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Jun
8th

Supplier Innatech’s assets acquired in bankruptcy court

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Supplier Engineered Plastic Components Inc. has acquired the assets of plastics parts maker Innatech LLC through a sale in U.S. Bankruptcy Court. Innatech's operations will close, and the work will be folded into its EPC's existing eight plants. Full story...
Jun
8th

The new Panoz supercar is revealed, and test-driving the 2010 Audi A4T, in News Brake for Tuesday, June 8:

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In News Brake: Panoz channels the spirit of Le Mans with the new Abruzzi, Viper has special speed demons for dealers, and we test-drive the 2010 Audi A4T . . . But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jun
8th

GM to recall 1.5 million vehicles for fire risk:

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General Motors Co. said it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles with heated washer-fluid systems following engine fires that occurred even after a 2008 fix on many of the same cars for similar problems. Full story...
Jun
8th

Ford aims to complete Mercury dealer talks by year end

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Ford Motor Co. hopes to wrap talks by year end with the dealers for the Mercury brand it is shutting to focus on its mass-market Ford and luxury Lincoln brands, CEO Alan Mulally said today. Full story...
Jun
8th

GERMANY: There’ll be lots of new Merc trucks in Brazil

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Daimler said on Tuesday its Juiz de Fora plant in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais would next year start making the Mercedes-Benz Actros heavy and Accelo light trucks for Latin America. Full story...
Jun
8th

2010 Aston Martin DB9, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This was not nearly the eye-popping, holy-crap experience I thought it would be. The car certainly is a looker, but driving it is sort of underwhelming. Maybe my expectations were too high. Full story...
Jun
8th

U.S. suppliers’ prospects brighten, Moody’s says

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Moody's Investors Service today revised its outlook for U.S. automotive parts suppliers to positive from stable, citing growing demand for vehicle parts as sales rise in a recovering economy. Moody's revised upward its U.S. Full story...
Jun
8th

COMMENT: Does Opel have a plan C?

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News that Germany's economic steering committee is to meet tomorrow (9 June) to discuss - again - Opel's request for EUR1.3bn (US$1.6bn) in loan guarantees - has not exactly generated great hope the deal will be approved. Full story...
Jun
8th

UK: Changan announces UK R&D centre

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Changan Automobile is establishing Changan UK Research and Development Centre in Nottingham, creating up to 200 new jobs over the next three years. Full story...
Jun
8th

UK: New EUR1.8bn PSA loan syndicated

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PSA Peugeot Citroen has begun syndication of a EUR1.8bn (US$2.4bn) refinancing loan, the lead banks said. Full story...
Jun
8th

Audi R8 E-tron hits the road for testing:

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The high-tech Audi R8 E-tron is being tested on public roads to start a development program that Ingolstadt insiders say will have the all-electric, four-wheel-drive supercar on sale in North America by the end of 2012. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM to recall 1.5 million vehicles for fire risk

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General Motors Co. said it is recalling 1.5 million vehicles with heated washer-fluid systems following engine fires that occurred even after many of the same cars were recalled in 2008 for electrical shorts. Full story...
Jun
8th

VW Tiguan

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Camouflaged Tiguan confirms mid-life facelift is on the way


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Jun
8th

VW Tiguan spied

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Camouflaged Tiguan confirms mid-life facelift is on the way


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Jun
8th

GERMANY: Economics committee could decide Opel aid fate tomorrow

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A further meeting of Germany's economic steering committee slated for tomorrow (8 June) could finally determine if GM division Opel is successful in its EUR1.3bn (US$1.55bn) loan guarantee request. Full story...
Jun
8th

This week’s mag

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BMW Z9 world exclusive, mpg ultimate-economy test, seven-seat MINI revealed, Nissan Juke driven
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Jun
8th

ITALY: Fiat union pessimistic on productivity talks

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Talks have started today (8 June) between Fiat and its largest union FIOM concerning productivity improvements, although the labour organisation has expressed pessimism concerning the outcome. Full story...
Jun
8th

Dealer Demons: Dodge customizes Vipers for select stores and enthusiasts:

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Weand#8217;ve seen many special-edition Dodge Vipers for the car's final year--the ACR-X, the Vooodoo Viper, the 1:33. It's almost as if every Viper is a special edition. Full story...
Jun
8th

First Drive: 2011 BMW 135i DCT

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First Drive: 2011 BMW 135i DCT
2011 BMW 135i DCT - BMW Luxury Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine
Sticking it to the stick shift?

BMW launched the 1-series just a few years ago, but the company's smallest current model isn't immune to the engine update that is spreading across the BMW lineup for the 2011 model year. Accordingly, the '11 135i is now offered with the new single-turbocharged "N55" six-cylinder engine, which features BMW's Valvetronic technology and direct fuel injection. Even more notable is the 135i's new seven-speed dual-clutch transmission (a.k.a. DCT), the first application of a DCT with the N55 in-line six.


Photo Gallery: 2011 BMW 135i DCT - BMW Luxury Coupe Review - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
8th

Daimler builds a stretched Mercedes E class in China

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Daimler AG has begun building a "stretched" Mercedes E-class sedan in China in a bid to win consumers drawn to long-wheelbase sedans from German rivals BMW and Audi. Full story...
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