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Ford to reveal the redesigned 2011 Explorer online next week

After months of teasing about 20,000 Facebook friends, Ford Motor Co. will reveal the redesigned 2011 Explorer to the public on Monday. It's the first time an automaker has revealed a redesigned vehicle online rather than at an auto show.

U.S. sales of quirky 5-series GT disappoint BMW

BMW's 5-series Gran Turismo was meant to be a stylish alternative to minivans and crossovers when it debuted in November 2009. But sales of the tall, quirky five-door have been disappointing. Now, BMW of North America CEO Jim O'Donnell says he wishes the company hadn't stopped selling the 5-series wagon in the United States last year.

Reliant 'Rugged Robin' is ready for battle

The Reliant Robin has a loyal cult following that is characterized mainly by racing and funky paint jobs, but one man in England has taken the task of defending the Robin's honor to a whole new level. Bernard Reeves of East Sussex in the United Kingdom told the Daily Mail that he got fed up with Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson's ridicule of the Robin, most notably in a film containing footage of Clarkson rolling a Robin multiple times before pushing it into a canal. If Reeves has a grudge against people who poke fun of Robins on a regular basis, we'd suspect that Mr.