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Hyundai Elantra sets new record in the US, passing 200.000 units sold
Hyundai Motor America has announced that its Elantra compact sedan has set another all-time sales record in 2012, surpassing last year’s total of 186,361 units earlier this month.

VIDEO: 2013 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo – how the concept was born
In an effort to continue to promote its new Panamera Sport Turismo, unveiled for the first time last autumn in Paris Motor Show, Porsche released a new video of its concept today.The new promotional video highlights the construction of the Panamera Sport Turismo concept.

Datsun low cost brand to use russian Lada platforms
Nissan plans to more than double sales in Russia from about 170,000 this year to about 400,000 by 2016. The Japanese automaker considers Datsun key to its expansion into emerging markets. That`s the reason Nissan will sell its revived Datsun brand in Russia, India and Indonesia starting in 2014.

2013 Ford Fiesta Van launched in the UK
Ford introduced the new Fiesta Van facelift in the UK. The car-derived van for large and small businesses, will deliver class-leading fuel efficiency and segment-first technologies when it launches in 2013.

Porsche 993 GT2 prepared by McChip
German tuner McChip-dkr has modified a Porsche 993 GT2. Now, the car is not only restored but it’s also transformed into a street-legal track racer.

First tuning package for the Mercedes-Benz Citan Van comes from KTW Tuning
The Mercedes-Benz Citan Van is the fruit of the partnership between Daimler and Renault-Nissan. Based on the Kangoo, the new Stuttgart-based model comes in three different body variants. But now, the German tuner KTW decides that the Mercedes smallest commercial vehicle needs a new face so they released the first tuning package for the Citan Van.

Honda S2000 Modulo Climax and CR-Z Mugen RZ set to be unveiled in 2013 Tokyo Motor Show
Honda Motor announced it will participate in next year Tokyo Auto Salon, set to be held from Friday, January 11 to Sunday, January 13, 2013 in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The japanese manufacturer will feature a large range of products, including some world premieres.

Qoros GQ3 – first official images of the chinese saloon
Chinese independent automotive manufacturer, Qoros, has taken the wraps off the GQ3, the first of a family of all-new models designed and developed by an international team of specialists specifically for markets in China and Europe.

VIDEO: Nurburgring Nordschleife accidents of 2012
The film you are about to see shows you the drivers and riders that experienced the Nürburgring the hard way during 2012. Even though the ‘Ring has an appetite for destruction, no one appears to be hurt. At least not in this movie.

2013 Mercedes CLA unveiled in leaked pictures
Set to be unveiled in January, during Detroit Motor Show, the future Mercedes CLA makes its unofficial appearance on the web, thanks to a series of leaked pictures. The baby sedan carries over quite a number of styling cues from the Concept Style Coupe which premiered in Beijing earlier this year.