Ford Motor Co. has selected LG Chem's U.S. unit Compact Power Inc. to supply battery packs for an electric Focus compact car for U.S. production starting in 2011, the automaker said today.
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The Range Rover SUV from Land Rover was the overall top-rated vehicle in AutoPacific's 2010 survey of the most ideal vehicles as surveyed by new owners.
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Struggling French coachbuilder Heuliez will no longer build cars but has a future as a parts supplier, new CEO Francois de Gaillard said.
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Volkswagen has recruited Frank Tuch, a former quality executive at Porsche, as its chief quality officer. Tuch, 43, will leave his current post as chief operating officer of the British niche sports car maker Lotus Group at the end of July.
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Fiat S.p.A. will invest 700 million euros ($887.7 million) to build in Italy the next generation of the Panda, Europe's best-selling minicar.
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General Motors Co., preparing to launch the first U.S. mass-market plug-in hybrid, will offer buyers of its Chevrolet Volt an eight-year, 100,000-mile warranty on the lithium-ion battery's 161 components.
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Automaker's investigation of accidents involving unintended acceleration where motorists said they pressed on the brake pedal show that 'virtually all' involved drivers who pushed the accelerator instead, a company spokesman said.
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Toyota said there were only 'sporadic reports' of demonstrations Tuesday at Toyota dealerships by the UAW, and dealer groups echoed that assessment.
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Automaker's investigation of accidents involving unintended acceleration where motorists said they pressed on the brake pedal show that 'virtually all' involved drivers who pushed the accelerator instead, a company spokesman said.
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After waiting 10 years to replace its Sharan, VW hopes to capture lost ground by offering a new model that it claims is the most fuel efficient in its segment. The latest Sharan's most economical engine, a 140-hp, 2.0-liter diesel, uses 5.
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German watch manufacturer Scalfaro launches a special, limited edition of a luxury wristwatch identified to Canadian race car driver Bruno Spengler.
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Andrew Ranger and JR Fitzpatrick, winner of the last two NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road-course races, will be on hand for the first ever series' race to be held in Toronto this coming weekend.
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Qualified by its designers as "the fastest fully electric race car in the world", the Citroen Survolt was officially unveiled at Le Mans recently.
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Yet another version of the Ford Mustang is hitting the streets. This time, it's a first-ever collaboration between Roush and Shelby that results in a one-of-a-kind 2011 Mustang, called the SR-71. Inspired by the SR-71 Blackbird, a USAF long-range reconnaissance aircraft built by Lockheed Martin, this Mustang will be hand-built in Michigan by Roush.
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Based on the 599 GTB Fiorano, it's the first new GTO from Ferrari in 26 years. Weighing in at about 1,750 kilograms, and powered by a 48-valve, 6.0-litre V12 that develops 661 horses and 457 pound-feet of torque, the 599 GTO should be the fastest street-legal Ferrari ever sold.
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Brownstown Township, Mich. - The Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle with extended range will provide customers with an unprecedented, standard, eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on its advanced, lithium-ion battery. It is the automotive industry's longest, most comprehensive battery warranty for an electric vehicle, and is transferable at no cost to other vehicle owners.
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Avalon. It's the name of the mystical site where King Arthur was laid to rest. Toyota chose a bit of a strange metaphor for the name of its largest sedan. Were the automaker's strategists perhaps looking to hint that the car's typical buyer sports a little grey at the temples?
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Here's another video to tantalize your eardrums. This time, we pit the Porsche to a 2010 Audi R8 5.2 to find out which engine melody gives us more chills. In this attack, the cars are evenly matched price, power and prestige-wise. In-house, we're torn between the V10 burble and the flat-6 warble. What do you guys like?
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More, more, more, always more! And they say that the car business is in trouble! Not! Ever-changing and morphing perhaps, but dying, it is not.
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The Indy Racing League announced at noon on Wednesday that the new concept for the 2012 IndyCar would be designed by Dallara. The series will allow teams to develop their own aerodynamic packages, wings and bodywork and mate them to the new spec-Dallara chassis.
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