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Aug
31st

Subaru to introduce next-generation boxer engine this year

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Subaru plans to introduce a next-generation, horizontally opposed engine by the end of the year in the Forester crossover and then expand its use to other models, a news report said. After debuting in the U.S. Full story...
Aug
31st

Auto loan delinquencies dip; credit terms ease, new report says

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Automotive lending continued to rebound in the second quarter, with loan delinquencies falling for the second consecutive period, Experian Automotive said in a new report. Full story...
Aug
31st

Chevy to dealers: Let Cruze shoppers test-drive competitors:

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Chevrolet is asking its 3,000 dealers to prepare for the late September launch of the Chevrolet Cruze compact by purchasing competitors' vehicles for test-drive comparisons. Full story...
Aug
31st

Chevrolet to dealers: Let Cruze shoppers test-drive competitors:

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Chevrolet is asking its 3,000 dealers to prepare for the late September launch of the Chevrolet Cruze compact by purchasing competitors' vehicles for test-drive comparisons. Full story...
Aug
31st

NADA to oppose new fuel economy labels

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The National Automobile Dealers Association said today it would likely oppose a federal proposal to label new vehicles starting with a letter grade from A+ to D based on their fuel economy and emissions. Full story...
Aug
31st

Chevy to dealers: Let Cruze shoppers test-drive competitors

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Chevrolet is asking its 3,000 dealers to prepare for the late September launch of the new Chevrolet Cruze compact by purchasing competitors' vehicles for test-drive comparisons. Full story...
Aug
31st

Regulators propose new fuel-economy label, and Chrysler unveils Fiat plans, in News Brake for Tuesday, Aug. 31:

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In today's News Brake: Government regulators redesign the fuel-economy label, Smart car sales drop 70 percent in the United States, and Chrysler unveils plans for Fiat franchises . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Aug
31st

2011 Kia Optima, an AW Flash Drive:

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Aug
31st

Schmueckle quits Daimler after losing Mercedes job to Bernhard

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Rainer Schmueckle, who lost his position overseeing Mercedes-Benz Cars unit to Wolfgang Bernhard, has left the automaker. Full story...
Aug
31st

Schmueckle quits Daimler after losing Mercedes job to Bernhard

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Rainer Schmueckle, who lost his position overseeing Mercedes-Benz Cars unit to Wolfgang Bernhard, has left the automaker. Full story...
Aug
31st

Hyundai Sonata steering probed by U.S. regulators

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U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into claims Hyundai Motor Co.'s best-selling car in America, the Sonata sedan, may have steering problems. Full story...
Aug
31st

Visteon to exit bankruptcy in hands of bondholders

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Visteon received court approval on Tuesday for its bankruptcy reorganization, ending a 15-month fight among hedge funds, lenders and an industry giant for a piece of the revived auto parts maker. Full story...
Aug
31st

Ford to drive on ‘Vampire Diaries’ to tap twist on social media

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A Ford Fiesta won't crop up in CW's "Vampire Diaries" until early October, but the automaker is trying to get people to talk about it now, even though the fan-favorite show's second season won't hit the screen until Sept. 9. Full story...
Aug
31st

Deep Dive: Maybach Lives!

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Deep Dive: Maybach Lives!
Maybach Lives! - Deep Dive - Automobile Magazine
Tagged onto the expanding Mercedes-Benz S-class family, the uberluxury brand gets a second chance.

Maybach has long been assumed to be at death's door. The brand is actually profitable on paper since the ramp-up investment has been fully absorbed by Daimler AG. Still, at a homeopathic 200 to 300 units a year, it's hardly worth the continued cost of a special distribution and service network. It doesn't help matters that current Maybachs are based on the previous-generation S-class -- not exactly state-of-the-art. Disillusioned and lacking a clear strategy, previous brand leadership was very close to putting Maybach out of its misery.


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Aug
31st

2010 Volkswagen GTI – Four Seasons Update – August 2010

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2010 Volkswagen GTI - Four Seasons Update - August 2010
2010 Volkswagen GTI - August 2010 Update - Automobile Magazine
Another month, another competitor soundly defeated.

Months in Fleet: Nine
Miles to date: 20,724


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Aug
31st

Toyota to unveil Verso-S

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Paris Motor Show debut for Toyota’s Honda Jazz and Kia Venga rival.


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Aug
31st

Toyota, Japan brace for post-clunkers hangover

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As a government program to replace older models with more fuel efficient vehicles ends, car sales in Japan are expected to plunge beginning this fall, according to the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Full story...
Aug
31st

SWEDEN: Volvo requests further EUR100m EIB loan

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Volvo is asking the European Investment Bank (EIB) for a further EUR100m (US$127m) as it firms up development plans following the takeover by Chinese group Zhejiang Geely. Full story...
Aug
31st

US: NHTSA eyes 2011 Hyundai Sonata steering

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The US NHTSA vehicle safety agency has opened an investigation of 2011 Hyundai Sonata vehicles after reports of either a separation of the intermediate steering shaft assembly upper universal joint resulting in a complete loss of steering capability and/or a cross-threaded pinch bolt that caused stripped out threads and loosening, but not complete separation, of the upper universal joint connection. Full story...
Aug
31st

AUGUST MANAGEMENT BRIEFING: Hybrids and electric vehicles (Part 3)

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In the last of a three-part series for just-auto, Glenn Brooks looks into the future of plug-in vehicles in the world's major vehicle markets Full story...
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