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Toyota and Mercedes-Benz are top global car brands

Toyota & Mercedes-Benz are the Top Global Automotive Brands 2011 Interbrand, a branding consultancy, delivers a report on the world’s brands every year, and in 2011, despite recall woes and the devastation of the Japanese Tsunami, Toyota leads the automotive brands, with luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz just behind. Interbrand uses three measures to gauge how effective a brand is – performance of branded product, the brands ability to secure earnings and the role of the brand in purchasing decisions – to come up with a chart of the top 100 world brands. At the top of the tree are companies like Coca Cola, IBM, Microsoft and Google, but car brands do well with Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Honda, VW, and Ford all making it in to the top 50.

Infiniti EX37 – UK Press Release

The Infiniti EX37 GT now available to order in the UK DEUS EX MACHINA Infiniti, the luxury automotive brand from Japan, confirms pricing and specification of its second car for the UK: the V6 powered, all-wheel drive EX.  Smaller than the FX, it’s the first crossover to blend the style and performance of a sports coupé with the character of a compact SUV.  The EX is now available for British customers as part of Infiniti’s range of performance cars coming to the UK. Behind the price are levels of performance, quality, standard equipment, technology and customer service on offer to British car buyers in one model for the first time. The UK is the 12th Western European country to feel Infiniti’s Total Ownership Experience where the promise is to treat every customer like a VIP and make choosing, buying and running a car more rewarding than ever.

2014 Honda CR-Z starts at $20,785

The 2014 Honda CR-Z goes on sale Oct. 8 with a base price of $20,785, including destination. That's a $20 premium over last year's car.