The 2011 Ford Explorer was redesigned to get up to 27 miles-per-gallon on the highway, a far cry from the 19 mpg of its predecessor. And sales were up 73 percent in January vs. a year ago.
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Ford will air a 60-second TV spot starring hip-hop recording star Nelly during Sunday's Grammy Awards broadcast to show off the Explorer's new Sony audio system.
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Chrysler brand CEO Olivier Francois will meet with the company's newest marketing icon about future spots for the automaker, The Detroit Bureau reported today.
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The first official photographs of Mercedes-Benz's new C-class coupe have been published in Germany, breaking ahead of the car's planned public premiere at the Geneva motor show early next month.
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Toyota will expand in Russia by partnering with local automaker Sollers to help build Toyota-brand cars in the far east of the country as it pushes further into emerging markets, the Nikkei newspaper said.
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Ever wanted to ask AutoWeek editor Wes Raynal a question or give him a piece of your mind? Then circle Friday, Feb. 11, on your calendar and warm up your Twitter account.
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The De Tomaso name will return to the world automotive stage at the Geneva motor show on a new Pininfarina-designed concept car, partially revealed in these photos.
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The De Tomaso name will return to the world automotive stage at the Geneva motor show on a new Pininfarina-designed concept car, partially revealed in these photos.
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Ferrari said today it will use the full name of its "Ferrari F150th Italia" Formula One car from now on after Ford Motor Co. sued the Italian automaker over the use of the abbreviation "F150."
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Ferrari said today it will use the full name of its "Ferrari F150th Italia" Formula One car from now on after Ford Motor Co. sued the Italian automaker over the use of the abbreviation "F150."
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Under threat of legal action from Ford Motor Co., Ferrari on Thursday confirmed formally that its new Formula One car will be known as the F150th Italia and not as the F150 as originally intended.
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Tyre maker Goodyear booked a 2010 net loss of US$216m compared to $375m in red ink in 2009.
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Audi may add extra shifts at its German plants in a bid to meet booming demand and ahead of ambitious new sales targets.
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BorgWarner said its 2010 sales were a record US$5.652bn, up 42.7% from 2009. Operating income was $504.3 million, or 8.9% of sales.
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Along with the Vision ConnectedDrive concept, BMW will also unveil a production version of the all-electric 1-series ActiveE at the upcoming Geneva motor show.
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BMW's Vision ConnectedDrive, a radical concept the automaker will show in Geneva on March 1, will showcase a flamboyant new design language and advanced technologies set to make their production debut in BMW's future range-topping hybrid sports car...
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Automotive enthusiast, vintage racer, rapscallion and country-boy bon vivant Anatoly Arutunoff is in serious but stable condition following an accident on Feb. 8 while reportedly being a Good Samaritan.
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BorgWarner Inc. today said its fourth-quarter net income more than doubled from the same quarter last year -- and the supplier boosted its new-business expectations.
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Volkswagen is to invest EUR1bn (US$1.4bn) in Slovakia over the next five years to boost vehicle and components production at its operations near Bratislava.
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Opel has turned down a EUR30m (US$40.8m) bid from the Port of Antwerp for the land and buildings of its now defunct car assembly plan
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