Nearly 40 cars participate in the opening three-day test for the 2009 Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge season
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The drive to work in winter when the weather's nasty is about as exciting as having wet feet. Road closures. Ice scraping. The mountain the plow-guy left at the end of your driveway. Ever just wanted to call in 'winter'? You aren't alone- but there is a solution to beating the cold-weather commute blues. What you need, my friend, is a rally car.
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Chrysler LLC today received an initial $4 billion emergency loan from the U.S. government, two days after the government completed a parallel payout to its larger rival General Motors.
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Ford Motor Co. expects industrywide December U.S. auto sales to drop by some 35 percent from a year earlier with no sign of a turnaround in the first quarter of 2009.
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Ford Motor Co. expects industrywide December U.S. auto sales to drop by some 35 percent from a year earlier with no sign of a turnaround in the first quarter of 2009.
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Maylasia's automotive manufacturers, suppliers and dealers will be badly affected by the global financial meltdown without support from the government and banks, the Proton Edar Dealers' Association has said.
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Thailand auto production is forecast to fall this year, a Federation of Thai Industries' (FTI) automotive industry club spokesman has said.
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Audi has claimed its new V10 R8 is the first car in the world with all-LED (light emitting diode) headlamps.
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GMAC LLC today said that as part of its $6 billion federal bailout and decision to become a bank, it will no longer have the exclusive right to provide low-interest loans to borrowers who buy General Motors cars and trucks. In a U.S.
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Federal aid to avoid bankruptcy has forced GMAC to change finance offers to General Motors vehicle buyers.
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Ssangyong Motor is working on restructuring plans with majority shareholder Shanghai Automotive Industry.
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GM Daewoo Auto & Technology will extend the suspension of production at some of its plants further into January as an effort to control inventory levels.
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Kumho Tyre has said it has been unable to pay bonuses to its 3,000 factory workers due to a liquidity shortage.
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Toyota has raised its prices in Indonesia by between 5% and 13%, effective Jan 1, citing exchange rate movements as an explanation.
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Brilliance China Automotive reached 92% of its full year sales targets in 2008, according to a local news report.
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Toyota Motor reportedly is secretly developing a solar powered vehicle though production is some years away.
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Sales by India's largest vehicle maker, Tata Motors plummeted in December as tight credit in a traditionally weak month and a slowing economy trimmed demand.
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Though sales dipped towards the end of the year, in line with most markets, South Korea's auto industry nonetheless posted a modest increase for the full year.
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Visteon will move around 2,000 salaried workers to a four-day week that cuts pay 20%.
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The board of Motherson Sumi Systems has approved the acquisition of Visiocorp's global rear view mirror business.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up