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    The annual Auto China show kicks off this week, with local and foreign automakers showing off their wares to one of the fastest growing markets.

    Image galleries | April 24, 2012 5:00pm PDT

  • 10 best concepts of the International auto show season

    From Frankfurt to New York, with stops in Geneva, Detroit, and Los Angeles, automakers unveiled their secret design projects to the public. These concept cars showed off new styling language,...

    Image galleries | April 20, 2012 1:00pm PDT

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    The mid-sized Lincoln gets restyled in the automaker's newest design language and a massive sliding glass roof.

    Image galleries | April 5, 2012 8:10am PDT

  • Micro-hybrids to drive away with share in green vehicle battle

    New research predicts that number of cars making use of batteries for better stop-start fuel efficiency will grow eight times by 2017.

    Blog posts | February 9, 2012 3:07am PST

  • Carmakers take fuel tech out for a spin (photos)

    At "Future Cars, Future Technology" event, automakers show off some of the technology that will make its way to vehicles--from a fuel-cell Toyota to the Magnetic Air Car.

    Image galleries | January 25, 2012 6:00pm PST

  • 11 gas saving technologies

    Short of running a full gas-electric hybrid system, automakers are exploring many ways to make engines more efficient. We look at 11 new technologies that help modern cars get great gas mileage.

    Image galleries | September 29, 2011 6:00pm PDT

  • 10 automakers race for the apps

    The next frontier in car technology is apps. Automakers are just now integrating smartphone apps into their cars, offering familiar services through the car's interface.

    Image galleries | September 22, 2011 6:00pm PDT

  • Fisker Surf brings new style to the electric carmaker (photos)

    The Fisker Karma is barely out of the factory, yet this nascent carmaker is already showing a new model. The Surf is based closely on the Karma, but uses a hatchback, shooting brake design.

    Image galleries | September 14, 2011 6:00am PDT

  • Limited-edition Camaros (photos)

    The fifth-generation Camaro is outselling its competition, the Ford Mustang, and has more Facebook fans than some automakers. Here's a look at a the 2012 Camaro ZL1, the 2012 Honor and Valor...

    Image galleries | September 2, 2011 4:00pm PDT

  • Mazda unveils SKYACTIV tech (photos)

    Carmaker introduces its new SKYACTIV engineering recently in a special Vancouver rollout. Marked by more efficient engines, lighter materials, and more compact designs, it looks to redefine the...

    Image galleries | August 15, 2011 6:10am PDT

  • Upstart aims to redefine concept of start-stop driving

    Sales of so-called microhybrid vehicles -- which enable the shutdown of gasoline engines in certain driving conditions -- could reach 37 million by 2020. With partners like BMW, Axion seeks to...

    Blog posts | June 15, 2011 1:58pm PDT

  • At Porsche Museum, a history of great cars (photos)

    Road Trip 2011: Open just two years, the famous carmaker's gleaming museum houses some of its most celebrated vehicles.

    Image galleries | June 8, 2011 4:10am PDT

  • Tesla's next-generation EV store (photos)

    Tesla overturned preconceptions of electric vehicles with the Roadster, which achieves supercar acceleration with a range of about 200 miles. Now the company is upsetting the concept of a car...

    Image galleries | April 13, 2011 4:00pm PDT

  • Mercedes A-Class Concept (slideshow)

    Mercedes will show a more sporty and aggressively styled A-Class concept at the New York International Auto Show later this month. The carmaker says it used wind, waves, and aviation engineering...

    Image galleries | April 8, 2011 6:00am PDT

  • Automotive design language (photos)

    Automakers put a unique imprint on their vehicles, in the best cases giving them a look that will let anyone seeing the car know who makes it. And some automakers go so far as to give their design...

    Image galleries | February 7, 2011 5:00pm PST

  • Apple could dominate car tech (if it wanted)

    Two weeks of car shopping has driven home two big points for me: User interface matters. Car companies aren't all that good at it. Enter a big opportunity for Apple.

    Blog posts | January 25, 2011 2:49am PST

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