Mercedes-Benz is teaming up once again with the prestigious Swiss watchmaker IWC Shaffhausen for a new limited edition, this time of the powerful and luxurious SL63 AMG roadster.
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Ever wondered what car new Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton drives everyday? And what about Ferrari star driver Kimi Raikkonen? If they can handle a lightweight, 800-hp F1 race car on a road circuit, they surely want to drive exotic, super cars on the ordinary roads, right?
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Olivier Quesnel has been appointed Director of both Citroën Sport and Peugeot Sport. He will take up his position on January 1, 2009. Peugeot Sport's current Director Michel Barge has moved on to another position.
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Although no official confirmation has been released by the newly formed team Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, reports in the press are stating that it will close down its Nationwide operation. This information has been reported by crew chief Brad Parrott.
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Bringing back the old-generation Golf and selling it at a fire-sale price means one of two things, or maybe both. First, since Volkswagen currently has no subcompact ready for sale in North America, the company has got nothing to rival the recent surge of small-car offerings. At the same time, they might have figured that Canadians need or want basic transportation at a reasonable price, whatever the technology that's baked into the vehicle.
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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives approved emergency U.S. aid for Detroit's automakers, setting up a showdown in the Senate where prospects for passage are less certain.
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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives approved emergency U.S. aid for Detroit's automakers, setting up a showdown in the Senate where prospects for passage are less certain.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- President-elect Barack Obama will nominate Steven Chu, a Nobel physics laureate and advocate of alternative energy research, as his energy secretary, a Democratic aide said on Wednesday.
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The auto industry will sell an estimated 11.5 million new cars and trucks in 2009, the lowest sales total since 1982, according to Michael Robinette, vice president of forecast services with consulting firm CSM Worldwide. U.S.
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Porsche was one of five manufacturers [not counting current engine supplier Honda] to meet with Indy Racing League officials in June and September regarding the IndyCar Series' 2011 engine specifications, as the series seeks future engine suppliers...
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Audi of America Inc. said today that it plans to advertise during the 2009 Super Bowl, after its commercial in this year's game helped drive record traffic to its Web site. Audi will broadcast a 60-second spot during the first quarter of the Feb.
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Volvo Car Corp.'s 2008 global sales will be its lowest since 1996. The Swedish brand, currently owned by Ford Motor Co., expects its 2008 global sales will be about 380,000 vehicles, according to Volvo spokeswoman Maria Bohlin.
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OUR TAKE: Mercury actually has a pretty long history of trying to tie itself to fashion/design leaders, but it's mostly been this sort of "borrow a label" thing. Nautica, anyone?
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The Bush administration hinted today it will seek a )x("",car czar who would be acceptable to President-elect Barack Obama and could stay on after Obama takes office next month.
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Continental cut its 2008 profitability outlook, citing the auto industry's "substantial" negative development over the past six weeks. The company said on Wednesday it saw a full-year EBIT margin of 7.5 percent to 8.
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Renault CEO Carlos Ghosn will become chairman of the carmaker's board of directors as well as its CEO. Ghosn, 54, will inherit the chairman post from former Renault CEO Louis Schweitzer at the carmaker's annual shareholders meeting on May 6.
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Honda has overtaken Toyota as the brand that does the best job of keeping U.S. customers. A total of 64.7 percent of Honda buyers came back to the marque, according to the 2008 Customer Retention Study released today by J.D. Power and Associates.
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Renault chairman Louis Schweitzer is stepping down after 17 years heading the French automaker.
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