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Jul
21st

UK: Car production, exports, on the up

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UK car production rose 1.8% to 120,036 units in June and 4.1% to 662,852 in the first half of 2011.
Jul
21st

OnStar rolls out at Best Buy :

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Car consumers no longer have to buy a General Motors vehicle to get OnStar. An aftermarket version of the system goes on sale July 24 at Best Buy.
Jul
21st

BMW adds performance edition for 3-series:

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In politics, power comes with privilege. In the car world, power comes with a price. And in the case of the 2011 BMW 3-series, it can be specified for $550.
Jul
21st

US: Meritor "tightening" Q3 guidance

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Meritor said on 21 July it was "tightening its EBITDA guidance within its previously announced range, while slightly lowering its revenue and free cash flow guidance for its third quarter of fiscal year 2011".
Jul
21st

Porsche ponders successor to 550 roadster :

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Hot on the heels of Porsche 928 rumors from last week, the company's CEO, Matthias Müller, told a German newspaper that it's been contemplating a Porsche 550 successor as well.
Jul
21st

COMMENT: FIOM squares up to Fiat again as Poland marches on

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After a reasonably quiet period between Fiat and its myriad unions, a phoney war that given Italy's history of industrial relations was perhaps never going to last - the big beasts of the jungle are squaring up once again.
Jul
21st

2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 2SS

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2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 2SS
2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 2SS - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine
Lowering the convertible top somehow improves upon the regular Camaro coupe.

Lowering the convertible roof of the Camaro fixes a lot of what I think is wrong with the regular Camaro coupe. First, claustrophobia and poor visibility are major issues in the Camaro hardtop. Let in some sunlight and ditch the big C-pillars, and your mood immediately and literally brightens and your confidence in changing lanes instantly increases. Second, the sleek and sexy Camaro coupe looks like it might handle and corner like a Porsche 911, but the Chevy disappoints with its general feeling of heft. The (heavier) convertible Camaro doesn't handle any better, but its character is less suggestive of a world-class sports car; it's more of a cruiser, and by that measure its handling is quite capable.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible 2SS - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine


Jul
21st

BRAZIL: BorgWarner expands with replacement factory

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Growing local demand has spurred BorgWarner to build a new, larger factory and engineering centre in Itatiba City, Brazil, about 40 miles/70km north west of Sao Paulo. The new 204,500 sq ft (19,000 sq m) facility will replace the current plant in Campinas and is expected to be complete in August 2012.
Jul
21st

VIDEO: Test-Driving the 2012 Nissan GT-R:

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AutoWeek Road Test Editor Natalie Neff and Executive Editor Roger Hart take the 2012 Nissan GT-R for a spin. It's got 530 hp and is outfitted in premium trim.
Jul
21st

Saab extends production halt due to lack of parts

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Saab has extended its production stoppage to the end of August or beyond as it struggles to secure the necessary parts from suppliers. Parent Swedish Automobile said on Thursday that delivery of all the required parts had yet to be agreed.
Jul
21st

Saab extends production halt due to lack of parts

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Saab has extended its production stoppage to the end of August or beyond as it struggles to secure the necessary parts from suppliers. Parent Swedish Automobile said today that delivery of all the required parts had yet to be agreed.
Jul
21st

Chevrolet six-month global sales highest in a century:

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Chevrolet saw 2.35 million global sales in the first six months of 2011--its best first-half mark in 100 years.
Jul
21st

Mercedes to invest more than $2 billion in U.S. plant

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Daimler will invest more than $2 billion in its U.S. car plant to build more M-Class SUVs. The German maker of Mercedes-Benz cars did not say over what period it would invest the money.
Jul
21st

Mercedes to invest more than $2 billion in Alabama plant

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Daimler AG has approved an expenditure of more than $2 billion for upgrading and expanding operations at its U.S. auto assembly plant near Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Jul
21st

SWEDEN: Saab dashes restart hopes citing supplier holidays

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Saab has cancelled plans to restart production on 9 August, citing summer holidays at key suppliers as a reason for the new postponement.
Jul
21st

U.S. auto sales rate improving in July but still trails Jan.-April levels, J.D. Power says

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U.S. new-car sales have been improving in July compared with the previous two months but remain below the rate seen earlier in the year, research firm J.D. Power and Associates said today.
Jul
21st

ITALY: Fiat may build Jeep in Russia – paper

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Fiat is working on an agreement with a Russian financial partner to build a plant producing Jeep brand sport utility vehicles, according to a media report.
Jul
21st

2011 Acura RDX Tech, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review

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ART DIRECTOR TARA KLEIN: This 2011 Acura RDX is considered a premium vehicle? Wow, could have fooled me. While the Acura RDX does feature a few niceties, it needs an overhaul to get it up to par.
Jul
21st

2011 Acura RDX Tech, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review:

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ART DIRECTOR TARA KLEIN: This 2011 Acura RDX is considered a premium vehicle? Wow, could have fooled me. While the Acura RDX does feature a few niceties, it needs an overhaul to get it up to par.
Jul
21st

US: Toyota places $100m EV parts contract with Telsa

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Electric vehicle maker Tesla Motors has announced a US$100m contract with shareholder Toyota Motor to supply powertrains for electric versions of the RAV4 SUV due out in 2012.
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