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Oct
16th

E-Class cabrio cover blown

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Leak reveals drop-top E-Class
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Oct
16th

Audi’s A1 Convertible

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R8 isn't the only new drop-top from Audi.
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Oct
16th

JAPAN: Average time of car ownership rising

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The average time for ownership of new cars in Japan has risen to an all time high, according to the Automobile Inspection & Registration Information Association. Full story...
Oct
16th

Sharp new Mondeo to get turbo boost

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Ford family favourite moving upmarket with hi-tech engines and classy looks promised
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Oct
16th

COLOMBIA: September 21st straight month of falling sales

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September wholesale vehicle sales fell 23% in Colombia, data from the Comite Automotor has shown, to 16,017 units. Full story...
Oct
16th

US: Engineer tried to sell Ford’s secrets in China

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A former Ford engineer was indicted on federal charges of stealing company secrets and trying to sell them in China, officials said. Full story...
Oct
16th

JAPAN: Toyota upbeat on ’09 sales

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Toyota says it is expecting its global auto sales in 2009 to top the targeted 6.5m units thanks to national incentive schemes that are boosting markets. Full story...
Oct
16th

The 2009 Volkswagen CC 4Motion, an AutoWeek Drivers Log:

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MANAGING EDITOR ROGER HART: Glad I saw the sticker price after driving the car. Yes, it's a fine sedan with great curb appeal. You could make the argument that all Passats should be the CC. Full story...
Oct
16th

GERMANY: ECB warns on distorting scrappage schemes

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The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned in its monthly report that national car scrappage schemes designed to support the car industry bring little net benefit and may 'delay necessary structural change'. Full story...
Oct
16th

CHINA: BYD sales soar 50%

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Chinese electric car and battery maker BYD's nine-month car sales soared 50% year on year to almost 300,000 units, local reports said on Friday. Full story...
Oct
16th

RUSSIA: Hyundai plant on track – St Pete governor

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Hyundai's new assembly plant is on track to launch production in September-November 2010, St Petersburg governor Valentina Matviyenko has said. Full story...
Oct
16th

RUSSIA: Group looks at AvtoVAZ rescue package

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A working group will submit a set of measures to aid struggling carmaker AvtoVAZ to the Russian government in December, Vnesheconombank, or VEB, has said. Full story...
Oct
16th

SOUTH KOREA: GM-Daewoo refinancing still unresolved – reports

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The General Motors board has allowed the carmaker join its cash-strapped South Korean affiliate GM-Daewoo's new rights offer, CEO Fritz Henderson said on Thursday. He did not elaborate. Meanwhile, state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) said it would not participate in the rights offering if the US carmaker did not meet its request for financial aid to its local unit. Full story...
Oct
16th

Toyota FT-86 gallery

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Amazing pictures give clear look at how new rear-drive Toyota-Subaru coupe will look.


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Oct
16th

GERMANY/UK: Magna-GM Opel deal signing timing still unclear

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Uncertainty over the timing of the expected signing of a 'memorandum of understanding' document selling a 55% stake in General Motors' European unit Opel to a Magna International-led consortium remains on Friday. Full story...
Oct
16th

FEATURE: Saab savours a future without GM

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When GM decided last year that, in its struggle to survive, it needed to cut Saab adrift - there were mixed feelings throughout the Saab organisation. But, as Knut Simonsson, Saab's director of global operations, tells Dave Leggett, it has given the company a chance to change and presented a new business opportunity. Full story...
Oct
16th

CHINA/INDIA: SAIC, GM, eye India opportunities

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Chinese joint venture vehicle manufacturing partners SAIC Motor and General Motors are exploring new business opportunities including vehicle assembly in India, a source told the Economic Times. Full story...
Oct
16th

UK: Bankrupt van maker LDV’s assets sold

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The assets of collapsed British van maker LDV have been sold to Eco Concept, administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers have revealed. Full story...
Oct
16th

SOUTH AFRICA: Government auto plan ready soon

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South Africa's National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (Naamsa) has said new guidelines for the automotive investment scheme (AIS), which falls under government's new Automotive Production and Development Programme (APDP), should be concluded by the end of this month. Full story...
Oct
16th

First Drive: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi

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First Drive: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi
2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Suzuki Midsize Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
The Kizashi is Suzuki's best-ever car for the American market and truly fun to drive, particularly on racetracks.

We've been anxious to share with you our driving impressions of the new Suzuki Kizashi ever since its maker dropped off a car at our Ann Arbor offices nearly two months ago and again earlier this month for our annual All-Stars testing. Now that the driving-impressions embargo has finally lifted and we've driven the car in several states around the country, we're happy to reveal that the Kizashi is Suzuki's best-ever car for the American market and truly fun to drive, particularly on racetracks.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Suzuki Midsize Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2010 Suzuki Kizashi - Suzuki Midsize Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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