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Oct
25th

UK Renault-Nissan signs MoU for Northern Ireland EV development

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Northern Ireland´s Department for Regional Development (DRD), the Department of Environment (DOE) and the Renault-Nissan Alliance have inked an MoU to facilitate the introduction of electric vehicles in the UK province. Full story...
Oct
25th

German tuner Eisenmann repackages Audi R8:

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German exhaust tuner Eisenmann has developed a package of changes for the Audi R8 sports car, covering the exhaust system as well as several exterior additions made from carbon fiber, to create what it calls the Spark Eight by Eisenmann. Full story...
Oct
25th

Facelifted Citroen C5 details

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Lightly tweaked C5 saloon and Tourer estate ranges on sale in November from £19,195.


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Oct
25th

New trend in looking sharp: A dull finish:

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What's the latest trend for superexpensive cars? Making them look dull. Full story...
Oct
25th

CHINA: GM’s china JV names first passenger car

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The General Motors joint venture, AIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), has said that the first passenger car to be sold under its new Baojun brand will be called the Baojun 630. Full story...
Oct
25th

Overhaul of Nissan GT-R includes power boost:

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The 2012 Nissan GT-R, which arrives in the United States next year, gets its biggest overhaul since the high-performance sports car was relaunched in 2007--with a premium placed on more horsepower and better fuel efficiency. Full story...
Oct
25th

Latest Mercedes SL pictures

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Our spies capture Merc’s new SL convertible on test at the Nurburgring.


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Oct
25th

2011 BMW 135i Coupe, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: The price of this car is a joke. I'm not saying it's not a fun little scooter, because it is. Full story...
Oct
25th

Exotics get sideways at Monticello’s ‘Drift With the Supercars’:

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Monticello Motor Club president Ari Straus and his PR guy, Roger Garbow, were brainstorming in early October and came up with what initially sounded like a crazy idea: Bring a bunch of supercars to the track for a day of drifting. Full story...
Oct
25th

EU hits China with 5-year tariff on aluminum wheels

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The European Union imposed a five-year tariff on aluminum car wheels from China to help German, French, Italian and other EU producers compete against cheaper imports, threatening cost rises for automakers. The 22. Full story...
Oct
25th

SWEDEN: Scania reports strong nine months

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Scania has reported a 27% jump in sales for the first nine months of the year, compared to the same period in 2009 Full story...
Oct
25th

Audi says current capacity in China ‘won’t suffice’

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Audi may add a new factory in China as a plant in Changchun won't suffice to back the carmaker's expansion in the world's largest auto market. Full story...
Oct
25th

SOUTH KOREA: EU-Korea FTA opens supplier opportunities

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A new free trade agreement between the EU and South Korea will open up new opportunities for European suppliers. Full story...
Oct
25th

CHINA: Conti establishes brake systems joint venture

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Continental has established a joint venture with Huayu Automotive Systems Components (HASCO) to supply hydraulic brake systems in China. The company will be called Continental Brake Systems (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Full story...
Oct
25th

CHINA: Big engines face tax hike

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Beijing is planning to increase significantly the tax on passenger car engines larger than 2.5-litres while reducing or exempting the tax on cars with energy saving engines, according to the Xinhua News Agency. The annual tax was introduced in 2007. Full story...
Oct
25th

ITALY: Pirelli eyes Mexican production base – report

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Pirelli has plans to make a significant investment to set up a production base in Mexico, the company's CEO has been quoted saying Full story...
Oct
25th

GERMANY: Conti plans EUR500M boost for tyre business

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Continental AG has neglected its tyre business over the past five years but now plans to invest more than EUR500m in the sector, CEO Elmar Degenhart told Germany's Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung newspaper. Full story...
Oct
25th

First Drive: 2012 Audi R8 GT

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First Drive: 2012 Audi R8 GT
2012 Audi R8 GT - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
Lost in Translation

The Audi R8 GT is a slightly more powerful, slightly lighter version of the R8 5.2 FSI coupe, which isn't exactly short on power (525 hp) or overweight (3583 pounds) to begin with. Perhaps that's why Audi only managed to bump peak horsepower to 560 and drop the curb weight 152 pounds for the GT.


Photo Gallery: 2012 Audi R8 GT - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
25th

Toyota’s global auto output drops on Europe, U.S. slowdown

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Toyota Motor Corp. said its global vehicle production fell for the first time in 12 months in September as output dropped in Europe, North America and Japan. The carmaker said global vehicle output fell 1. Full story...
Oct
25th

Jaguar in talks with possible China partner

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Tata Motors's Jaguar Land Rover unit is in talks with a possible partner in China, Tata group CEO Carl-Peter Forster said. 'It's in the negotiations,' Forster said on the sidelines of a forum in Shanghai on Sunday. Full story...
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