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Jul
15th

Detroit brands top Asian, European rivals in study of most appealing models:

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Owner delight with import vehicles is falling, and Detroit 3 brands are more appealing than European and Asian rivals for the first time in 13 years, according to a study measuring owner enthusiasm and satisfaction. Full story...
Jul
15th

Detroit brands top Asians, Europeans in study of most appealing models:

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Owner delight with import vehicles is falling, and Detroit 3 brands are more appealing than European and Asian rivals for the first time in 13 years, according to a study measuring owner enthusiasm and satisfaction. Full story...
Jul
15th

Ford F-150 pickup will get three replacement powertrains for 2011:

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The 2011 Ford F-150 pickup will get three replacement powertrains. Full story...
Jul
15th

Ford F-150 pickup will get 3 replacement powertrains:

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The 2011 Ford F-150 pickup will get three replacement powertrains. Full story...
Jul
15th

Dealer unleashes limited-edition Viper roadster:

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Before production of the Viper ended earlier this month, Dodge made sure to send out the current generation of the V10 supercar with numerous limited-editions. Full story...
Jul
15th

Obama says electric car battery prices to tumble

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The cost of the high-powered batteries needed for a coming wave of electric cars is projected to drop by as much as 70 percent over the next five years, according to a U.S. government forecast. Full story...
Jul
15th

Mustang men team up for charity auction car:

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Jack Roush and Carroll Shelby are two men who have been linked with the Ford Mustang for decades. Amazingly, they have never worked together on one--until now. Full story...
Jul
15th

Ford’s F-150 pickup will get 3 replacement powertrains

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In offering first V-6 since 2008 model year, automaker hopes to broaden appeal of top-selling pickup for 2011 by offering more fuel-efficient engines. Full story...
Jul
15th

Toyota drops suit against Group 1 over purchase of S.C. stores

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After the lawsuit was filed, the owner of the stores, dealer Gene Reed, agreed to sell the operations instead to Hendrick Automotive Group, the nation's seventh-largest dealership group. Full story...
Jul
15th

Delphi’s ‘Turnaround Kid’ Miller gets challenge at rescued insurer AIG

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Steve Miller, who calls himself "The Turnaround Kid' after a career spent helping hobbled companies survive, has another rescue mission as chairman of bailed-out insurer American International Group Inc. Full story...
Jul
15th

Lamborghini opens carbon-fiber research center:

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Lamborghini is betting carbon fiber is the future of automotive design. Full story...
Jul
15th

Congress passes Wall Street reform, sends to Obama for signing

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The U.S. Congress today approved the broadest overhaul of financial rules since the Great Depression and sent it to President Barack Obama to sign into law. Auto dealers fought successfully to be exempted from the bill. Full story...
Jul
15th

Nissan Leaf: It drives likes a car–shocking!:

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WITH VIDEO -- Nissan brought out a preproduction prototype of its coming Leaf electric vehicle and we got to drive it a few miles. Full story...
Jul
15th

Chrysler halts Wrangler output on parts shortage

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Chrysler Group LLC halted production at the Toledo, Ohio, plant that builds the Jeep Wrangler today due to a parts shortage after storms that struck Mexico hampered shipments, a spokeswoman said. Full story...
Jul
15th

First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic Wagon

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First Drive: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic Wagon
2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic Wagon - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
The refusenik

Some people refuse to get with the program. They will not go with the flow. Ignoring trends, they do-and buy-what they want. When it comes to cars, no group swims against a stronger tide than the people who buy station wagons. So while the arrival of a new Mercedes-Benz E-class wagon is an absolute non-event for the vast majority of America's new-car buyers, for one tiny, independent-minded group of traditionalists, it is no doubt a reassuring symbol of constancy in a fast-changing world.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic Wagon - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


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Jul
15th

2011 BMW 550i, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I laughed out loud when I saw the price of this thing. It's a nice car, though. It's solid, fast, really well built, good-looking and it checks all the midsize-sedan boxes. Full story...
Jul
15th

Detroit brands top Asians, Europeans in study of most appealing models

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Detroit's three automakers had an average score of 787 out of 1,000 points in the 2010 study, a 13-point lead over the average score for European or Asian brands. Full story...
Jul
15th

The Smithsonian spotlights safety, and Mini goes smaller, in News Brake for Thursday, July 15:

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In today's News Brake: The Smithsonian looks at safety, Mini may go even smaller, and we test-drive the 2010 Audi TTS coupe . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jul
15th

JAPAN: Baby Nissan’s new CVT and ‘friendly message display function’

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Nissan's fourth generation March, now made in Thailand instead of locally for the Japanese market, went on sale this week with a new-generation Xtronic CVT gearbox with auxiliary transmission and a newly developed 1.2 litre three-cylinder HR12DE engine. Full story...
Jul
15th

CHINA: Geely announces positions on Volvo Car’s planned new board

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Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. has announced the top positions in the new board of directors Volvo Car Corporation pending completion of the acquisition of the company from Ford - which is 'anticipated to be completed within Q3 2010'. Full story...
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