Rumor Central

Hyundai will officially launch the 2011 Sonata in Korea on September 10, but released these official renderings ahead of the live reveal.   more

After weeks of controversy surrounding the possibility of moving the North American International Auto Show out of Detroit’s Cobo Hall, a new expansion plan is expected to upgrade the convention center and keep the show in...  more

The Michigan Senate reportedly is ready to give the Detroit City Council another chance at voting to transfer ownership of Cobo Hall to a regional authority that would receive millions to repair it. If this...  more

Once the Detroit City Council successfully blocked a $288-million deal to renovate the aging Cobo Hall and transfer ownership to a regional authority, the association running the Detroit auto show began looking at other...  more

As we reported last week, GM is set to allocate more resources for the Cadillac brand now that Hummer, Pontiac, Saab and Saturn are on their way out - and that information gives this rumor a little bit of credibility.   more

Toyota's Scion division is growing up - or at least getting bigger.   more

While GM debuted three important production vehicles at the 2009 North American International Auto Show-the 2010 Chevrolet Equinox, the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, and the 2010 Cadillac SRX-it was a concept that stole the...  more

Doug Fox, the senior co-chairman of the North American International Auto Show, said the press days for the 2010 show will begin on Monday, a day later than the usual Sunday start.  The new schedule shortens press...  more

Japan's Nikkei newspaper is reporting that the Toyota has plans to sell its outgoing Prius alongside the redesigned 2010 Prius.  According to the paper, Toyota will keep the old Prius and lower the price to compete...  more

If you're in the market to buy a new or used Toyota Prius, now is the time to do it.  Quick to follow up its debut of the redesigned 2010 model, Toyota has announced rebates on its 2009 models and introduced a new...  more

Ford's long-awaited EcoBoost technology will soon be available on several models, including the 2010 Ford Flex, 2010 Lincoln MKT, 2010 Lincoln MKS and 2010 Ford Taurus.  While it is being applied to V-6 engines in all...  more

Ford executives told Automotive News yesterday at the 2009 North American International Auto Show that the next generation Ford Fusion will share a platform with the current European Ford Mondeo.   more

We thought our vision was suffering this past week when we couldn’t find the 2011 Ford Focus electric vehicle on the company’s display.  Thankfully, our retinas are just fine; we couldn’t find the car because it...  more

Ford's marketing chief Chris Farley told Automotive News on Sunday at the 2009 North American International Auto Show that demand for the 2011 Ford Fiesta "will be largely dependent on external factors like fuel...  more