The world suddenly has another midsize crossover nameplate -- the GMC Terrain.
Had GM not restructured, the 2010 Terrain would have been the second-generation Pontiac Torrent.
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Snuggly set behind the wheel, you drive the car as if it was a roller-coaster wagon, gobbling corner after corner without even feeling the outside forces that so desperately try to send the machine into a tailspin. Sure, the takeoff wasn't very electrifying, but once up to speed, you can shred the perfect line almost every time out.
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Local assembly of the latest Mercedes-Benz E-Class has begun in India at the automaker's Pune plant in Maharashtra state.
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ChangAn Ford Mazda, the joint venture between Chongqing ChangAn Automobile, Ford and its affiliate Mazda, sold 144,601 Ford brand cars in China in the first eight months of 2009, up 30% year on year.
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China's first automobile wind tunnel has begun operation at Tongji University in Shanghai in what is being described locally as a major break-through in vehicle development and production.
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Audi plans annual sales in China of at least 200,000 cars by 2013, two years ahead of schedule, sales chief Peter Schwarzenbauer said.
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Chery is planning hopes to build a new plant in central China (Henan province) to exploit the fast-growing microbus market, according to local government sources.
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Honda's newest car plant in the US, in Greensburg, Indiana, has begun exporting Civic sedans to Mexico less than a year after opening.
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Chrysler is the first to provide digital vehicle owners' manuals, the automaker claimed on Monday.
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A new, four-year master labour contract has been ratified by members of the United Steelworkers union at the Goodyear Tyre & Rubber Company.
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Renault's Formula One team has been given a two-year suspended ban for its role in fixing last year's Singapore Grand Prix.
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All-electric cars with the range of current petrol or diesel models are still 20 years away, according to Mercedes-Benz research and development head Thomas Weber.
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New 'greener' engine brings the A3 below 99g/km CO2 threshold.
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Flavio Briatore gets a life ban from motorsport as FIA respond to Renault race-fixing scandal.
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Volkswagen India is receiving a EUR100m loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's long-term lending institution.
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Our spies have snapped these shots of Citroen's latest family hatchback, the refreshed C4.
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The consensus is growing that China's economy has bottomed out after light vehicle sales last month were among the strongest for the year.
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Porsche could sell 150,000 cars a year in the medium to long term but new models would be needed to achieve this goal, the head of its core sports car business told a Sunday newspaper.
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A Goldman Sachs private equity fund is investing about USD250m in Geely in a move that could free up capital for a Geely bid for Volvo Cars, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
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