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Oct
27th

Saturn’s Lajdziak to retire by year-end; Hill steers shutdown

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Jill Lajdziak, who joined Saturn before its first car was sold and led the division through its demise last month, will retire from General Motors Co. at the end of the year. Full story...
Oct
27th

2010 Lotus Exige 260 S

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2010 Lotus Exige 260 S
2010 Lotus Exige 260 S - Lotus Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
A public road doesn't do it justice.

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Oct
27th

NADA seeks more SBA help for dealers

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The National Automobile Dealers Association urged the Obama administration to more than double to at least $5 million the maximum size of dealer floorplan loans it will guarantee, as Congress considers similar action. Full story...
Oct
27th

NADA seeks more SBA financing assistance for dealers

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The National Automobile Dealers Association urged the Obama administration to more than double to at least $5 million the maximum size of dealer floorplan loans it will guarantee, as Congress considers similar action. Full story...
Oct
27th

Tenneco wins $24 million federal loan

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Tenneco Inc. was awarded a $24 million U.S. government loan commitment to develop components for advanced technology vehicles, the U.S. Department of Energy said today. Full story...
Oct
27th

U.S. auto supplier outlook stabilizes, Moody’s says

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Demand for U.S. auto parts makers' business will likely improve next year, Moody's Investors Service said today, changing its outlook rating from and#8220;negativeand#8221; to and#8220;stable.and#8221; Full story...
Oct
27th

UAW opposition mounts to Ford concessions

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Ford Motor Co. workers represented by the UAW rejected concessions at five plants as of today, threatening to scuttle a deal to give the automaker cost parity with U.S. rivals General Motors Co. and Chrysler. Full story...
Oct
27th

Ford rises, Chrysler falters in key quality survey

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Ford Motor Co. has made the most progress in improving vehicle quality among major automakers, while Chrysler ranks at the bottom of the industry for reliability, according to an annual Consumer Reports survey released today. Full story...
Oct
27th

Germany may endorse GM keeping Opel — report

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Germany's new government will take a fresh look at the planned sale of Opel unit, and may consider an arrangement where the carmaker remains within General Motors, a newspaper reported today. Full story...
Oct
27th

Germany could agree to GM keeping Opel, report says

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Germany's new government will take a fresh look at the planned sale of Opel unit, and may consider an arrangement where the carmaker remains within General Motors, a newspaper reported today. Full story...
Oct
27th

Germany could agree to GM keeping Opel, report says

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Germany's new government will take a fresh look at the planned sale of Opel unit, and may consider an arrangement where the carmaker remains within General Motors, a newspaper reported on Tuesday. Full story...
Oct
27th

Ford blings out for SEMA, and we review the 2011 Kia Sorrento, in News Brake for Tuesday, Oct. 27:

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In News Brake: Ford is bringing a stable of Mustangs, Taurus SHOs and other tricked-out rides to SEMA, Chrysler is reportedly in for a big product shakeup, and we review the 2011 Kia Sorrento . . . But Wait There's More! Full story...
Oct
27th

JAPAN: Importers ask for tax changes

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The Japan Automobile Importers Association said on Tuesday it has requested that the government revise its tax breaks to buyers of environmentally friendly cars so the policy brings no disadvantages to imported car sales. Full story...
Oct
27th

By Design: 1980 KV Mini 1

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By Design: 1980 KV Mini 1
1980 KV Mini 1 - Design Analysis - Automobile Magazine
Sophisticated awfulness.

Automotive journalist and impresario Jay Lamm is a comic genius who sees all motoring manifestations in terms of their potential ridiculousness and then invents brilliant ways to share his skewed points of view. His absurd racing series for $500 clunkers, the 24 Hours of LeMons, has been a huge success, so he decided to expand his bad-car concept to include a pointed parody of the stuffed-shirt, big-bucks automotive potlatches known as concours (contests) of elegance. Held last August on Saturday afternoon between Friday's Concorso Italiano and Sunday's Pebble Beach lawn party, the Concours d'LeMons drew the expected coterie of Pacers, Pintos, Peugeots, and other horrors, but the runaway winner of Worst in Show was this 1980 KV Mini 1.inline_mediumwraptextright26538064/features/by_design/0911_1980_kv_mini_1_design_analysis0911_04_z+1980_kV_mini_1+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


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Oct
27th

ALGERIA: Non-OEM spares to be banned

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Algeria will ban all imports of vehicle parts not made by automobile manufacturers and their subsidiary companies, in a bid to clampdown on counterfeiting, the trade minister has announced. Full story...
Oct
27th

US: Ford Kansas workers reject contract changes

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Union workers at Ford's Kansas City assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected proposed contract changes that include a "no-strike" provision on wages and benefits, the local president has said. Full story...
Oct
27th

US: Johnson Controls Q4 net down but auto profits

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Johnson Controls on Tuesday reported fiscal 2009 fourth quarter net sales of US$7.9bn and diluted earnings per share of $0.47. Segment income was $409m versus $605m in the 2008 fourth quarter. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings per share were $0.52 compared with $0.73 in the 2008 period. Full story...
Oct
27th

Fisker to buy former GM Solstice/Sky plant in Delaware for $18 million:

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The old General Motors plant in Delaware that until July cranked out sports cars for Pontiac, Saturn and Opel will be sold and retooled to build plug-in hybrids with UAW workers. Full story...
Oct
27th

Fisker to buy former Solstice/Sky plant for $18 million:

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The old General Motors plant in Delaware that until July cranked out sports cars for Pontiac, Saturn and Opel will be sold and retooled to build plug-in hybrids with UAW workers. Full story...
Oct
27th

First Drive: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo

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First Drive: 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo
2010 Porsche 911 Turbo - Porsche Sport Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
Walter Röhrl's favorite 911.

With all four wheels spinning, you need to be pretty quick on the steering wheel - the 911 will move around laterally (uh, which means it'll dart around in search of a curb or an oncoming car.) Second gear comes almost instantaneously and with no interruption in power, then third, then fourth, then, oh, hello, Officer. Oh, and your passenger might pass out with fear. If not, he or she will likely be screaming at a pitch slightly higher than that of the police cruiser's siren.inline_mediumwraptextright25691174/reviews/driven/0910_2010_porsche_911_turbo0910_02_z+2010_porsche_911_turbo+front_three_quarters_view.jpgTrue



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