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Mid-life facelift gives Audi SUV cleaner diesel and brake regeneration

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Lamborghini's drive to cut costs helped it post a 27.4 percent rise in pretax profit on virtually flat sales in 2008. The luxury sports car maker aims to post another profit this year despite the global economic crisis. Full story...

Lamborghini's drive to cut costs helped it post a 27.4 percent rise in pretax profit on virtually flat sales in 2008. The luxury sports car maker aims to post another profit this year despite the global economic crisis. Full story...

Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne said he is ready to abandon plans to form a partnership with Chrysler LLC if the U.S. carmaker's unions refuse to accept substantial labor cost reductions by the end of the month. Full story...

Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne said he is ready to abandon plans to form a partnership with Chrysler LLC if the U.S. carmaker's unions refuse to accept substantial labor cost reductions by the end of the month. Full story...

General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall unit does not face an imminent cash crunch despite its U.S. parent's financial troubles, Opel said on Wednesday. "Opel is liquid," a spokesman said. Full story...

General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall unit does not face an imminent cash crunch despite its U.S. parent's financial troubles, Opel said on Wednesday. "Opel is liquid," a spokesman said. Full story...

General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall unit has generated enough funds to survive the next four months, the German newspaper Bild Zeitung reported on Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. Full story...

Turkish vehicle maker Ford Otosan said on Wednesday it would halt production at its Kocaeli factory between April 20-25 due to weak demand. Full story...

Radar Detector Test: Escort Passport 9500i and Cobra XRS 9955

If you haven't been ticketed for speeding recently, keep your license, registration, and proof of insurance handy. With the economy in the dumper, government agencies are expecting you to fund their bailout with revenue accrued from speeding citations.

If you haven't been ticketed for speeding recently, keep your license, registration, and proof of insurance handy. With the economy in the dumper, government agencies are expecting you to fund their bailout with revenue accrued from speeding citations.

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U.S. President Barack Obama offered a "fervent hope" for Chrysler LLC and General Motors' survival on Tuesday as GM bondholders said completing the automaker's restructuring outside bankruptcy has become increasingly less likely. Full story...

Toyota Motor Corp. expects pre-sale orders for the new Prius hybrid to reach 40,000 units in Japan by the time it goes on sale in mid-May, a newspaper reported today. Such a pace would easily overtake Honda Motor's rival Insight model. Full story...

Bankrupt auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. is seeking court approval to disband its committee of equity securities holders, according to court filings. Full story...

Telesto Ventures is an investor group that has announced its intention to get their hands on GM's Saturn brand. The plan is to offer various car brands under one roof, and the store chain Best Buy is cited as an example--where you can purchase electronic items from a bunch of different brands. The Telesto group unsurprisingly has a preference for small and fuel-efficient vehicles. Full story...

NAPA Auto Parts confirmed on Wednesday that road racer Patrick Carpentier will be a competitor in the NAPA 200 to be held on the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal next August. Full story...

On April 22, Honda will celebrate Earth Day in a most special way. That day, the Japanese automaker will begin sales of the 2010 Honda Insight, the car considered by many to be the first real competitor of the Toyota Prius. Full story...

KIA Canada today announced that Maria Soklis has been named Chief Operating Officer and Vice - President. The announcement was made by Mr. Jay Chung, President and C.E.O. of KIA Canada. Full story...

The latest Elise and Exige models are the product of continuous improvement to give up to a 9% reduction in CO2 emissions and similar increases in fuel economy. Full story...

When it was first rolled out three years ago, the Audi Q7 performance SUV immediately achieved a leadership position - as a sporty, comfortable as well as high-performance recreational and business vehicle on a grand scale. Now Audi is making it even better - more elegant and more efficient, with lower emissions: the Q7 3.0 TDI consumes only 9.1 liters per 100 kilometers (25.85 US mpg). And now it's also available in a new version as a TDI clean diesel, with the world's cleanest diesel technology and even lower fuel consumption of only 8.9 liters/100 km (26.43 US mpg). Full story...

NEW YORK-American Honda Motor Co., Inc. is demonstrating its prototype walking assist devices for the first time in the U.S. The devices will be part of a technical exhibition at the 2009 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress at Detroit's Cobo Center April 20 - 23. Prior to the Detroit event, Honda will demonstrate the devices for selected media in New York. Full story...