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Mazda 3, Mazda 6 get customized for the SEMA Show

We like the look of Mazda's current lineup, from the basic 2 to the sleek 6. Kodo design language has a lot to do with it -- Mazda North American Operations design director Derek Jenkins says that, thanks that Kodo styling, "the Zoom-Zoom genetic code is further being embraced, not buried, through increasingly expressive vehicle design." (Ugh.-ED) We didn't know genetics had anything to do with it, but hey -- tough to argue with the results. Perhaps Kodo's effectiveness is why Mazda's SEMA show concepts are fairly...restrained compared to what other automakers are bringing to Las Vegas.

BMW M3 M Performance Edition & M5 M Performance Edition for UK

BMW M5 M Performance Edition BMW is teasing two new performance cars with short videos – the BMW M3 M Performance Edition and the M5 M Performance Edition. It seems today is the day car makers stopped sending press releases. First we had Aston Martin not bothering to send out any information on the DBS Ultimate Edition before revealing it on their site, and now BMW are playing the same game.

Dodge Ram 1500 Pickup: Chrysler cancels Cummins diesel for light-duty model

Chrysler will cancel its contract with Cummins Inc. for the light-duty diesel engine planned for the Dodge Ram 1500 pickup. Chrysler disclosed the termination as part of a group of supplier rejections filed Wednesday in U.S.