That's 'Cruze' with a 'Z', by the way. Replacing the Cobalt, which replaced the Cavalier, this new compact sedan from Chevrolet will soon launch as a 2011 model. Among many other things, the American automaker hopes the Cruze's top-notch powertrain, safety, warranty and value equation will be the automotive equivalent of a hand-grenade tossed into its competitive set-- which includes the Mazda 3, Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla.
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Detroit/Stuttgart. smart USA intends to launch a five-door car on the US market within the next 15 months. This was announced by smart USA in Detroit today.
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Korea's new formula one circuit is almost complete, an official of the Yeongam venue has revealed.
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The son of a former F1 driver is reportedly targeting a test driver seat with the Lotus team.
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Vitantonio Liuzzi has played down rumours Force India is planning to replace him at the end of the season.
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Kimi Raikkonen has broken his silence to scold Renault and reveal he will not be joining the Enstone based formula one team in 2011.
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Former team principal Bob Bell has left the Renault Formula 1 Team, the Enstone-based squadron announced on Wednesday.
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Briton Peter Warr, who was best known as a former team boss of the legendary Team Lotus Formula 1 squadron, has passed away in France on October 4th.
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Nissan presents the Sentra SE-R Spec V as an inexpensive, economical sports sedan targeted at those who are wise with their money yet yearning for a little performance when they turn the key. I suspect that there's a pretty significant market for this sort of vehicle. It bridges the gap between the performance desires of a young "tuner" and the realities that tuner will face upon starting a family.
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Investment bankers for GM have met with sovereign wealth funds and private investors in the Middle East and Asia to gauge interest in the automaker's planned stock sale, said two people familiar with the meetings.
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Volkswagen AG may expand production of a mid-sized sedan designed for U.S. customers to China in a bid to win buyers in the world's biggest auto market.
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A survey released this week suggests that revised fuel economy labels proposed by federal regulators will confuse many likely car buyers -- and will emphasize the wrong information.
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U.S. auto sales in 2010 and 2011 will continue to crawl -- not walk or run -- out of last year's recession, according to forecasters at the Auto Industry Hot Topics Conference here.
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U.S. auto sales in 2010 and 2011 will continue to crawl -- not walk or run -- out of last year's recession, according to forecasters at the Auto Industry Hot Topics Conference here.
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Sure, declaring the start of the holiday shopping season at the beginning of October might seem a tad early. But for enthusiasts who have seen pages 44-45 of the Neiman Marcus Christmas Book, the holidays can't come soon enough.
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Chrysler Group, continuing its product overhaul, officially took the cover off the redesigned 2011 Dodge Charger sedan today. The automaker said the latest Charger was 'spiritually inspired by the second-generation Charger of the late 1960s.
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The 2011 BMW 5-series and the Hyundai Sonata were the first two cars to achieve five-star ratings under NHTSA's revised safety ratings announced on Tuesday.
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U.S. auto sales in 2010 and 2011 will continue to crawl -- not walk or run -- out of last year's recession, according to forecasters at the Auto Industry Hot Topics Conference here.
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General Motors Co. will offer the Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon in the United States this year, the luxury brand announced today. The CTS-V wagon, priced at $62,990 including shipping, features a supercharged, 6.
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