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Sep
14th

First Drive: 2011 Toyota Avalon

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First Drive: 2011 Toyota Avalon
2011 Toyota Avalon - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
It is indeed a step above coach.

Recently, Toyota has given the Avalon a push, with a vaguely retro advertising campaign that extols buyers to travel "Avalon class." And while the visuals may appeal to a demographic that fondly remembers the 1950s, the ads also work because their message is built around a kernel of truth. For passengers, particularly, the Avalon is definitely a nicer-than-average way to travel.


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Sep
14th

SUDAN: Saipa to form JV for economy models

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Iranian state car manufacturer Saipa has agreed a preliminary deal to form a joint venture company in Sudan to produce economy models. Full story...
Sep
14th

IRAN: Saipa to form Sudan JV for economy models

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Iranian state car manufacturer Saipa has agreed a preliminary deal to form a joint venture company in Sudan to produce economy models. Full story...
Sep
14th

Ken Block stars in Gymkhana THREE drift video

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Ford WRC driver and drift specialist Ken Block stars in his latest stunt driving video, Gymkhana THREE, Part 2; Ultimate Playground.


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Sep
14th

Toyota says software glitch can give faulty speed readings:

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A top Toyota executive says the crash data boxes in its vehicles are reliable but a bug in the software that reads the information can provide inaccurate vehicle speeds. Full story...
Sep
14th

Toyota says software glitch in data boxes can give faulty speed readings:

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A top Toyota executive says the crash data boxes in its vehicles are reliable but a bug in the software that reads the information can provide inaccurate vehicle speeds. Full story...
Sep
14th

SOUTH KOREA: Kia exports to Iran suspended since August

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Kia Motors said it has suspended all exports to Iran since August in response to recent trade sanctions imposed by the South Korean government on the Islamic state. Full story...
Sep
14th

Russia to extend car scrappage scheme into 2011

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Russia will extend its car scrappage scheme into 2011, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday, pledging to allocate 14 billion rubles ($456.6 million) in the budget to support it. Full story...
Sep
14th

US: Toyota aims for 20,000 Prius plug-ins

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Toyota plans to sell about 20,000 plug-in Prius hybrids in the US from mid-2012 and will show a battery-powered RAV4 developed with new EV partner Tesla at the Los Angeles motor show in November. Full story...
Sep
14th

GERMANY: Daimler widens alliance cooperation to EVs

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Daimler reportedly is expanding cooperation with Renault and Nissan to develop electric cars in a race to meet tightening emission reduction rules. Full story...
Sep
14th

RUSSIA: Sollers starts Fiat Linea assembly

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Sollers Naberezhniye Chelny, a unit of Russian automaker Sollers, has started commercial production and sales of Fiat Linea cars, the unit said in a statement. Full story...
Sep
14th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ may book net profit

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AvtoVAZ may post a net profit in 2010, Samara region governor Vladimir Artyakovtold Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Full story...
Sep
14th

FRANCE: GM Strasbourg waits on potential transmission factory purchase appeal

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General Motors is now waiting to see if a Belgian company will appeal against a New York bankruptcy tribunal's rejection of its offer for the automatic transmission plant in Strasbourg Full story...
Sep
14th

CHINA: Volvo owner mulls up to three new plants

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, the new owner of Volvo may - eventually - build as many as three plants in China to make the Swedish brand's cars, a Geely spokesman has said. Full story...
Sep
14th

Hyundai, Kia plan 2,500 electric vehicles by 2012

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Kia plans to produce 2,000 units of its new electric vehicles by 2012, an executive at its affiliate Hyundai said on Tuesday. Full story...
Sep
14th

ANALYSIS: North America’s changing consumer credit landscape

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A paper produced by analysts at the Autofacts division of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has described how, in the current post-crisis era, significant changes to consumer credit conditions and lending practices in North America are fundamentally altering auto industry volumes and norms. Full story...
Sep
14th

First Drive: 2011 Lincoln MKX

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First Drive: 2011 Lincoln MKX
2011 Lincoln MKX Crossover - First Drive Review - Automobile Magazine
A convincing luxury crossover.

Ford has smartly sharpened its product portfolio in the past three years, yet the same can’t be said for the Blue Oval’s supporting brands. Just this June, it was announced that Mercury would be put out to pasture after decades of carbon-copy engineering, and Lincoln’s lineup suffers from virtually the same indifference. However, Ford tells us that the 2011 Lincoln MKX is the first vehicle in a product revolution that is planned for the luxury brand’s lineup.


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Sep
14th

ITALY: Sevel builds four millionth large van

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The Sevel (Società Europea Veicoli Leggeri) factory in Italy, a joint venture between Fiat and PSA-Citroen, has built its four millionth vehicle, a Fiat Ducato Maxi with a total gross weight of 3.5 tonnes, equipped with the three-litre Multijet engine and automated manual transmission. Full story...
Sep
14th

2010 Volksagen Touareg TDI, an AW Video Drivers Blog:

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Outfitting Volkswagen's Touareg SUV with the 3.0-liter turbodiesel gives you more than 400 lb-ft of torque but also pushes the sticker price close to the $60,000 mark. Full story...
Sep
14th

2010 Volkswagen Touareg TDI, an AW Video Drivers Blog:

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Outfitting Volkswagen's Touareg SUV with the 3.0-liter turbodiesel gives you more than 400 lb-ft of torque but also pushes the sticker price close to the $60,000 mark. Full story...
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