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Mazda sells 10 millionth car in America

The first car Mazda ever sold in America was the R100, a cute lil' two-door fastback that was, unsurprisingly, rotary-powered. The year was 1970. Iggy Pop had made that much explicitly clear with "1970." Just imagine how weird it must have been for Americans to wrap their minds around some tiny Japanese upstart, selling a car approximately the size of a 1970 Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham's wheelwell, powered by -- what's this, German technology?

Dacia Duster SUV already selling well in UK

Despite no one in the UK yet having the chance to see or drive the new Dacia Duster SUV, Renault has taken over 1,000 orders. Renault has revealed that the Duster is selling well ahead of its arrival in the UK, despite none of its dealers having their own Duster to coax buyers in to a purchase. In the 100 days since the order book for the Dacia opened, Renault has taken more than 1,000 orders from all round the UK.

Ferrari World Abu Dhabi – the petrol-head theme park

The impressive structure of the Ferrari World Theme Park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi Makers of super cars may be having something of a torrid time at the moment with the world saving instead of spending. But if you have an iconic brand there’s more than one way to skin a cat to bring in the revenue. Cue Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi which has now risen from the desert and well on the way to being finished for the grand opening in 2010.