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Jun
1st

Saleen Sneak Peek:

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With the magical five-point-oh menacingly back on the quarter panels of 'Stangs, it didn't take long for tuners to saddle up performance steeds for 2011. Full story...
Jun
1st

Government checks Ford sedans for gas pedals trapped by floor mats:

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports of accelerator pedals being trapped by floor mats in the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans. Full story...
Jun
1st

Zipcar seeks $75 million in initial public stock offering

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Zipcar Inc., the car-sharing company that rents vehicles by the hour, said it will seek to raise as much as $75 million in an initial public stock offering. Full story...
Jun
1st

James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin featured at London auction:

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Two 1964 Aston Martin DB5s were featured in the James Bond Goldfinger and Thunderball movies. One survives, and it's up for grabs at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale on Oct. 27. Full story...
Jun
1st

James Bond’s 1964 Aston Martin featured at London auction:

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Two 1964 Aston Martin DB5s were featured in the James Bond Goldfinger and Thunderball movies. One survives, and it's up for grabs at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale on Oct. 27. Full story...
Jun
1st

Golden Bid: ‘007 Aston Martin to cross the block at London auction:

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The sole surviving 1964 Aston Martin DB5 featured in the James Bond Goldfinger and Thunderball movies is up for grabs at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale on Oct. 27. Full story...
Jun
1st

Golden Bid: 007 Aston Martin to cross the block at London auction:

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The sole surviving 1964 Aston Martin DB5 featured in the James Bond Goldfinger and Thunderball movies is up for grabs at the RM Auctions Automobiles of London sale on Oct. 27. Full story...
Jun
1st

Consumer Reports ranks the Kia Sorento third among small, midsize SUVs :

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The 2011 Kia Sorento EX V6 now ranks third in the Consumer Reports ratings for small and midsize SUVs. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM provision to split warranty costs 50-50 concerns suppilers

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Auto suppliers signing new contracts with General Motors Co. are seeing a curveball: a contract provision that makes suppliers liable for half of GM's warranty costs. Full story...
Jun
1st

Visteon rejects Johnson Controls’ $1.25 billion bid

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Visteon Corp., the bankrupt former auto-parts unit of Ford Motor Co., turned down Johnson Controls Inc.'s $1.25 billion offer for its interiors and electrics businesses, saying it would hurt the company's creditors. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM to spend $245 million so Ontario plant can build fuel-efficient transmission

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General Motors Co. plans to invest $245 million in its powertrain plant in St. Catharines, Ontario, to build a new six-speed transmission with better fuel efficiency. Full story...
Jun
1st

Analyzing the aftermath of F1 and Indy-car crashes, and GM’s bankruptcy a year later, in News Brake for Tuesday, June 1:

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In News Brake: We take another look at significant crashes at the Indy 500 and Turkish Grand Prix, Mercury products will likely melt away, and another look at the General Motors bankruptcy with the benefit of hindsight . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jun
1st

CANADA: GM spending more at St Catherines Powertrain

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General Motors of Canada president and managing director, Kevin Williams, on Tuesday announced a new C$245m investment for the St Catharines, Ontario, powertrain facility, which will be expanded to produce fuel-efficient six-speed transmissions beginning in early 2012. Full story...
Jun
1st

2011 Nissan Juke, an AW Flash Drive:

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What is it? Full story...
Jun
1st

Italy May car sales down 14% with Fiat share below 30%

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Italy's new-car sales fell 13.79 percent in May, figures, with Fiat's market share slipping under 30 percent for the first time since December 2005 Full story...
Jun
1st

Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan probed for mat issue

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Ford Motor Co.'s Fusion and Mercury Milan cars are under investigation by U.S. regulators because floor mats may trap the accelerator pedals, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. Full story...
Jun
1st

BRAZIL: Toyota sales halted for 15 days under judicial order

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Problems of unintended acceleration that have haunted Toyota in several markets had a relatively light effect in Brazil though there was a short ban on Corolla sedan sales in one state. There were some incidents with no casulaties reported, specifically involving the Altis four-door built in Indaiatuba, State of São Paulo. Full story...
Jun
1st

COMMENT: Is a cooling down coming in China?

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The world's economy has seen a dramatic shift in its centre of gravity in recent years. The auto industry has been at the forefront of developments - typified by the collapse of the US vehicle market and the untrammelled growth of China's, making it the world's biggest. But we could be about to see the pendulum shift, ever so slightly, the other way. Full story...
Jun
1st

GERMANY: Opel outlines framework deal

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Opel/Vauxhall has detailed further information concerning its European framework agreement signed in Russelsheim yesterday (31 May). Full story...
Jun
1st

Is digital revolution driving decline in U.S. car culture?

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The automobile, once a rite of passage for American youth, is becoming less relevant to a growing number of people under 30. And that could have broad implications for marketers in industries far beyond insurance, gasoline and retail. Full story...
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