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Ford Edge, Ram 1500 lead list of month's best deals

Going to a dealership and paying below the sticker price of the car you're looking to take home always elicits a good feeling. TrueCar's monthly “Steals on Wheels” list details the best deals on vehicles currently on the market to make your bargain shopping dreams come true. Leading the pack so far this month are the 2013 Ford Edge SE and the 2013 Ram 1500 Outdoorsman.

Mercedes A Class production outsourced

Mercedes is outsourcing some new A Class production as orders continue to flood in for Mercedes’ new compact car. Last week we had the news that Mercedes will be building new A Class compact SUV – the Mercedes GLA – at the Mercedes plant in Rastatt as production of the A Class kicked off. But despite the new A Class being built at both Rastatt and the Mercedes plant in Kecskemet, Hungary, Mercedes don’t have enough capacity for the volume of order flooding in for the new A Class – over 40,000 since it went on sale just over a month ago.

'Solid start' for car manufacturers

CAR PRODUCTION has made a steady start in 2014, according to the latest figures. A total of 128,620 cars were produced in the UK last month - just 0.3% down on the January 2013 figure, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said. SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes said: "There has been a solid start to 2014, matching the strength of January last year.