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Apr
12th

First Drive: 2011 Audi A8

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First Drive: 2011 Audi A8
2011 Audi A8 - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
Just as good in the real world.

I first drove the new Audi A8 on the launch event in Spain, and I liked it. Recently I had a new A8 4.2 here at home in New York, whose mean streets of provide a much more challenging, real-world environment.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Audi A8 - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


Apr
12th

AUTOWEEK TV: Taking a spin in the Acura TSX sport wagon:

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Also in today's episode: Audi plans a spyder version of the R8 GT, Subaru brings a new concept to Shanghai, Chris Theodore has an idea for electric cars and more women are buying Ferraris and Lamborghinis.
Apr
12th

Visteon ‘aggressively’ seeks acquisitions

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Visteon, the former Ford Motor Co. parts unit that exited bankruptcy six months ago, is 'aggressively' looking for acquisitions.
Apr
12th

COMMENT: Is Renault spy door finally shut?

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So is that it? After months of claim and counter-claim, Renault has wielded the axe on some top management in its notorious industrial espionage scandal that has seen the automaker embroiled in the one of the most fantastical episodes in French or indeed business history.
Apr
12th

Tower International acquires metal parts supplier W Industries

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Auto frame and chassis supplier Tower International Inc. said Monday it has acquired substantially all of the assets of metal parts supplier W Industries Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal, which closed Monday, were not made public.
Apr
12th

Tower acquires metal parts supplier W Industries

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Auto frame and chassis supplier Tower International Inc. said Monday it has acquired substantially all of the assets of metal parts supplier W Industries Inc. for an undisclosed sum. Terms of the deal, which closed Monday, were not made public.
Apr
12th

CHINA: Schaeffler Asia hiring 1,500

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Schaeffler Asia is adding 1,500 employees to its workforce in China this year.
Apr
12th

CHINA: SAIC Q1 sales rise 18%

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Shanghai Automotive's SAIC Motor boosted March sales 6.1% year on year.
Apr
12th

GM to invest $100 million in New York parts plant

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General Motors Co. said today it will invest $100 million in a New York plant to produce parts for its new small block engine.
Apr
12th

Rolls-Royce Ghost stretches out

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Elongated Ghost spotted out on test - more spacious but not as fast as standard car.


Apr
12th

German carmakers plan key debuts for the Shanghai auto show:

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The German automakers' battle to dominate China's luxury market is about to spread to a new product segment: small cars and crossovers.
Apr
12th

JAPAN ‘QUAKE: MMC Okazaki off for rest of week

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Mitsubishi Motors has suspended production at its Okazaki plant Tuesday 12 April to Friday 14 April inclusive.
Apr
12th

Feds find no improper industry influence on safety probes

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A government report has found no improper influence by the auto industry in safety defect investigations conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Apr
12th

BMW confirms hiring Opel’s former product chief Weber :

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BMW AG confirmed it has hired Frank Weber, former head of product planning at General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit.
Apr
12th

BMW confirms its hiring of former Opel product chief Frank Weber :

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BMW AG confirmed it has hired Frank Weber, former head of product planning at General Motors Co.'s Opel/Vauxhall unit.
Apr
12th

2012 Mazda 3 to feature Sky technology in New York:

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Mazda will show off its SkyActiv technology on April 21 at the New York auto show inside the refreshed 2012 Mazda 3 and the Minagi concept.
Apr
12th

2012 Mazda 3 to feature SkyActiv technology at New York auto show:

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Mazda will show off its SkyActiv technology on April 21 at the New York auto show inside the refreshed 2012 Mazda 3 and the Minagi concept.
Apr
12th

Audi S5 facelift spied

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Subtly updated coupe spied undisguised, being put through its paces at the Nurburgring.


Apr
12th

2011 Kia Sorento EX, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: As impressed as I was with the Optima, I am a little underwhelmed by this 2011 Kia Sorento. However, itand#8217;s nice to see that this front-wheel-drive, four-cylinder model is about $6,000 less than the last one I drove.
Apr
12th

CHINA: Faulty Kumho tyres lead to big Hyundai and Kia recall

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Hyundai and Kia are recalling around 71,000 Chinese-built cars because of faults with locally-made Kumho tyres, according to China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine. Great Wall Motor will also recall more than 4,600 cars fitted with the same Kumho tyre.
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