Laird Noller Automotive

You might have heard whisperings that Hyundai is planning to build a second assembly plant in the U.S. Rumors like that tend to travel fast. Operative word: rumors.

In April, Hyundai CFO, Lee Won-hee, said no such formal plans were in place, but that they could develop if the market continued to improve. What the Korean automaker has confirmed are plans to invest $173 million in their Alabama plant to substantially increasing the production?

Well, all good things must come to an end. The classic Mitsubishi Eclipse and reliable Mitsubishi Endeavor are soon to be at the end of their production.

As the company is planning several new introductions next year, other models will have to end. The announcement was made last week that production will end for Eclipse coupe, Eclipse Spyder, and Endeavor crossover this August.

Eclipse's demise marks an end to a 21-year history. To commemorate…

Ready to step up as a possible replacement for the Mazda CX-7 or Mazda CX-9 SUV is a concept which made its debut at the New York International Auto Show - Mazda Minagi.

Mazda showed off their crossover SUV concept with pride, as the vehicle displays the company's most economical power train. The Minagi, a concept SUV, will eventually be produced as the CX-5. It was given Mazda's latest design direction, which is supposed to remind those of the fastest animal on earth; a cheetah.

"I felt a compact SUV was the perfect vehicle to express agility and focused…