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General Motors may expand its global powertrain engineering headquarters in suburban Detroit, where an $87.6 million tax abatement has been approved.

We first saw the Mercedes-Benz CLS and#8220;Shooting Brakeand#8221; at the Beijing motor show in 2010. It reappeared this year at the

Outside the Detroit metro area, the great state of Michigan is resplendent with dense woods; cold, trout-packed streams; and hundreds of campgrounds ranging from full-service to barely rustic. It's truly an outdoor recreation enthusiast's paradise.

Supplier BorgWarner, which makes turbochargers, is concerned the fourth quarter may be 'more difficult' for companies as a slowdown in Europe widens, CEO Tim Manganello said in an interview.

Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia increased by 10% in September, according to data released by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee (AEB AMC).

General Motors has appointed its chief lobbyist to the newly created post of global

September 2012 Auto Sales

It's better in September.

On the heels of a healthy summer for new-car sales, things actually improved in September, as the annualized sales rate bumped up against the 15-million-unit mark. Industry observers are crediting an improving overall economy, low interest rates, freer bank lending, and rising demand driven by an aging U.S. fleet.

Photo Gallery: September 2012 Auto Sales - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: September 2012 Auto Sales - Automobile Magazine

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Here at Autoweek we're required to spend a lot of time watching car videos on the Internet. It's a lot of hard work.

The fragility of the automotive supply chain has been highlighted by natural disasters, particularly in Asia over the past 18 months. This month's management briefing, written by Interchange Europe exclusively for just-auto, considers how fragile the supply chains of international manufacturing firms have become and the strategic responses now being formulated in response to the Thai floods. This first part looks at the evolution of the flood event itself and its devastating effects.

PSA Peugeot Citroen is declining to comment whether or not CEO, Philippe Varin, discussed the automaker's decision to cut up to 8,000 jobs during a plant visit by a senior French Minister yesterday (8 October).

News 22 Oct, 2012

Just five track-only SLS GT3 45th Anniversary editions will be sold

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Ford, the only large U.S. automaker that didn't receive a U.S.

My interest in cars remains stuck in the early 1970s--when I was spending most of my time trying to retrieve the copies of AutoWeek that had been confiscated by my second grade teacher, Mrs. Wilks.

Michael Ableson, General Motors' former head of compact car development, began his career with the company in 1984. He has worked in a number of senior engineering positions in the US and Germany since then. His most recent appointment sees him heading up Engineering for GM Europe. He recently spoke to Glenn Brooks about the new role.

GM named a former ATandT executive who served as the automaker's voice in Washington after its U.S.-steered rescue to become global chief of Cadillac.

News 9 Oct, 2012

Latest spy pictures of the next-generation BMW 3 Series-rivalling Infiniti G37

Pictures 9 Oct, 2012

Mercedes-Benz has initiated a voluntary recall for its 2013