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Aug
4th

GM Invests $117 million in Oshawa Assembly Plant

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General Motors will invest $117 million to prepare the Oshawa Assembly Plant to build the all-new Cadillac XTS, creating or retaining 400 jobs on the Flex Line.
Aug
4th

2011 Volkswagen Golf24 at Nurburgring 24 Hours

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Last June, I made my way to Germany where I got to do a great many things. One of them was to drive the enticing 35th Anniversary Volkswagen GTI. I thoroughly enjoyed the car especially while barrelling down the Autobahn. As I was doing so, I could not help but imagine what it must be like to drive a race-prepped car, based on this one, on a racetrack such as the Nurburgring.
Aug
4th

LMS: A South African car constructor at Le Mans

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South African car manufacturer Bailey Cars will enter the 2012 Le Mans Series championship with its new LMP2 prototype.
Aug
4th

NASCAR: Carl Edwards renews with Roush Fenway Racing

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Carl Edwards has signed a multi-year contract at Roush Fenway Racing, despite rumors that he had signed at Joe Gibbs Racing.
Aug
4th

Driving Topless

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Now, don't get too excited about this one. While I did drive topless for a week last month, it was because of the convertible I had, not because I suddenly embraced my inner voyeur.
Aug
4th

2012 Mercedes-Benz M-Class to start at $57,900 in Canada

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At the 2012 M-Class world launch we covered two weeks ago, Mercedes-Benz said that pricing for their mid-size SUV would be announced at a later date, but shouldn't change much compared to the 2011 edition.
Aug
4th

Auction of a sculpture of Ayrton Senna’s McLaren Formula 1 car

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One of three-time World Champion Ayrton Senna's McLarens has been turned into a supersized "Airfix kit" and will be auctioned in two weeks in Germany.
Aug
4th

F1: Pirelli cancels Formula 1 test for Ken Block

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Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has called off American Ken Block's test in its 2009 Toyota test car.
Aug
4th

Happy 20th birthday Mr VR6!

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Exactly 20 years ago today, one of the most revered 6-cylinder engines was offered for the first time. Known worldwide as the VR6, this spunky 6-pot was also the first of its kind from Volkswagen. In North America, it debuted in 1992.
Aug
4th

NASCAR: Injured Brad Keselowski to miss Iowa Nationwide race

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Brad Keselowski, who suffered a 100mph impact with a non-SAFER barrier at Road Atlanta on Wednesday, will miss the NASCAR Nationwide race at Iowa Speedway on Saturday.
Aug
3rd

Tesla reports wider 2nd-quarter loss on development costs; Revenues more than double

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Electric car maker Tesla Motors reported a deeper second-quarter loss on Wednesday as sharply higher spending on research and development for upcoming vehicles more than offset revenue gains. Tesla reported a net loss of $58.
Aug
3rd

Suzuki’s 1st-quarter profit gains on sale of share in GM unit

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Suzuki, the Japanese automaker 20 percent owned by Volkswagen, said first-quarter profit rose 24 percent, aided by a one-time gain from selling shares of a GM unit. Operating profit fell 20 percent after the March 11 earthquake disrupted production.
Aug
3rd

Toyota offers peek at redesigned 2012 Camry

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A redesigned Toyota Camry sedan is coming this fall--and Toyota is cranking up the marketing machine.
Aug
3rd

Creating a buzz is a new game for Ford

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In the future, it won't be enough to simply buy a Ford vehicle. The manufacturer also wants customers to help market it and help explain the vehicle to other potential customers.
Aug
3rd

AutoNation, short of Japanese cars, has 4% sales decline for July

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AutoNation, hurt by sharply lower sales of imported Japanese brands, reported a 4 percent decline in new-vehicle sales last month compared with July 2010. U.S.
Aug
3rd

U.S. suppliers depend on improved customer relationships, panelists say

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The rebound of the North American automotive supply base depends on improving relationships, panelists said today here at the 2011 Management Briefing Seminars.
Aug
3rd

One-fourth of U.S. drivers have trouble paying for auto repairs, AAA says

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Americans have difficulty paying for costly vehicle repairs and are driving older cars longer, according to a survey released today by AAA.
Aug
3rd

Honda adds auto headlamps and rear camera, drops Accord name from Crosstour wagon

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Honda has made minor changes to the Crosstour wagon for the 2012 model year. The Crosstour was introduced for the 2010 model year.
Aug
3rd

AutoNation’s COO Maroone joins TrueCar.com board

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AutoNation COO Mike Maroone is joining the TrueCar.com board of directors, the company announced today. The car-buying Web site recently sold its 300,000th vehicle and competes with sites such as Edmunds.com and AutoTrader.com.
Aug
3rd

Go coast to coast in Need for Speed: The Run

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The Cannonball Run, the Gumball 3000, Paris to Dakar--these are the journeys most of us will never get to make, until now.
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