According to a new analyst report by Goldman Sachs the "Big 3" all had sales declines last month.

Volkswagen is going to recall 340,000 Mexican made Jettas and Rabbits that were sold in the US due to a headlamp defect.

Print magazines have already posted numerous photos and basic stats for the all-new 2008 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X, but today Mitsubishi has officially released the full stats of the JDM version.

When Mercedes uber expensive Maybach line was launched in 2001 there were 71 dealers in the U.S. with a total sales goal of 600 units per year. Today according to Automotive News there are only 42 dealers left.

I know I can't! Lexus has released a few more photos of the upcoming Lexus IS-F that is going to go head to head with the BMW M3 and Audi RS4 sedans.

Every automaker is going "green" these days. The growing popularity of hybrids and the emergence of clean diesels in the next few years is going to make going "green" even more viable.

The UK and probably most of Western Europe has a strong dislike for large SUVs. But for some reason GM still feels that there is a market there for its smallest Hummer.

Mazda has unveiled its newest concept, the Taiki ahead of its official unveiling at this month's Tokyo Motor Show.

GM has announced the pricing for one its most anticipated new sedans, the rear-wheel-drive Pontiac G8. The V6 powered model starts at $27,595 and the G8 GT with the V8 powerplant starts at $29,995.

Although Christmas is still about two and a half months away and Lexus has yet to officially release the high performance IS-F sedan, Neiman Marcus is going to offer a very special edition for the holiday season.

It seems that the US always gets screwed compared to the models that Europe and Japan get. This includes diesel vehicles which are finally starting to make a comeback here. By 2009 many of the world's largest automakers will start selling their "clean" diesels in the US and you can now add BMW to that growing list.

In an effort to steal more sales from the "Big 3" Toyota has announced the addition of 13 new variations of the Tundra that are at the lower end.

On October 16th the Transformers DVD will finally hit stores. It is being reported that GM is taking part in this release by holding a sweepstakes where three lucky buyers will win a 2009 Chevrolet Camaro.

Ok as ridiculous as this story sounds it is true. Ford's sales last month dipped over 20 percent compared to September 2006. The American Family Association is now taking some of the credit for the disappointing sales.

Chris Doane (Brenda Priddy) has caught the upcoming 2009 Acura TSX being tested right outside of Honda's facility in the US. The new car is only slightly larger than the current TSX, but the big news is the addition of more power under the hood.

Why?! Just release the actual photos already. Yesterday Subaru released yet another dark teaser image of the upcoming WRX STi. The car is set to be officially unveiled this month at the Tokyo Auto Show.

Volkswagen is going to unveil a new high-performance version of the Touareg SUV at the Australian International Motor Show. VW claims that the Touareg R50 will be one of the most powerful SUVs on the market.

Lexus unveiled the high-performance version of the Lexus IS back in January, but the automaker remained tight lipped about the actual power figures of the V8 powered sedan. Well the official launch of the IS-F in Japan has finally revealed what we have been waiting months to hear.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just given the 2008 Mustang Convertible five stars, its highest safety rating. This is the first convertible in history to receive such a rating.

Just in case you think the Ford Fusion is not sporty enough, Ford is releasing a new Sport Appearance Package for the 2008 Fusion.

According to Auto Car, Aston Martin has already received 1,500 order for the awesome DBS supercar. Aston Martin originally planned on only building 300 of the cars per year, so now the automaker is trying to figure out if they can produce more.

We all now that Nissan is finally going to unveil the new GT-R at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month, but that doesn't mean that the automaker isn't going to bring anything else to the show. Nissan is going to unveil a very weird looking concept dubbed the Pivo 2.

Yesterday Chrysler announced a recall of 77,000 Chrysler Sebring Convertibles and Dodge Avenger sedans due to door latch problems. 2008 Avenger sedans are also being recalled due to faulty fuel tank retention straps that could break and cause fuel to leak out. Now Chrysler has announced that 102,000 Avengers and Sebrings can catch on fire if the fan motor comes in contact with engine coolant.

This is what looks like one of the first official photos of the upcoming BMW M3 sedan that was scanned from a brochure.

BMW has finally officially unveiled the sedan version of the upcoming M3. Yesterday a few photos were leaked of the car and now today we have almost 30 new photos of the sedan.

For years there have been rumors that Honda is going to one day release a successor to the Honda CRX. Well that day may finally be coming a reality. It is being rumored that Honda is going to unveil a successor to the small two seater at the Tokyo Auto Show this month.

Is this the first official photo of the new Nissan GT-R? The Nissan supercar is going to be unveiled later this month and CAR has posted this first photo of the side profile of the GT-R.

The BMW 1-Series coupe is going to start right below $30K when it is released early next year and now according to Automotive News, the convertible is going to start in the low $40K range.

It's obvious that Toyota isn't happy that the Honda CR-V is the best selling SUV and crossover in the US. Although the RAV-4 offers three rows of seats and an available V6 engine it still isn't selling better than the CR-V. This is the what the revised RAV-4 looks like in Japan, so I wonder if this is what we will get here as well?

Lexus' version of the M3 and RS4 is going to be released on Christmas day in Japan. It has now been slipped that the high-performance version of the IS will make it to the US this coming February.

In addition to the eagerly awaited new Subaru Impreza WRX STi, Subaru is also going to unveil the Exiga Concept at the Tokyo Auto Show later this month.

After teasing us for weeks with dark teaser photos Subaru has finally released a few official photos of the upcoming 2008 Impreza WRX STi.

Honda has unveiled the PUYO Concept that is going to be officially unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Show this month.

Toyota's 1/X Concept car is actually pronounced "one-Xth" since it weighs 1/Xth the weight of other similar sized models.

Lexus plans on unveiling two "LF" branded models at the Tokyo Auto Show, the LF-A supercar and this LF-Xh Hybrid SUV Concept.

Honda has announced the pricing for its 2008 Honda S2000 and S2000 CR. The S2000 starts at $34,935 and the S2000 CR starts at $36,935.

Honda has unveiled the CR-Z Concept that stands for "Compact Renaissance Zero". Although it's hard to not notice how much it looks like a modern day or future Honda CR-X.

The MINI Clubman is the big news for MINI this year (pictured above), but MINI has something else in the works. We've already discussed earlier this year the possibility of a new MINI SUV (or SAV as BMW likes to label their crossovers) as the fourth MINI model. Well now more details on the upcoming MINI SAV have surfaced.

GM has released the first image of the all-new Pontiac Vibe that is going to hit showrooms next year. The Vibe shares its platform with the Toyota Matrix and Toyota Corolla both of which are also going to be unveiled at the upcoming SEMA show this month.

Following the initial release of the Ferrari 430 Scuderia last month, Ferrari has finally released more photos of the car that many of us can not afford.

Mazda has unveiled a new Mazda3 MPS Extreme, which is a modified version of the Mazdaspeed3 at the Sydney Auto Show.

Although Jaguar is very close to be sold off to the highest bidder, the automaker has given it's smallest sedan a through refresh.

GM has announced the pricing for the second generation Saturn Vue Green Line hybrid. The first of three different Vue hybrids is going to start at $24,795, which makes it the cheapest hybrid SUV on the market.

Wanna see more photos of the upcoming Subaru Impreza WRX STi? Here you go....

Have you seen a BLACK-MASK member? Here are some of the videos....

Would you really do this just to drive the Toyota RAV-4?

The upcoming BMW 1-Series coupe has been caught driving on the 210 freeway in LA.

Motor Trend has announced the winner of the 2008 SUV of the year and the award goes to....the 2008 Mazda CX-9.

The upcoming 2008/2009 Dodge Challenger has been incredibly popular thanks to the camera phone. Even the great Brenda Priddy hasn't managed to produce as many photos as all the guys running around with their camera phones. Now we have the first photos of the production version thanks to another guy who just happened to have his phone handy.

Mercedes has unveiled the new E320 Bluetec diesel sedan in California. It is the first diesel powered vehicle to meet the California's strict diesel emissions standards.

According to Ford CEO Alan Mulally, Mercury is here to stay.

SORRY GUYS! Motor Trend decided that we can't show you the cover of the new issue even though some of you already have the hard copy. Inside Line released some more photos of the car so read the more recent post.

Although we are still only in October, some Motor Trend subscribers have already started to receive the December issue of Motor Trend. Gracing the cover of the issue is the much anticipated all-new 2008 Nissan GT-R.

Well today has been a fun day. This morning Motor Authority posted a scanned photo of the next issue of Motor Trend which has the all-new GT-R on the cover. Motor Trend is now requesting that those photos be taken down (see my previous post). AutoWeek also decided to post photos of the car, which you will have to check out on your own. Now Inside Line has jumped on the bandwagon and released their own official photos of the car.

The Acura Advanced Sports Car Concept didn't exactly receive the best reviews, so Honda decided to go back to the drawing board. Honda has already announced that the official launch of Acura in Japan has been pushed back two years and the expected launch of the next NSX has been pushed back to 2011. Well now it is being rumored that Honda may surprise everyone with a revised NSX concept at the Tokyo Auto Show.

Things are definitely changing over at Chrysler since the new owners moved in. Now there are rumors that Chrysler is going to announce the death of five of its slower selling models.

What should be on your list of priorities for today? The 2-disc Transformers DVD is now in stores and it should be on your to-do list.

According to Consumer Reports, Toyota's predicted reliability has slipped from the previous number one spot, while Ford has moved up.

According to the Wall Street Journal, VW is going to lower its prices to become more competitive with Toyota.

Audi has released photos of its new A1 concept that will be on display at the Tokyo Auto Show.

BMW seems to think so. BMW is hoping that the rising fuel prices in the US will lead to more sales of its upcoming 1-Series coupe and convertible that will be on sale early next year.

Honda has officially announced the all-new 2008 Honda Fit that goes on sale in Japan on October 26th.

One of the most important new vehicles this year for GM is the all-new Chevrolet Malibu.

There has been speculation for quite a while about a new 600-700 horsepower "Blue Devil" Corvette. Well yesterday the car hit the track at the Laguna Seca Raceway for a few quick laps (take a look at the video).

The newly restyled 2008 Honda Odyssey minivan starts at $25,860 for the base LX while the EX starts at $28,960.

Lexus has announced the pricing and changes to the 2008 GS models.

Honda is going to officially unveil the hybrid powered CR-Z concept at the Tokyo Auto Show this week (photos were unveiled two weeks ago). Now it is being rumored that Honda is going to put the vehicle into production in the next few years.

Honda just officially released the all-new 2008 Honda Fit last week and now we have the first photos of the Mugen version.

We're only a few days from the official unveiling of the Nissan GT-R and now a video has surfaced of Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn showing off the new GT-R on Japanese TV.

The SEMA Show is still a week away, but GM has given us a preview of what to expect at this year's show.

It's still up in the air if Honda is ever going to release an all-new S2000, but that isn't stopping the automaker from releasing special versions of the current car.

According to Honda's top powertrain engineer, Kenichi Nagahiro, Honda is working on a diesel powertrain for its beloved Civic Type R.

Even more Honda news for today. Honda is going to debut the Accord HF-S Concept next week at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Following the massive leaks of photos and specs last week, Nissan has finally released official photos and specs of the all-new GT-R.

Subaru has officially taken the wraps off the all-new Subaru Impreza WRX STI at the Tokyo Auto Show.

Nissan has officially unveiled the all-new Nissan GT-R at the Tokyo Auto Show and now we have one of the first promotional videos of the car.

Today Volkswagen unveiled the Space Up! Concept at the Tokyo Auto Show.

Honda has announced the pricing for its hottest Civic sold in the US. The Honda Civic Mugen is going to start at $30,135.

BMW chose the Tokyo Auto Show to announce that a production version of the CS concept (4-door coupe) will become a reality.

Honda is going to be one of the first automakers to bring a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle to market. Next month the automaker plans on unveiling a production version of the FCX concept car.

Audi has officially unveiled the Metroproject Quattro at the Tokyo Auto Show.

Ford has released a single teaser image of the Mustang Bullitt that is expected to be unveiled at the LA Auto Show next month.

Hot on the heals of the official release of the Nissan GT-R it is being reported that an even hotter version the V-Spec will be released sometime in 2009.

There has been some speculation the last few days that Chevrolet is going to release a new more powerful Cobalt SS. Now those rumors have been confirmed and the new Cobalt SS Turbo has 55 more horsepower than the old Cobalt SS.

Ferrari has unveiled the FXX Evoluzione, which is modified version of the Enzo.

Rumors are circulating that Volvo executives are discussing the possible idea of developing a five-door version of the C30 hatchback.

Alan Mulally, Ford's CEO has recently told the Automotive News that Ford is working on simplifying its lineup to reduce costs and to make it easier for customers to decide which cars they want to buy.

The all-new Cadillac CTS is one of GM's most important new 2008 models. While we wait for the V-badged version of the CTS, Cadillac has revealed a stop gap model.

Although there is a new 600 horsepower Corvette ZR1 right around the corner, Jay Leno decided it couldn't come soon enough.

The upcoming Kia Mesa SUV has been caught with its rear camouflage falling off, thus exposing its rear end to the world.

Pontiac has unveiled the newest concept version of the current Pontiac Solstice. The Potiac Solstice SD-290 Race Concept is meant to bring back memories of the early competition race cars.

It was rumored earlier this month that Chrysler execs have been discussing the possible killing off of their slowest selling models.

Pontiac has unveiled a slightly modified version of the upcoming Pontiac G8 sedan at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

GM has confirmed that the Hummer H3T pickup truck will arrive in dealers sometime in Q3 2008.

Hyundai has released the first official photo renderings of the automaker's upcoming rear-wheel-drive coupe.

Honda has unveiled the Accord HF-S Concept at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.

Toyota has unveiled two new models today, the all-new 2009 Corolla and the equally new Matrix (Corolla Matrix).

Toyota has unveiled the all-new 10th generation Toyota Corolla at the SEMA show in Las Vegas.