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Freedom Edition joins Jeep Patriot lineup for 2013

The 2013 Jeep Patriot Freedom Edition will join the Jeep lineup alongside the Wrangler Freedom Edition as another tribute to the United States military. Jeep will donate $250 of each Freedom Edition sale to military charities. Additionally, Chrysler is offering $500 cash back on the purchase of any new Chrysler Group vehicle to active members of the armed forces and veterans .

Mini hits three million milestone

THE MUCH-LOVED new Mini has reached two major milestones this week. Since BMW took over the brand in 2001, three million Minis have now been produced at the plant in Oxford and the company has also reached the two million mark in Minis for export. The three millionth Mini is a five-door Hatch Cooper S and has a special exterior design to celebrate its heritage and British roots.

College Exhibition: RCA/GM - Fast Forward 2049

First year students at the Royal College of Art recently held an exhibition at the London Transport Museum commemorating the 40th anniversary of the school's vehicle design course. Sponsored by GM's Opel/Vauxhall division, 19 students responded to a brief that called for them to ‘Fast Forward into the Future'. Divided into three groups - Inside Out, Urban Flow and Automark - the students devised their own notions of vehicles for the year 2049, and in some cases entirely reinvented Opel brand values and aesthetics.