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Feb
26th

Acura TL is a strong entry with all-wheel drive: A short stint review:

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OUR TAKE: If you overlook the hideous face Acura plastered onto the front of the new TL, you are left with a really strong luxury midsize sedan. Full story...
Feb
26th

Stimulus Plan Energizes EV-Motoring

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Stimulus Plan Energizes EV-Motoring
Stimulus Plan and EV Motoring - Fuel Efficient News, Car Features and Reviews - Automobile Magazine
The governmental activity aimed at stimulating the economy may significantly impact the arrival of affordable, mass-market plug-in electric and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

The governmental activity aimed at stimulating the economy may significantly impact the arrival of affordable, mass-market plug-in electric and battery electric vehicles (BEVs).


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Feb
26th

Honda again tops Consumers Reports’ rankings

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Honda earned Consumer Reports' top rating for the third straight year, extending Japanese automakers' dominance of the annual report card, while Chrysler LLC finished at the bottom. Full story...
Feb
26th

Elvis immortalized on bronze Harley:

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Elvis lives--and he’s on a Harley-Davidson, no less. Full story...
Feb
26th

2009 Volvo XC70

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2009 Volvo XC70
2009 Volvo XC70 - Volvo Wagon Review - Automobile Magazine
The XC70 is a great vehicle. It does everything it's designed to do and looks and feels damn good doing it; a legitimate SUV alternative.

Likes:
The sleek Scandinavian interior with brushed aluminum.
The gorgeous matte-wood accents (part of the $2995 Premium Package).
The funky and distinct exterior styling.


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Feb
26th

Analyst: Visteon may skip March bond payment

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Auto parts maker Visteon Corp. may choose to forgo a bond interest payment due in March and instead try to sure up financing to fund itself through a bankruptcy restructuring, research firm KDP Investment Advisors said. Full story...
Feb
26th

Ford cuts Q1 output to half of year-ago level

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Ford Motor Co. is slashing first-quarter production by another 25,000 vehicles in North America. Full story...
Feb
26th

GM’s Wagoner, auto task force meet in ‘beginning’ session

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Top General Motors executives met for nearly six hours today with the Obama administration's auto industry task force. GM CEO Rick Wagoner was joined at the meeting at the Treasury Department by COO Fritz Henderson and CFO Ray Young, GM said. Full story...
Feb
26th

Wagoner, U.S. autos task force begin meeting

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A meeting between General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner and the Obama administration began today and was expected to be lengthy, a person familiar with the matter said. Full story...
Feb
26th

TESTED – RC Lamborghini Countach

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Build your own Lamborghini!
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Feb
26th

JAPAN: Toyota launching world first safety technology

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New pre-crash safety technologies about to be launched in a Toyota model in Japan inlcudes a radar system that can detect probable front-side collisions and rear seats that prepare occupants for front- and rear-end collisions. Full story...
Feb
26th

2009 Ford Flex Art Car by Lee Quinones – Only In New York

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2009 Ford Flex Art Car by Lee Quinones - Only In New York
2009 Ford Flex Art Car by Lee Quinones - Graffiti Artist, Car Art - Automobile Magazine
Graffiti artist Lee Quiñones makes our Ford Flex Art Car his canvas. As longtime fans, we were sure that putting Lee together with the Flex would produce something astonishing.

The Ford Flex is not your soccer mom's crossover. Despite its roots in the genteel woody wagons of the past - its antecedent, the 2005 Ford Fairlane concept, was inspired partly by Ralph Lauren - the Flex is street tough and street smart. It cries out for customization the way a bare wall in Brooklyn cries out for paint.


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Feb
26th

High-performance Cadillac CTS-V coupe spied on the road:

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Despite the rash of bad news coming from General Motors over the past several months, the engineering corps is still hard at work. And we've got a glimpse of a car we would love to have in our garage--the Cadillac CTS-V coupe. Full story...
Feb
26th

SLOVAKIA: 2008 output falls short

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Foreign automakers in Slovakia made about 580,000 vehicles last year, much the same as in 2007 after demand slumped in the fourth quarter, the economy ministry has said. Full story...
Feb
26th

Ford: Even if sales fall, company can survive

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Ford Motor Co. today said it has enough cash to survive 2009 without help, even if U.S. industry sales drop to an annual pace of about 9 million light vehicles and stay there for the year. Ford auditors signed off on the company's annual report to U. Full story...
Feb
26th

Volvo to introduce updated S80 at Geneva motor show:

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For the Geneva motor show, Volvo will reveal a freshened S80 sedan. The company's flagship model undergoes mild styling updates, receives a new diesel engine for Europe and gets chassis revisions. Full story...
Feb
26th

Toyota prepares new Verso MPV for Geneva debut:

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There is another small multipurpose vehicle set to make its debut at the Geneva motor show. Full story...
Feb
26th

THAILAND: Credit crunch hits auto workers

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About 5,000 workers have been recently laid off in the city of Rayong, Thailand, a regional car-making hub known as the "Detroit of the East". Full story...
Feb
26th

US: JD Power drops full-year forecast

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Retail new-vehicle sales in the first 22 days of February were down nearly 38% year on year, according to JD Power and Associates, which has consequently revised down its total new light vehicle sales forecast for 2009 to 10.4m units from 11.4m. Full story...
Feb
26th

INDIA: Tata Nano sales start in April

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Despite the last-minute abandonment of an almost completed dedicated factory due to protests over land seizures, Tata Motors is to launch its much-awaited Nano at a function in Mumbai on 23 March. Full story...
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