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Jul
14th

First Look: 2011 BMW X3

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First Look: 2011 BMW X3
2011 BMW X3 - First Look - Automobile Magazine
Revamped X3 brings the fight back to the CUV class

Despite essentially inventing the compact luxury SUV segment with its X3, BMW watched as the competition quickly countered with a flurry of similar offerings. Munich is finally fighting back with the reworked 2011 BMW X3. Will the updates be enough to get it back to the top of the class?


Photo Gallery: 2011 BMW X3 - First Look - Automobile Magazine


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Jul
14th

Ferrari 458 Challenge debuts

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Race-prepared one-make 458 debuts at firm’s Maranello base.


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Jul
14th

US: GM crash dummy ‘retires’ to Smithsonian

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A General Motors crash test dummy whose 15 years of service included scores of full-vehicle crash tests and a host of special assignments will spend a peaceful retirement in the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, the automaker said on Wednesday. Full story...
Jul
14th

Audi A7 teaser video

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German firm’s four-dour coupe teaser website goes live in Holland.


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Jul
14th

RUSSIA: Severstal opens two new auto steel factories

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Russian steelmaker Severstal has opened two steel plants in a venture with Spain's Gestamp and its industrial division, Gonvarri, in the Grabtsevo technology park located in Russia's Kaluga region - home to many western automakers' local assembly plants. Full story...
Jul
14th

2010 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid Crew Cab, an AW Drivers Log:

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MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: I like the concept of a hybrid, fuel-efficient pickup, but the sticker shock might be more than most folks could handle. Full story...
Jul
14th

Toyota says data show drivers stepped on the wrong pedal:

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Toyota Motor Corp. says data from black boxes it has inspected show that many drivers were pressing on the throttle, not the brake pedal, during unintended-acceleration events. Full story...
Jul
14th

GM launches Corvette ads on television:

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WITH VIDEO -- The first work from Goodby, Silverstein and Partners' new client, General Motors' Chevrolet, is out, and it's a testosterone-filled, 45-second TV spot for the 2011 Corvette. Full story...
Jul
14th

Smart E-scooter concept is planned for Paris motor show in September:

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Smart is set to reveal a new electric-powered single-track vehicle at the Paris motor show in September in what sources at parent company Mercedes-Benz describe as the first step in a newly established diversification plan for its struggling... Full story...
Jul
14th

SOUTH KOREA: Kia tops H1 1m for first time

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Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia Motors, South Korea's second largest automaker, has sold over a million units worldwide in the first half of a year, for the first time. Full story...
Jul
14th

GERMANY: VW to resume Bratislava plant recruitment

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Volkswagen will begin recruiting more workers for its Slovakian assembly plant, thanks to rising demand for the luxury SUVs produced in Bratislava. Full story...
Jul
14th

Chevrolet’s new advertising agency strikes first with Corvette ad

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GM last night aired its first TV ads for Corvette after a five-year absence. It's the first work from Chevy's new ad agency, Goodby, Silverstein and Partners, and it's a testosterone-filled, 45-second TV spot for the 2011 Corvette. Full story...
Jul
14th

BELGIUM: Toyota Europe stays quiet on driver pedal error reports

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) declined to comment on US reports that driver error was largely responsible for its 'sticky pedal' issues there but said final results of investigations would be available within months. Full story...
Jul
14th

BMW expects record 2010 sales in Latin America

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BMW AG expects sales in Latin America, a miniscule market for the premium carmaker, to maintain their high double-digit growth rate from the first half into the second. Full story...
Jul
14th

Grand Voyager cleans up its act

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Tweaks to Chrysler’s full size MPV cut fuel consumption and emissions by 10 per cent.


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Jul
14th

GM’s Whitacre pushes banks to sell cars, not just shares in IPO

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In seeking proposals to manage its initial public offering, the automaker asked banks to consider using some of the underwriting fees to subsidize the purchase of GM vehicles. Full story...
Jul
14th

Jeep announces Grand Cherokee special

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Limited-run Grand Cherokee goes on sale before new model arrives.


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Jul
14th

Peugeot 308 GT 200 announced

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200th anniversary GT edition brings 200bhp engine to 308 range.


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Jul
14th

CHINA: Market now BMW’s third largest

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BMW vehicle sales in China passed 75,000 units in the first half of this year, making the market the automaker's third largest. Full story...
Jul
14th

Fiat aims to keep green lead with fuel-sipping two-cylinder engine:

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Fiat S.p.A. aims to keep its environmental lead in Europe by selling what it claims to be the world's most fuel-efficient gasoline engine. Full story...
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