Each year, a novel and utterly original international competition is held at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The LA Design Challenge brings together the best automotive designers from several of the world's leading manufacturers. Many concept cars have been unveiled in the past years, showcasing the vision the manufacturers have of their vehicles in 10, 15 or even 20 years.
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Formula 1's governing body, and the alliance of the ten competing teams - FOTA, on Tuesday agreed "significant cost savings for 2009 and 2010".
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A published news triggered a series of comments on various forums across North America recently. It appears that the old Champ cars may return in action next season.
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Here's a short update on cars, drivers, teams and sponsors for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup series.
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Formula 1's governing body, and the alliance of the ten competing teams - FOTA, on Tuesday agreed "significant cost savings for 2009 and 2010".
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The brand new Borrego from Kia sets several benchmarks in the Kia organization. Borrego is the first mid-sized SUV the company has produced which means just about every part in the vehicle is new. First shown at the Detroit Auto show in January 2008, the SUV is on sale at Kia dealers less than ten months later. Topping things off is the fact that Kia is so confident of their build quality that the Borrego carries a 5-year/100,000 km warranty.
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A new category has been added to the 2009 Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a competition where students are asked to design, build and test vehicles to see who can go the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel. The point of the "Urban Concept" class is to create vehicles that are more fuel-efficient, yet that resemble cars seen on roads today.
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The brand new Borrego from Kia sets several benchmarks in the Kia organization. Borrego is the first mid-sized SUV the company has produced which means just about every part in the vehicle is new. First shown at the Detroit Auto show in January 2008, the SUV is on sale at Kia dealers less than ten months later. Topping things off is the fact that Kia is so confident of their build quality that the Borrego carries a 5-year/100,000 km warranty.
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General Motors has detailed a plan to slash costs at Chrysler LLC but initial attempts to secure financing for the controversial merger have been rebuffed, raising new doubts about whether it can be completed without government aid.
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General Motors has detailed a plan to slash costs at Chrysler LLC but initial attempts to secure financing for the controversial merger have been rebuffed, raising new doubts about whether it can be completed without government aid.
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Asbury Automotive Group Inc. will lose its top sales and marketing executive, Allen Levenson, as the dealership group moves its headquarters from New York to suburban Atlanta.
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Is Hyundai becoming a 'more sophisticated' car brand that has moved on from its value driven image in Europe? Hyundai Motor Europe President Kun-Hee Ahn tells Dave Leggett that the brand is heading upscale on the back of new products that are raising its image. It's also growing fast in Russia and installing plenty of production capacity in Europe.
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Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius XM Radio Inc., said today that unified satellite radio networks and receivers are still in the distant future.
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Mel Karmazin, CEO of Sirius XM Radio Inc., said today that Sirius XM radios are projected to be installed in 50 percent of all 2009 car models. In 2008, 30 percent of new vehicles had Sirius or XM products. In 2007, the figure was 15 percent.
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Car exports from India soared 55.93% compared with a domestic market rise of only 5.39% in the first six months of this fiscal year.
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The No. 2 executive at Daimler's premium brand Mercedes-Benz warned today that a sharp plunge in demand for its luxury cars could lead to job cuts.
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General Motors has reached an unusual healthcare and buyout deal with workers at an Ohio SUV plant, closure of which was last month brought forward from 2010 to 23 December.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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