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Jul
29th

First Test: 2011 BMW 1-series M coupe

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First Test: 2011 BMW 1-series M coupe
2011 BMW 1-series M coupe - First Test - Automobile Magazine
Son of a Benchmark: Victory is Ours!

Here's something that will make your brain hurt: BMW isn't in business to produce cars. Shocking, right? Like every company, its primary goal is to make a profit, and making cars is just a means to making money. This is what we call capitalism.


Photo Gallery: 2011 BMW 1-series M coupe - First Test - Automobile Magazine


Jul
29th

Auto talks prediction: GM, Chrysler rout Ford, UAW

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TGIF. Ford Motor Co. today was the last of the Detroit 3 to hold its ceremonial handshake to open contract talks with the UAW. Thankfully, the prelims are over and negotiators can get to the business of bargaining.
Jul
29th

Audi settles ‘Imported From Detroit’ ad dispute with Eminem

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Detroit charities have emerged as the victor in a dispute between Audi AG and Eight Mile Style LLC, the company that licenses Detroit rapper Eminem's songs, after Audi released a commercial in May that appeared to rip off of Eminem's "Imported from...
Jul
29th

First Look: BMW i3 Concept

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First Look: BMW i3 Concept
BMW i3 Concept - First Look - Automobile Magazine
BMW builds a lightweight, futuristic electric hatchback.

BMW has finally given us our first official, undisguised look at its futuristic, all-electric city car. For now the i3 is still labeled a concept, but this car is much more complete than the MegaCity concept that preceded it. The four-passenger i3 concept is perhaps the most advanced take on electric cars yet, and draws on BMW's experience with a fleet of 600 Mini E and 1000 BMW ActiveE electric cars. Unlike those cars, however, which were traditional cars converted to electric drive, the i3 was developed from the ground up to accommodate electric propulsion.


Photo Gallery: BMW i3 Concept - First Look - Automobile Magazine


Jul
29th

Automakers tally cost of aggressive mpg goal

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When President Obama proposed new fuel-economy standards today, he set a pace that's more aggressive than the industry has managed in the past four years -- or for any sustained period in the last 100.
Jul
29th

Proposed CAFE standards boast wide support, but VW and Mercedes oppose

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Automakers, environmentalists and legislators alike expressed their support for President Barack Obama's latest proposal to raise corporate average fuel economy standards.
Jul
29th

Dean Evans named Subaru’s chief marketing officer

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Subaru of America today named a new chief marketing officer, rebuilding its executive team after two top executives left this year to work for competitors. Dean Evans, chief marketing officer at Dealer.
Jul
29th

Vile Gossip: Not that we were surprised but where did this Audi A7 come from?

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Vile Gossip: Not that we were surprised but where did this Audi A7 come from?
Vile Gossip: Not that we were surprised but where did this Audi A7 come from? - Automobile Magazine
It happens sometimes that a car creeps up on us.

It happens sometimes that a car creeps up on us. We know it's out there, we've seen the photos, maybe we've seen it spinning around at an auto show. Then one of us travels to an exotic locale, drives it, and writes the story, and the rest of us -- like you -- form an opinion that gets parked in the brain bank until we actually have our own go at it. Joe DeMatio recently reminded me that he forced a Volvo S60 on us at last year's All-Stars competition. He had been blown away by it on a press drive, but none of the rest of us had spent any time in one. He knew the proof would be getting our butts in its Swedish seat. DeMatio, of course, was right. The S60 won handily.


Photo Gallery: Vile Gossip: Not that we were surprised but where did this Audi A7 come from? - Automobile Magazine


Jul
29th

UK: Black cab maker sees sales fall at home

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Manganese Bronze, the maker of London black cabs, saw sales fall 6.8% in the UK in the first six months of the year because of "challenging market conditions" but said that strong international sales will help it return to profitability in the second half.
Jul
29th

2011 Kia Optima Hybrid, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This 2011 Kia Optima hybrid is a heck of a good car--period.
Jul
29th

INDIA: Maruti Suzuki production disrupted again

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Workers at Maruti Suzuki's plant in the northern Indian state of Haryana halted work for a few hours on Thursday in protest over disciplinary procedures.
Jul
29th

Video: A Ferrari engine, hand-built in 12 minutes

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The Ferrari 458 Italia is powered by the technologically marvelous, hand-built 4.5-liter V8 engine. It produces 562 hp and 398 lb-ft of torque.
Jul
29th

Obama sets fuel economy target of 54.5 mpg

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President Obama, flanked by the chiefs of U.S. and import-brand automakers, today proposed doubling corporate average fuel economy standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025.
Jul
29th

Driven: 1978-1981 BMW M1

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Driven: 1978-1981 BMW M1
1978-1981 BMW M1 - Automobile Magazine
Putting an orange M on the map.

Those creative Bavarians -- calling their first car an M1 just because it was, well, the first M car. Thirty-some years later, that inspired deviation from BMW's naming norm has cost the newest M car the name it should have had. So if you think today's 1-series M coupe is awkwardly named, blame the 1978-1981 BMW M1.


Photo Gallery: 1978-1981 BMW M1 - Automobile Magazine


Jul
29th

SLOVAKIA: PSA plans summer production halt

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PSA Peugeot Citroen is to halt production in Slovakia next month due to planned maintenance and also a slow-down in market demand.
Jul
29th

SOUTH KOREA: Kia Q2 net profit up 67%

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Kia Motors second quarter net profit 67% year on year thanks to strong overseas sales.
Jul
29th

CAFE standards set to rise to 54.5 mpg for 2025

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President Barack Obama on Friday revealed ambitious plans to raise the corporate average fuel economy standard for cars and light trucks to 54.
Jul
29th

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai Motor Q2 net profit up 37%

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Hyundai Motor posted a 37% increase in net income for the second quarter, beating consensus analysts' forecast after record overseas sales were achieved as supplies of Japanese cars were reduced after the March earthquake.
Jul
29th

SWEDEN: Expectations of Antonov Saab rescue "in vain": CLEPA chief

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Europe's association of automotive suppliers' (CLEPA) CEO says if people were expecting Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov to rescue ailing Saab, they had been "waiting in vain."
Jul
29th

2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550

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2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550
2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine
High fashion and high performance.

Our CLS test car was "only" a CLS550, but I've also driven the CLS63 AMG version, and they're both impressive. What I remember most distinctly about the CLS63 was that I drove it on some very challenging roads above Napa Valley, in the rain, tailing a Mercedes-Benz USA executive who was driving an SLS AMG Gullwing quite briskly. As if that wasn't enough to keep me busy, I was also deeply engrossed in conversation with my co-driver, but we just sailed over those wet, twisting roads in utter serenity. The CLS chassis was totally composed, and the steering was among the most accurate and communicative setups I've ever experienced in a Mercedes-Benz. Those dynamics are also evident in the lesser CLS550, which feels much smaller than it is, almost like a sport coupe. I don't recall the E-class having steering nearly this good. The steering wheel itself is very handsome, with a big three-pointed star in the middle, little bump-outs at 10 and 2 o'clock that allow you to rest your hands at 9 and 3 comfortably, and a racing-inspired flat bottom. It's all good. Also good is the shallow dash, which adds to the feeling of compactness and sportiness. One low note, though, is that where the front doors meet the A-pillars, the triangle-shaped Harman Kardon speakers obstruct your forward vision.


Photo Gallery: 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS550 - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine


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