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Jun
8th

GERMANY: Qatar likely to take Porsche stake

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The Emir of Qatar has given his verbal commitment to buy into Porsche via his state fund, German magazine Focus reported at the weekend. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM will kill medium-duty truck unit after failing to find buyer

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General Motors will shut down its medium-duty truck business by July 31 after a four-year search failed to find a buyer. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM will kill medium-duty truck unit, can’t find buyer

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General Motors will shut down its medium-duty truck business by July 31 after a four-year search failed to find a buyer. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM will kill medium-duty truck production

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General Motors will end production of its medium-duty truck operations by July 31. GM's medium-duty trucks include the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC Topkick. GM has been trying to sell the operations for four years and has worked with multiple buyers. Full story...
Jun
8th

Lamborghini goes green, Audi puts its cars on a diet: News Brake for Monday, June 8:

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In today's News Brake: Lamborghini makes plans to make its cars and factory greener; Tata wants to put a Nano in your driveway; and Audi is putting its future cars on a diet ... But Wait, There's More! Full story...
Jun
8th

SPAIN: Figuerelas gets new Opel Meriva but output to fall sharply

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Figuerelas, Opel's struggling Spanish car factory, will begin assembling the new Meriva MPV in autumn 2009, helping boost its slumping output rates, workers' commite chief Jose Arceiz told just-auto.com. Full story...
Jun
8th

SLOVAKIA: April auto fall steepest on record

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The Slovakian automotive industry posted an annual output decline of 51.6% in April, the steepest fall since the current data series started in 1999, compared with a 30.9% fall in March. Full story...
Jun
8th

SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong union vows to continue strike

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Unionised workers at Ssangyong have said they will continue their sit-in strike, rejecting a proposal from the management that it could reconsider layoffs if they disperse. Full story...
Jun
8th

LDV vans falls into administration

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Hundreds of jobs could be at risk if a loan package isn't offered


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Jun
8th

US: Pension funds demand Chrysler sale delay

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Indiana pension funds at the weekend asked the US Supreme Court to immediately delay the sale of bankrupt Chrysler to a group led by Fiat while they challenge the deal. Full story...
Jun
8th

Review: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid

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Review: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid
2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Chevy Hybrid Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine
The cowboy Cadillac with a green streak.

If only General Motors chairman Rick Wagoner had driven a Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid to Washington last November instead of flying via company jet. A two-wheel-drive version of this pickup could have completed the Detroit-to-D.C. journey on one tank of regular, thereby hinting to our elected representatives that GM gets it. In his remarks before Congress, the now former chairman might have noted that his vehicle of choice was not some distant development but instead a real, ready-for-market, cowboy Cadillac steeped in advanced technology.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid - Chevy Hybrid Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
8th

White House urges top court to avoid blocking Chrysler sale

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The Obama administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court today to reject a request to delay the sale of Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat S.p.A., saying that blocking the deal would have "grave consequences." Full story...
Jun
8th

VIETNAM: May sales off 24%

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Vietnam new car sales last month fell 24% year on year to 8,761 vehicles, as tight credit and a weakening economy hit demand. Full story...
Jun
8th

GM, Ford suffer as car sales sink deeper in Russia

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General Motors' Chevrolet brand and Ford Motor were among the biggest losers as the collapse in car sales in the Russia failed to find a bottom in May. Volume plunged 58 percent last month to 280,900, compared with May 2008. Full story...
Jun
8th

JAPAN: Toyota plans to make small cars more profitable

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Toyota plans to cut the cost of producing compact cars by US$1bn a year as demand is likely to grow during the global recession, a newspaper said. Full story...
Jun
8th

Chrysler says it needs flexible buys for $67 million ad budget

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Chrysler isn't planning to participate in upcoming television ad buying process -- and it may continue life without the brand that carries its name. Full story...
Jun
8th

Lamborghini hybrid on the way?

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Italian supercar maker announces it's looking into hybrid technology and fits solar panels to its factory roof


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Jun
8th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of electronic braking systems

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Baffling terms such as ABS, ASR, BAS, EBD, EMD, ESP and TCS bound back and forth in brake engineering circles. But it's a foreign language to many. Do drivers really understand this braking technology, let alone know how to use it to best effect? Matthew Beecham releases just-auto's annual review of electronic braking technology. Full story...
Jun
8th

Fiat 500 cabriolet will start at 16,600 euros

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Fiat announced Monday that the 500 C -- the convertible version of its popular 500 minicar -- will start at 16,600 euros in Italy. That is 2,800 euros more than the hardtop 500 with the same 1.2-liter gasoline engine and comparable equipment. Full story...
Jun
8th

Fiat 500 cabriolet will starts at 16,600 euros

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Fiat announced Monday that the 500 C -- the convertible version of its popular 500 minicar -- will start at 16,600 euros in Italy. That is 2,800 euros more than the hardtop 500 with the same 1.2-liter gasoline engine and comparable equipment. Full story...
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