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Forget everything you knew about the Kia Sorento - if you knew anything at all. The former body-on-frame SUV has been reinvented in its second generation as a far more relevant, if slightly less macho, crossover.

West Point, Georgia, is rising again like a Phoenix from the ashes. Only now, this dot on the map on the border with Alabama is dealing with hardware, instead of the soft goods it once produced.

Forget the Tata Nano-the $2,500 car aimed at the developing world-or even the cheapest models in the U.S. market, the $9,970 Hyundai Accent and $9,990 Nissan Versa .

November 6, 2009: In a market showing signs of recovery, Hyundai's Australian Dealer network has secured another record for the brand, selling 6,281 vehicles and achieving a market share of 7.8%. Sales for October 2009 were up +106% over the same month last year - giving Hyundai its best ever October result.

Dear EarthTalk: Celebrities and billionaires are shelling out big bucks for cutting edge green-friendly cars like the Tesla Roadster.

Thus far, the Kia Sorento hasn't made much of a name for itself in the overcrowded world of SUVs.

Visually, the Accent isn't very remarkable. While the sedan model is quite short and stubby from the outside, the three-door hatchback is the clear winner from the exterior, with a more cohesive shape that looks more sophisticated from a distance.

Dan Proudfoot Published on Wednesday, Nov. 04, 2009 5:59PM EST Last updated on Wednesday, Nov.

The Porsche Panamera is the Automobile Journalists Association of Canadaa s prestige vehicle of the year for 2009 and is considered the favourite to be selected AJACa s Car of the Year in February at the Toronto auto show.

"The impressive exterior styling, with its clean lines and sculpted body sides, borrows design characteristics from the larger and more expensive Hyundai Azera ," says Kelley Blue Book of the exterior.

Sales for Alabama-made Hyundai models were mixed for the month of October, according to a report released by the Koren automaker on Tuesday.

Hyundai Motor America has reason to celebrate, even in a weak economy. The Korean automaker announced Tuesday that it's auto sales were up a whopping 49 percent in October compared to the same time in October 2008.

GM reported its first monthly gain in U.S. sales in almost two years while Toyota and Ford also improved, a sign the auto industry it starting to crawl back from a year-long slump.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario - It's tough to get excited about October and November.

The nation's largest carmaker sold more than 21,700 Sonatas, including 3,795 previous generation models, in the domestic market last month, the first time monthly sales of the mid-size sedan have topped 20,000 in 13 years.

November 2, 2009: Hot on the heels of its Wheels magazine triumph, where the Santa Fe SX CRDi was recognised as the best medium SUV ownership proposition in Australia, the new Hyundai Santa Fe R diesel has outperformed the competition to claim the SUV class of the transcontinental Global Green Challenge.

October 26, 2009: After two grueling days of high-temperature competition over almost 1000km in the Global Green Challenge, the Hyundai Santa Fe Team R turbo-diesels have smashed their official fuel economy rating by an impressive 21.23 per cent.

Finally, we can expect that Hyundaia s SUV, Santa Fe, will be launched in India.

Elantra is sleek and stylish with a rising beltline, and integrated body-color door handles and mirrors.

A picture of the side view of the 2011 Kia Sorento crossover. Kia will build the 2011 Sorento crossover at its factory in Georgia.