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Nov
7th

2010 BMW ActiveHybrid X6: An AutoWeek flash drive:

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Nov
7th

Fiat pulls the plug on Chrysler’s electric car plans

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Fiat has disbanded a Chrysler team dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars. Full story...
Nov
7th

80% rise for China October sales

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New-car sales in China rose 79.6 percent to 923,154 cars last month, state media reported on Saturday. That would suggest a month-on-month drop of about 9.8 percent from September, when sales rise 83.6 percent from a year earlier to 1. Full story...
Nov
7th

Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat

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Chrysler Group has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars set as it was sliding toward bankruptcy and seeking government aid. Full story...
Nov
7th

Fiat pulls the plug on Chrysler’s ambitious electric car plans

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Fiat has disbanded a Chrysler team dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars. Full story...
Nov
7th

China sales rise 80% in October

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New-car sales in China rose 79.6 percent to 923,154 cars last month, state media reported on Saturday. That would suggest a month-on-month drop of about 9.8 percent from September, when sales rose 83.6 percent from a year earlier to 1. Full story...
Nov
7th

80% rise for China October sales

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New-car sales in China rose 79.6 percent to 923,154 cars last month, state media reported on Saturday. That would suggest a month-on-month drop of about 9.8 percent from September, when sales rise 83.6 percent from a year earlier to 1. Full story...
Nov
7th

U.S. government switches role to shareholder

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Automakers can expect the U.S. government to be attentive to its multibillion-dollar stake in their businesses next year and selective in its efforts to reshape the industry. Full story...
Nov
7th

NASCAR: Jeff Gordon back on the pole in Texas

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For a driver with four NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships, and 82 wins, another pole added to Jeff Gordon's record doesn't seem like a big accomplishment. Full story...
Nov
7th

BIXI takes gold!

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MONTREAL, - Thanks to the determination and boldness of the managers behind BIXI, the public bike system project developed for the City of Montréal, the Public Bike System Company earned Gold in the Canadian Public Sector Leadership Awards. Full story...
Nov
7th

2010 Ferrari 458 Italia Preview

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It's here! The next Ferrari that every publication will be evaluating and pitting against every other supercar has arrived and its name is the 458 Italia. Called upon to replace the still very competent F430, the 458 carries on the traditional mid-engine V8 setup. Full story...
Nov
7th

F1: Fernando Alonso spends first day with Ferrari

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Fernando Alonso on Friday spent his first day at Ferrari's Maranello headquarters. Full story...
Nov
7th

Historic Concept Cars to be Stars of RM Auctions’ Arizona Event!

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You dream of owning a concept car or a classic automobile that would fulfill your fantasies? Well, now's your chance to satisfy both urges at once. A number of these from the 1950s are found in the catalogue of RM Auctions for the Automobiles of Arizona event to be held on January 21-22. Full story...
Nov
7th

Were you born with the “bad driver” gene?

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Is there a gene that predisposes car drivers to suffer accidents? According to Dr. Steven Cramer, Neurology Associate Professor at the University of California in Irvine's (UCI) School of Medicine, the answer is yes. Full story...
Nov
7th

F1: Etihad and Aldar to appeal Force India court ruling

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Ferrari sponsors Etihad and Aldar will appeal the outcome of this week's London High Court ruling for Force India. Full story...
Nov
7th

NASCAR: Ryan Newman talks with NASCAR about his crash in Talladega

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Five days after landing upside down, in the infield at Talladega, Ryan Newman might be a little sore, but he's less sore at NASCAR after he was extracted from his race car after a big crash there. Full story...
Nov
6th

2009 Toyota Corolla XRS

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2009 Toyota Corolla XRS
2009 Toyota Corolla XRS - Toyota Sport Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
The XRS has a genuinely premium, if not quite sporty, appearance.

I won't lie - a Toyota Corolla with an automatic transmission hardly tops my dream car list. Having spent some time with it, though, I'd hasten to add that for the pragmatic buyer, the car still belongs near the top of the compact car heap.inline_mediumwraptextright31168536/reviews/editors_notebook/0911_2009_toyota_corolla_xrs0911_03_z+2009_toyota_corolla_xRS+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2009 Toyota Corolla XRS - Toyota Sport Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
6th

2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged – Four Seasons Wrap-Up

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2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged - Four Seasons Wrap-Up
2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged - Long Term Wrap-Up Review - Automobile Magazine
New-age Jaguar, old-school quality.

Only a Jaguar could do this to us. What other car could sweep us off our collective feet with its power, comfort, and elegance, then malfunction repeatedly, and yet remain so beguiling as to make us feel sorry when it leaves? It's not the story we wanted - nor expected - to tell, but it is indeed the bittersweet tale of our Four Seasons Jaguar XF Supercharged.inline_mediumwraptextright25706930/reviews/12_month_car_reviews/0912_2009_jaguar_xf_supercharged0912_11_z+2009_jaguar_xF_supercharged+rear_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged - Long Term Wrap-Up Review - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
6th

NHTSA probes timing of Honda airbag recalls

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Honda Motor Co.'s recalls of 444,000 Accord and Civic vehicles for potentially lethal airbag defects are under investigation by federal safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it wants Honda and Takata Corp. Full story...
Nov
6th

Rolls-Royce thinks hybrid, and IndyCar gets fashionable, in AutoWeek’s News Brake for Friday, Nov. 6:

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In today's News Brake: Rolls-Royce looks at a hybrid, Ford to launch seatbelt airbags, and IndyCar gets a fashionable new sponsor . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
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