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Oct
13th

Sunshine – Soak it Up

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I'm not apt to win a lottery, believing that buying a ticket only marginally increases one's chances of winning. But I'll tell you this for free; every moment behind the wheel of a convertible on a sunny day makes me feel like a winner--summer or winter. Full story...
Oct
13th

Paris highlights; daytime VW Scirocco photo session

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On my recent trip to Paris for the 2010 edition of the Auto Show, I made special arrangements with my friends at Volkswagen to get my hands on a car for a few days (details to follow in a subsequent article). Full story...
Oct
13th

F1: Sebastien Buemi also admires Kamui Kobayashi’s fighting spirit

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Sebastien Buemi has joined Robert Kubica in praising the racing skills of F1 rookie Kamui Kobayashi. Full story...
Oct
12th

By Design: 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang

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By Design: 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang
1964 1/2 Ford Mustang - By Design - Automobile Magazine
The original pony car was the right car for the right time.

"Let's revert to the slab stern and high luggage compartment, the nearly vertical rear window, the leather strap and 'chunk of road machinery' feeling." That's from a multipage document describing the need for an American four-passenger sports car, a text leading to one of the most successful product launches Detroit ever enjoyed, Ford's April 1964 Mustang. Written in 1956, it was presented to -- and furiously rejected by -- Harley J. Earl, General Motors' styling chief. Its author, Barney Clark, wrote Corvette advertising copy at the time. A few years later, working for J. Walter Thompson on the Ford account, he talked with product planner Don Frey about it. Lee Iacocca may be the "father of the Mustang," but he got the notion via Frey and Clark, and thus indirectly from GM. Even the final 108-inch wheelbase was first determined by GM's Anatole Lapine, who subsequently became Porsche's design leader. Nothing's simple in the car-design business.


Photo Gallery: 1964 1/2 Ford Mustang - By Design - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
12th

GM, utilities to install EV charging units in Michigan, Chevy stores

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GM and two Michigan utilities today pledged to install more than 5,300 charging stations in Michigan as part of an effort to speed the adoption of plug-in hybrids like the upcoming Chevy Volt. Full story...
Oct
12th

GM’s ad spending nearly doubled in first half, Nielsen says

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General Motors Co. nearly doubled its advertising spending in the first half of this year, leading a rebounding auto industry's marketing push, ad-monitoring company Nielsen Co. said. In the first half of 2010, the auto industry spent $3. Full story...
Oct
12th

SEMA: Rhys Millen soups up the Hyundai Equus:

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The Hyundai Equus would appear to be an unlikely candidate for special treatment for SEMA. Drift-car star Rhys Millen disagrees. Full story...
Oct
12th

First Drive: 2011 Lexus CT200h

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First Drive: 2011 Lexus CT200h
2011 Lexus CT200h - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
The Prius Grows Up -- Sort Of.

There is much about the Lexus CT200h that doesn't make immediate sense.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Lexus CT200h - First Drive - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2011 Lexus CT200h - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
12th

Reviewing the 2011 Chevrolet Volt: The car’s beauty lies in its normalcy

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What is it? General Motors Co.' Full story...
Oct
12th

2011 Chevrolet Volt, an AW Flash Drive:

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Oct
12th

The Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale hits the track, and we test-drive the Aptera 2e, in News Brake for Oct. 12:

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In today's News Brake: The Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale hits the track, a better look at the Chrysler 200, and we test-drive the Aptera 2e . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Oct
12th

NASCAR: Front Row Motorsports celebrates . . . The Andy Griffith Show?:

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In one of the more out-of-left-field sponsorship arrangements to come along, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team Front Row Motorsports on Tuesday announced that its No. Full story…

Oct
12th

Chrysler releases more images of new 200 sedan

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Chrysler says features of the 200 sedan - a replacement for the Sebring - include new front and rear fascia. The Chrysler badge will adorn the front, while a new rear decklid, LED taillights and brake lights will round out the rear. Full story...
Oct
12th

Study finds teen drivers need more time in adverse conditions:

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Practice might make perfect, but not if the drills never change. Full story...
Oct
12th

CHINA: State automaker breaks ground for new Hefei plant

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The state parent of Chongqing Changan Automobile has broken ground for a CNY3bn (US$450m) green field vehicle manufacturing plant in eastern China, with a designed annual production capacity of 400,000 units. Full story...
Oct
12th

SWEDEN: Renault sells Volvo Truck stake for US$4.2bn

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Renault has sold its entire stake of Series B shares in Volvo Trucks for SEK28.2bn (US$4.21bn). Full story...
Oct
12th

GM CEO Akerson and Treasury’s Geithner meet in New York

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General Motors CEO Dan Akerson today held an introductory private meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, said spokesmen for the government and the automaker. Full story...
Oct
12th

JCI predicts annual revenue will top analysts’ expectations

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Supplier Johnson Controls Inc. today predicted its revenue for the new fiscal year that began Oct. 1 would surpass analyst expectations, helped by demand for auto batteries. The company said it would increase capital spending to boost growth. Full story...
Oct
12th

New pictures bring 2011 Chrysler 200 into clearer view:

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Oct
12th

New photos bring 2011 Chrysler 200 into clear view:

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