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Apr
8th

Russia’s AvtoVAZ gets 8B rubles in state loans

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Russia's top automaker, AvtoVAZ, will receive bridge loans of 8 billion rubles ($239.5 million) from state-controlled lenders Sberbank and VTB, its board chairman said on Tuesday. "We have already reached an agreement with Sberbank and VTB. Full story...
Apr
8th

Daimler will cut more costs; drops one board post

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Berlin (dpa) -- Setting out details of cost-cutting to shareholders in Berlin on Wednesday, Daimler AG said it was eliminating one of its highly paid board members and his office. Full story...
Apr
8th

Russia’s AvtoVAZ gets 8 billion rubles in state loans

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Russia's top automaker, AvtoVAZ, will receive bridge loans of 8 billion rubles ($239.5 million) from state-controlled lenders Sberbank and VTB, its board chairman said on Tuesday. "We have already reached an agreement with Sberbank and VTB. Full story...
Apr
8th

German coachbuilder Karmann files for insolvency

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Karmann, the cabrio rooftop specialist best known for creating the 1950s VW Beetle-based Karmann Ghia coupe, filed for insolvency today. Full story...
Apr
8th

Karmann files for insolvency

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OSNABRUECK, Germany (dpa) - German coachbuilder and convertible specialist Karmann filed for insolvency on Wednesday. Full story...
Apr
8th

GERMANY: Abu Dhabi showing promise for Opel rescue

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Germany's economy minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is to visit Abu Dhabi to evaluate the possibility of the Gulf emirate taking a stake in Opel, media reports said. Full story...
Apr
8th

Redesigned 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee arrives for New York auto show:

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Jeep is pulling out all the stops for the redesigned 2011 Grand Cherokee. Jeep is promising improvements to on-road comfort, interior accommodations and off-road prowess. Full story...
Apr
8th

AUTO SNIPPET: Hummer tops down under

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Its gas-guzzling, CO2-belching products may be unfashionable currently and GM has put a 'for sale' sign up in front of the brand, but, last month, Hummer Australia had its best sales month in a year, retailing 122 units. Full story...
Apr
8th

Nissan 370Z

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First pictures of new Roadster and race inspired Nismo...


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Apr
8th

Daimler predicts drop in revenue for auto business

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German carmaker Daimler forecast a "significant" drop in revenue in all of its automotive businesses this year as it pushed back its expectations of when the crisis-hit industry might recover. Full story...
Apr
8th

Daimler predicts drop in revenue for auto business for 2009

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Daimler expects a "considerable" drop in revenue in all of its automotive businesses this year, the company said on Wednesday, reaffirming it would post a significant loss for the first quarter. Full story...
Apr
8th

First Look: 2009 Scion iQ Concept

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First Look: 2009 Scion iQ Concept
2009 Scion iQ Concept - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Will Scion Sell Toyota's Tiny iQ here? That's up to the youth of America to decide.

Toyota already sells the iQ, a tiny urban runabout, in Europe and Japan, but this is the first time the company has acknowledged a desire to sell the car here in America. The Scion iQ concept that debuted at the 2009 New York Auto Show wears high-zoot bodywork from Five Axis, a car customizer from Huntington Beach, California, but if an iQ comes to your Scion dealership, it likely won't look quite as crazy as this.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Scion iQ Concept - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Apr
8th

First Look: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee

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First Look: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Ironically, it's only years after the big divorce that the Jeep brand finally benefits from the DaimlerChrysler marriage.

Ironically, it's only years after the big divorce that the Jeep brand finally benefits from the DaimlerChrysler marriage. An all-new Jeep Grand Cherokee debuts for 2011, and it now shares its underpinnings with the Mercedes-Benz M-class SUV. Better late than never, we suppose.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Apr
8th

GM bringing direct injection technology to mainstream models

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Direct injection, a highly precise fuel saving technology, will be standard on the new GMC Terrain small SUV, General Motors plans to announce today at the New York Auto Show. Full story...
Apr
8th

First Look: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport

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First Look: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport
2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
The Range Rover Sport, which was introduced in 2005, gets its first significant refresh for the 2010 model year.

The Range Rover Sport, which was introduced in 2005, gets its first significant refresh for the 2010 model year. A new front-end design features a lower grille, new headlamps with LED lights arranged in a Gatling-gun style, a new front bumper, and new front fenders with restyled side vents (the styling clich of the moment).


Photo Gallery: 2010 Land Rover Range Rover Sport - 2009 New York Auto Show Coverage, New car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Apr
8th

Fiat stake in Chrysler to increase gradually

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Fiat S.p.A.'s equity stake in Chrysler LLC would be allowed to increase in blocks of 5 percentage points as the Italian automaker reaches certain benchmarks in bringing technology to its potential U.S. partner. Full story...
Apr
8th

Auto suppliers to get $3.5 billion in federal aid, not $5 billion

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The U.S. Treasury said today that Chrysler LLC and General Motors have launched supplier support programs backed by U.S. government funds. The programs will guarantee receivables owed to the auto parts suppliers for any goods shipped after March 19. Full story...
Apr
8th

Schaeffler gets 1 billion euro credit line

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German bearings maker Schaeffler Group got a 1 billion euro ($1.35 billion) credit line from its banks to shore up its finances. The company has been burdened with billions of euros in debt since its takeover of larger rival Continental. Full story...
Apr
8th

Belarus offers tax breaks to attract auto production

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Belarus is offering tax breaks to automakers willing to set up assembly plants in the ex-Soviet state. The Belarus government hopes ultimately to create a national automaking plant, Igor Rogozin, a senior government official said. Full story...
Apr
8th

Fiat stake in Chrysler would increase as benchmarks reached

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Fiat S.p.A.'s equity stake in Chrysler LLC would be allowed to increase in blocks of 5 percentage points as the Italian automaker reaches certain benchmarks in bringing technology to its potential U.S. partner. Full story...
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