Thanks to the Internet, when you want to learn about a new Mazda model, all you have to do is Google it. From there, you can see thousands of reviews and read both professional and driver opinions on the car you're interested in. Also thanks to the Internet, there's a new way to see how popular a particular model is.

And that is, of course, by looking at how many people are reading...

Leave it to Subaru to buck the trend - this is one Japanese automaker that continues to expand production in their home country, despite the strengthening yen. While many other automakers are investing their resources into expansion here in the United States to save money, Subaru is doing just the opposite.

In fact, by the end of this fiscal year, Japanese production will account for 78 percent of their total output - compared to 73 percent last...