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Jun
25th

Fiat achieves first, sells more 500s outside Italy than inside

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BALOCCO, Italy -- The universal appeal of the Fiat 500 has helped the 110-year company achieve a first: The automaker currently sells more units of the retro-styled minicar outside its home market than inside. Full story...
Jun
25th

Fiat first: Automaker sells more 500s outside Italy than inside

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BALOCCO, Italy -- The universal appeal of the Fiat 500 has helped the 110-year company achieve a first: The automaker currently sells more units of the retro-styled minicar outside its home market than inside. Full story...
Jun
25th

CHINA: Planning agency seen refusing Hummer bid

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The top economic planning agency in China is likely to reject Sichuan Tengzhong's bid to buy Hummer from bankrupt General Motors, state radio said on Thursday. Full story...
Jun
25th

US: Ford supplier consolidation on track

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Ford said on Thursday it was accelerating its supplier consolidation plans and remained on track toward its goal of 750 global suppliers. Full story...
Jun
25th

JAPAN: New Toyota chief signals local market focus

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Toyota needs to start over from "rock bottom" and will abandon for now its policy of offering a full product range world-wide to focus more on local market needs, new president and founding family member, Akio Toyoda, said at his first press conference in Tokyo today. Full story...
Jun
25th

US: Lenders oppose planned Delphi sale

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Hedge fund lenders to Delphi are reportedly objecting to an allegedly secretive deal under which Delphi plans to sell its assets to GM and Platinum Equity. Full story...
Jun
25th

POLAND: BorgWarner opens turbocharger facility

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BorgWarner has officially opened its new turbocharger factory in the Polish city of Rzeszów. Full story...
Jun
25th

Renault to boost Megane production in Spain

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Renault will boost production at its Palencia, Spain factory starting in September to meet strong demand for its three-model Megane range. The French carmaker will add 200 units of daily production to the Palencia factory. Full story...
Jun
25th

ANALYSIS: Where now for Fiat?

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Fiat lost out in the battle for Opel - and that has a knock-on effect for the group, making it harder to make for much-needed cuts in Italian capacity. Sergio Marchionne still wants a third partner - but who will it be? Mark Bursa investigates Full story...
Jun
25th

Rival bidders provide needed theatrics for Opel deal

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Neither the German government nor bankrupt U.S. carmaker General Motors will admit it, but rival suitors for GM's Opel unit are likely just pawns in a high-stakes game of poker with favored bidder Magna International. Full story...
Jun
25th

Spain gets boost from scrapping

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Recently approved government incentives appear to be working in Spain, where new-car sales in June have shot up dramatically since public authorities began offering buyers a 2,000 euro (about $2,790) rebate, the Spanish car manufacturers association... Full story...
Jun
25th

BMW’s twin-turbo M5

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Next-generation M5 will get a twin-turbo V10 and KERS from BMW's Formula One cars!


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Jun
25th

Collectible Classic: 1950-1951 Studebaker “Bullet Nose” Commander

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Collectible Classic: 1950-1951 Studebaker "Bullet Nose" Commander
1950-1951 Studebaker "Bullet Nose" Commander - Classic Studebaker Car - Automobile Magazine
Truly a Buck Rogers vision of the future, Studebaker's gamble with aircraft design vocabulary paid off for two glorious years starting in 1950.

Just say the word "Studebaker," and the chances are good that the image that springs immediately to mind is of the 1950-1951 models, a.k.a. the "bullet nose" or "airplane" Studey. Although Studebaker was the first major manufacturer to put a totally new design on the market (using the slogan "First by far with a postwar car") for the '47 model year, it's the face-lifted version of that basic car, which came three years later, that was paradoxically radical and commercially successful. One of the most oft-heard Studebaker clichés - "they were so ahead of their time" - is exemplified by the bullet nose. Truly a Buck Rogers vision of the future, Studebaker's gamble with aircraft design vocabulary paid off for two glorious years starting in 1950.


Photo Gallery: 1950-1951 Studebaker "Bullet Nose" Commander - Classic Studebaker Car - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
25th

BMW 316d revealed

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BMW launches its cleanest 3-Series model yet.


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Jun
25th

BRAZIL [updated 26.06.09]: Citroën expects growth well ahead of market

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Although Peugeot has traditionally held a higher market share in Brazil than its PSA sibling Citroën, the 'chevron' brand has been growing strongly here of late. Full story...
Jun
25th

BRAZIL: Citroën expects growth well ahead of market

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Although Peugeot has traditionally held a higher market share in Brazil than its PSA sibling Citroën - the reverse of most other countries - the 'chevron' brand has been growing strongly here of late. Full story...
Jun
25th

US: Baltimore launches EV car share and rental scheme

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The city of Baltimore claims it has became one of America's first cities to feature an electric car share and rental program, using advanced lithium ion battery technology developed by ExxonMobil. Full story...
Jun
25th

US: Pre-production Chevy Volt hits the road

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Chevrolet has begun road testing the first pre-production units of its Volt 'range extender' hybrid. Full story...
Jun
25th

Toyota’s new boss warns of 2 more tough years

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Akio Toyoda, the new head of Toyota Motor Corp., warned today the auto industry faces two years of tough times as he outlined his strategy to make the company founded by his grandfather profitable again. Full story...
Jun
25th

Toyota’s new boss warns of two more tough years

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The new head of Toyota Motor Corp. warned today the auto industry faces two years of tough times, as he outlined his strategy to make the company profitable again. Full story...
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