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Ford, Hyundai, Toyota lead industry to 15 percent gain

Ford, Toyota, Subaru and Hyundai Group spurred a year-end U.S. sales rally that took some sting out of a painful year. Overall, December sales of 1,030,096 light vehicles rose 15 percent from December 2008, when the credit crisis and a deepening recession dragged industry demand to 27-year lows.

Smart wins 2011 LA Design Challenge

Daimler's Smart division won this year's LA Design Challenge, the brief of which was to create ‘Hollywood's Hottest New Movie Car'. The entries were judged on how well the vehicle reflected its brand attributes relative to the plot, how the vehicle related to the target audience, and the level of imagination found within the entry. Befitting the ‘Hollywood movie car' theme, the uniqueness of the story concept and the character development of the vehicle were also factors that helped determine the overall winner.

Volkswagen contest offers fans a trip to Germany

Volkswagen launched the Golf R Ultimate Fan Experience Sweepstakes on Friday—but, no, you can't win a Golf R. Instead, Volkswagen will take the winner and a friend to Germany in September 2012. Guests will get a seven-day, six-night stay, including a visit to Wolfsburg to tour the Autostadt and the Volkswagen AG headquarters.