Autoline Daily

GM's CEO, Ed Whitacre, said the company will post impressive earnings for the second quarter. After originally planning to make the Lexus LFA available only for lease in the U.S., Toyota will now allow customers to purchase the vehicle outright...but there’s a catch. New rumors suggest that GM could be working on a mid-engined Chevy Corvette now that the economy is starting to improve and GM is out of bankruptcy. All that and more, plus a look at some of the technical details of the new Buick Regal.

Yesterday we reported that North American car sales were up in July and now it looks like automakers are planning production increases for the third-quarter. Hyundai is shaking things up again by targeting a fleet-average fuel-economy of 50 miles per gallon in the U.S. by 2025. Printer company Epson rolled out a replica of the Acura NSX made entirely out of cardboard. All that and more, plus John answers some of your questions in the "You Said It!" segment.

More details surface on a potential GM merger with Chrysler or even Ford. Nissan unexpectedly ceases production of the popular GT-R. Chevy finally announces the price of the 2009 Camaro. All that and more, plus we meet Mercedes-Benz’s new head of Global Design.