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May
11th

Rising gas prices boost sales of small cars and SUVs

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As gasoline prices dangerously inch closer to their 2008 peak, Scotia Economics reports that Canadian and American consumers are massively turning to more efficient vehicles.
May
11th

2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Review

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Today's Heavy-Duty pickups are marketed to farmers, contractors, weekend toy-haulers and fifth-wheel enthusiasts like ten tonnes of four-wheeled testosterone. Do you need 3-inch wide leaf springs? 765 lb.-ft of torque and nearly 4,200 lbs. of payload capacity? What about an exhaust 'jake' brake or a transmission designed for military equipment? How's about a frame structure with the torsional rigidity of a steel girder?
May
11th

IndyCar: 2012 Dallara car unveiled

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Dallara and the IZOD IndyCar Series have unveiled today the mockups of their 2012 concept car for both oval races as well as its companion the road/street course model at the Indianapolis Speedway.
May
10th

Renesas sees full recovery by Oct., starts shipping chips in Aug.

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Renesas Electronics, the world's biggest maker of automotive microcontrollers and a key bottleneck in Japan's parts shortage, aims to restore pre-earthquake output levels by October, with the first chips shipping to customers in August.
May
10th

Ford Focus ST enters final testing

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Fresh images and new details on Focus ST as it prepares for 2012 on sale date.


May
10th

Audi introduces free smartphone app for roadside service:

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With its new roadside-assistance tool, Audi joins the crew of carmakers creating smartphone apps.
May
10th

Audi creates smartphone app for roadside service:

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With its new roadside-assistance tool, Audi joins the crew of carmakers creating smartphone apps.
May
10th

Blogs keep you in touch with the AutoWeek Fantasy Camp:

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The cars are lined up, the experts are ready and the campers are headed to Michigan for the second-annual AutoWeek/ZF Fantasy Camp, an event for car nuts to talk, test and write about cars.
May
10th

Ford puts the 2012 Focus ST through its paces:

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Ford product gurus are hard at work flogging prototypes of the 2012 Focus ST on challenging roads around the world in preparation of the hot hatch's launch next year.
May
10th

Dealers, execs remember a gentleman and a ‘square shooter’

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Dealers and industry leaders today remembered Robert Stempel as a true 'car guy' and a gentleman who took charge of General Motors during a tumultuous period in the early 1990s.
May
10th

2011 Dodge Journey Lux AWD

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2011 Dodge Journey Lux AWD
2011 Dodge Journey Lux AWD - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine
The Journey is now a highly competent, affordable family crossover.

This was my first time behind the wheel of a Journey, so I didn't have the previous bad experience others have mentioned here, but I can confess that I EXPECTED to be disappointed. The over-the-top masculine Ram-derived exterior styling of this car (and its lookalike brethren Nitro and Caliber) has never done anything for me and I dreaded the plastic cabin within.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Dodge Journey Lux AWD - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine


May
10th

GM to invest $2 billion in 17 plants:

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General Motors said Tuesday that it will invest about $2 billion in 17 plants across eight states in the United States.
May
10th

GM to invest $2 billion in 17 plants

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GM said today that it will invest about $2 billion in 17 plants across eight states in the United States. 'We are doing this because we are confident about demand for our vehicles and the economy,' GM CEO Dan Akerson said in a statement.
May
10th

Former GM execs sue to recoup retirement benefits cut during bankruptcy

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More than 100 former GM executives have sued the automaker in federal court to recover pension benefits reduced during the automaker's 2009 bankruptcy.
May
10th

100 photos honor 100 years of Rolls-Royce’s Flying Lady:

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The Flying Lady figurine known as the Spirit of Ecstasy has crowned the hood of every Rolls-Royce for a century. It's about time a photographer took interest.
May
10th

Subaru appoints sales specialist as its new global president:

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The maker of Subaru-brand cars has tapped a marketing and sales specialist to be the company's new president and lead global automotive operations in the post-quake era.
May
10th

Subaru appoints sales specialist as new global president:

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The maker of Subaru-brand cars has tapped a marketing and sales specialist to be the company's new president and lead global automotive operations in the post-quake era.
May
10th

Actor Larry Hagman sends scooter, acting memorabilia to auction:

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In his career-defining role as J. R. Ewing in the TV drama Dallas, actor Larry Hagman usually drove a Mercedes-Benz sedan, or sometimes a Cadillac Allante.
May
10th

AUTOWEEK TV: Ford makes ‘Mayhem’ for the Mustang, and Fiat eyes larger Chrysler stake:

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Also in today's show: Remembering Robert Stempel, NHTSA broadens its probe of the Ford F-150, and we test-drive the Chrysler 200.
May
10th

Flower Power: Ford considers using dandelions to grow its green efforts:

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When most people see dandelions, they go for the weed killer. Ford goes for the fertilizer.
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