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May
15th

Review: 2012 BMW X1

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Review: 2012 BMW X1
2012 BMW X1 Review - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine
The X3's baby brother is as fun to drive as the 3-series.

Malicious tongues claim that the X1's psychedelic-swirl paint job marks the ultimate expression of Chris Bangle's flame- surface design philosophy, but this is not the case. The wild circles printed on thick adhesive foil do a better job of disguising a car's contours than the matte-black cladding used in the past. It was required attire for the preproduction prototype X1 that we drove.


Photo Gallery: 2012 BMW X1 Review - 2009 Sneak Preview - Automobile Magazine


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May
15th

CEO Marchionne says Fiat will present Opel plan May 20

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TURIN, Italy, May 15 (Reuters) - Fiat will present its plan for the Opel European operations of General Motors on May 20, the deadline set by Germany, the Italian car maker's chief executive officer, Sergio Marchionne, said on Friday. Full story...
May
15th

CEO Marchionne says Fiat will present Opel plan Wednesday

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Fiat will present its plan for the Opel European operations of General Motors on May 20, the deadline set by Germany, the Italian car maker's chief executive officer, Sergio Marchionne, said on Friday. "The plan is ready. Full story...
May
15th

CEO says Fiat will present Opel plan Wednesday

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Fiat will present its plan for the Opel European operations of General Motors on May 20, the deadline set by Germany, the Italian car maker's chief executive officer, Sergio Marchionne, said on Friday. "The plan is ready. Full story...
May
15th

Fiat, Magna get access to Opel books, sources say

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Fiat S.p.A, Magna International and private equity firm RHJ have had access to the books of General Motors German unit Opel, two people familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday. Full story...
May
15th

CAW says GM Canada concession expectations too high

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The president of the Canadian Auto Workers said today the union cannot possibly meet General Motors' expectations for union concessions, but that the two sides would continue bargaining. Full story...
May
15th

NEWS BRAKE: Friday, May 15:

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In today's News Brake: The Nissan GT-R takes another bite out of Nürburgring; there's talk of a revived Auto Union; and Mini celebrates its anniversary with a groovy car ... But Wait, There's More! Full story...
May
15th

GM termination plan sent to 1,124 dealerships; appeals allowed

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General Motors has told 1,124 dealerships, most of them small and considered to be poor performers, that their GM franchise agreements likely won't be extended past October 2010. Full story...
May
15th

GM termination plan sent to 1,124 dealerships

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General Motors has told 1,124 dealerships, most of them small and considered to be poor performers, that their GM franchise agreements likely won't be extended past October 2010. Full story...
May
15th

GM tells 1,124 dealerships to ‘wind down’ operations next year

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General Motors has told 1,124 dealerships, most of them small and considered to be poor performers, that their GM franchise agreements likely won't be extended past October 2010. In letters delivered Friday, GM said dealers can appeal. Full story...
May
15th

GM tells 1,124 dealerships they’ll be terminated next year

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General Motors has told 1,124 dealerships, most of them small and considered to be poor performers, that their GM franchise agreements likely won't be extended past October 2010. In letters delivered Friday, GM said dealers can appeal. Full story...
May
15th

UK: Inchcape sees Q1 sales down 22%; profit down 69%

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UK-based car distributor Inchcape has reported a 22% like for like year-on-year reduction in revenue for the first quarter of this year, but was helped on its bottom line by the continued impact of weak sterling. Full story...
May
15th

UK: Scrappage scheme starts Monday

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The scrappage incentive scheme announced in last month's UK Budget will begin on Monday (18 May), offering owners of cars and small vans over 10 years old GBP2,000 (about US$3,000) off the price of a new vehicle when scrapping their existing model. Full story...
May
15th

Russia’s Sberbank studies offer to bid on Opel

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Russia's Sberbank is studying an offer to take part in a bidding process for German carmaker Opel, the bank's CEO said on Friday. Full story...
May
15th

Russia’s Sberbank considers making bid on Opel

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Russia's Sberbank is studying an offer to take part in a bidding process for German carmaker Opel, the bank's CEO said on Friday. Full story...
May
15th

US: GM to cut 2,370 dealers

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General Motors on Friday (15 May) confirmed it would reduce its dealer network from 5,969 now to about 3,600 by the end of 2010, as noted in its recent S-4 filing and updated viability plan, but insisted no outlets would be sacked today. Full story...
May
15th

Chrysler will transfer suppliers to Fiat-led organization

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Chrysler LLC plans to transfer at least 92 percent of its supplier contracts to the new company to emerge from bankruptcy and pay them a total of more than $875 million, according to documents released today. Full story...
May
15th

Chrysler to shift 92% of supplier contracts to reborn company

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Chrysler LLC plans to transfer at least 92 percent of its supplier contracts to the new company to emerge from bankruptcy in an alliance with Fiat S.p.A. and pay them a total of more than $875 million, according to documents released today. Full story...
May
15th

AUSTRIA: Opel/Vauxhall dealers approve stake proposal

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The European association - Euroda - of some 4,000 Opel/Vauxhall dealers has approved a proposal that they offer to invest in a future Opel/Vauxhall corporation Full story...
May
15th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: It’s all about GM

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Now that Chrysler's Chapter 11 restructuring process is well in hand, though hardly without further pain, beady eyes are now sharply focused on General Motors which has roughly two weeks to make a pact with bondholders and the United Auto Workers union or follow its smaller US rival into the hands of bankruptcy court. Full story...
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