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Hummer down in sales per franchise, Saturn up
The two General Motors brands were opposite of each other in sales numbers that were largely blamed on the ever increasing prices for fuel... more |
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N-Drive nav unit maps your route with satellite photography
GPS navigation systems have grown ever-more sophisticated in recent years, with voice commands, mp3 playback, and real-time traffic info... more |
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China's Great Wall to sell SUVs in Europe by 2010, exec says
Great Wall Motor President Want Fengying stated that the Chinese automaker plans to begin selling its new SUV in Europe by 2010. more |
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GM averts strike at transmission plant... for now
General Motors managed to avert another strike at one of its plants after an all-night bargaining session with the UAW, reports Automotive... more |
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Will Audi build its new Q5 in China?
Audi's upcoming Q5 CUV hasn't even been officially unveiled yet, but a new report in a German newspaper has already sent rumors flying that... more |
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2009 Subaru Forester named IIHS Top Safety Pick
If you're in the market for a safe car, you could do a lot worse than the 2009 Subaru Forester, according to the Insurance Institute for... more |
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Cooper Tire headlines W.E.ROCK Crawling Championship Series
Cooper Tires announced it will partner with the World Extreme Rock Crawling Championship Series (W.E.ROCK) for the All-Stock Nationals... more |
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Ford boosts its European market share
Ford recently revealed their own sales figures for the old world. And as if further proof were needed that the plan to bring Ford's... more |
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Ford Explorer gets added safety features for 2009
Ford will now include a Trailer Sway Control system to its 2009 Ford Explorer's list of standard safety features. The Trailer Sway Control... more |
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Ford unveils production Transit Connect SportVan
Ever since Ford announced it would be bringing its Transit Connect small utility van stateside next year, the automaker has displayed it in... more |
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Volkswagen working on new, seven-seat ute
Volkswagen is working on a new seven-passenger SUV based on the next-generation Passat platform that would sit between the Tiguan and... more |
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Chrysler announces Dodge Ram Hybrid, DSG transmission
Chrysler LLC's executive vice president of product development Frank Klegon recently announced at the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)... more |
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Ford scientists discuss nanotechnologies at SAE forum
Scientists at Ford's research labs are beginning to develop new paints, plastics, light metals, and catalysts derived from nanotechnologies... more |
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GM hybrid sales starting off slow
It may have taken General Motors longer than others to go green, but since joining the hybrid revolution the automaker has gone all-out,... more |
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Jeep Commander to reportedly get the axe by 2009
The automaker is apparently ready to cut the slow-selling the Jeep Commander SUV from its lineup by mid-2009, according to a Bloomberg... more |
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Mitsubishi Motorsports goes diesel for 2009 Dakar Rally
The upcoming 2009 Dakar Rally (held this time in Argentina and Chile) doesn't start until January of next year, but Team Repsol Mitsubishi... more |
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BMW to use more U.S.-sourced parts for X5s, X6s
BMW estimates that some 22 percent of its overall group sales come from vehicles produced at the Spartanburg, South Carolina factory. more |
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BMW's MyInfo connects your Bimmer to Google Maps
Google Maps users are familiar with the direction getting process: enter your starting and ending locations, let Google Maps calculate your... more |
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Ford to equip majority of lineup with six-speed automatics
The 2009 F-150 will be equipped with a six-speed automatic and a front-wheel drive six-speed automatic will be used with the re-refreshed... more |
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2009 Ford Flex: 100,000 sales a year 'absolutely' possible
Ford's marketing honcho Jim Farley stated in a recent Automotive News report that the goal is "absolutely" possible. more |
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BMW announces official pricing for the 2008 X6
BMW's new X6 is an enigma -- tall like a seven-seat X5 and with the same outer dimensions, yet only able to carry four passengers. more |
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Diesel Toyota Hilux pickup gets more boost for 2009
Toyota UK will debut a high-end model of the automaker's 2009 Hilux pickup at the Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham, England on April... more |
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Ford pledges to reduce auto emissions 30 percent by 2020
With rising gas prices and a looming 35mpg CAFE standard, domestic automakers have been scrambling recently to make their lineups cleaner... more |
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Scion announced 2009 xB pricing
The 2009 model year will be a quiet one for Scion in terms of updates and price increases. more |
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Mahindra to show diesel-hybrid Scorpio at SAE
Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra is planning to show off the diesel-hybrid version of its Scorpio SUV at the Society of Automotive... more |
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Posted April 15 2008 04:34 PM by Mark Williams
A Sharp Turn Seems To Be Getting Back on Track -- I first met Jeff Bell at Camp Jeep in 2003. I was able to interview him at the hotel where we were staying. I remember barely getting a greeting out before he started... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted March 15 2008 03:12 PM by Allyson Harwood
I imagined what it would be like if I'd just won big on "Jeopardy!" and had money to burn on some dream vehicles. Here's how I would fill a three-car garage. Even though all are off-road capable, each one has a very... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted March 25 2008 01:25 PM by thomas_voehringer
I like the retro design movement just as much as the next guy, but Scion got it backward with the Hako Coupe . It’s put the front in the back, and the back in the front. When I was studying animal behavior in college... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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Posted April 16 2008 03:24 PM by Melissa
Did you know the most recycled consumer products are our very own autos? According to the Environmental Protection Agency, 95 percent of all automobiles are recycled, beating both paper and plastic. An estimated 11.4... more
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Has the ever-growing pain at the pump finally gotten you thinking about giving up your V-8, seven-passenger SUV for something a little more frugal? Well you might want to get to a dealership soon, because the trade-in... more
I congratulate General Motors for being first in the pool with hybrid-powered, full-size sport/utilities. These SUVs employ a true hybrid powertrain (not like the Malibu, Aura, and previous-gen GM trucks, which use what... more
DETROIT - This is an idea whose time has come, and quickly gone. Presidential candidates John McCain (I believe he proposed it first, so he's mentioned first) and Hillary Clinton have proposed a moratorium on the federal... more
I grabbed the keys to the BMW X6 last night. By the time I got home I was wondering whether, in a quiet corner of the FIZ, BMW's giant engineering center in Munich, a bunch of engineers were crying into their weissbier... more
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