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Aug
15th

American Ace: Joey Hand

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American Ace: Joey Hand
American Ace: Joey Hand - Automobile Magazine
Driving for BMW, Joey Hand takes on the DTM German racing series.

Joey Hand is one of those irrepressible optimists who see opportunity in every calamity. After finishing thirteenth and fourteenth to kick off the season, the first American to earn a factory ride in the prestigious German DTM series looked like he might be the last American to get a chance to play with the big boys. But Hand characteristically accentuated the positive.


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Aug
15th

Carmel Invaded: Best-Yet Concours on the Avenue takes over town

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Almost 200 cars and one cement mixer roared onto normally staid Ocean Avenue in downtown Carmel for the annual Concours on the Avenue on Aug. 14. By all accounts, this was the best in the event's six years of existence.
Aug
15th

Treasury appoints two directors to Ally Financial board

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The Treasury Department today named two directors to the board of Ally Financial, the auto lender which is still 74-percent owned by the federal government after a series of bailouts during the financial crisis.
Aug
15th

Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Rich Brand, Poor Brand

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Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Rich Brand, Poor Brand
Noise, Vibration & Harshness: Rich Brand, Poor Brand - Automobile Magazine
Off to Santa Barbara, where BMW has summoned us to sample the new M6 convertible and the 640i Gran Coupe, equally ample and freshly misnamed -- being a four-door and not a coupe, which by popular perception, if not strict definition, has only two doors.

Off to Santa Barbara, where BMW has summoned us to sample the new M6 convertible and the 640i Gran Coupe, equally ample and freshly misnamed -- being a four-door and not a coupe, which by popular perception, if not strict definition, has only two doors. A polite guest first and foremost, I won't point out this linguistic foul ball to the hosts. Santa Barbara is many things, but above all it's pleasant. So why be otherwise?


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Aug
15th

The Land Rover Range Rover gets a redesign: Autoweek TV

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Also in this episode: Fisker hires a boss from GM, and McLaren drops the next MP4-12C at Pebble Beach.
Aug
15th

Bugatti Coachbuild to debut at The Quail

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After 73 years, Jean Bugatti's final masterpiece has been completed, and the 1934 Bugatti Type 64 Coupe Chassis (No. 64002) will debut with its recently completed coachbuilt body Aug. 17 at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering.
Aug
15th

BMW may have padded U.S. July sales to edge Mercedes, report says

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BMW may have inflated its flagship brand's July sales figures to edge rival Mercedes-Benz for the month as the best-selling luxury brand in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Aug
15th

BMW may have padded U.S. July sales to edge Mercedes, report says

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BMW may have inflated its flagship brand's July sales figures to edge rival Mercedes-Benz for the month as the best-selling luxury brand in the United States, The Wall Street Journal reported today.
Aug
15th

McLaren to debut MP4-12C Can-Am at Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance

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The Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance weekend is less than a week away, and debuts continue to roll in.
Aug
15th

Ford boosts investment for battery-powered cars

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Ford Motor, debuting five battery-powered models this year, is spending $135 million to design electric-drive parts and double battery testing capacity.
Aug
15th

China automakers’ export plans clouded by asbestos recall

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An Australian recall by China's two biggest car exporters for potential cancer-producing asbestos parts may threaten plans by Chinese automakers to expand into the United States and Europe amid intensifying competition at home.
Aug
15th

Collectible Classic: 1971-1979 Fiat 128

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Collectible Classic: 1971-1979 Fiat 128
Collectible Classic: 1971-1979 Fiat 128 - Automobile Magazine
Enzo's econobox.

The 1970s ushered in the econobox, and of all the cars that fit that descriptor, one was the true pioneer of the small cars we drive today: the Fiat 128. Although the Mini was the first popular transverse-engine, front-wheel-drive car, its gearbox was located in the engine's sump, a less-than-ideal arrangement that has not been used since. The Fiat 128 was the Italian automaker's first mainstream front-wheel-drive car, and its mechanical layout proved enduring, with the east-west-mounted engine driving the transmission off the driver's side.


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Photo Gallery: Collectible Classic: 1971-1979 Fiat 128 - Automobile Magazine


Aug
15th

2012 Acura MDX review notes: A three-row luxury SUV stalwart

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The 2012 Acura MDX is a classy SUV with respectable power and a bit of space inside.
Aug
15th

UK: Ford claims ‘undercover agents’ helped develop B-Max

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Ford said it used 'undercover agents' to develop its new compact MPV, the B-Max.
Aug
15th

Chrysler bringing classic Mopars to Woodward Dream Cruise : Dodge, Ram, Chrysler and probably even Plymouth will grace automaker’s Cruise event

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Chrysler is showing its wares, old and new, at the Woodward Dream Cruise this year.
Aug
15th

CANADA: CAW chief says no more concessions

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Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) president Ken Lewenza has warned automakers to stop asking for concessions as the first contract talks in four years got under way.
Aug
15th

Redesigned 2013 Range Rover cuts weight with aluminum body: New SUV arrives in December

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The redesigned 2013 Range Rover SUV goes on sale in the U.S. market in December featuring a sharply lighter body, improved fuel economy and better handling.
Aug
15th

A look at Volvo future products: New engines, architecture on the way

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Volvo wants to derive economies of scale from a new front-wheel-drive architecture called SPA, for Scalable Platform Architecture.
Aug
15th

Porsche Panamera estate confirmed for Paris

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Porsche Panamera estate
News 16 Aug, 2012

Porsche will debut a Panamera estate at the Paris Motor Show

Aug
15th

Obama delays U.S. fuel-economy rule past self-imposed deadline

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Federal auto and environmental regulators are delaying, past a self-imposed deadline of today, the release of a final rule requiring automakers to raise the average fuel-economy of their fleets to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
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