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Dec
4th

WRC: Citroen’s with Loeb and the WRC for the long term

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Citroen's rally boss Olivier Quesnel has confirmed that rallying will remain the French manufacturer's priority in 2010 and that he wants Sébastien Loeb to stay at the team until then. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Chrysler’s Trio of Electric Vehicles – Vile Gossip

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Chrysler's Trio of Electric Vehicles - Vile Gossip
Chrysler's Trio of Electric Vehicles - Town & Country, Jeep Wrangler, Dodge Lotus Europa - Automobile Magazine
Another surprise from the mysterious house of smoke and mirrors, Chrysler LLC.

In the total absence of a regular information stream from the once fairly blabby (back when it was a public corporation) Chrysler, we are left to marvel aloud at the latest round of surprise moves from the now-secretive, privately held carmaker. At a hastily assembled news conference, CEO Bob Nardelli gleefully unleashed on the crowd three electric vehicles from the equivalent of nowhere. It might as well have been rabbits from a silk top hat, the jaded press corps was so stunned.


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Dec
3rd

Wagoner will arrive for hearings in a Volt

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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will make a visible attempt to impress lawmakers with GM's technology tomorrow morning. He will drive from his hotel to the Russell Senate Office Building in one of GM's prototype electric-hybrid vehicles. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Mexico expects 20% cut in production in 2009

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Light-vehicle production in Mexico is likely to fall 20 percent in 2009, the president of the country's automotive industry association said today. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Press: ‘We’re going to win’ aid

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Chrysler LLC co-President Jim Press left a rally at an auto dealership here today with a stack of petitions to Congress and emotional assent to his vow that )x("”",we are going to win this. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Saturn and Saab dealers face uncertain fates

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George Nahas owned only an Oldsmobile dealership when General Motors announced in 2000 that it would kill the brand. So he moved on -- to Saturn. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Vines leaves software company communications post

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Jason Vines, an influential former spokesman for several automakers, has left his communications post at Detroit software company Compuware Corp. after less than a year. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Vines leaves software company communications post

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Jason Vines, an influential former spokesman for several automakers, has left his communications post at Detroit software company Compuware Corp. after less than a year. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Honda gives first look at production Insight:

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Ahead of its scheduled rollout at next month's Detroit auto show, Honda on Tuesday released a photo of the production version of the new Insight hybrid. Full story...
Dec
3rd

2007 Mini Cooper S – Four Seasons Wrap-Up

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2007 Mini Cooper S - Four Seasons Wrap-Up
2007 Mini Cooper S - Mini Hatchback Review - Automobile Magazine
To check how the Mini Cooper S weathered the automotive-evolution storm, we ordered a second-generation edition and fed it into the Automobile Magazine staff rotation for four seasons of use, abuse, criticism, and candor.

Can lightning strike the same spot twice? For Michael Jackson, the G. W. Bush administrations, or Scion, the answer is an unequivocal no. To check how the Mini Cooper S weathered the automotive-evolution storm, we ordered a second-generation edition and fed it into the Automobile Magazine staff rotation for four seasons of use, abuse, criticism, and candor.


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Dec
3rd

All options on table as Congress reviews bailout

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All options were on the table today as congressional committees scrutinized auto company restructuring proposals and an urgent appeal for $34 billion in aid ahead of make-or-break hearings. Full story...
Dec
3rd

SUV sellers see glint of hope in gas price drop

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Data show falling gasoline prices do not seem to be luring shell-shocked U.S. consumers back to fuel-guzzling trucks and sports utility vehicles, but some dealers see a glimmer of hope as prices at the pump drop. Full story...
Dec
3rd

UAW agrees to suspend Jobs Bank, Gettelfinger says

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The UAW has agreed to suspend the Jobs Bank program and allow the Detroit 3 to delay making payments to a retiree health care trust in 2010 to help the automakers through their cash crisis, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Saturn Vue 2-Mode Hybrid–Another Vue of green:

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Amid the dire predictions for General Motors' future, here's a bright spot: the 2009 Saturn Vue 2-Mode hybrid. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Obama says automakers’ bailout plans ‘more serious’

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President-elect Barack Obama said today that General Motors, Ford Motor Co., and Chrysler LLC have put forward "more serious" bailout proposals to Congress. Full story...
Dec
3rd

IRELAND: SIMI calls for scrappage scheme

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Ireland's new car market has declined 18.6% over last year in the first 11 months of the year to 151,426 units, according to data released by the Society for the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI). Full story...
Dec
3rd

Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director – Design at the Crossroads of Image and Efficiency

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Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director - Design at the Crossroads of Image and Efficiency
Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director - Fuel Efficient News, Car Features and Reviews - Automobile Magazine
Designers have been thinking about design and efficiency for years," Freeman Thomas tells us. "But it really hadn't risen to the top of the agenda until fuel prices got up there and got everyone's attention.

Designers have been thinking about design and efficiency for years," Freeman Thomas tells us. "But it really hadn't risen to the top of the agenda until fuel prices got up there and got everyone's attention. We've now become part of the problem-solving exercise.


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Dec
3rd

Jag hits cash crisis

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Leaping cat is asking for £3bn to help car industry. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Cat’s new XFR bares its claws

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Mighty new Jaguar will be powered by a 500bhp engine, and is scheduled to appear next year. Full story...
Dec
3rd

GM could sell stake in Saab

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General Motors is talking to potential investors who could take partial ownership in Saab. Jan-Ake Jonsson, managing director of the Swedish brand, said GM and Saab are talking to several investors about putting money into the Swedish company. Full story...
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