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Aug
20th

Great Rivalries: MG vs. Triumph

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Great Rivalries: MG vs. Triumph
MG vs. Triumph - Great Rivalries - Automobile Magazine
You can be forgiven if the names don't mean anything to you.

You can be forgiven if the names don't mean anything to you. One is a pair of initials currently being slapped on Chinese-built Rover sedans; the other is a word usually used to reference old, oil-leaking motorcycles. Neither has appeared on a new car in this country in more than twenty-five years, but once, both were household names.


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Aug
20th

GERMANY: VW CEO says Suzuki ‘interesting’

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Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn has said that VW could be interested in a tie-up with Suzuki. Full story...
Aug
20th

US: US market SAAR of 12.2m for August forecast

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New vehicle retail sales in August are forecast by JD Power to cross the 1m-unit mark for the first time in the past 12 months, boosted by the 'Cash for Clunkers' scrappage incentive. Full story...
Aug
20th

GERMANY: Prosecutors raid Porsche offices

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The offices of Porsche have been raided by German federal prosecutors probing alleged insider trading on Volkswagen shares. Full story...
Aug
20th

UK: VW Golf leads European car market

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Data analyst JATO says that July cars sales figures for Europe show that the Golf led the market for the fifth consecutive month. Full story...
Aug
20th

GERMANY: GM and Magna meeting today

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The heads of GM, Magna and its Russian partner Sberbank are reportedly due to meet today (Thursday, Aug 20) in Detroit ahead of GM's board meeting on Friday. Full story...
Aug
20th

CHINA: Honda starts production of Spirior

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Honda has said that it has started to manufacture the Spirior sports sedan at its Chinese joint venture, with sales of the new premium car to start next month. Full story...
Aug
20th

SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong targets 32,000 sales this year

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Ssangyong has said it is targeting sales of 32,000 vehicles this year, helped by rapidly recovering production after a 77-day strike. Full story...
Aug
20th

US: NADA says ‘Cash for Clunkers’ effectively over

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Cash for Clunkers is now coming to an end according to the National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA). NADA has asked the government to suspend the cash-for-clunkers program because a survey by the group found that the US$3bn fund has been exhausted. Full story...
Aug
20th

GERMANY: VW aims for big savings from Porsche integration

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Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn has defended VW's plans to integrate Porsche and reiterated ambitious sounding targets for cost savings. Full story...
Aug
20th

INDIA: VW targets rapid growth

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Volkswagen is planning rapid sales growth in India and hopes to sell 100,000 cars annually in the country by 2014. Full story...
Aug
20th

GERMANY: Opel/Vauxhall staff divided in bid preference

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A report in Financial Times Deutschland suggests that Opel/Vauxhall employees in Europe are sharply divided on their bid preferences with a geographical split evident in terms of German and non-German employees. Full story...
Aug
20th

US: Nissan axes servers to cut energy usage

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Nissan North America says it has dramatically reduced the number of computer servers necessary for its manufacturing operations from 159 to just 28 at its Smyrna and Decherd, Tenn., plants. Full story...
Aug
20th

UK: Greyhound buses come to Britain

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Greyhound, the iconic US bus brand, is crossing the Atlantic to start services in Britain next month. Full story...
Aug
20th

US: eBay sparks sales boost for GM in California

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General Motors' California dealers have taken 2,400 offers to buy new vehicles through eBay in the first week of a pilot program with the e-commerce auction website. Full story...
Aug
20th

GERMANY: Berlin earmarks EUR4.5bn for Magna in Opel bid

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The German government is prepared to provide EUR4.5bn (US$6.35bn) in state aid for Opel if General Motors chooses Magna International rather than finance group RHJ to buy Opel, Deputy Economy Minister Jochen Homann said. Full story...
Aug
20th

2009 Nissan 370Z Sport

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2009 Nissan 370Z Sport
2009 Nissan 370Z Sport - Nissan Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
To our minds, though, this retina-searing yellow Nissan 370Z sits at the perfect cross-section of value and performance.

This week we've been blessed with an overabundance of terrific sports coupes, from an Aston Martin V8 Vantage at the very high end to an affordable Hyundai Genesis coupe. To my mind, though, this retina-searing yellow Nissan 370Z sits at the perfect cross-section of value and performance.inline_mediumwraptextright29441613/reviews/editors_notebook/0908_2009_nissan_370z_sport0908_05_z+2009_nissan_370Z_sport+2010_hyundai_genesis_coupe_38_track.jpgTrue


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Aug
20th

2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser Review

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The FJ Cruiser is built as a modern-day tribute to the world-renowned Toyota FJ Land Cruiser series of off road vehicles. Ironically, the original was never very popular in Canada, except with hardcore off-roaders. It seems the original was much better at traversing jungles and getting through deserts than surviving Saskatchewan winters. Full story...
Aug
20th

1933 Nash Ambassador-Eight Series 1193

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The Le Mirage Concours d'Elegance had the honour of hosting a unique car, the 1933 Ambassador Eight Series 1193. Of only three units ever produced in the convertible version, it is the only one left in the world. Full story...
Aug
20th

F1: FIA releases new sporting and technical rules for 2010

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Formula 1's governing body the FIA late on Wednesday published the sporting and technical regulations for the 2010 season. Full story...
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