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Diamond Foods is buying the Pringles brand of chips from Procter & Gamble for $1.5 billion. The deal is the latest -- and biggest -- of a stack of acquisitions for the maker of Emerald nuts and Pop Secret popcorn, making Diamond to the No. 2 snack company after PepsiCo's Frito-Lay.

Daimler AG (DDAIF) is recalling about 85,000 Mercedes-Benz cars in the U.S. to adjust their power-steering systems. The adjustment is aimed to prevent the loss of power steering fluid, The Wall Street Journal said, citing a statement on the website of U.S. traffic authority NHTSA. Sponsored...

July was a mixed bag for auto sales, with sales improving, but not as much as the abundance of incentives for would-be car buyers led industry watchers to expect. But if August car sales continue on track, it may be the best month of 2010 so far, Edmunds.com reports.

An estimated 12 million cars and light vehicles will be sold in China this year, according to many forecasts that are based on activity during the first three quarters. That means China would replace the U.S. as the world's largest car market, a title the U.S. has held for over a century. The...

Saturn is to be closed now that Penske (PAG) has decided against buying the brand from GM. Or is GM being coy? There are several car companies that might want to increase sales in the U.S. and get a brand that is fairly well regarded for its low-key approach to sales and the service reputation of...

With the success of the Toyota (TM) Prius and the mad dash into sustainable vehicle development, wearing a green mantle has become a key marketing tool for major automotive brands. As a result, the Greenest Car rankings, released on Sept. 24 by Whatgreencar.com, are getting a lot of attention. The...

You want that new Beamer and you want it now. But everyone around you is getting laid off, and spending $50K on a new car isn't the most prudent move, you know. What do you do? Buy a certified pre-owned BMW. Save big...and no one will probably notice. You hope.That's the way the thinking's going...

When they were first introduced, the only hybrid cars on the market were Toyotas and Hondas -- small, practical cars that were admittedly a little funny-looking. These vehicles were much more about economy than style. Luxury automakers were slow to jump on the hybrid bandwagon, as their target...

It's been widely reported that new car sales are in the toilet, but the carnage isn't limited to economy-priced vehicles. According to Autodata, Mercedes-Benz sales fell 3.7% compared with March last year, BMW and Lexus fared worse, dropping 8.7% and 13.6% respectively. Luxury vehicle sales are off...