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Mercedes-Benz B-class Electric Drive starts at $42,375

Even though the gas-powered Mercedes-Benz B-class has been out in Canada for a few years now, long enough to receive a facelift, we Americans will be getting the compact MPV in electric form only. Sales of the B-class Electric Drive will start this summer with the BMW i3 in its sights. Here's what buyers can expect when this tall four-door electric hatch silently rolls into dealership showrooms.

Texas Armoring Corp. outfits a terrorist-proof Land Rover Range Rover Supercharged

“Life is valuable—protect it.” That's the pithy motto of the Texas Armoring Corp. (TAC) in San Antonio. It builds about 200 armored vehicles per year for foreign diplomats and other high-ranking individuals.

Hyundai rules out separate premium brand

Hyundai Motor Co. has ruled out spinning off the Genesis or Equus nameplates to create an independent premium brand along the lines of Lexus or Infiniti, partly because of the enormous cost involved and possible image damage to sibling nameplates. "There are no plans for Hyundai to make a separate brand," Vice Chairman Shin Jong-Woon said in an interview Friday at the carmaker's headquarters in Seoul, South Korea.