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U.K. seller gives his 2001 Focus a colorful pitch on eBay

It's unlikely that many people in the United States are interested in buying a right-hand-drive 2001 Ford Focus Ghia with more than 107,000 miles on the odometer. For starters, you'd have to import it from the U.K. But if this car doesn't sell on eBay it won't be for lack of effort--or creativity--by the seller.

Mercedes-Benz axes Maybach

High ranking Mercedes-Benz sources have confirmed to Autoweek that the underperforming Maybach brand will be officially killed off in 2013. The decision to disband Mercedes-Benz’s upper luxury marque comes after a decade of disappointing sales for the Maybach 57 and 62 and a recent decision from the German car maker’s chairman Dieter Zetsche not to push ahead with the development replacement models – the likes of which were tentatively due out in 2014 – owing to what one insider describes as a “positive move to focus greater attention on the Mercedes-Benz brand” . “We’ve come to the conclusion that it is better to cut our losses with Maybach than to continue into an uncertain future with a brand that has failed to live up to original sales expectations," the insider said.

Skoda Rapid Spaceback stars at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show

The Rapid Spaceback - it sounds like the kind of name you'd give to the world's fastest car. Or some kind of spaceship. But no, the Rapid Spaceback is the latest offering from Skoda and it's making its debut right here at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.