Global Auto Systems

Toyota is recalling 94,000 2011 Sienna minivans to fix defective brake lights, the automaker announced on Monday.

Early customers should see first cars this week in California, Texas, New York and Washington, DC.

Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has begun construction on a $525 million assembly plant outside Bangkok that will be the company’s third factory in Thailand. The new plant will build Mitsubishi’s new “global small” compact, beginning in March 2012.

THE 2011 BMW Z4 Roadster

BMW’s classic roadster enters the 2011 model year with a number of changes all aimed at the true enthusiast. M Sport Packages are now available for both the Z4 sDrive35i and well as the base model, Z4 sDrive30i.

If that isn’t enough to tickle the enthusiast’s fancy, enter the Z4 sDrive35is. With a more powerful version of BMW’s heralded 3.0-liter twin-turbo inline six, the new BMW Z4 sDrive35is distills the Roadster’s performance potential to produce one of BMW’s fastest and best-handling Roadsters ever.