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Oct
9th

L.A. auto show to feature 22 world debuts from 13 brands, organizers say

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The Los Angeles Auto Show next month will host 22 world debuts from 13 brands, organizers said today. The brands are BMW, Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, Mini, Porsche, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota.
Oct
9th

2014 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra recalled: 22,000 pickups cited for faulty seats

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General Motors is recalling nearly 22,000 units of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and
Oct
9th

AutoWeek – Latest Car News Feed 2013-10-09 14:30:00

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Codemasters' F1 simulator is back for 2013 with all the drivers, cars and tracks from the current season.
Oct
9th

GM recalls 22,000 new Silverado, Sierra pickups for seat issue

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General Motors is recalling nearly 22,000 units of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra full-size pickups because the seats may move in a rear-end crash.
Oct
9th

Mercedes-Benz, BMW both post record September sales : Benz claims biggest month ever thanks in part to CLA sales

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Not only are the German horsepower wars still going strong, but if this next bit of news isn't evidence of German sales wars, then we don't know what is.
Oct
9th

Toyota trims plug-in Prius price to improve sluggish U.S. sales

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Toyota is reducing the price of its 2014 plug-in Prius models in the United States to try to boost sales and meet a California mandate as automakers find that cost is critical to consumers' willingness to buy rechargeable autos.
Oct
9th

PRODUCT EYE: Turning over the newest Leaf

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It would be fair to say that the original Nissan Leaf was a smash hit at Roberts Towers. I can't believe our original review was as long ago as February 2012 but there you go. And, for weeks after The Man from Nissan loaded it on its transporter and took it back home, Misses 5 and 2 kept asking where the lovely quiet blue car had gone.
Oct
9th

New-vehicle fuel economy slips 0.3 mpg in September from August, study says

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The average fuel economy of new trucks, cars, SUVs and vans sold in September fell 0.3 mpg from August, to 24.6 mpg, according to a monthly report from the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
Oct
9th

Mister Cartoon – Modern Muralist

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Mister Cartoon - Modern Muralist
Mister Cartoon - Modern Muralist - Automobile Magazine
So far today, Mark Machado, better known as Mister Cartoon, has dropped off three of his kids at school and customized a Chevrolet Camaro.

So far today, Mark Machado, better known as Mister Cartoon, has dropped off three of his kids at school and customized a Chevrolet Camaro. Later, working until 9 p.m., he'll lay out the pattern for a lucky client who joins top celebs and ballplayers in receiving one of his Escher-like tattoos. "We stretch when other people go home," he says. Right now, though, he welcomes us to a commercial pillbox near the west end of L.A.'s Sixth Street Viaduct, the seat of his creative empire, to talk about his art, culture, and car-care products.


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Photo Gallery: Mister Cartoon - Modern Muralist - Automobile Magazine


Oct
9th

SWEDEN: NEVS sticks to autumn Saab 9-3 relaunch date

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) is remaining coy concerning any precise restart date for its Saab division, but insists it will still be "this autumn," as final supplier contracts are negotiated.
Oct
9th

Subaru ad to bring near-death back from holiday

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After focusing on reliability, relationships and "love," in its ads, Subaru of America is going back to the well with a creative theme broached a few years ago: a near-miss with death.
Oct
9th

Chevy begins marketing push for fast-tracked 2014 Malibu

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Chevrolet is launching a full-blown marketing campaign for the re-engineered 2014 Malibu, a bid to jump-start sales after the previous model year's major redesign failed to resonate with shoppers.
Oct
9th

Scale Model Kit of the Week: 1/20 Scale 1981 Porsche 928S: The flagship of the Disco Era, now in large scale by Tamiya

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Japan seems to be the home of some of the world's best automotive scale model kits, so it made sense for us to go with
Oct
9th

One Lap of the Web: Shark-jumper cars, tether cars, and Bratty cars: Automotive goodness from all corners of the Internet

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Oct
9th

AutoWeek – Car Reviews 2013-10-09 10:41:01

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Your first instinct when driving the 2013 Dinan BMW 550xi S2 would probably be to compare it with the contemporary M5. Ours certainly was.
Oct
9th

2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI review notes: Torque sets this VW Jetta apart

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: I've heard much about VW's effort to push their products to the bargain-seeking car buyers of the world by cutting corners and charging extra for features, so I was glad to hear the door of our
Oct
9th

JAPAN: Toyota and Subaru to develop hybrid SUV jointly – report

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Having done a sports car together, Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries and Toyota will now jointly develop a hybrid sport utility vehicle and sell it under their respective brands as early as 2017, the Nikkei reported.
Oct
9th

2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive

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2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive
2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive - Automobile Magazine
Going green in oil country.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- This doesn’t seem like the right place to launch a hybrid car. Texas is land of the pickup truck, land of the cattle ranch, land of the oil wells, with gasoline prices often as much as thirty cents lower than the national average. It’s hard to imagine a hybrid becoming trendy here.


Photo Gallery: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: 2014 Honda Accord Hybrid First Drive - Automobile Magazine


Oct
9th

GERMANY: Porsche sales up 14.7% YTD

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Porsche sales worldwide in the first nine months of 2013 rose 14.7% year on year to 119,747. September sales were up 9.1% to 12,970.
Oct
9th

RUSSIA: Light vehicle sales down 5% in September [includes data summary]

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Russian light vehicle sales in September were down 5% on last year according to data issued by the Moscow-based Association of European Businesses (AEB).
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