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Jul
8th

Ford best-perceived auto brand in consumer poll; Toyota stages resurgence

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Ford, Honda and Chevrolet are the three best-perceived automotive brands of 2011, according to a YouGov/BrandIndex survey of American consumers.
Jul
8th

U.S. woman ready to take a crack at world land-speed record:

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We talk power numbers at AutoWeek all day long. Three hundred horsepower used to be a lot, then 400, then 500. Now we expect our supercars to exceed even that. But when attempting a land-speed record, three digits just won't do.
Jul
8th

Ford sued by tech firm over Sync-related patent disputes

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A small technology company in Washington has filed a federal lawsuit against Ford claiming that the small company developed the technology behind the Ford Sync system.
Jul
8th

2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited Sedan AutoWeek Long-Term Update: Blue Winter Bomber:

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Winter isn't the ideal time to pick up a new performance car--that is, unless it's a rally-bred all-wheel-drive terror. Our long-term 2011
Jul
8th

2011 Subaru Impreza WRX STI Limited Sedan: AutoWeek Long-Term Update:

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Winter isn't the ideal time to pick up a new performance car--that is, unless it's a rally-bred all-wheel-drive terror. Our long-term
Jul
8th

Brabus V12 cabriolet squeezes 800 hp into an E-class Mercedes-Benz:

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Consider German tuner Brabus the BALCO to Mercedes-Benzand#8217;s Barry Bonds: Brabus makes the cars stronger, faster and meaner.
Jul
8th

China auto sales rebound in June after May lull

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Car sales in China rose 6.2 percent in June from a year earlier, reversing a decline in May, helped in part by the improved availability of Japanese cars as automakers such as Toyota gradually recovered lost output.
Jul
8th

2012 Audi TT RS starting price set at $56,850:

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If you have your heart set on the top-shelf Audi TT RS, prepare to pony up $56,850 plus destination and what weand#8217;d assume are plenty of options to put one in the garage.
Jul
8th

INDIA: VW plant makes 100,000th car

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Volkswagen India has built its 100,000th car at its manufacturing plant in Chakan, Pune.
Jul
8th

INTERVIEW: Nexteer on the earthquake and Saab

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Nexteer held an electric power steering technology day this week at its Polish plant of Tychy near Krakow. Simon Warburton caught up with Nexteer VP of global sales and marketing and European region, Laurent Bresson, in the second interview he gave to just-auto, with his thoughts on the Japanese earthquake and difficulties at Saab.
Jul
8th

Visteon faces breakup pressure as stock price lags

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A Visteon hedge fund shareholder that will get two board seats soon has been pushing to break up the U.S. auto parts supplier, betting the company has more value in pieces than as a whole, people close to the situation said.
Jul
8th

AUTOWEEK TV: Fast times with the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG coupe:

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Also in this episode: Renault unveils the Frendzy electric car ahead of its Frankfurt debut,
Jul
8th

Saab targets customer’s heart, brain and wallet in North America:

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Saab executives said they're optimistic the struggling brand will be able to attract customers despite production stoppages at the company's Trollhaettan, Sweden, plant and cash flow problems.
Jul
8th

Saab targets customers’ hearts, brains and wallets in North America:

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Saab executives said they're optimistic the struggling brand will be able to attract customers despite production stoppages at the company's Trollhaettan, Sweden, plant and cash flow problems.
Jul
8th

Ford’s Mad Max concepts

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Two coupe concepts have debuted at the Australian Motor Show - in preparation for the new Mad Max movie


Jul
8th

Porsche 911 prototype catches fire

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New Porsche 911 prototype, set to debut at Frankfurt in September, bursts into flames


Jul
8th

BELGIUM: Toyota opens proving ground at tech centre

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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) has opened its own proving ground at the TME Technical Centre, in Zaventem, Belgium. The proving ground, aimed at enhancing the role of Toyota's European vehicle research and development, took two and a half years to complete. The latest expansion cost EUR47m and is, the company said, a new illustration of Toyota's long-term commitment to Europe, and to Belgium where it is based.
Jul
8th

GM to test offering insurance for 1 year to buyers in Northwest:

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General Motors--testing a new sales promotion--is offering Oregonians and Washingtonians a new incentive to buy or lease a GM vehicle.
Jul
8th

FRANCE: Renault delays Flins EV batteries two years

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Renault will delay the start of electric vehicle battery production at its Flins site near Paris until 2014 and proceed without the government investment and loan it had planned for the project.
Jul
8th

INDONESIA: Tax breaks eyed for Suzuki

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The Indonesian government may offer Suzuki tax incentives to encourage the Japanese firm to invest US$800m to expand its automobile production facilities in the country, the Jakarta Post reported Friday, citing the industry minister.
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