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General Motors Co.'s Ohio-built 2012 Cruze, priced starting at $16,720, achieves its performance with a four-cylinder engine, compared with the Vette's V8, and a six-speed transmission produced by Toledo Transmission (also known as Powertrain).

Lincoln was once the pinnacle of luxury. Continental limousines carried presidents from Franklin Roosevelt to Ronald Reagan. Town Cars ferried executives through Manhattan. Athletes and rappers cruised around in Navigator SUVs.

In a potentially damaging turn of events for the startup electric-hybrid carmaker, Fisker Automotive is recalling 239 of its $102,000 Karma sedans after finding issues with battery packs that could cause the luxury plug-in hybrids to catch fire.