fender and aggressive lower fog lights. Powertrain improvements will be a key selling point for the 2013 Accord, Honda says. story
|  Volvo may expand new engine family, seek small car partner
Volvo plans to adopt its new four-cylinder engine family in a majority of its models starting next year, said CEO Stefan Jacoby. The engines will vary in horsepower -- ranging from 150 to 300 -- and “use state of the art-technology” and turbocharging in both gasoline and diesel versions. story
|  Toyota NS4 concept previews next-generation hybrid technology
Sedan could wear Lexus badge when it reaches production in ‘15
Toyota introduced the NS4 hybrid today featuring a next-generation gasoline-electric hybrid system with smaller and lighter components, and with better fuel economy and greater range in pure-electric mode. story
|  Buick eyes 'pure conquests' with Encore small crossover
GM today unveiled a compact Buick crossover that executives say will carve out a new market niche: the small luxury crossover. The Encore is Buick's fourth brand-new entry in the past five years and its latest bid to attract younger buyers. story
|  Next Honda Accord will offer CVT as only automatic transmission with 4-banger
The redesigned 2013 Honda Accord will have a continuously variable transmission as its only automatic transmission offered when combined with a four-cylinder engine. story
|  Shelby American marks 50th year with special-edition cars
Shelby American is marking its 50th anniversary with limited numbers of a special-edition car. Only 50 white copies and 50 black copies of the car will be available. Shelby American, a Las Vegas performance-car maker and converter, was founded by former race driver Carroll Shelby. story
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 Chrysler may scrap Dodge Avenger, focus on 200 sedan
Chrysler Group may drop the Dodge Avenger within three years as it readies a redesign of the better-selling Chrysler 200 sedan built on the same platform, a Chrysler executive said on Monday. "Chrysler Group will likely consolidate around one midsize car in the future," Reid Bigland, head of the Dodge brand, said in an interview at the Detroit auto show. story
|  Scion counts on sporty FR-S to boost sales
Scion is counting on a throwback sports car, the Toyota sub-brand's fifth nameplate, to kick sales into a higher gear, says Vice President Jack Hollis. The Scion FR-S is a low-slung, 2,700-pound car with a 2.0-liter 200 hp boxer engine. story
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BLOGS Notes from the show floor
This Lincoln was really smokin'
Where there's smoke ... Ford found the culprit and quickly fixed the problem, but at an auto show, a camera is always nearby. (headlineauto.uk) | 4:47 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2012 Just hours after its formal debut, the new MKZ concept created some more drama on the Lincoln stand when an electrical fire started inside the driver's door. Lincoln had no need for a fog machine to build drama around the debut, as smoke snaked out of the slee...
| | A Toyota Parlee Prius?
(LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE) | 3:56 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2012 How about a Toyota Prius on two wheels? Yes, that's what you'll find tucked between the rows of show cars at the Toyota stand.
This Prius doesn't have an electric motor or a gasoline engine. Rather, it's powered by a hybrid of muscle and willpower.
| | The Lutz factor
(DAVE GUILFORD) | 2:56 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2012 So how do you draw a crowd to a press conference for an EV retrofitter at the tail end of press days? For Via Motors, which converts GM light trucks into plug-in hybrids, the presence of Via board member (and former GM vice chairman) Bob Lutz drew i...
| | An Accord out of place
(LINDSAY CHAPPELL) | 2:29 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2012 American Honda is rightly proud of its 1983 Honda Accord sedan. The car sold like hotcakes and helped establish Honda as a brand of reliable, family-friendly cars.
Honda wants to remind Detroit show visitors of the Accord's l...
| | Lutz pays visit to familiar turf
2:05 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 10, 2012 Former Chrysler and GM executive Bob Lutz stopped by the Chrysler Group stand Tuesday to get a close look at the 2013 Dodge Dart, with Ralph Gilles, Chrysler's current head of design, providing the tour. "That is a nice car," Lutz told his much younger colleague ...
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