The Obama administration wants to increase to nine months the time allowed for crushing or shredding a traded-in vehicle under the cash-for-clunkers program, citing the burden placed on disposal facilities by the unexpected popularity of last...
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Sharper looks, advanced technology and efficient engines for Audi's flagship limousine.
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In News Brake: Ford drops a new V6 with 305 hp into the 2011 Mustang, Nissan Kroms-out the Rogue, and the Lexus LS 460 gets sportier . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Hyundai Motor may be gaining on Toyota in the global car industry but the competition between the two companies remains lopsided in their Asian base markets, where the Japanese maker firmly holds the upper hand, a Korean newspaper said on Monday.
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Ford Motor Co. had its plea to review a rollover-liability case rebuffed by the U.S. Supreme Court, leaving the automaker to pay the $55 million punitive-damage award.
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Two auto suppliers have used the bankruptcy code to revamp at least 80 percent of their customer contracts, bucking the norm of most automotive bankruptcies seen this year. Both companies, Recticel North America Inc.
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China will expand schemes that give consumers a discount if they trade in old cars and home appliances for new ones, vice commerce minister Jiang Zengwei has said.
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As part of the consultation process commenced at a European employee forum meeting last week, the General Motors Manufacturing (GMM) facility in Luton - which builds commercial vans in a joint venture with Renault - has now begun its own period of consultation between unions and local management, GM said on Monday.
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New TT S takes to the track, but leaves its driver at the startline!
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German media reports earlier today said workers at Daimler's Sindelfingen plant are to ask the company not to send production of its Mercedes-Benz C-Class model to the US, a move said to be under consideration by Daimler in order to reduce costs. Daimler, however, this afternoon told just-auto no decision had yet been made.
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Faulty electronically controlled throttles may be responsible for some of the reported 'sudden acceleration' incidents involving Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the United States, according to a weekend newspaper report.
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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) general manager Wang Dazong has said the Chinese automaker might still be interested in buying General Motors' Saab unit.
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Vehicle production in Brazil will this year be below domestic sales for the first time since 1995. This is the result of the country importing more units than it exported due largely to the strong Brazilian real. This year's output will be lower compared to 2008, but sales will be up year on year.
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ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR CHERYL BLAHNIK: When I first got into this, the first thing I did was check the trip odometer and the fuel gauge. There were 99 miles on the trip and the fuel gauge read full.
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Lexus has introduced its first sport package on the LS 460 to take aim at the Mercedes-Benz S-class.
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Twelve vehicles will make world debuts this week at the Los Angeles auto show. Many are slightly altered versions of vehicles in production outside North America and of previously seen concepts.
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It may be one of the so-called BRIC economies, but Russia has suffered more than most in the global economic downturn that followed the international financial crisis a year ago. Severe recession has decimated the car market in 2009 and ushered in financial crisis for its domestic manufacturers. Will things get better in 2010? Mark Rowe reports
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