Small cars are all the rage and it has forced almost every automaker to look at ways to increase their small car lineup. Toyota has announced that the US is finally going to get the 5-door version of its popular Yaris sub-compact that is sold in Europe. Currently the US only has the 3-door and sedan versions of the car.

Kia released an official teaser image of its all-new Forte last week and now the automaker has released the first official photos of the Spectra replacement.

GM has unveiled the special-edition Corvette S-Limited for the Japanese market to celebrate GM's 100th anniversary.

GM's yet to be named Pontiac G8 Sport Truck has yet to receive an official name, but Pontiac is already discussing the idea of offering a V6 in the spiritual successor to the El Camino.

The first photos of BMW's all-new 2009 7-Series have leaked onto the web before its official unveiling.

BMW has officially taken the wraps off its all-new 2009 7-Series following the photo leaks a few days earlier.

The all-new 2010 Toyota Prius should be revealed by this time next year and now Japan’s Nikkei is reporting that the all-new hybrid will feature solar panels on some of the high-end models that will power the electronics like the air conditioning.

2008 is half way over and its been a very difficult six months for most automakers. GM which saw its sales decline 16.3 percent so far this year may be thinking about cutting even more jobs and possibly selling off some of its brands.

According to Motor Trend, Ford is working on a Fusion GT that will be released in late 2009 or early 2010.

Automakers have been hit hard this year due to declining sales and those that relied heavily on SUV and truck sales are even worse off, specifically the Big 3. GM has seen its sales drop off drastically since no one wants its many pickups and large SUVs.

BMW officially took the wraps off the all-new 2009 7-Series a few days ago. BMW already confirmed as well that there will be a hybrid version of the 7-Series offered next year, but now we have more of the details thanks to CAR.

Honda is going to unveil a new lightweight sports car, dubbed the Open Study Model (OSM) at the London Motor Show this month.

It was reported earlier today that BMW and Fiat are going to collaborate on front-wheel-drive car that will be the basis for the next MINI and other future Fiats and Alfa Romeos. Now comes word that the partnership is also going to help bring Alfa Romeo back to the US in 2010.

Truck sales are down across the industry, but Toyota announced today that the automaker is going to increase Tacoma production at its Tijuana, Baja California plant.

GM's upcoming Chevy Volt is one of the most anticipated new cars especially with these insane gas prices. Well when GM originally unveiled the Volt the automaker boasted that the hybrid would have a 600 mile range...well things have changed.

It's widely known that GM is currently conducting a review of the HUMMER brand which will most likely result in the brand being sold or eventually killed. GM is claiming that no other brands are currently under review.

BMW has announced plans to build 500 electric MINI Coopers for customers residing in California. The program labeled is part of a new division called Project i.

Lotus has unveiled the Eco Elise before its official unveiling at the London Motor Show this month.

MINI is having a record sales year thanks to the high gas prices. Sales in the first six months of this year were up a record 33.6 percent with a total 26,400 units sold.

Mitsubishi took the wraps off the highly anticipated Lancer Ralliart at the New York Auto show earlier this year and now according to Autoweek the Ralliart is going to start under $27K.

Truck sales are dead, which is bad news for Ford and Chrysler who are both launching all-new full size trucks this fall. Chrysler recently held a conference with dealers in which it announced that the all-new Dodge Ram will launch with zero percent financing for 72 months.

Toyota has announced a few production shifts at three of its plants in order to keep up with consumer demand.

By now most of us are tired of seeing photos of the many Camaro prototypes on the road. According to 5thgen.org the production version of the Camaro is going to be unveiled to Chevrolet dealers on July 22nd.

GM has released the video of the 2009 Chevy Corvette hitting the famed Nurburgring on June 27th.

Mercedes-Benz is going to unveil the awesome SL65 AMG Black Series at the Paris Motor Show this fall, but in the mean time here is the first photo of the SLR replacement.

BMW is going to unveil a revised 2009 BMW 3-Series this fall at the Paris Motor Show.

Acura has released the first official photo of the all-new 2009 Acura TL.

BMW has officially unveiled the euro-spec version of the revised 2009 3-Series.

GM released a video of the 2009 Corvette ZR1 on the famed Nurburgring yesterday. The video shows the ZR1 completing a lap around the track in 7:24:6, which officially beats the time of 7:29 that was set by the Nissan GT-R.

According to Inside Line, Toyota has canceled the replacement for the next-generation Lexus SC Coupe/ Convertible and may also be canceling the next Avalon as well.

HUMMER has announced the pricing for its the pickup truck version of its smallest SUV, the H3.

VW's new diesel powered Jetta isn't going to be in dealers until next month, but many VW dealers have already received enough orders to eat up their total 2008 allocation.

It looks like trucks and SUVs aren't the only vehicles that are seeing a sales decline this year. Mercedes-Benz S-Class sales are off 23 percent in the US this year.

According to sources that spoke with the guys over at PickupTrucks.com, Ford is considering an EcoBoost four-cylinder for the F150.

Chevy is just about to unveil the production version of the long-awaited Chevy Camaro and more details are starting to surface about the car.

It had been rumored that GM was not going to sell its uber fast Cadillac CTS-V in Europe, but according to a senior source at GM, the 556 horsepower CTS-V is in fact headed to Europe.

VW has officially announced plans to build a U.S. production plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Mazda has unveiled the Kazamai concept ahead of its official unveiling on August 26 at the Moscow International Auto Salon.

GM’s CEO Rick Wagoner announced today the many new steps that GM is going to take to cut costs by $15 billion by the end of 2009.

The photo renderings you see here showed up on Cayman Club earlier today and according to sources they are an authentic representation of the revised 2010 Porsche Cayman and Boxster.

Mazda has announced the pricing for the all-new Mazda6.

Kia has released more images and info about the all-new Kia Soul that is going to have its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show on October 2nd.

Honda as already announced plans for a new stand alone hybrid model that will go head to head with the Toyota Prius, but until now we had not seen what the actual hybrid would look like.

Lately the quick fix for most automakers that are trying to improve their vehicles' fuel-efficiency is to produce smaller engines that are also turbocharged.

Mazda has released more photos of the all-new 2009 Mazda6 following an official press release a few days ago.