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Mar
28th

BTCC 2011: Rounds 1,2,3

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Don’t miss our guide to the first race of the 2011 Dunlop British Touring Car Championship.
Mar
28th

Toyota, PSA, BMW closest to EU CO2 targets, report says

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Toyota, PSA and BMW are the automakers closest to reaching their EU-mandated CO2 targets, according to data released today by market researchers JATO Dynamics.
Mar
28th

40 mpg: A magic mark

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Affordable, attractive, 40-mpg cars have been rolling into showrooms, and more are on the way. The key word is "affordable," with prices ranging from just above $15,000 to slightly less than $20,000 for a 2011 Ford, Chevy, Hyundai or Smart.
Mar
28th

Portugal first to reach EU’s car CO2 target

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Portugal is the first European country to achieve emissions below 130 grams per kilometer, according to a report from market researchers JATO Dynamics. With an average of 127.
Mar
28th

40 mpg: A magic mark

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Affordable, attractive, 40-mpg cars have been rolling into showrooms, and more are on the way. The key word is "affordable," with prices ranging from just above $15,000 to slightly less than $20,000 for a 2011 Ford, Chevy, Hyundai or Smart.
Mar
28th

Later: No capacity for surging demand

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Parts makers are girding for the second half of the year. They expect automakers to press hard to offset production lost due to parts shortages related to the Japan disaster.
Mar
28th

Now: No parts, crippled plants

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Diodes, microprocessors, circuit boards, voltage regulators, copper foil -- the bottleneck in parts slamming Japan's auto industry stretches far down the earthquake-rattled supply chain.
Mar
28th

Travelin’ man became a Volvo sales star

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Norwegian immigrant Kjell Bergh turned his wanderlust and a knack for adaptation into a business plan for his two Minneapolis-area Borton Volvo dealerships. After buying a marginal Volvo store, he built it into the Swedish automaker's U.S.
Mar
28th

Schaeffler makes deal to cut debt and boost direct stake in Continental

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Schaeffler Group has agreed with German banks to sell Continental AG shares worth about 1.8 billion euros ($2.5 billion) to reduce debt. But Schaeffler also will buy a total of 15.
Mar
28th

Calif. dealer group: Chrysler store is illegal

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The California New Car Dealers Association says Chrysler is operating an illegal factory-owned dealership in Los Angeles. The store is Motor Village L.A., which Chrysler established as a prototype to showcase its brands and test new retail concepts.
Mar
28th

Porsche to start $7 billion share sale to cut debt

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Porsche SE, the sports-car maker that plans to merge with Volkswagen AG, will start a 5 billion euro ($7 billion) share sale on March 30 to reduce debt.
Mar
28th

Ford’s Calif. keys: Cars, crossovers

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California Ford dealer Jim Graham sold four Fiesta subcompacts during one January weekend. That was his best weekend for the Fiesta, which Ford Motor Co. launched last May. Graham is accustomed to most of his car sales being Mustangs.
Mar
28th

F1: Sauber’s Sergio Perez stuns paddock with one-stop race

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F1 rivals and even Pirelli admitted to being surprised after Sauber rookie Sergio Perez made only one pitstop for new tires in Melbourne.
Mar
28th

IndyCar: Dario Franchitti stays on course

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Ganassi's Dario Franchitti won today the IZOD IndyCar Series' season opener by staying clear of all the obstacles that many could not avoid right at the start on the St Petersburg street course.
Mar
28th

F1: Pirelli agrees the tire lettering colours were hard to see in Australia

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Paul Hembery has acknowledged the criticism about Pirelli's method for visibly distinguishing the two compound types in Melbourne.
Mar
28th

Top 5 must-see videos of the week – Week 12

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Every day, our new supercharged blog, V12, brings you the hottest videos on the web. Here are our top 5 picks for the week, including Ken Block mutilating his Ford Fiesta, a race between a minivan and a jet truck, the ultimate automotive wedgy, Jenson Button testing his McLaren and some Russians attempting to load a Lada onto a carrier.
Mar
28th

The 2011 Arctic Route Adventure

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Once again, Auto123.com will be heading to the Great White North, exploring parts of the Arctic that very few would ever dare to venture, in the winter, in a Porsche. Last year, Matt St-Pierre hopped on the smart fortwo bus all the way to Inuvik in the North West Territories. The diminutive fortwo never faltered and, unfortunately, Matt came back...
Mar
28th

F1: McLaren criticises FIA after Jenson Button penalty

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Martin Whitmarsh criticised FIA officials after Jenson Button served a drive-through penalty in the Australian grand prix.
Mar
28th

Earthquake in Japan: Mazda, Honda, Chrysler and Ford affected

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As expected, the effects of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that have devastated Japan are now being felt in North America. With production suspensions dragging on, Mazda and Honda have been forced to temporarily stop taking orders for vehicles manufactured in Japan, while parts shortages are preventing Chrysler and Ford from offering specific colours of pickups, cars and SUVs.
Mar
28th

New Bell helmet visor panel to protect the drivers

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After Felipe Massa's accident in the summer of 2009 at the Hungarian Grand Prix, the FIA Institute has investigated various ways to improve protection in the frontal area and more particularly the visors of the helmets used in F1.
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