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Jun
8th

US: Pension funds demand Chrysler sale delay

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Indiana pension funds at the weekend asked the US Supreme Court to immediately delay the sale of bankrupt Chrysler to a group led by Fiat while they challenge the deal. Full story...
Jun
8th

Review: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

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Review: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid
2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Chevy Hybrid Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine
The cowboy Cadillac with a green streak.

If only General Motors chairman Rick Wagoner had driven a Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid to Washington last November instead of flying via company jet. A two-wheel-drive version of this pickup could have completed the Detroit-to-D.C. journey on one tank of regular, thereby hinting to our elected representatives that GM gets it. In his remarks before Congress, the now former chairman might have noted that his vehicle of choice was not some distant development but instead a real, ready-for-market, cowboy Cadillac steeped in advanced technology.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Chevy Hybrid Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
8th

White House urges top court to avoid blocking Chrysler sale

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The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to reject a request to delay the sale of Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat S.p.A., saying that blocking the deal would have "grave consequences." Full story...
Jun
8th

VIETNAM: May sales off 24%

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Vietnam new car sales last month fell 24% year on year to 8,761 vehicles, as tight credit and a weakening economy hit demand. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM, Ford suffer as car sales sink deeper in Russia

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General Motors' Chevrolet brand and Ford Motor were among the biggest losers as the collapse in car sales in the Russia failed to find a bottom in May. Volume plunged 58 percent last month to 280,900, compared with May 2008. Full story...
Jun
8th

JAPAN: Toyota plans to make small cars more profitable

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Toyota plans to cut the cost of producing compact cars by US$1bn a year as demand is likely to grow during the global recession, a newspaper said. Full story...
Jun
8th

Chrysler says it needs flexible buys for $67 million ad budget

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Chrysler isn't planning to participate in upcoming television ad buying process -- and it may continue life without the brand that carries its name. Full story...
Jun
8th

Lamborghini hybrid on the way?

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Italian supercar maker announces it's looking into hybrid technology and fits solar panels to its factory roof


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Jun
8th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of electronic braking systems

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Baffling terms such as ABS, ASR, BAS, EBD, EMD, ESP and TCS bound back and forth in brake engineering circles. But it's a foreign language to many. Do drivers really understand this braking technology, let alone know how to use it to best effect? Matthew Beecham releases just-auto's annual review of electronic braking technology. Full story...
Jun
8th

Fiat 500 cabriolet will start at 16,600 euros

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Fiat announced Monday that the 500 C -- the convertible version of its popular 500 minicar -- will start at 16,600 euros in Italy. That is 2,800 euros more than the hardtop 500 with the same 1.2-liter gasoline engine and comparable equipment. Full story...
Jun
8th

Fiat 500 cabriolet will starts at 16,600 euros

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Fiat announced Monday that the 500 C -- the convertible version of its popular 500 minicar -- will start at 16,600 euros in Italy. That is 2,800 euros more than the hardtop 500 with the same 1.2-liter gasoline engine and comparable equipment. Full story...
Jun
8th

Mercedes S-class becomes a hybrid:

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Mercedes-Benz has been busy. Having just introduced a new E-class, it now presents the 2010 S-class. The lineup includes the S400 hybrid, and the first production Mercedes hybrid is aimed squarely at Lexus’s LS 600h. Full story...
Jun
8th

Mercedes hybridizes its S-class :

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Mercedes-Benz has been busy. Having just introduced a new E-class, it now presents the 2010 S-class. The lineup includes the S400 hybrid, and the first production Mercedes hybrid is aimed squarely at Lexus’s LS 600h. Full story...
Jun
8th

Rolls Royce Ghost spied

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Latest spy shots of 'baby' Rolls prove the £180,000 saloon is ready for production


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Jun
8th

2010 Lotus Evora: More room, plenty of fun:

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Knees splayed, head cocked and elbows tucked in tight, we wouldn’t call the seats particularly spacious, but the fact that we fit at all was impressive. They would certainly work in a pinch. We’re talking Lotus Evora seats, after all--the rear ones. Full story...
Jun
8th

RUSSIA: Sberbank to pay EUR65m for GM plant

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State-controlled Sberbank is expected to pay EUR65m for bankrupt General Motors' plant in St Petersburg, a source at the bank told Prime-Tass. Full story...
Jun
8th

INDIA: Sales rise for the fourth straight month

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Car sales in India rose an annual 2.5% in May, climbing for the fourth consecutive month, following the introduction of interest rate cuts and stimulus packages although the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) warned that high borrowing costs and the effects of tax cuts were waning. Full story...
Jun
8th

RUSSIA: GM plant tools up for new Cruze

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General Motors has stopped production at its plant in St Petersburg, Russia until the end of the month as it tools up for the new Chevrolet Cruze. Full story...
Jun
8th

GERMANY: Conti and Schaeffler merger may get state aid

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The German government could provide embattled Continental and Schaeffler Group with financial support, Lower Saxony state premier Christian Wulff has told Focus magazine. Full story...
Jun
8th

CHINA: Hummer sale talks on this week

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Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery's management team is in the United States hammering out a deal with GM to buy Hummer, and could return to China this week, a source close to the talks has said. Full story...
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