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Jun
2nd

Opel/Vauxhall Takeover by Magna: an Auto123.com Reaction

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International giant Magna finally got its hands on an automaker. After the failed negotiations to buy back Chrysler, Magna is getting a European car manufacturer. Full story...
Jun
2nd

IRL: Paul Tracy won’t stay with Foyt Racing after all

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After substituting for injured Vitor Meira at the Milwaukee Mile event for AJ Foyt Racing, Paul Tracy will not continued with the team, both parties having decided to call it quits. Full story...
Jun
2nd

NASCAR: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track surface being upgraded

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Stock-Car Montréal, promoter of the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge, initiated major track resurfacing work this week on crucial portions of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the upcoming August 29-30 NASCAR race. Full story...
Jun
2nd

Audi teamed up with star quarterback Tom Brady and celebrities to support people with intellectual disabilities

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HERNDON, Va., Jun 2, 2009 - Audi and Best Buddies International, a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for one-to-one friendship and integrated employment to people with intellectual disabilities, this weekend joined forces with star quarterback Tom Brady and celebrities for the annual Audi Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port charity bicycle tour and fundraising events. Full story...
Jun
2nd

Canadian car sales stats for May 2009

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Unsurprisingly, the promise of a new economic upswing still hasn't had any effect on car sales. In Canada, the overall numbers were down 16.5 percent in May. Yet, not all manufacturers are posting negative stats. Full story...
Jun
2nd

McGuinty Government Takes Part In Roadcheck Blitz To Keep Ontario’s Roads Safe

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Ontario is making sure large trucks and motor coaches meet the province's high safety standards during Roadcheck, an international safety inspection blitz, taking place June 2, 3 and 4, 2009. Full story...
Jun
1st

Ford raises concerns over government ownership, competition

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With both General Motors and Chrysler LLC in bankruptcy, Ford Motor Co. is calling for the U.S. government to maintain a level playing field for all auto manufacturers. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM will require dealers to sign ‘participation agreements’ or lose franchises

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General Motors is requiring all surviving dealers to sign a "participation agreement" asking them to comply with any dealership upgrades that the company imposes in bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM will require dealers to sign ‘participation’ pacts or lose franchises

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General Motors is requiring all surviving dealers to sign a "participation agreement" asking them to comply with any dealership upgrades that the company imposes in bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM requests borrowing $15 billion from U.S. bankruptcy financing

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General Motors today requested bankruptcy financing of $15 billion provided predominantly by the U.S. Treasury Department. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM approved for $15 billion in U.S. bankruptcy financing

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U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Robert Gerber today approved interim bankruptcy financing of $15 billion until the court can act on a GM request for total debtor-in-possession financing of $33.3 billion. Of the $33.3 billion, the U.S. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM to launch ‘reinvention’ ad campaign

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The attempted reinvention of General Motors' image begins this week. Full story...
Jun
1st

Minority dealers object to Chrysler’s dealership termination list

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A group of Chrysler minority dealers have filed an objection in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to block Chrysler LLC's plans to cancel their franchise agreements. Full story...
Jun
1st

Lawmakers lobby for GM small car plant in their districts

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Lawmakers have started lobbying General Motors to locate its new small-car plant in their districts. The company said last week it will retool an idled UAW-GM facility to make as many as 160,000 small and compact vehicles a year. Full story...
Jun
1st

Fritz Henderson’s inside take on the battle to save GM

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As its financial losses mounted in 2005, an increasingly anxious GM sought to cut costs and raise cash. Those efforts proved futile after the global financial crisis hit last fall. GM's exhaustive effort to avoid bankruptcy continued through May. Full story...
Jun
1st

2009 BMW M3, 2009 Infiniti M45x, 2009 GMC Yukon – Gas Guzzler to Fuel Sipper Smackdown

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2009 BMW M3, 2009 Infiniti M45x, 2009 GMC Yukon - Gas Guzzler to Fuel Sipper Smackdown
2009 BMW M3, 2009 Infiniti M45x, 2009 GMC Yukon - Fuel Sipper Smackdown - Automobile Magazine
Who can best turn his gas guzzler into a fuel sipper on the Automobile Magazine 300-mile, L.A.-to-Lost Hills fuel-economy smackdown?

Driving usually isn't much of a challenge, but sometimes we make it one: Attempting to beat our best time for a trip. Trying to perfectly execute a heel-and-toe downshift. Plotting to nab the best possible parking space. Such activities add interest to the routine. What about the challenge of coaxing the most miles out of every gallon of gasoline? For us, that was a new one.


Photo Gallery: 2009 BMW M3, 2009 Infiniti M45x, 2009 GMC Yukon - Fuel Sipper Smackdown - Automobile Magazine


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Jun
1st

Obama pledges to let GM execs run the company

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President Barack Obama said the U.S. Government would refrain from "all but the most fundamental corporate decisions" about General Motors, leaving company executives to run the new company that will emerge from bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
1st

Obama pledges to let GM execs and board run the company

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President Barack Obama said the U.S. government would refrain from "all but the most fundamental corporate decisions" about General Motors, leaving company executives to run the new company that will emerge from bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
1st

New Honda wagon spied testing before fall debut:

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You need some cargo room, but you don't want an SUV, a minivan or a pickup. What to buy? Honda thinks it might have an answer in this wagon with a sporty, sloped roofline. Full story...
Jun
1st

Delphi plans to emerge from bankruptcy with more GM aid

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Delphi Corp. said today that it will receive $250 million from General Motors as part of Delphi's new agreement to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Delphi also said it agreed to sell to GM its global steering operations and four U.S. Full story...
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