Chrysler LLC, now going single after the divorce with Daimler AG, is etching sales milestones. The Auburn Hills automaker reported sales rise of 15 percent outside of North America and six percent in Canada. Chrysler announced last Monday that it had its best-ever year in overseas markets, selling 238,218 cars which represents about nine percent of total sales. The automaker also increased sales in Canada which is likely to counter the losses in the United States last year.

The increasing price of gasoline has forced many consumers to purchase smaller and more fuel efficient vehicles. It has also meant the decline in sales for American automakers like Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler which are known for manufacturing large vehicles like SUVs and pickup trucks. Further concerns about the increasing price of petroleum fuel were uncovered by a poll conducted by Wall Street Journal and NBC News.

On the fourth of this month, Dakar Rally organizer Amaury Sport Organization officially announced that the rally will not be held due to the significant safety concerns divulged by the French Government in connection with the stages in Mauritania. After different exchanges with the French government particularly the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the organizers of the Dakar decided to cancel this year's edition of the rally, which is set from the 5th to the 20th of January between Lisbon and Senegal's capital.

There is no denying it. General Motors Corp.'s most influential vehicle these days is the Chevy Volt. As announced, the Volt plug-in hybrid is expected to invade the roads by 2010. But GM CEO Rick Wagoner said Thursday the timeline is not a sure thing as the automaker works to develop the technology required to produce a battery-powered car for the masses. It can be recalled that the Volt concept made its official debut at the North American International Auto Show January this year. An updated version of the plug-in hybrid was launched at the Shanghai Auto Show in April.

For years, Dearborn automaker Ford has been the second largest automaker in the world - second only to General Motors. But Toyota has overtaken it already and Ford is in the middle of implementing its turnaround plan named the Way Forward. The automaker vowed that it will design and manufacture vehicles which consumers would want to own.

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