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In today’s digital society, automakers have come up with all kinds of ways to grab the attention of buyers. In the case of Mazda and the all-new Mazda2, “You do it in a smart, new, engaging way and enable consumers to author their own brand experience.” Say what?

Question: What do small cars with fuel-efficient four-cylinder engines and NASCAR have in common? Answer: Absolutely nothing.

Earlier today, at high noon to be precise, General Motors announced that its Chevrolet Division would begin taking orders for the Volt extended-range electric vehicle while simultaneously setting its starting manufacturers suggest retail price.

The war is heating up between Ford and Chevrolet for a piece of the market dominated by the soon-to-be retired Ford Crown Vic as General Motors announced today the order and delivery dates, as well as the final specifications, for the 2011 Chevrolet Caprice Patrol Vehicle (PPV, in GM-speak).

Plans for the original Dodge Viper began in 1988 when none other than Bob Lutz made a suggestion to Tom Gale, head of Chrysler’s Design Studio, that Chrysler should consider developing a modern version of the Shelby Cobra.

You can say what you want about love at first sight, but Irv drove his new Volvo 1,500 miles in the first 48 hours of ownership. It was, as my wife’s Italian grandmother would say, a sign.

After all, how much of a difference, price-wise, could there be between the two pop-top campers manufactured by Jeep and a “picnic set” – even if it was created by Rolls-Royce?

So for these hardy campers that are also fans of the Jeep brand, Chrysler has come up with just the thing: what it calls the “Go Anywhere, Sleep Anywhere in Jeep Camper Trailers from Mopar.”

Ford Racing will supply 43 Fiestas from the Fiesta Movement to the Team O’Neil Rally School in Dalton, New Hampshire and create the Ford Racing Fiesta Rally Experience.

Here’s a nightmare scenario for you: You’re a major auto manufacturer selling your company’s technological crown jewel, an industry-first extended-range electric vehicle. One of the first-adopters that’s purchased one, a first-time customer to your brand, experiences sudden battery failure after either the time or mileage limits of the battery’s warranty have been exceeded.