A routine General Motors' (GM) review of `how' and `where' the automaker spends its marketing dollars has, according to the information shared by GM spokesman Tom Henderson, prompted the bigwig auto company to decided against advertising on Facebook social network.

With the routine review apparently revealing that GM's $10 million annual spending on Facebook advertising was having hardly any impact on consumers, the automaker - which incidentally is the third-ranking advertiser in the US
- had decided to discontinue its Facebook ads.

Ford's totally transformed new Escape compact crossover loads up on style as well as fuel efficiency, with the new model's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine not only offering five mpg (miles per gallon) better fuel economy than the small SUV's retiring version, but also boasting 2 mpg more fuel efficiency, on the highway, as compared to its rivals like Honda's CR-V and Toyota's RAV4.

The 2013 Ford Escape's 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine - which the EPA has rated at 33 mpg - produces 178 HP and 184 pound-foot of torque; thereby helping it rank amongst the most powerful engines in its category.

Close on the heels of the last-week disclosure by Chrysler and Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne that the early-April production schedule of the Dodge Dart has been delayed somewhat due to some "important issue" with an unspecified component, it has now been revealed by George Welitschinsky - the president of United Auto Workers Local 1268 - that finished Darts will begin rolling off the assembly line from May 3.

According to the details shared by the officials of the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the attendance at the show this time round topped that for the last year event.

The statistics put forth by the officials reveal that while 750,000 people attended the auto show this year, making it the show with the highest attendance since 2005. The final day, Sunday, alone witnessed as many as 101,141 people in attendance at Cobo Center.

Luxury electric vehicles maker Fisker Automotive is recalling 239 Karmas plug-in hybrid sports cars to fix a battery problem that could result into fire.

In a report filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fisker admitted that there was a possibility that hope clamps in some cars were not properly positioned, which could lead to a coolant leak and fire.

Admitting the fault, the luxury car maker said, "If coolant enters the battery compartment, an electrical short could occur possible resulting in a fire."

The world’s most expensive accident took place in Japan over the weekend when 14 vehicles, including eight Ferraris, three Mercedes-Benzes and a Lamborghini, crashed into one another.

In the multi-car crash, which happed at 10:16 a. m. on Sunday on the Chugoku Expressway in Yamaguchi Prefecture in Japan’s main island of Honshu, cost more than $$3.85 million.

Local police described the accident as “a gathering of narcissists,” adding that they had never seen so many expensive cars involved in a single accident.

On Friday, the General Motors (GM) product chief Mary Barra told the Automotive Press Association that the engineers at the company are trying to ascertain the cause of the two post-crash-test fires in the lithium-ion battery of the Chevrolet Volt; and that notable design changes could be made to the plug-in car's battery in order to make it "more robust."

Announcing a rare move on Thursday, General Motors (GM) said that it will buy back its Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid vehicles from unsatisfied customers who are concerned about the `fire risk' factor being associated with the car.

According to an AutoWeek report, the Maybach ultra-luxury cars will be discontinued by Daimler AG apparently after the company failed to work out a turnaround for the plunging sales and the resultant low yields linked to these vehicles.

Daimler’s decision to discontinue Maybach – which initially was one of most luxurious cars in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s - comes ten years after the company started making attempts to resuscitate the brand, and a few years after the centenary celebrations of the brand.

According to a recent report by the RAC Foundation, longer delays for the British motorists is on the cards in the future because of the fact that even though more cars will hit the roads, the Government’s spending on transport infrastructure to tackle increasing number of vehicles on the roads is comparatively very low.

Going by the estimates put forth in the report, the next two-and-a half decades will witness an increase in the number of cars by a whopping 4 million; with the population likely to increase by over 10 million.

With the revolutionary Range Rover Evoque having finally hit the markets, following what seemed to be an eternally long lead-in- time, action surrounding the model is taking off in the UK on November 14.

The Range Rover will be among the vehicles lined up for auction at BCA Derby this month; thereby making it the luxury 4x4's first ever model to be sold at an auction in the country.

The sale is being held in collaboration with WeWantAnyCar. com, the online dealer behind the arrangement for the vehicle to be put to bidders in Derby.

Japanese auto major, Toyota has announced that it will participate in the Le Mans in 2012 with a new hybrid racing car model.

Toyota’s petrol/electric hybrid will compete in the top category, LMP1 with the likes of Audi and Peugeot. The car will be powered by a hybrid powertrain unit, which is built by Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan and will come in a chassis developed by Toyota Motorsport in Germany.

It seems a gala time for the avid car drivers, as ford has unleashed its new range in the market. The first one being a metal version, `Fiesta Metal' and another one is the Fiesta Econetic, which has gripped the attention of one and all with its luxurious look and color.

Powered by a 134bhp 1.6-litre petrol engine, the Fiesta Metal is believed to take the place of the limited-edition S1600. As its being exclusively produced, only 1000 units would be produced to be sold to the lucky ones.

Issuing another warning call for the region’s administrative officials, leading automobile business executives claimed that the government should immediately find some quick solutions against the increasing debt catastrophe uncertainties.

However, all these official statements were made at the occasion of car show organized at Frankfurt, the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest in Germany.

According to reports, Wolfgang Durheimer, Bentley's CEO recently accounted that the luxury car producer has begun to work on the four wheel drive of the SUV model.

However, the reports also claimed that the Company’s accomplishment records proves that from past many years the Company had been able to produce, some of the world’s most luxury automobiles.