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May
31st

Honda to add 2nd shift at Indiana plant, boosting Civic supplies

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Honda plans to hire 1,000 additional workers and add a second production shift at its Civic plant in Greensburg, Ind., by the end of the year.
May
31st

U.S. gasoline prices fall 5.5 cents to 7-week low

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U.S. gasoline fell to its lowest level in seven weeks and diesel fuel dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time in two months, the Energy Department said on Tuesday. The national price for regular unleaded gasoline declined 5.
May
31st

2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD

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2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD
2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine
Proof positive of Kia's rapid rise.

If the automaker to watch in 2010 was Hyundai, Kia receives that honor for 2011. Not only does Kia match Hyundai's promise of value and quality products, the Koreans have quickly figured out how to share important parts like engines and platforms without creating me-too vehicles that only have different badges. The differences between a Hyundai Sonata and a Kia Optima are significant -- both the exterior design and the interior execution.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Kia Sportage SX AWD - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine


May
31st

How important is the next Liberty to Chrysler? Very

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Executives from Chrysler Group and President Barack Obama will take a joint victory lap Friday at the automaker's massive Toledo assembly complex to celebrate Chrysler's survival and its full repayment of $7.6 billion in government loans.
May
31st

Video: Making of the BMW 328 Hommage concept photo shoot:

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Depending on your perspective, the BMW 328 Hommage concept unveiled at the
May
31st

Volvo tests flywheel technology to cut fuel use:

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Volvo is testing flywheel technology--being used in Formula One racing to give cars an extra boost--as a technology that could help cut fuel use in future cars by as much as 20 percent.
May
31st

Mini auctions Kiss Countryman cars to fund global relief efforts :

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If Dad's Gene Simmons poster is starting to lose its luster, you should probably sign on to eBay to try to win him a custom-painted Mini forever emblazoned with that tongue.
May
31st

GM to invest $88 million in Michigan plant

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General Motors Co. plans to invest $88 million in equipment and tooling for an unspecified new model to be built at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan.
May
31st

Foust jumps Hot Wheels truck to new record at Indy:

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Before the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Team Hot Wheels yellow driver and three-time X Games gold medalist Tanner Foust broke the world record for distance jump in a four-wheeled vehicle.
May
31st

Tanner Foust jumps a Hot Wheels truck to new record at Indy:

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Before the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, Team Hot Wheels yellow driver and three-time X Games gold medalist Tanner Foust broke the world record for distance jump in a four-wheeled vehicle.
May
31st

In exec shuffle, Nissan returns to pre-crash management structure

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The message from Nissan North America's weekend management shuffle is that things are back to normal there.
May
31st

Chrysler delivers plug-in hybrid Ram pickup to Arizona test fleet:

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Chrysler has delivered 10 plug-in hybrid Ram 1500 pickups to city workers in Yuma, Ariz., as part of its plan to have 140 electric vehicles testing on the road within three years.
May
31st

AUTOWEEK TV: Dramatic finish marks the centennial Indianapolis 500:

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Also in this episode: The Hot Wheels truck sets a record with jump at Indy, Nissan's U.S. boss gets tapped to help run Renault and a rundown of the winners from a busy weekend of racing.
May
31st

Fisker Karma shows off at Monaco Grand Prix:

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Answering the question, and#8220;Do you have Prince Albert in a car?and#8221; Fisker shared this promotional shot of Monaco's monarch piloting the Fisker Karma on a few parade laps of the Grand Prix circuit prerace.
May
31st

Fisker Karma shows off at the Monaco Grand Prix:

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Answering the question, and#8220;Do you have Prince Albert in a car?and#8221; Fisker shared this promotional shot of Monaco's monarch piloting the Fisker Karma on a few parade laps of the Grand Prix circuit prerace.
May
31st

FRANCE: More MMC JVs not a PSA priority

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Expanding cooperation with Mitsubishi into B segment vehicles is on the table at PSA Peugeot-Citroen but not a priority right now, chief executive Phillipe Varin said at the AGM on Tuesday.
May
31st

2011 Nissan Leaf: Living with an Electric Car

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2011 Nissan Leaf: Living with an Electric Car
2011 Nissan Leaf - Living with an Electric Car - Automobile Magazine
WEEK ONE: May 16-23, 2011

The first Nissan Leaf, the company's highly anticipated all-electric vehicle, was delivered to a customer in December 2010. In the months since, the price of gas has soared to more than $4 per gallon, and the desirability of alternative-fuel vehicles has soared right along with it. So it seems as if the time is ripe for Automobile Magazine to do a long-term (two-month) test of the Leaf. We've tapped various staff editors to each spend one week with the Leaf as their only mode of transportation, thereby giving us a good idea of what it's like to live with an electric vehicle every day.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Nissan Leaf - Living with an Electric Car - Automobile Magazine


May
31st

GERMANY: MAN Trucks mulls Volkswagen Scania merger offer

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MAN Trucks says it now has a mandatory two-week period in which to consider today's (31 May) take-over offer from Volkswagen.
May
31st

JAPAN ‘QUAKE: April vehicle output nosedives

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Japanese vehicle output in April plunged 60.1% year on year to 292,001 units, a record monthly fall following the 11 March earthquake/tsunami in northeastern Japan.
May
31st

FRANCE: Faurecia confident of meeting full-year targets

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French supplier Faurecia says it is confident of reaching full-year sales targets of between EUR14.8bn (US$21.3bn) and EUR15.3bn as it increasingly eyes the Chinese market.
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