BMW will exceed its Chinese 2010 sales target, Ian Robertson, board member for marketing and sales, said at the Paris auto show. He said BMW is revising its China sales forecast upward due to the 'extremely positive development" of the market.
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While Europe's volume brands are downbeat about car sales in the region, luxury carmakers fear no double-dip thanks to a fresh supply of wealthy customers in emerging markets who have just earned enough money to buy their first Mercedes-Benz or...
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Connor de Phillippi took and uncontested first victory of the season in the season finale of the Star Mazda series, winning by 4.5 seconds over second place finisher Anders Krohn and new champion Conor Daly.
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We were there as the garage door opened, and watched the team prepare the A and B bikes for the morning practice and pre qualifying session. As the team mechanics changes tires and primary gearing on the A bike, rider Troy Corser planned his session with Crew Chief Tom Larsen and senior technical staff.
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Kasey Kahne proved that he and RPM teammate, Paul Menard, are more than lame ducks as the grabbed the pole for the Kansas 400.
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Rumours that the Faenza based formula one team Toro Rosso is for sale are gathering pace. Last week, we reported speculation that Red Bull mogul Dietrich Mateschitz wants to sell his second F1 outfit. "There are ongoing rumours, but currently we have no plans to buy Toro Rosso," said Mateschitz's personal assistant.
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As you can well imagine, the teams were busy on this day of final practice and qualifying. We have been lucky enough to film the morning preparation for final practice of the Troy Corser BMW S 1000 RR Superbike. We also spoke with Serafino Foti, the Team Manager and only English and French speaker on the BMW Italia World Superstock 1000 team. They have dominated the 2010 season, winning all nine races so far this year and looking for the season sweep in tomorrow's race.
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Three teams will continue to be powered by Cosworth engines in 2011, the independent British company has announced. At Monza, an agreement "in principle" was reached between the Northampton based marque and Lotus to end their current engine deal.
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Formula one teams have agreed a budget cap for operational spending in 2011 and beyond, according to an Italian media report.
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Ganassi's Dario Franchitti had the best of his main title rival, Will Power (Penske), by earning the pole position at the Miami Homestead Speedway Friday.
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Group Lotus terminated the naming license for Malaysian millionaire Tony Fernandes' formula one team because of a dispute about t-shirts, team chief executive Riad Asmat has revealed.
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Bought largely for flexibility, value and sensibility, the last-generation Hyundai Tucson was available to Canadian shoppers from 2005 to 2009 before its most recent update for the 2010 model year. Competing with the likes of the Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape, Tucson was available with numerous drivetrain configurations, a competitive warranty and, perhaps most importantly, very attractive pricing.
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Detroit - The 21st century rebirth of the Chevrolet Camaro opens a new chapter when the 2011 Camaro Convertible premieres at the Los Angeles International Auto Show on Nov. 17.
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In today's News Brake, we pick the best of the Paris auto show, the Porsche Speedster is selling quickly and Porsche may be headed back to Formula One ... But Wait, There's More!
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Visteon, once the second-largest U.S. maker of auto parts, emerged from bankruptcy protection today after reducing its debt by about $2.1 billion. More than 40 bondholders, including the distressed-investment units of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: I thought the Fusion should have been voted 2006 North American Car of the Year (it lost to Honda Civic by 40 points that year), and the car has only improved since then. This 2.5-liter I4 (vs.
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Ford Motor Co. posted a 40 percent increase in U.S. sales last month and Chrysler Group soared 61 percent as the industry showed signs of rebounding from an August slump.
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Automotive veteran Larry Denton is leaving his consulting gig to become president of fuel-line maker Nobel Automotive Group. Denton, 60, has been working as an independent consultant since 2008, when he left the post of Dura Automotive Systems Inc.
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Peugeotand#8217;s two diesel-powered 908 HDi LMP1 prototypes kept up the pace at Road Atlanta with the fastest two times in Friday morningand#8217;s official practice session for Saturdayand#8217;s Petit Le Mans endurance race.
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