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• Ram shakes up its pickup lineup for 2011
• Mercedes CLS updated for 2012; it started the rush to 'four-door coupe' styling
• More evidence that Americans are driving less
• Audi confirms hopped-up TT version coming to U.S.
• How to keep your car running way past 100,000 miles
• Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vies against small crossovers
• GM's OnStar relaunches, testing audio Facebook updates
• Ford to unveil hot, turbocharged Focus ST

Ram shakes up its pickup lineup for 2011 Posted: 15 Sep 2010 12:43 PM PDT Chrysler was making enough news yesterday about the redo of its car line, including renaming the Sebring as the 200, that Ram trucks got a little lost of the mix. Well, that lineup is getting shaken up as well.

Mercedes CLS updated for 2012; it started the rush to 'four-door coupe' styling Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:40 AM PDT The Mercedes-Benz CLS, the high-dollar four-door with the sleek roofline of a coupe, gets a makeover for the 2012 model year. The 2010 CLS will make its public debut at the Paris auto show in October, Mercedes-Benz says.

More evidence that Americans are driving less Posted: 15 Sep 2010 11:05 AM PDT Along with dropping gas prices and a lower traffic accident fatalities, an auto leasing outfit says it has more evidence that Americans are driving less compared to the boom years earlier this decade.

Audi confirms hopped-up TT version coming to U.S. Posted: 15 Sep 2010 09:24 AM PDT The TT is getting a little more HP.

How to keep your car running way past 100,000 miles Posted: 15 Sep 2010 08:25 AM PDT With so many Americans hanging on to their cars longer and not trading them in on new ones, the Associated Press takes this look at how to make a car last well beyond 100,000 miles. It's a fairly long bit of advice, but hey, 100,000 miles is a long ways. Most of the stuff is pretty basic, but there is some good advice in here. It goes like this:

Mitsubishi Outlander Sport vies against small crossovers Posted: 15 Sep 2010 06:25 AM PDT Mitsubishi just priced one of the smallest crossovers to come on to the market, the new Outlander Sport, at $18,495.

GM's OnStar relaunches, testing audio Facebook updates Posted: 15 Sep 2010 05:03 AM PDT Facing increased competition, General Motors' OnStar is announcing a "top-to-bottom realignment of the company's long-term strategy" that could add lots of cool, new technology like the ability to tend to your Facebook page from the car.

Ford to unveil hot, turbocharged Focus ST Posted: 15 Sep 2010 03:43 AM PDT Ford Focus ST, the high-performance version of Ford's next-generation Focus, will debut at the Paris Motor Show this month -- and after Europe, it will come to the U.S. and go on sale in 2012.

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