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Apr
6th

US: GM hires 100 laid off workers for Warren transmission plant

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General Motors is to hire about 100 UAW workers currently laid off for its Warren Transmission gear plant. Full story...
Apr
6th

JAPAN/US: Japan diplomatic over US Toyota fine plans

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The Japanese government on Tuesday gave a muted reaction to US plans to impose a fine on Toyota Motor over its handling of recalls for vehicles with defective gas pedals. Full story...
Apr
6th

Volkswagen has plans for yet another Beetle:

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The Volkswagen Beetle is on its way back, and this time around, it will be focused more on driving dynamics than on efforts to resurrect the past. Full story...
Apr
6th

Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Product Plans

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Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Product Plans
Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance Product Plans- Smart ForTwo and ForFour - Automobile Magazine
A potentially huge alliance struggles to get into gear.

More than twelve months ago, Mercedes-Benz and Renault-Nissan agreed on a joint program to develop the next-generation Smart. But despite several attempts, a more widespread, all-encompassing global cooperation agreement has yet to be signed. The deal, which would change the face of this industry, likely includes a swap of shares, a near-total component integration of all five brands involved, and a close cooperation in numerous vehicle segments including vans and light trucks. Rumors suggest that Renault/Nissan's Carlos Ghosn and Mercedes' Dieter Zetsche may announce further details in May.inline_mediumwraptextright28661935/features/news/1004_mercedes_smart_renault_nissan_infiniti_alliance1004_z_01+smart_forTwo+side_view.jpgTrue



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Apr
6th

2010 Lexus GX460 Premium

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2010 Lexus GX460 Premium
2010 Lexus GX460 Premium - Lexus Luxury SUV Review - Automobile Magazine
The GX is a very good choice if you're looking for an extremely well-equipped, luxuriously appointed, and genuinely capable off-roader.

The GX is a very good choice if you're looking for an extremely well-equipped, luxuriously appointed, and genuinely capable off-roader. In other words, a Land Rover that won't ever break down. Its on-road manners are more than acceptable, with no scary body roll and minimal, if still present brake dive. There's likewise little to fault inside, even if it is possible at this point to get a Toyota 4Runner with almost as much leather. The small V-8 won't win any awards for efficiency or quietness, but it certainly muscles the GX's 5340-pounds around with authority.inline_mediumwraptextright27384512/reviews/editors_notebook/1003_2010_lexus_gx460_premium1003_z_03+2010_lexus_gX460_premium+side_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2010 Lexus GX460 Premium - Lexus Luxury SUV Review - Automobile Magazine


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Apr
6th

Ex-BMW CEO Milberg selected for honorary professorship

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Joachim Milberg, BMW supervisory board chairman, is assuming an honorary professorship in the engineering faculty of the University of Duisburg-Essen in Germany. The former BMW CEO will be officially named to the post on July 8. Full story…

Apr
6th

Lotus will keep Teslas coming

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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc. has extended its agreement with British automaker Lotus to help bridge a gap in the production and sales of its only car, the Roadster. Full story...
Apr
6th

A limited number of 2010 Camaro Indy 500 Pace Car replicas

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DETROIT -- For the first time since 1993, Chevrolet will build and sell a replica of a Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car. "We set out to build a collectible vehicle that will appeal to the die-hard Camaro and Indianapolis 500 fan," said Jim Campbell, U.S. Vice President, Chevrolet Marketing. "We believe we've done just that with the 2010 Chevy Camaro Indianapolis 500 Pace Car Limited Edition." Full story...
Apr
6th

Alex Tagliani: The Last of the Mohicans

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It was awesome to watch IndyCar's Alex Tagliani finish 6th at St. Petersburg, especially when you consider all the efforts and sacrifices he had to make just to continue his top-level auto racing career in North America. Full story...
Apr
6th

‘Very Good Trip’, a unique online adventure in reality TV

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To celebrate the market debut of the New Mégane Coupé Cabriolet and Renault Wind, two cars epitomizing on-the-road freedom and enjoyment, Renault is launching an original communication initiative. Full story...
Apr
6th

BMW continues tradition of art cars at Le Mans

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Continuing in the traditional partnership with famous artists such as Alexander Calder, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol; BMW announced a revival of the series of speeding canvasses also known as race cars with Jeff Koons as this year's artist. Full story...
Apr
6th

Blackberry Application Keeps Roads Safe

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Orlando, Fla. - Auto TextBak, an application for BlackBerry Smartphones, offers a simple solution to the ever-growing epidemic of texting while driving. The application enables users to easily set an away message that will automatically reply to incoming text messages, much like an out-of-office email response. Full story...
Apr
6th

F1: Flying Formula 1 cars and equipment from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai (+photos)

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All Formula 1 team needed to get their cars, spare chassis and equipment to be packed and ready to be picked up in the pit lane of the circuit of Sepang hours after the conclusion of the Grand Prix of Malaysia. Full story...
Apr
6th

Jeff Koons Reveals Preliminary Designs for the BMW M3 GT2

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New York In the spirit of Calder, Stella, Lichtenstein, Warhol, and Holzer, BMW announced today that the 17th Art Car created by Jeff Koons will race where the first rolling pieces of art by legendary artists raced - at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France, June 12-13, 2010. Full story...
Apr
6th

F1: Why is the Renault R30 a better car than last year’s R29?

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The Renault R30 of Robert Kubica and Vitaly Petrov is a major improvement from the previous Formula 1 car of the French manufacturer, the 2009 R29. Full story...
Apr
6th

Video: The importance of chassis set-up in racing

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Anyone who wants to get ahead in a race and ideally stay there to capture victory needs optimum control of his car. That's provided by the chassis suspension -- with extreme technical challenges to be mastered, as a race car is constantly moving, continually changing load and centre of gravity. Full story...
Apr
6th

The Chevrolet Spark DJ car

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An upturned modified car with wheels that serve as turntables has been developed by a team of Buckinghamshire engineers to create the world's biggest record player and the most mobile of mobile discos. Full story...
Apr
6th

F1: Some Grands Prix will be dropped to make room for new ones

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According to Bernie Ecclestone, Formula 1 will shed some of its current races to make room for new Grands Prix to be held in New York and Russia. Full story...
Apr
6th

March 2010 monthly sales

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Hard times? What hard times? Tough economy? I don't know what you're talking about! Read this: The increase in sales year-over-year for the month of March 2010 is of 14.1%. We've all heard about the recent economic downturn, which is usually followed by an economic upswing, but this is a literal economic upper-cut! Full story...
Apr
6th

F1: ‘No decision’ yet for Michelin on 2011 return

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A Michelin official has admitted the French marque is considering returning to formula one in 2011 as a tyre supplier. Full story...
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