Not that long ago, if a car maker wanted to be seen and noticed, they had to have some show-floor space at the Detroit auto show. No doubt, times have really changed. Although the Cobo Hall still holds its fair share of hot cars, the bulk of the prestige and super-high-end cars were on display at The Gallery, as you may know.
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Detroit, Michigan -- Subaru didn't have any flashy new concept to showcase this year at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. There wasn't any new production model with wonderful virtues, either. But there were numbers, tons of numbers!
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DETROIT, - Michigan-based Saleen Performance Vehicles has two premier assets - the Saleen S281 and Saleen 435S - at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit during press week from January 11-14, and public days from January 16-24.
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Seven-time World Driving Champion driver Michael Schumacher enjoyed hi second day of pre-season testing, driving again the developmental GP2 car at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
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The General Motors Foundation today approved an immediate $100,000 contribution to the American Red Cross relief fund to help earthquake-stricken Haiti. GM also has provided a direct web-link that employees can conveniently access from their desktop work stations to contribute personally to the Red Cross disaster fund.
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Detroit, Michigan -- In its third year at the NAIAS, China's BYD made quite a resounding statement. According to Henry Li, General Manager, Vehicle Export, BYD will become the number one automaker in its domestic market by 2015 and across the globe by 2025!
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Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit, driver of an X-raid BMW truck, claimed his first Dakar stage win on the Santiago to San Juan stage today, Wednesday.
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General Motors on Tuesday afternoon (12 Janaury) named Stephen Taylor and Peter Torngren as wind-down supervisors of Saab, jointly replacing the CEO and board immediately.
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General Motors on Tuesday afternoon (12 Janaury) named Stephen Taylor and Peter Torngren as wind-down supervisors of Saab, jointly replacing the CEO and board immediately. The move came hours after the first Swedish-made convertible left the company's Trollhattan assembly line.
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Volkswagen unit Seat plans to cut 330 non-production jobs in Spain due to a downturn in demand.
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The French government has warned Renault that shifting production to Turkey must not lead to job losses in France.
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Daimler's plan for a technology link with Renault could also take in the French company's alliance partner Nissan.
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Supplier Continental has wrapped up its EUR1.1bn (US$1.6bn) capital increase that will be used to pay down debt.
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Ford remains open to offers from other potential bidders for its Volvo Cars unit despite a commercial agreement to sell the business to China's Zhejiang Geely, according to Swedish business newspaper Dagens Industri.
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Two key European auto industry chiefs have predicted a tough 2010 lies ahead. Ford of Europe chief executive officer John Fleming said he expected sales to fall by as much as 2m units as countries end scrappage incentive programmes while General Motors' European chief Nick Reilly thought industry-wide sales in western Europe would fall by up to 14% for the same reason.
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A total of 3,745 new cars were sold in Latvia in 2009 an 80.5% decrease on 2008, according to the Latvian Authorised Automobile Dealers Association.
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Russia is to introduce a scrappage scheme aimed at boosting its flagging new vehicle market.
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