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Sep
14th

First Look: 2009 Renault Electric Vehicle Concepts

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First Look: 2009 Renault Electric Vehicle Concepts
2009 Renault Electric Vehicle Concepts - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Hybrid Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
We imagine Renault will take a similar design path with these EV concepts as it has in the past.

Seeing as Renault is playing coy, this bird's-eye-view is all we've seen of the French automakers electric vehicle concepts which will debut at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Renault Electric Vehicle Concepts - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Hybrid Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2009 Renault Electric Vehicle Concepts - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Hybrid Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
14th

First Look: 2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster

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First Look: 2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster
2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Two years after the debut of the ultraexclusive, hyperexpensive Reventon at the 2007 Frankfurt auto show, the company is rolling out the equally exotic Reventon Roadster at the 2009 Frankfurt event.

Bummed that you missed out on the chance to snag one of the twenty Reventon coupes that Lamborghini built two years ago? Well, my rich friend, Lamborghini is giving you a second chance -- that is, assuming you've still got the dough (1.1 million Euro, or nearly $1.6 million at current exchange rates).


Photo Gallery: 2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2010 Lamborghini Reventon Roadster - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
14th

RUSSIA: Kamaz to sell small Mitsubishi Fuso trucks

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Japanese automaker Mitsubishi Fuso will start selling small trucks in Russia by the end of the year, ITAR-TASS reported on Monday, citing Japanese media. Full story...
Sep
14th

GERMANY: Magna spending EUR170m, not EUR600m, in Russia

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The 'new Opel' to be formed if Magna and Russian partners take over the GM Europe unit plans to invest EUR170m (US$247.5m) in operations in Russia, not the over EUR600m claimed earlier by an Opel trustee. Full story...
Sep
14th

UK: Used car market sees ‘unprecedented’ rising prices

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With a 3% month-on-month rise in used car values in August and a staggering 31% year-on-year increase, according to vehicle auction company British Car Auctions (BCA), average prices in this sector of the economy are showing unprecedented growth. Full story...
Sep
14th

AUSTRIA: iSi Automotive to become complete airbag supplier

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Acquiring the largest part of Delphi's European airbag activities last month has enabled gas inflation systems maker iSi Automotive to now supply a full range of side, cranium and knee impact airbags. Full story...
Sep
14th

Bugatti supersaloon

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Wraps are off £900,000 Bugatti 16 C Galibier - stunning saloon on sale by 2013.


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Sep
14th

GERMANY: Daimler CEO contract to extend – reports

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Supervisory board chief Manfred Bischoff wants to extend the contract of Daimler CEO and Mercedes-Benz chief Dieter Zetsche when the board holds its first meeting in 2010. Full story...
Sep
14th

OPEL AFTERMATH [updated 16:55BST]: German job loss estimates rise as Belgium frets

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Some 'creep' is starting to appear in the reported number of jobs likely to be lost in Germany should the Magna Sberbank bid for Opel and Vauxhall proceed to completion after getting the green light from General Motors' board last week. Full story...
Sep
14th

First Look: Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari

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First Look: Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari
Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Meet the new Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari, which debuts at the 2009 Frankfurt motor show.

When is a Ferrari not a Ferrari? Apparently, when it's a Fiat...


Photo Gallery: Fiat Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari - 2009 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Sep
14th

RUSSIA: Ford assembly work resumes

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Ford has resumed production in Russia after suspending work on its Vsevolozhsk assembly line for two weeks due to falling consumer demand. Full story...
Sep
14th

SOUTH KOREA: Toyota brand takes first orders

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Toyota Korea began taking pre-launch orders for Toyota brand vehicles from today. Full story...
Sep
14th

FRANCE: Renault sees improvement from 2010

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Renault isn't out of the global economic crisis but the auto industry should see a gradual rebound from next year, chief operating officer, Patrick Pelata told La Tribune on Monday. Full story...
Sep
14th

UK: GKN extends Chinese JV for 50 years

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GKN Driveline certainly can't be accused of short-termism on the basis of its announcement that it has extended its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) for another 50 years. Full story...
Sep
14th

CHINA: Volkswagen Group boosts China investment

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The Volkswagen Group says it is planning to invest a total of four billion euros in new products and the expansion of production capacities in China. The investments are to be financed from the cash flow of the Chinese joint venture companies. Full story...
Sep
14th

2009 Honda Fit Sport – Four Seasons Update – September 2009

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2009 Honda Fit Sport - Four Seasons Update - September 2009
2009 Honda Fit Sport - September 2009 Four Seasons Update - Automobile Magazine
After logging some 16,754 miles in seven months, our Four-Seasons Honda Fit Sport isn't much worse for the wear.

After logging some 16,754 miles in seven months, our Four-Seasons Honda Fit Sport isn't much worse for the wear - except for the carpeting.inline_mediumwraptextright25741498/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/0909_2009_honda_fit_sport_september_update0905_02_z+2009_honda_fit_sport+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


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Sep
14th

OPEL AFTERMATH: UK calls for state aid ‘respect’

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The European Commission should "take a hand" in negotiations the Magna International consortium's negotiations to buy Vauxhall and Adam Opel, to ensure state aid rules are not breached, UK business secretary Peter Mandelson has said. Full story...
Sep
14th

OPEL AFTERMATH: UK government to beg for Ampera

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British prime minister Gordon Brown will head a government delegation set to meet General Motors management to discuss making the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera at the automaker's Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire. Full story...
Sep
14th

OPEL AFTERMATH: Government expects aid approval

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The German government expects the European Commission to approve its state aid for Adam Opel, an economics ministry spokeswoman said on Monday. Full story...
Sep
14th

US: Americans open to smaller turbocharged engines – survey

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As American consumers shift their buying behaviour towards more fuel efficient vehicles, turbocharging - already in use by roughly half of new vehicles in Europe - has emerged as the engine technology US consumers 'didn't know they wanted', according to a survey commissioned by a turbocharger manufacturer. Full story...
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