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Oct
2nd

Hot Prius beefs up!

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Hardcore bodykit for eco-friendly Prius
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Oct
2nd

ITALY: Bertone workers await new owner’s plans

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Fiat on Thursday completed its purchase of the Bertone site near its head office but unionised workers there remain apprehensive about the Italian group's plans for them. Full story...
Oct
2nd

Maserati Cabrio gets grand unveil

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Lavish launch party in the capital announces the GranCabrio's arrival to the UK


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Oct
2nd

US: September average incentive spend rises

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The average automaker incentive in the US last month was US$2,557 per vehicle, up $83, or 3.4%, from August 2009, and down $344, or 11.9%, year on year. Full story...
Oct
2nd

FRANCE: EUR1.5bn pledged for EV infrastructure

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France wants to be a world leader in electric and hybrid vehicles and will invest EUR1.5bn (US$2.2bn) on infrastructure for the two million electric and hybrid cars the government says it wants on the road by 2020. Full story...
Oct
2nd

JAPAN: F1 engine deals hot up

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Toyota's motorsport boss John Howett said that the Williams F1 team has been asked to be released from their Toyota engine contract. Full story...
Oct
2nd

SOUTH AFRICA: Vehicle sales down 19.5% in September

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Data released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (NAAMSA) shows that the rate of decline in South Africa's vehicle market is continuing to slow. Full story...
Oct
2nd

BRAZIL: Vehicle sales buoyant in September

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New vehicle sales in Brazil jumped 19.9% in September from August, the national dealers' association Fenabrave said on Thursday. Full story...
Oct
2nd

US SALES: After the clunker party, the hangover

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Question: After cash for clunkers funds ran out in the third week of August, how did September light vehicle sales in the US fare? Answer: off almost 25% year on year to 744,566 when adjusted for selling days. August sales, in contrast, rose almost 5% to 1,258,944. Full story...
Oct
2nd

Facelifted Skoda Fabia

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Midnight snaps reveal Fabia's new face.


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Oct
2nd

Electric Power Booster

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Electric Power Booster
Electric Power Booster - Performance Boost - Automobile Magazine
The drive to make vehicles more efficient is causing engineers to re-think the standard ways of doing things.

The drive to make vehicles more efficient is causing engineers to re-think the standard ways of doing things.



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Oct
2nd

US: Marchionne cool on Sterling Heights reprieve

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Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has said that there are 'no plans' on his desk that would suggest that Chrysler's decision to shut its Sterling Heights plant is going to be reversed. Full story...
Oct
2nd

US: Chrysler’s future a lot better than September sales suggest – Marchionne

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Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has said that Chrysler's apparently poor September sales reflect the culmination of a number of actions, such as backing off from incentives, and suggested that observers looking for improvement should 'wait till November'. Full story...
Oct
2nd

2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited

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2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited
2009 Subaru Forester 2.5XT Limited - Subaru Compact SUV Review - Automobile Magazine
Forester is one of the more sensible crossovers on the market.

Since its debut some eighteen months ago, the redesigned Forester has been the little engine that could, powering Subaru sales to new heights despite the general collapse in auto sales, caused first by the $4-a-gallon gas panic and then Wall Street's wrecking of the economy.inline_mediumwraptextright30602457/reviews/editors_notebook/0909_2009_subaru_forester_25xt_limited0909_05_z+2010_subaru_forester_25XT_limited+side.jpgTrue



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Oct
2nd

Turbine Hybrids Spinning Up To Speed

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Turbine Hybrids Spinning Up To Speed
Turbine Hybrids Spinning Up To Speed - Turbine Engine Cars - Automobile Magazine
While the turbine engine has still not yet found an appropriate automotive application, its time may be near.

Turbine-powered cars have fascinated generations of car enthusiasts. It all started when the U.S.A.F.'s first deployed jet fighters in the Korean War. It didn't take long for the jet-based turbine engines to find their way into the imaginative minds of American enthusiasts.inline_mediumwraptextright26430730/green/news/0909_turbine_engine_hybrids0909_01_z+turbine_hybrid+bus.jpgTrue



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Oct
2nd

Short motorsport news of the day

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Here are the main short motorsport news of this day, Friday October 2, 2009. Full story...
Oct
2nd

Live the Spyker dream through Empire One

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Lamborghini Gallardo, Ferrari F430, Mercedes SLS. My bank account won't place any of these exotics in my driveway, and I doubt that my banker would choose to "make it so" with a gargantuan loan. That leaves few options for plebes such as me that don't involve potential jail time. In steps Empire One. Full story...
Oct
2nd

Canadian car sales stats for September 2009

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Oct
2nd

Honda Nano Technology Has Promise for New Class of Electronics

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Microscopic carbon nanotubes a 100,000 times thinner than a human hair may have the potential to transport electricity faster and over greater distances with minimal loss of energy, according to new research that will be published Friday, in the October 2nd edition of Science magazine. The research was led by Honda Research Institute USA, Inc., in conjunction with researchers at Purdue University and the University of Louisville. Full story...
Oct
2nd

NASCAR: Tony Stewart put on polygraph test in Burger King ad campaign

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One of the driving forces of NASCAR's previous success has been clever advertising campaigns putting a human face on drivers. The latest one is a bit edgier. Full story...
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