Honda Motor Co. has taken a big step towards developing a new hybrid system for larger cars, its head of automobile research and development said today, indicating a finished product could be about three years away.
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The first shipment of Chevrolet's new city car, the GM Daewoo designed and built Spark (nee Matiz), has arrived in the UK ahead of the nationwide retailer launch.
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Ford will debut production versions of the new C-Max and Grand C-Max compact minivans at the Geneva auto show on March 2. The automaker also will discuss its global C-car strategy and introduce an additional Focus model.
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Ford will debut production versions of the new C-Max and Grand C-Max minivans at the Geneva auto show on March 2.
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Chrysler reached a deal with the shell company holding its old assets to acquire a Sterling Heights, Mich., assembly plant for $20 million, according to U.S. Bankruptcy Court documents.
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Porsche AG has launched syndication of a 2.5 billion euro ($3.39 billion) loan, two bankers close to the deal said.
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Toyota Motor Corp. CEO Akio Toyoda accepted an invitation to testify next week before a congressional committee that is investigating the automaker's safety problems.
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Spyker will have to raise more cash in order to make its $400-million acquisition of Saab sustainably profitable amid gut-wrenching changes in the global automobile industry.
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David Richards says he is not surprised to hear about the problems being encountered by F1's confirmed new teams.
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Ferrari has designed a new wheel nut in an effort to win F1's 2010 pitstop race.
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What auto show would be complete without a few concept vehicles designed to showcase the know-how or future direction of its creator? Obviously, the Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto is no exception.
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According to news posted Friday on Autosport, Stefan GP's boss Zoran Stefanovic is said to be close to a contract with former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve.
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This week I am driving a Metallic White 2010 Mazda5 GT. I have always described it as kind of a mini-minivan. It has sliding side doors, a higher roof profile and a third row of seats. It first hit the market back in 2006 and since people that own them, love them, very little has changed on it.
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Volvo's DRIVe Around The World game challenged users to virtually drive a Volvo C30 DRIVe to a Facebook friend who lives as close to 828 miles away as possible; that's how far a C30 DRIVe can reach one just one tank of fuel. The car was then passed on from friend to friend trying to complete a virtual journey around the world within 80 days.
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More than nine months after his crash at the Indianapolis Speedway, Vitor Meira will be back on track in the No.14 car of AJ Foyt Racing for the start of a two-day open test at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.
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Nine weeks before the 2010 DTM season starts, Audi's driver line-up for the most popular international touring car racing series is complete. The young Spaniard Miguel Molina will join the team as a new member.
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Long ago predicted and rendered, the Audi A7 (in this video, the A7 Concept Car) makes a public appearance in Los Angeles for a photoshoot. Achim-D. Badstubner, Head of Center Design Exterior, goes over the flowing lines of what Audi believes will be another trend-setting highly-desirable car.
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The Lada team won't take part to the first events of the 2010 WTCC championship, in Brazil and Mexico.
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Jose Ramon Carabante has signed an agreement with another shareholder that bill bring him to the front line of Formula One as Carabante becomes the new majority shareholder and takes control of the Campos Meta 1, the Spanish Formula One team which will make its debut at the start of the 2010 season.
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Sindelfingen - smart is the first car brand to develop its own drive app for the iPhone. Together with the vehicle-specific smart cradle for the iPhone the popular phone becomes a multimedia trip computer that is optimised for the smart fortwo in terms of function and design.
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