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DRIVE ON: GM to start selling Chevy Spark minicar in August

GM will go ahead with plans for the South Korean-made global Chevy product in the U.S., even as gasoline prices start to slide.
AUTOS: Elon Musk's spacecraft soared; can his Tesla car do same?

Entrepreneur Elon Musk's Tesla luxury sedan can go 265 miles between charges, but will it sell?
DRIVE ON: Ford reports brisk sales of new Escape crossover

Ford is sounding pleased about how sales are going of its restyled 2013 Escape small crossover, which recently came to showrooms.
DRIVE ON: First Street isn't first among popular street names

One thing American streets have in common is they share many of the same names. Jalopnik.com compiled a top 20 list of the most popular.
DRIVE ON: Toyota's 2013 Avalon will come in 40 mpg hybrid option

Toyota' startling new 2013 Avalon full-size sedan, introduced at the New York Auto Show last spring. is going to get a hybrid version.
DRIVE ON: New SRT Viper sells for $300,000 at Barrett-Jackson

At $300,000, a new, red 2013 SRT Viper was the top grossing car at the Barrett-Jackson auction to benefit a pediatric cancer foundation.
DRIVE ON: Really? New Ford F-150 pickup has red leather seats

As if Ford didn't have enough premium pickup trucks, it just added another -- a new flagship.
DRIVE ON: More Mazda3 versions get Skyactiv system to save gas

For the 2013 model year, the Mazda3 includes greater availability of the Skyactiv powertrain as well as more standard comfort features.
DRIVE ON: Survey: U.S. gas prices now lowest since January

The price of a gallon of regular gasoline is now the lowest it has been since Jan. 23 across the country.
DRIVE ON: CarMax's earnings show used car market is flat

Judging from the earnings report from CarMax today, used-car sales look like they could be flat or even softening.
DRIVE ON: Toyota to supply BMW with hybrid, hydrogen power plants

Toyota, showing its expertise in gas-saving technologies, will supply BMW with hybrid and hydrogen fuel cell systems, 'Automotive News' reports.
DRIVE ON: Sweden's Volvo seeks to build vehicles in U.S.

Swedish automaker Volvo, owned by a Chinese manufacturer, wants to build vehicles in the U.S., Bloomberg News reports.
DRIVE ON: Toyota's new Avalon designed in the USA

Mark Phelan of the 'Detroit Free Press' spent a couple of days with the team that developed the 2013 Toyota Avalon in Michigan.
DRIVE ON: Bright red cars hit most often with bird droppings

Bright red tops list in U.K. study of most likely colors to be bombed.
DRIVE ON: First Drive: Tesla's Model S electric is spectacular

There's no other way to put it: Tesla's Model S luxury sedan is spectacular.
AUTOS: Boomers finally can afford the car of their (teenage) dreams

And they're not cheap. A restoration to original specs can cost $100,000 or more.
DRIVE ON: Energy secretary.: U.S. must make affordable electric cars

Energy Secretary Steven Chu wants the U.S. to become a global leader of affordable electric vehicles, starting with a 5-passenger plug-in hybrid where the extra cost is paid back within five years.
DRIVE ON: GM recalls all Chevrolet Cruzes for engine fire risk

All Cruzes built for sale in U.S. and Canada through last month to get repair for engine fire risk.
DRIVE ON: BMW recalls X5, X6 crossovers over steering defect

BMW is recalling 2,642 2012-13 BMW X5s and 2013 BMW X6s due to incorrect manufacturing of the steering system, NHTSA says.
DRIVE ON: Jeep gas tank safety revelations continue on WUSA

Today, they talk with a former Chrysler manager who says says he would not put a family member in one of these vehicles without added protection.

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