Never let it be said that Honda overlooked the Chinese market in 2013. For proof, one need look no further than the four vehicles unveiled Sunday during the Media day at 2013 Auto Shanghai.

At an evening release in New York City, Cadillac unveiled the third generation all-new 2014 CTS sedan. Cadillac's best-selling car just got a big edgy make-over.

Every year since 1981, aficionados of the Wolfsburg brand have converged on the Wörthersee, a lake in southern Austria, to celebrate all things Volkswagen in what has morphed into the largest event of its kind in Europe.

On the first day of SEMA13 Acura unveiled three customized sedans including the Acura RLX VIP Sedan, created by Evasive Motorsports, the RLX Urban Luxury Sedan and Street Performance ILX, both created by MAD Industries.

Chevrolet is using the 2014 Silverado full-size pickup to explore the extremes of preparedness with the Volunteer Firefighter and Black Ops concepts shown publicly for the first time this past Friday at the State Fair of Texas.

this past Wednesday at the 2013 Los Angeles Auto Show it was Korean automaker Hyundai that threw down the gauntlet, announcing that in the spring of next year it will begin offering its next-generation Tucson Fuel Cell vehicle through a small group of select Hyundai dealers stating that For the first time, retail consumers will be able to put a mass-produced, federally certified hydrogen fuel cell vehicle in their driveways.

The 2013 SEMA Show can boast about a number of OEM press conferences, but a few manufacturers resorted to a much lower key approach. Among those was Japanese manufacturer Mazda - even though its stand contained four concept vehicles plus an example of the Mazda6 GX-class race car that won the Grand-Am GX Manufacturers Championship this year.

although 2014 will include a limited run of 2,500 Ultimate Edition FJ Cruisers, it will also mark the final year of production of the FJ Cruiser - a vehicle we recently reviewed and thoroughly enjoyed.

It was exactly a week ago today that the Ford press conference took place at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the home of the annual dessert in the desert known as the SEMA show. This year's festivities not only included the requisite over-the-top customizations of both cars and trucks from Ford's stables, but also a very special custom 1956 Ford F-100 destined for Barrett-Jackson's Scottsdale auction in 2014.

With increased sales as well as competition in the mid-size crossover utility segment as well as the fact that eight years in the auto business is an eternity, Ford's entry is overdue for an extreme makeover.