When the boss asked for a report on the last-generation Honda Prelude, I was a little confused. At Auto123, we tend to cover used models that have just been taken out of production to facilitate an update to a revised or redesigned replacement.
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Bernie Ecclestone has opened the door to a tirade of condemnation by decrying democracy and defending the world's most universal tyrants Adolf Hitler and Saddam Hussein.
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Clint Bowyer (Chevrolet No 29) signed his first ever pole at Daytona on Saturday afternoon and won his first ever race at Daytona on Saturday evening in the first ever NASCAR Nationwide race with side-by-side restarts.
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Montreal's Mayor Gérald Tremblay bought this week the necessary equipment (fences, giant screen, etc.) to organise a F1 race in the city from ex-promoter Normand Legault's company.
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The 17th edition of Sertões International Rally was the toughest in history. This is the unanimous opinion among pilots and navigators that participated in the competition, between June 23rd and July 3rd.
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Montreal's Mayor Gérald Tremblay bought this week the necessary equipment (fences, giant screen, etc.) to organise a F1 race in the city from ex-promoter Normand Legault's company.
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Six of Japan's major automakers will resume plant operations on weekends to manufacture hybrids and other fuel-efficient cars amid signs of an improvement in car demand thanks to recently introduced government tax breaks.
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The Japanese government is considering if some sort of noise maker should be added to hybrid cars as the sometimes near-silent vehicles have been called dangerous by the vision-impaired and some users, prompting the review, an official said on Friday.
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Volkswagen on said Friday it had pulled out of Israeli joint venture Dead Sea Magnesium.
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Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is among those considering a bid for the assets of bankrupt Delphi Corp, according to Reuters citing two people with knowledge of the matter.
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All eyes were on the numbers this week, and not just US sales numbers. Auto sales there were much as expected with a tail-off towards the end of June (nixing hitting the magic 10m annualised sales rate) as some potential buyers apparently slowed their decisions to await final details of the 'cash for clunkers' scheme.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen's diesel-electric hybrid SUV looks set for a launch in the first quarter of 2011, according to a report today.
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Honda confirms hotter, track-focused version of the Civic Type R is under development
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“No compromises” on new Aston city car vows boss Bez: "Top-quality cabins promised"
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Smart tech means three dimensional sat-nav is close
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Britain will help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, government business secretary Peter Mandelson said during a van plant visit on Friday.
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Britain will help underwrite the planned takeover of the European arm of General Motors, possibly in the form of loans, government business secretary Peter Mandelson said during a van plant visit on Friday.
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Chinese state-owned automaker Beijing Automotive (BAIC) has submitted an indicative, non-binding offer for Opel, sources familiar with the situation were quoted as saying on Friday.
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Fiat picks up top gong for 'Panda' ad
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UK Ford dealers have taken over 12,000 orders for new cars under the government's scrappage scheme - rising by about 300 sales a day, the company said today.
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