New Porsche Cayman R is raw and racy

Porsche reserves the letter "R" only for very special sports cars: R stands for raw and responsive - but most especially for racy. Unveiled today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the new Cayman R delivers all of these characteristics in spades.

The combination of a 55-kg weight reduction and a 10-hp power increase over the Cayman S - as well as a specially-adapted sports chassis - ensure the new mid-engined sports car delivers a spectacularly precise, involving driving experience. Staying true to the Porsche Intelligent Performance development philosophy, it improves performance not just with more power, but through lower weight, as well.

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A Trip Down Beetle Lane: The Original Beetle Floats!

Most car journalists have a soft spot for the original Beetle from Volkswagen. And it floats!

Sporty Porsche 408 hp Carrera 911 GTS to debut in Paris in October

Flagship Carrera model features wide body, additional power, rear-wheel drive

With a power output of 408 hp, enhanced vehicle dynamics and sporty design accents and standard equipment, the new 911 Carrera GTS is the new pinnacle of the Carrera model series. It will make its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show in early October.

An exclusive power upgrade of 23 hp over the 911 Carrera S on which it is based enables the 3.8-litre GTS - available as a coupé and cabriolet - to bridge the gap between the standard Carrera models and the racetrack-oriented 911 GT3. Impressively, the Carrera GTS's additional sportiness comes at no extra environmental cost: following the Porsche Intelligent Performance development philosophy, the sports car consumes no more fuel than the Carrera S in the New European Driving Cycle (NEDC).

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"Infiniti Performance Line(TM)" Launches With Dramatic New 348-Horsepower IPL G Coupe

Infiniti today announced its rumored specialty-performance vehicle collection, the Infiniti Performance Line(TM), with the world debut of the dramatic new 348-horsepower IPL G Coupe. The announcement was made at an exclusive event at the 60th annual Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. The 2011 Infiniti Performance Line G Coupe, the first production vehicle in the new Infiniti Performance Line, is set to join the Infiniti lineup of performance luxury vehicles at Infiniti retailers across Canada in March, 2011.

"The Infiniti Performance Line, or IPL, offers a new level of premium performance for Infiniti vehicles, focusing not just on engine power and acceleration, but on redefining total vehicle performance," said Wendy Durward, Director, Infiniti Canada. "IPL promises unique driving attributes with exclusive designs, different from other Infiniti models in each selected Infiniti line. The 2011 IPL G Coupe is just the first of what we expect to be a range of IPL performance vehicles in the future."

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Road Test Video: 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0

Social Media Vital to Automotive Marketing Success

Tanaka to Moderate Two Panels on How Automotive Aftermarket Companies Can Use Social Media to Increase Sales and Build Their Businesses PASADENA, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Automotive digital marketing expert Tyler Tanaka, account director for PostRelease (www.PostRelease.com), is bringing his advocacy for online forums to automotive aftermarket companies at the Specialty Equipment Marketing Association (SEMA) Business Technology Symposium, held today at the Pasadena Convention Center. Tanaka will moderate a breakout session entitled Reaching Your Customers on Forums and Blogs - the first SEMA session ever to zero in on online forums - and the closing general session, Social Media for Your Business.

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Ford comes in at 61 cents income per share in second quarter 2010, over 330 million up last year

2011 Ford Fiesta, part of the line of cars Ford is building its success onFord Posts Net Income of $2.6 Billion in Second Quarter 2010; Continues to Deliver Profitable Growth

Ford reports second quarter net income of $2.6 billion, or 61 cents per share, a $338 million improvement from second quarter 2009. Pre-tax operating profit totaled $2.9 billion, or 68 cents per share, a $3.5 billion improvement from second quarter 2009 and a $932 million improvement from first quarter 2010++

Ford Automotive operations posted a second quarter pre-tax operating profit of $2.1 billion, a $3.2 billion improvement from second quarter 2009 and $872 millionimprovement from first quarter 2010

Each Automotive business operation reported a profit for the quarter and showed improvement compared with a year ago; Ford North America reported second quarter pre-tax operating profit of $1.9 billion, a $2.8 billion improvement from second quarter 2009 and $645 million improvement from first quarter 2010

Revenue for the quarter totaled $31.3 billion, up $4.5 billion from second quarter 2009; excluding Volvo revenue from 2009, the revenue increase was $7.4 billion, or over 30 percent++

Ford ended the quarter with $21.9 billion of Automotive gross cash and total liquidity of$25.4 billion.  Automotive operating-related cash flow was $2.6 billion positive

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