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(Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—...

(Newser) - Foreign car makers, predominantly the Japanese, sped past their sputtering domestic competitors in July, outselling Detroit  for the first time in history. In their worst month in more than 2 years, the Big 3's July market share was just 48.1%, the Detroit News reports, down 185,000 cars from...

(Newser) - You don't have to drive a hybrid to go green; half of Forbes' top picks for fuel-efficiency are small, brainy gas-driven cars. 

1. Honda Civic Hybrid Sedan, $22,600
2. Toyota Prius Sedan, $22,175
3. Toyota Camry Hybrid Sedan, $26,200
4. Ford Escape Hybrid SUV, $25,740
5. Ford Focus, $13,995

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(Newser) - GM's sales in June were down 24% from a year earlier, leading an all-American slump that saw Ford and Chrysler report downturns as Toyota, Honda, and Nissan rang up increases in figures released today. Discounts on the Tundra pickup helped Toyota jump into second place in the American market in...