Judging by the destruction the Oklahoma City area experienced earlier this week, residents are going to need a lot of help in coming months. Fortunately, a number of automakers – including Toyota – have stepped up to donate money, supplies and vehicles to aid in the recovery and rebuilding processes.

Here’s a quick rundown of which automakers have pitched in and what each contributed so far:

• Ford Motor Company has donating $250,000 and a here). Additionally, its local Oklahoma dealers have thrown in an extra $150,000 for the United Way and the automaker will be offering an extra $500 toward the purchase of a new Ford vehicle.
• GM has given $50,000 and a Forgotten Harvest, which has set up a campaign called “Help 4 Oklahoma” to bring food, medical and hygiene products to the area.
• Chrysler is donating $100,000 to First Response Team of America – a nonprofit that assists first responders and helps with disaster cleanup.
• Toyota has announced that it is donating $250,000 to restore food service to the area, small businesses revitalization and home rebuilding, and in addition to this amount, it will also be matching employee contributions.
• The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Honda is donating generators to the Red Cross – a big advantage of having a power equipment division.
• Volkswagen says it made a $250,000 donation to the Red Cross and Habitat for Humanity, but it isn’t clear if that was a combined donation or that much was given to each organization. VW is also matching the funds of its employees.

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Automotive News. Last year, China’s central and western regions attracted $19.2 billion in foreign investment across the board.

With China serving as the world’s largest automotive market, manufacturers are keen to make inroads in the region. The local government incentivised foreign-owned manufacturing plants for some seven years before the National Development and Reform Commission removed the industry from its approved list in an attempt to stave off overcapacity. Automotive News reports GM and VW have both invested heavily in the region, with the latter set to begin construction on an all-new facility. The new plant is part of a $13 billion investment in China and will join Volkswagen’s 12 other car and component facilities in the region.

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According to a report from Autoweek, Golf TDI models.

Volkswagen claims that the increased popularity of TDI diesel models has resulted in more incidents of damaging and potentially very costly misfueling mishaps. To address the issue, the company will front the cash for dealers to retrofit a fuel filler neck cap that can recognize the smaller nozzle of a gasoline pump and keep the fuel tank gate closed.

Autoweek also reports that the move might be slightly defensive in nature; VW has blamed misfueling on the wave of high-pressure fuel pump failures that has recently been the subject of an investigation by Comments

The upcoming version of the Volkswagen Golf R is nearly ready for prime time, if this video of the car flying around the Nürburgring is any indication. The all-wheel-drive R seems to make quick, neat work of the corners we see here, and sounds pretty devilish in the process.

Expectations are that the new Golf R will run a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder (what else?), tuned to produce even more than the current car’s 256 horsepower. (Some sources have indicated Volkswagen will bring the six-speed dual-clutch transmission to the US-spec Golf R in this next go-round or if we’ll stick to having only… eh… the stick.

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Employing complex scientific formulas and methodologies probably best described as “Whatever we felt like choosing,” Automobile has named its All-Stars for the 2013 model year. The 11 vehicles earned their trophies for being “the best and most significant” offerings to the mag’s staff and contributors, and while we were surprised to see a couple of them on the list, none of them were shocking. In no particular order, they are:

• Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 (seen above)
• Porsche Boxster
• Scion FR-S
• Audi A7
• Ram 1500
• Honda Accord
• Mazda CX-5
• Ford Focus
• BMW 3 Series
• Volkswagen GTI

Random notes: The least expensive vehicle on the list was the Ford Focus at $16,995 however, it was the $24,495 Laramie Longhorn Crew Cab; the GTI was viewed through the history of its birthplace, Wolfsburg.

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BMW has a beautiful website that allows you to really get the best out of the experience.

BMW’s build your own option is amazing. They have a checkbox method which is featured on the opening page, this helps for visitors to easily navigate. If visitors would like to take it a step further, they can actually click the car which will bring them to an even broader specifications page. The next page allows you to customize the vehicle! Asking you to choose colors for your vehicle; metallic, non-metallic, cashmere silver, mineral grey etc. You’ll also have access to technology and interior accessories for example: BMW Apple iPhone Media / BMW APPS Version Snap In Adapters, BMW Blackberry Snap In Adapters, and BMW Carpeted Floor Mats. But never forgetting to let you select interior and exterior packages.

The more the merrier, you also have your pick at performance options, entertainment options, convenience options, and safety options that may include features such as: Harman Kardon surround sound system, Anti-theft alarm system, Heated Steering Wheel, and STEPTRONIC automatic transmission. As stated from the bmw towson review; The ultimate machine has to be introduced by the ultimate website. Leaving a mesmerizing imprint—that would be the actual BMW vehicles. First up is the $113,000 M6 Gran Coupe, which features the M TwinPower Turbo V-8 engine as well, ready to burst with 560 hp. But even pricier, but flashier and guaranteed to deliver the ultimate performance starts at 115,000 and is BMWs M6 convertible. This vehicle boats 0-60 in under 4.3* seconds with the M TwinPower Turbo V8 engine, which is the most powerful engine ever-fitted in a BMW.

The BMW is loaded with potential and has been leading the industry in innovation and class for a very long time. If a car could speak this car would be multilingual, if a car can represent success then the car to match your journey can be found in any of the fine manufactured BMW vehicles. The beauty isn’t only in the exterior it is in the years of experience that go into making sure this car makes customers feel like birds soaring through the sky, but on the highway. So what are you waiting for?

The BMW M3 is a very high-performance version of the BMW-3 Series and there are further models drawn from this initial model viz., E30, E36, E46 and E90/E92 and E93 3-series. These are stylish and robust in body style and can be upgraded over the standard 3-Series with more powerful and responsive engine, braking systems and body enhancements apart from interior and exterior designs.

Among the sport class, M3 and M5 have also become very popular and there is stiff competition between Mercedes-AMG and Audi Quattro. To check and know about the horse power, the street version of M1 offers 273 horsepower whereas the racing version of M1 offers 850 horsepower.  M1 was built by the BMW Motorsport division especially for sports car racing.

The legendary BMW E30 M3 is one of the finest and most successful cars in racing history. The M3 with its unit body shell as the standard E30, was built with 12 different body panels in order to improve and to accommodate a wider track with wider and taller wheels and tyres. Further E30 M3 had special front and rear brake and a special brake master cylinder. It is hard to compare this to the Buick Lacrosse in measurement of luxury, but shoplynch.com seemed very convincing that the new Lacrosse offered some of the best in terms of luxury.
BMW E46  comes with a 8-inch touch screen that creates a great convenience to view high resolution pictures and produces sounds and videos more clear in quality. It is also compatible with CD, VCD, MP3, MPEG4, CD-R, WMA and JPEG and supports DVB-T offering the most convenience to watch digital TV but this is not permitted while driving. Further the DVD player, GPS Navigator and Radio can plenty of convenience to drive safely and securely. As the navigator allows to send and receive messages, listening to media and changing stations is also very easy as you concentrate on driving.
With a good track record of M3 series, this is definitely one of the finest engines that is not only strong, but it makes each and every trip so comfortable that it gives you weather updates and regular news cast that can keep you protected as you drive safely. Choosing most finest car and maintaining it as a good means of entertainment and fun, will surely keep the smooth running of the car and it explores many new custom designs in BMW series.

Okay, let’s cut to the chase. The 370Z always turns heads when it’s on the road. Why does it do that? Well, the design is impeccable. It’s sleek and built for speed. When the TV shows a cheetah is chasing a gazelle on the savannah in Africa, no one can take his or her eyes off of it. The cheetah, like the 370Z, is so fast and so beautiful and so built for speed that we always watch the hunt until it’s over. The same with the 370Z, when it’s on the freeway, you try to keep up with it just to get a longer and better look. There’s something about it that compels you to watch it. It’s almost hypnotizing.

Getting back to the car, not the cheetah, the 370Z comes from the same company that gave us the 240Z. That car did the same thing to people. They had to look at it. The design was so innovative and natural that many people felt that someone should have come up with it before they did. But, of course, it took the Nissan design team to come up with it before anyone else could. The 240Z was one of the most popular sports cars of its time, especially in the United States. Each generation of the “Z” car improved. The power and performance got better, and the look just kept forcing people to do double takes when it went by. Some things never change.

Today’s 370Z is a car of its times, just like its predecessors. It’s just more: more speed, more elegance, more beauty and more performance. The “Z” cars have always been known for style so great style here is just taken for granted.  This sports car is perfect for its time and it can stand up to any other sports car in the world and hold its own. The 370Z has won numerous awards: Consumers Digest’s ‘Automotive Best Buy Award;’ Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New Award’; and JD Power and Associates ‘Highest ranked Compact Premium Sporty Car Award.’ Read more accolades at Team Nissan of New Hampshire.