Audi will unveil a concept for its new A7 at the Detroit auto show in January. "We will show a concept to test reaction to the car's styling," an Audi official told Automotive News Europe.
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Canada at the weekend said it would follow the neighbouring United States by providing C$4bn (US$3.3bn) in emergency loans to the Canadian units of General Motors and Chrysler to keep them operating while they restructure.
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Toyota Motor Corp. put its Tupelo, Miss., Prius factory on ice last week, knocking the automaker another step from its goal of producing 60 percent of its U.S. sales in North America by 2010.
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Two more high-profile executives left Chrysler LLC last Friday, adding their names to a growing list of key people departing the struggling automaker.
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In this gloomy sales environment, the return of Volvo's scheduled free maintenance is putting the brand on more shopping lists, dealers say.
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Yes, George W. Bush rescued General Motors and Chrysler LLC last week. But the Bush bailout left a host of thorny, unanswered questions as the two companies plot a path to survival.
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Toyota is on track to finish 2008 as the best-selling brand in America for the first time, topping both Ford and Chevrolet. But the outlook for 2009 is grim. Inventories are rising, and dealer orders are down drastically.
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Canada will follow the United States by providing C$4 billion ($3.3 billion) in emergency loans to the Canadian arms of General Motors and Chrysler LLC to keep them operating while they restructure their businesses.
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The future sweet spot for Buick's car line will be the mid-sized segment, the top executive for General Motors' Buick-Pontiac-GMC sales channel says. The full-sized-car segment "has declined 35 percent this calendar year.
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U.S. Volvo dealers say the Swedish government's emergency aid for its carmakers softens the blow of a possible sale of the brand by owner Ford Motor Co.
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A White House bailout of General Motors and Chrysler LLC won't prevent the collapse of North America's shakiest suppliers. Domestic and import brand automakers in North America are expected to produce 2.
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The Detroit 3's unionized workers should not have their pay and benefits set by )x("",foreign automakers, the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee said today. The comments by Barney Frank, D-Mass.
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Car dealers could throw a wrench into efforts by General Motors and Chrysler LLC to restructure by trimming marginal brands and dealerships. To cut costs, GM has said it wants to sell Hummer, and it might sell or close Saturn, too.
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In brighter times, Cerberus Capital Management LP hoped to save Chrysler LLC, which it called an American automotive icon.
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Used-car buyers in Phoenix have a new place to shop: Wal-Mart. And franchised dealers could benefit. The world's largest retailer is leasing space in two suburban Phoenix stores to Live X Auto Exchange LLC, an online used-vehicle buying company.
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Merrickville, Ontario - Can you imagine an SUV weighing over two tons that can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in less than 8 seconds while burning about 9 liters of fuel per 100 kilometers? No, I'm not talking about gas-electric spinoffs like the Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid or Chrysler Aspen Hybrid. This vehicle uses a different powertrain altogether: a modern twin-turbo diesel. It sports the blue-and-white roundel of BMW and is called X5!
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Reigning three-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson will return to GAINSCO/Bob Stallings Racing for the 2009 Rolex 24 at Daytona, reuniting this year's all-star line-up of Johnson and fellow champions Alex Gurney, Jon Fogarty and Jimmy Vasser.
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Bill Davis, struggling to keep his team afloat during a fruitless search for sponsorship, has sold majority ownership of both his race team and his engine company.
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The much-anticipated confrontation in World Superbike racing between Troy Bayliss and Valentino Rossi is not likely to happen.
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