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Mini USA is taking longer than expected to select 450 lessees for its electric car because of the deluge of about 1,800 applicants. Full story...
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Production at Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ has resumed, local media reports said today, following a suspension caused by a row with suppliers. Full story...
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Joe Lorio gets behind the wheel of a 2009 Aston Martin DBS. Don't worry, he treats it better than James Bond.
As this is written, the latest James Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, is exploding across movie screens, and once again Daniel Craig's Agent 007 is at the wheel of an Aston Martin DBS. Unfortunately, the car doesn't fare much better than the DBS in 2006's Casino Royale, which 007 managed to total after just a brief spin. (One wonders how much Aston Martin paid for this privilege, and whether the brand's marketers read the scripts.)
Photo Gallery: 2009 Aston Martin DBS - Aston Martin Sport Coupe First Drive Review - Automobile Magazine
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Rolls-Royce will display a concept car smaller than its Phantom sedan at the Geneva auto show in March. The concept will preview a "baby" Rolls-Royce sedan due to go on sale in the first quarter of 2010. Full story...
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The US government may force General Motors and Chrysler into bankruptcy to assure repayment of US$17.4bn in federal bailout loans, a report said on Monday, adding that automakers claim such action would destroy them. Full story...
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The Kia Soul'ster, considered as purely a concept vehicle for last month's Detroit auto show, now is a candidate for production. Full story...
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Industry legend Bob Lutz, General Motors' head of product development, will retire from the company at the end of the year. Full story...
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General Motors is in discussions to take back large parts of Delphi, its one-time in-house parts supplier spun off a decade ago, reports have said. Full story...
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General Motors is preparing to produce a second passenger car at its joint venture with Wuling, China, industry sources say. Full story...
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General Motors product czar and often colorful spokesman, Bob Lutz, will retire at the end of this year. Lutz, 76, is currently GM's vice chairman of global product development. Full story...
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Bob Lutz, the former Chrysler Corp. president who was hired at age 69 to lead a product renaissance at General Motors, is retiring at the end of the year. Full story...
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Bob Lutz, the charismatic industry veteran General Motors hired in 2001 to lead an overhaul of its product lineup, is stepping down as GMs vice chairman and global product guru and will retire at the end of this year. Full story...
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As the world's automotive industry braces for a tough year, BMW's sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson tells Dave Leggett that he believes BMW is well placed to meet the challenges ahead. Moreover, he's also expecting to see improvement for the whole industry in the second half of this year and is convinced that recovery is coming on the back of government stimulus packages. Full story...
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As the world's automotive industry braces for a tough year, BMW's sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson tells Dave Leggett that he believes BMW is well placed to meet the challenges ahead. Moreover, he's also expecting to see improvement for the whole industry in the second half of this year and is convinced that recovery is coming on the back of government stimulus packages. Full story...
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France's plan to aid its carmakers could trigger shouts of "protectionism" from European partners. Full story...
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will keep the launch schedule for its new Russian plant despite its partner Mitsubishi announcing that it will delay building cars there. The factory will start production during the first half of 2010, a PSA spokesman said. Full story...
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Hyundai will unveil a concept for a new medium SUV at the Geneva auto show next month. Codenamed HED-6, the concept will preview Hyundai's IX-35 model, which will launch at the end of the year. Full story...
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Ford has launched its first new European-designed model in the US since the original late-1990s Focus, saying the "industry exclusive" Turkish-built Transit Connect small van "fills an unmet US commercial business need". Full story...
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Slovakia's car sector expects production to fall by a quarter this year as the global economic crisis reduces demand in its main Western European markets. Full story...
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Ford plans to offer a battery electric-powered version of its Turkish-built Transit Connect small van through some US dealers next year, the automaker said as it announced conventional two-litre petrol powered models with four-speed automatic transmission ahead of their public launch at the Chicago motor show. Full story...