2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD
2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD Proof positive of Kia’s rapid rise. If the automaker to watch in 2010 was Hyundai, Kia receives that honor for 2011.

FRANCE: More MMC JVs not a PSA priority
Expanding cooperation with Mitsubishi into B segment vehicles is on the table at PSA Peugeot-Citroen but not a priority right now, chief executive Phillipe Varin said at the AGM on Tuesday.
GERMANY: MAN Trucks mulls Volkswagen Scania merger offer
MAN Trucks says it now has a mandatory two-week period in which to consider today’s (31 May) take-over offer from Volkswagen.
2011 Nissan Leaf: Living with an Electric Car
2011 Nissan Leaf: Living with an Electric Car WEEK ONE: May 16-23, 2011 The first Nissan Leaf, the company’s highly anticipated all-electric vehicle, was delivered to a customer in December 2010. In the months since, the price of gas has soared to more than $4 per gallon, and the desirability of alternative-fuel vehicles has soared right along with it. So it seems as if the time is ripe for Automobile Magazine to do a long-term (two-month) test of the Leaf
