After a flying start in 2009, Smart sales are crashing in the United States. But there's hope for the European microcar brand.
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This year's launch of the Ghost -- the long-awaited "baby Rolls" -- is expected to boost Rolls-Royce production to about 2,000 cars in 2010 from 1,200 last year. Now watch for plans by BMW AG's superluxury brand to bring out Ghost derivatives.
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Ford's sale of Volvo to Geely this month leaves doubt about the Swedish company's product plans. For example, all of Volvo's current range except the 9-year-old XC90 crossover makes use of Ford vehicles and components.
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BMW plans to expand Mini's product range in an effort to boost sales and keep dealers profitable as the brand's U.S. network expands to 120 stores, from 86. After flying high for several years with record sales, Mini has stalled in 2010.
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Mercedes-Benz is set to launch a wave of small luxury vehicles in the United States. An all-new C-class coupe will debut next year, followed by three derivatives of the front-wheel-drive B class in 2012 and 2013.
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Magna International Inc. shareholders who opposed ending the dual-class share structure of Canada's largest auto-parts maker lost a court appeal of the decision.
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This year's launch of the Ghost -- the long-awaited "baby Rolls" -- is expected to boost Rolls-Royce production to about 2,000 cars in 2010 from 1,200 last year. Now watch for plans by BMW AG's superluxury brand to bring out Ghost derivatives.
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BMW plans to expand Mini's product range in the United States in an effort to boost sales and keep dealers profitable as the brand's U.S. network expands to 120 stores, from 86.
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Volkswagen has pulled off a masterstroke hiring Hans Demant away from GM. Demant, a veteran of Opel, knows GM's past and near-future products inside out. VW plans to put Demant to work overseeing its new alliance with Suzuki.
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Automakers are like pop singers. Sometimes, they produce hits (think Mazda Miata or Ford Escape, two vehicles that enjoy steady popularity year after year); other times, they fail miserably (think Suzuki X-90, Subaru Tribeca or Chevrolet HHR, a trio that simply missed the mark and now lives in oblivion).
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The flexible cars controversy slowed down the previously dominant Red Bull team at Spa-Francorchamps, according to Jenson Button.
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Frenchman Adrien Tambay took win in race 2 at Spa after he started from 27th position, with a very risky tire strategy.
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Discussions about a pre-race test in Bahrain immediately before the 2011 season took place at Spa-Francorchamps.
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James Hinchcliffe held off Pippa Mann by 0.0159 of a second - the third-closest margin of victory in Firestone Indy Lights history - on the 67th and final lap on the 1.5-mile Chicagoland Speedway oval.
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Abu Dhabi is set to help Bulgaria join the formula one calendar.
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Crewe, England Bentley will reveal its new and compelling vision of the Continental GT next month with a unique internet reveal. The studio lights are switched-on and the cameras will start rolling at 1500 British Summer Time on Tuesday 7 September.
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A new supercar is reportedly being built right now... in Canada! We're not talking about the Plethore but rather a different machine which Britain's CAR magazine unveiled today - as a 1:4 scale model.
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The ninth DTM round at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany will be held October 17th at a track layout that will be shorter by 20 percent.
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Former three-time Formula 1 World Champion Niki Lauda of Austria has officially clarified his viewpoint on team orders in Formula 1 following the Fernando Alonso-Felipe Massa swap for positions during the recent Grand Prix of Germany.
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Veteran Paul Tracy will be back in the No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold car for the next two rounds of the IZOD IndyCar Series season at Kentucky Speedway and Twin Ring Motegi.
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