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Apr
6th

UK: New car sales down 7.9% in March

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UK new car registrations were down 7.9% in March as the post-scrappage decline to the UK car market continued.
Apr
6th

UK car market forecast to fall by 5% in 2011 after March drop

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The SMMT industry body expects the 2011 market for new cars in the UK to fall by 5 percent after a 7.9 percent volume decline in March.
Apr
6th

GERMANY: Mercedes eyes record 2011 sales

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Mercedes-Benz posted double-digit growth in the first quarter of 2011 as sales rose 12.7% to to 280,552 units worldwide, boosted by high growth in Germany and China.
Apr
6th

Russia pledges $177 million to extend scrappage scheme

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Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says the government will channel an additional 5 billion rubles ($177.1 million) into its car scrappage scheme, extending it until the end of the year.
Apr
6th

Mercedes recalls M class in Germany, U.S. over cruise-control issues

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Mercedes is recalling some older-model M-class SUVs in Germany and the United States for issues related to cruise control that may lead to a crash, Daimler and U.S. federal safety regulators said on Tuesday.
Apr
6th

Audi design boss Sielaff welcomes sweeping changes to cars

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Audi chief designer Stefan Sielaff is embracing the challenges that come with styling the cars of the future. He says that new powertrains and new materials are 'revolutionizing' Audi.
Apr
6th

Suzuki patriarch grooms successors with 4-member executive team

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Suzuki patriarch Osamu Suzuki is conceding that, at age 81, he's not quite the uber-executive he used to be.
Apr
6th

Renault’s Zoe electric car could be a winner

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Renault's big bet on the Zoe, the small hatchback that will be the volume seller among the company's four-model electric car lineup, could pay off.
Apr
6th

Supercar V8: A lap of Bathurst circuit with Mark Skaife

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Here's the onboard footage of a lap around the exhilarating Mount Panorama Circuit, home of the prestigious Bathurst 1000 race, with live comments from driver Mark Skaife.
Apr
6th

New York 2011: Lexus sheds new light on LF-Gh concept

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Two weeks ago, we learned that Lexus will introduce its LF-Gh hybrid concept at the 2011 New York International Auto Show (April 22-May 1).
Apr
6th

Vladimir Putin test-drives Russia’s new Yo-mobile

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin never hesitates to showcase his passion for cars and anything with an engine. After testing a Lada over 2,000+ kilometres to support the brand and his decision to invest in it, he recently drove another domestic product, the all-new Yo-mobile, whose name is a play on a Russian curse word.
Apr
6th

A Kia roadster? Absolutely – but not for another year

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A veritable avalanche of rumours has beaten down on the net these last few weeks about Kia's plans for marketing a roadster shortly. Today, Peter Schreyer, the Korean manufacturers chief designer and man behind the Audi TT, confirmed his desire to develop such a model - but not for another year.
Apr
6th

2011 BMW 535i Gran Turismo xDrive Review (video)

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The changing demands of today's new car shoppers are resulting in more and more genre-busting models like the BMW 535i Gran Turismo. One of the Bavarian brand's latest model lines, this cruiser lives in the same ballpark as machines like the Toyota Venza and Honda Accord Crosstour as a mishmash of car, crossover and wagon.
Apr
6th

Cash-strapped Saab halts production yet again

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Last week, we reported that Saab had to halt car production for three full days after several of the Swedish automaker's bigger suppliers stopped deliveries due to unpaid bills.
Apr
6th

IndyCar: Bertrand Baguette to contest the Indy 500

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Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan (RLL) revealed on Wednesday that their have hired Bertrand Baguette to be part of a two-car effort for the 100th anniversary running of the Indianapolis 500.
Apr
6th

No more naturally-aspirated mills for BMW’s M line

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The restrictions of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) imposed on automakers to reduce the fuel consumption and harmful emissions of their vehicles have gotten the better of the naturally-aspirated engines powering BMW's M range of products.
Apr
6th

Karting: The Japanese round of the World Championship is postponed

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The opening round of the 2011 CIK-FIA World Karting Championship "new formula" was scheduled to be held in Suzuka, Japan on May 22nd.
Apr
6th

Supercars V8: Video of a lap of Bathurst with Mark Skaife

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Here's the inboard footage of a lap around the exhilarating Mount Panorama Circuit, home of the prestigious Bathurst 1000 race, with live comments from driver Mark Skaife.
Apr
6th

2011 Chevrolet Cruze LT Turbo Review

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Compact economy cars have come a long way of late, due partly to the positive influence of high-value brands such as Kia and Hyundai. The competitive pressure between manufacturers has reaped huge benefits for the consumer, and no vehicle better represents this outcome than Chevrolet's new Cruze.
Apr
6th

Audi Quattro back in 2013?

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Long-time Audi fans will forever praise the legendary Quattro for elevating the brand to the highest ranks with an innovative all-wheel drive system and unparalleled performance. And when Audi brilliantly celebrated 30 years of quattro-driven vehicles with an all-new Quattro Concept at last year's Paris Motor Show, the question burning everyone's lips was: will it ever get the green light?
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