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Nov
5th

2011 Audi A8 4.2 FSI, an AW Drivers Log:

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: First impression from behind the wheel of the 2011 A8: What a sweet piece of machinery. Full story...
Nov
5th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Small and electric cars rule

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Small and electric cars - and quarterly results - made up much of the news this week just past. We began with another drive in the Nissan Leaf, which you just may possibly have heard of by now, just ahead of its European launch and learned that the US allocation is already sold out for a year with particular appeal to wealthy west coast 'early adapters'. Full story...
Nov
5th

Chrysler expected to post smallest loss in 3rd quarter since bankruptcy

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Chrysler Group LLC may report its smallest quarterly loss since emerging from bankruptcy protection, helped by the biggest sales gains among U.S. automakers. Full story...
Nov
5th

Skoda Yeti sold out

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Easter delivery for Skoda’s acclaimed SUV, but prices of models ordered now won’t rise.
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Nov
5th

Nov. 4: The great Las Vegas gas-up:

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What kind of mileage would the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid get on a road trip, say, from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and back? To find out, I drove to Vegas. Full story...
Nov
5th

Lamborghini to return to SUV market

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Firm to build successor to monster LM002, based on running gear of new Porsche SUV
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Nov
5th

SPAIN: Car sales to fall in 2011, consolidating three-year decline

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Spanish car sales are set to fall next year to just under 900,000 units, leading trades federations have estimated, renewing pleas for the government to launch new subsidies to lift registrations in Europe's fifth largest market. Full story...
Nov
5th

GM, in IPO pitch, says profit could hit $19 billion in ‘high cycle’

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GM, pitching investors on its initial public offering, said earnings before interest and taxes may rise to as much as $19 billion in what it called a 'high cycle' for the global automobile industry. GM, planning to raise as much as $10. Full story...
Nov
5th

2010 Bentley Continental GT Speed Series 51

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2010 Bentley Continental GT Speed Series 51
2010 Bentley Continental GT Speed Series 51 - Editor's Notebook - Automobile Magazine
Bentley Continental GT Speed Series 51 marks the end for the first-generation Continental.

This is the swan song for the current Continental GT, which I first drove in July 2003 in Scotland, and a memorable drive it was. Later, I drove a different Conti GT at 165 mph in Death Valley; another drive for the mental scrapbook. As have always been the case, straight-line speed and acceleration are remarkable. Great exhaust note. But there are signs of age, and it is certainly time for the new Continental, which is going on sale in early 2011 and which we will be driving soon.


Photo Gallery: 2010 Bentley Continental GT Speed Series 51 - Editor's Notebook - Automobile Magazine


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Nov
5th

Exclusive: Range Rover Evoque five-door

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Close encounter with five-door version of new Range Rover Evoque, as we get a special preview
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Nov
5th

FINLAND: Valmet Automotive to acquire Karmann’s roof business

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Valmet Automotive is estimating it should receive regulatory approval for its acquisition of convertible roof specialist Karmann by year-end. Full story...
Nov
5th

Lambo’s last Murcielago

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Murcielago successor details leak out as Lamborghini builds 4,099th and last Murcielago supercar.


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Nov
5th

Lamborghini sees sales dip before new supercar launch

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Lamborghini ceased production of its high-performance Murcielago six months ago and will not see sales pick up again before the second half of 2011 with the launch of a successor supercar, its CEO said on Friday. Full story...
Nov
5th

Devine takes CEO post at Dana — again

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John Devine, the former CFO at both General Motors and Ford Motor Co., has taken over as CEO of drivetrain parts supplier Dana Holding Corp. for the third time. Full story...
Nov
5th

Dana CEO Sweetnam resigns; Devine steps in, again

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Dana Holding Corp., which has had six CEOs in three years, said CEO James Sweetnam has resigned after leading the supplier since July 2009. Full story...
Nov
5th

BMW to build plug-in hybrid sports coupe:

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BMW has thrown its hat into the eco-supercar ring by confirming plans to place the Vision EfficientDynamics concept into production. Full story...
Nov
5th

JAPAN/CHINA: Mitsubishi restructures Chinese venture

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC Group), each holding a 14.59% and 29% stake in GAC Changfeng Motor (GAC Changfeng) respectively, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to make GAC Changfeng into a new new joint venture owned 50% each by MMC and GAC Group. Full story...
Nov
5th

Fiat aims to strengthen Italian roots, CEO says

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Fiat intends to strengthen its home-country roots and has no desire to delay investments, its CEO said on Friday. Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne has clashed with trade unions as he bids to boost productivity at Fiat's Italian plants. Full story...
Nov
5th

GERMANY: BMW starts expanding Leipzig for EVs

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BMW Group has officially begun expansion of its assembly plant in Leipzig to make it the first location in Germany equipped to handle the large-scale production of zero-emission electric cars. Full story...
Nov
5th

BMW Vision Efficient Dynamics on sale 2013

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£150,000 plug-in hybrid supercar to be built at BMW’s expanded Leipzig plant.


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