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Oct
21st

Dodge will get first Fiat-based car in late 2011, Marchionne says

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The Dodge brand will receive the first Chrysler Group product based on Fiat's Compact Wide architecture, Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne said today. Full story...
Oct
21st

VW said to bring forward 10M sales target to 2015

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Volkswagen aims to reach its sales goal of 10 million vehicles three years earlier than planned as VW tries to pass Toyota as the largest automaker. VW targets more than 8 million deliveries by 2012 and 10 million as early as 2015, a source said. Full story...
Oct
21st

Dodge Challenger, Charger get new V6 muscle:

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Dodge is getting competitive in the horsepower wars. After years of languishing with a 250-hp V6 in the Charger and Challenger muscle cars, both are getting a substantial power boost. Full story...
Oct
21st

Dodge muscles up the Challenger and the Charger with a new V6:

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Dodge is getting competitive in the horsepower wars. After years of languishing with a 250-hp V6 in the Charger and Challenger muscle cars, both are getting a substantial power boost. Full story...
Oct
21st

Dodge Challenger and Charger get new V6 muscle:

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Dodge is getting competitive in the horsepower wars. After years of languishing with a 250-hp V6 in the Charger and Challenger muscle cars, both are getting a substantial power boost. Full story...
Oct
21st

CHINA: GM eyes 2m 2010 sales tally, growth to continue

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General Motors' China operations are on track to break through the 2m sales mark in 2010, president and managing director Kevin Wale told a media gathering in Shanghai on Thursday. Full story...
Oct
21st

Carmakers seek better supplier support in auto electronics

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Automakers need technical support, not just parts, from electronics suppliers, a panel of senior engineers from major auto companies said at the SAE 2010 Convergence conference yesterday. Full story...
Oct
21st

Ford of Europe shakes up management team

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Ford of Europe will start 2011 with new leaders for its sales and product development departments. Full story...
Oct
21st

COMMENT: UK low-carbon sector emerges from post-cuts landscape

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This week's virtually unparalleled series of cuts to the UK's expenditure plans to 2015 have been an extraordinarily painful exercise in slicing the recessionary cake Full story...
Oct
21st

2010 Nissan Altima 3.5 SR, an AW Drivers Log:

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: A solid contender in the midsize market, the Altima continues to improve with age. Full story...
Oct
21st

2010 Audi Q5 3.2 – Four Seasons Update – September 2010

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2010 Audi Q5 3.2 - Four Seasons Update - September 2010
2010 Audi Q5 3.2 - September 2010 Update - Automobile Magazine
This month, only 1048 miles were added to the odometer.

Months in fleet: eleven
Miles to date: 30,281


Photo Gallery: 2010 Audi Q5 3.2 - September 2010 Update - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
21st

Toyota, Lexus cars recalled to fix brake leak:

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Toyota is recalling more than 1.5 million cars around the globe for brake and fuel-pump problems. Full story...
Oct
21st

2004 Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, an AW Drivers Dog:

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WITH VIDEO -- SENIOR WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: A word of warning up front: The Wiener theme will now be stuck in your head for the next two weeks. Full story...
Oct
21st

US: Eaton posts net income gain of 39%

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Eaton has announced that its sales in the third quarter were USD3.6bn, 18% above the same period in 2009. Net income was USD268m, an increase of 39% on the same quarter of last year. The results included improved performance in the Truck and Automotive divisions. Full story...
Oct
21st

Volvo will market entry-level car to rival VW Golf:

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Volvo plans to offer a Volkswagen Golf competitor as part of a plan to expand the automaker's product line. Full story...
Oct
21st

UK: Car output up 5.8% in September

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Data released by the SMMT shows that car production in Britain rose by 35.0% over the year-to-date to the end of September to 937,891 units. Full story...
Oct
21st

Comment: Kia adds to Zilina recognition

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It's not by accident that Kia's Zilina plant in Slovakia finds itself significantly ramping up production. Full story...
Oct
21st

COMMENT: Kia adds to Zilina recognition

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It's not by accident that Kia's Zilina plant in Slovakia finds itself significantly ramping up production. Full story...
Oct
21st

Ford promotes Mascarenas, Samardzich among several management moves

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Ford Motor Co. today named Paul Mascarenas its new chief technical officer and vice president of research and advanced engineering, replacing Gerhard Schmidt, 64, who is retiring Feb. 1. Full story...
Oct
21st

One More Chevy Volt Trick: Reduced Power

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One More Chevy Volt Trick: Reduced Power
One More Chevy Volt Trick: Reduced Power - Automobile Magazine
What happens when you work the Chevy Volt too hard?

The Chevrolet Volt's gas-electric powertrain is seriously complex. The mechanicals and four primary driving modes -- which we covered earlier this week -- are fairly straightforward, but the Volt continues to hide curiosities in the computer code and control strategies that define this game-changer's behavior. At yesterday's media drive in suburban Detroit, we learned the details of a rare scenario in which the Volt operates with reduced power during extended-range driving.


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