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Nov
26th

THAILAND: TriMas signs Ford underbar deal

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TriMas said today that it had signed an interim deal with Ford to continue the development of a stainless steel rear underbar for the Ford Ranger one-ton pickup truck and Ranger platforms. Full story...
Nov
26th

GERMANY: Audi to ‘revive A2’

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Audi's A2 small car was perhaps ahead of its time in some ways. It was exceptionally light, efficient to run and came with futuristic styling. Full story...
Nov
26th

US: MMC appoints new head of MMNA

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that effective January 1, 2009, Shinichi Kurihara (59) will succeed Hiroshi Harunari as President and CEO of Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA). Full story...
Nov
26th

This week’s mag

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Exclusive Jaguar XF Coupe pics, new Porsche Boxster driven, LA show round-up, hottest-hatch shoot-out Full story...
Nov
26th

GERMANY: GM fuel cell vehicles set for testing

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GM has announced the European part of its biggest ever test programme for fuel cell vehicles. Nine companies will be the first to operate GM's HydroGen4 zero-emission vehicles in the Berlin area as they go about their day-to-day business: ADAC, Allianz, Coca Cola, Hilton, Linde, Schindler, Axel Springer, Total and Veolia. Full story...
Nov
26th

Porsche backs away from VW majority this year

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Porsche is postponing moves to buy a majority stake in Volkswagen group after a surge in VW shares and signs that the global auto industry is facing tough times. Full story...
Nov
26th

DRIVER’S LOG–2009 Audi A4 3.2:

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SENIOR EDITOR KEVIN A. Full story...
Nov
26th

DRIVERS LOG–2009 Audi A4 3.2:

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SENIOR EDITOR KEVIN A. Full story...
Nov
26th

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Volkswagen Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
The new Jetta TDI (turbocharged direct injection) achieves 41 mpg - the same fuel economy as the diminutive Smart, and since it's essentially the same Jetta you're leasing now, it seats five comfortably, has a huge trunk, and drives with all that German-engineered sportiness.

With the economy on the verge of melting down, fuel prices at outrageous levels, and global warming threatening to torch your prized rhododendrons, it might be wise to look for a more economical car when the lease on your current Volkswagen Jetta ends. You could replace your Jetta with a Smart ForTwo, use about a third less fuel, and drive around with a smug smile on your face in the belief that your little car is saving the world. Then again, you'd have to throw out your significant other, find a new home for the dog, and sell the kids, because the Smart isn't big enough to carry all of you. Oh, the dilemma.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Volkswagen Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
26th

Toyota’s Smith calls for EU aid for auto industry

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The auto industry needs a 40 billion euro loan package from the EU to help develop more environmentally friendly cars, the head of the UK trade body said Tuesday. Full story...
Nov
26th

Several parties eye Schaeffler’s Conti stake

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Schaeffler Group is in talks with several parties to sell packages of 10-20 percent of shares in Continental, the German ball-bearing maker's CEO Juergen Geissinger said. Full story...
Nov
26th

Schaeffler says it is in talks on Conti stake sales

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German ball-bearings maker Schaeffler is betting a recovery in Continental's share price will avoid writedowns worth billions of euros on its holding in the company, CEO Juergen Geissinger said. Full story...
Nov
26th

Ford plans 21 days of stoppages at Spanish plant

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Ford has planned for 21 days of stoppages at its Valencia, Spain, for the first half of next year due to falling demand, the company said on Tuesday. Full story...
Nov
26th

Toyota debt rating cut, Suzuki holds out hope for GM

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Toyota Motor Corp. had its top-notch credit ratings cut for the first time in a decade, hitting its shares and raising borrowing costs as an unprecedented slowdown reshapes the global auto industry. Full story...
Nov
26th

Honda won’t stage press events at Detroit show

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LOS ANGELES -- American Honda Motor Co. is bagging the flashy formal press conferences at the Detroit auto show in January. The company says it will forgo traditional product unveilings because of depressed business conditions. Full story...
Nov
26th

Mitsubishi taps global product chief to lead U.S.

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Shinichi Kurihara, who led Mitsubishi's U.S. product planning while sales rose in the late 1990s, has been tapped to run the automaker's struggling North American subsidiary. Full story...
Nov
26th

UAW faces deeper cuts to clinch auto rescue

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The union contract hailed as the deal to save Detroit automakers a year ago is in danger of coming undone in the face of the industry's push to secure the federal bailout it now sees as its best bet to survive. Full story...
Nov
26th

Rally: Maxime and Simon Losier win the the first Mitsubishi Cup

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Even though they were forced to retire of the last Tall Pines Rally, the defect of all the other contenders assured Maxime and Simon Losier the first Mitsubishi Cup of the Canadian Rally Championship. Full story...
Nov
26th

Karting: A Michael Schumacher-Jeff Gordon duel in Brazil

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Seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher and four-time NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon will take part in the annual kart race organized by Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Full story...
Nov
26th

2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara JX Review

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When the Grand Vitara was redesigned for the 2006 model year, the 4-cylinder Vitara bit the dust. Suzuki's compact SUV was left with only one engine which was shared with the old XL7. For a few years, it was sufficient. Now, as SUV owners are downsizing, 4-cylinder trucks are the new trend. Toyota's RAV4, Ford's Escape and Mazda's Tribute have all received engine upgrades for 2009, so Suzuki didn't have much choice but to follow suit. And the Grand Vitara actually gets two new engines for 2009, a four and a more-powerful six. Full story...
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