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Nov
4th

US: Audi and Mini manage sales growth in ‘black October’

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Both Audi and Mini managed to increase sales in the US slightly in October, despite the fact that the month was described as 'black October' by one GM sales manager, and 'the worst sales month since the second world war'. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Passat Bluemotion 2

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There's a new green machine on offer from Volkswagen - the Passat Bluemotion 2 promises to be the cleanest family car ever built.
Nov
4th

US: GM sales plunge by almost half

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General Motors led the Detroit big three's plunge off the October sales cliff with a massive 47.2% year on year drop - adjusted for selling days - that a key executive said was unsustainable. Read more ...
Nov
4th

BELGIUM: ACEA criticises proposed EU-South Korea FTA

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European carmakers are protesting about the terms of a prospective free trade agreement (FTA) with South Korea, labelling it as 'highly unbalanced' and 'one-sided'. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Mercedes at SEMA

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Mercedes kicks off the action at this year's SEMA show with three stunning GLK concept cars. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Lewis rules the world!

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Hamilton seizes title in last-gasp drama at Interlagos. Read more ...
Nov
4th

VW Phaeton prices confirmed

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Volkswagen has announced costs for the latest evolution of its S-Class rival, the Phaeton. Read more ...
Nov
4th

BMW abandons 2008 profit target on poor Q3 results

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BMW warned on Tuesday it could no longer give an earnings outlook for 2008 beyond expecting a profit after quarterly results at the world's largest premium carmaker fell far short of expectations. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Nurburgring Nordschleife Racetrack Lap Times – ‘Ring Masters

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Nurburgring Nordschleife Racetrack Lap Times - 'Ring Masters
Nurburgring Nordschleife Racetrack Lap Times - Performance Cars - Automobile Magazine
Factory Stopwatches Hit The Green Hell.

As the phrase "tuned at the legendary Nürburgring" has found its way into ad copy for more and more performance cars, lap times at the Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack have become the newest measure of performance, taking their place alongside top speed, quarter-mile, and 0-to-60-mph times. Most recently Chrysler, which had not done any development work at the track, took a 2009 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR to the 'Ring, seeking to beat the time set only a couple months before by the new Chevrolet Corvette ZR1. "One of the big driving factors for us going," said SRT engineer Mike Shinedling, "was that we got so many letters and e-mails from Viper owners." The result? The Viper ACR's time beat the ZR1's, and Viper owners everywhere have a new bar boast. There's no official sanctioning body for Nürburgring lap times, but figures for some recent production cars are listed to the right, as reported by their manufacturers.


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Nov
4th

Italian car sales fall for 10th consecutive month

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October new car registrations in Italy fell 18.9 percent to 167,940 vehicles from 207,049 units in the same month last year, according to figures published by the transport ministry on Monday. Registrations for cars from Fiat's three brands fell 13. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Ministry: Italian October car sales fall 18.89%

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Italian new car registrations fell 18.89 percent on a year ago to 167,940 vehicles in October, figures published by the transport ministry on Monday showed. Registrations for cars from Fiat's three brands fell 13.1 percent to 55,129 units. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Chrysler to ship minivans from Canada to Europe

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Chrysler LLC will begin assembling Europe-bound Chrysler Grand Voyagers in January, Benjamin Winter, Chrysler's chief minivan engineer, said today. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Ford plans more production cuts in Q4

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Ford Motor Co. is poised to cut North American production of cars and crossovers during the fourth quarter, sales analyst George Pipas said today. Read more ...
Nov
4th

AMA SBK: NASCAR takes over and makes change

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NASCAR has taken over the AMA Pro Racing series and it has already announced its new class structure and weekend event package for the 2009 motorcycle road racing season. The AMA Superbike series will become the American Superbike series and will showcase the traditional 1,000cc machines. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Formula Atlantic: The series is sold to new owner

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As we mentioned on October 21, Atlanta-area businessman Ben Johnston has purchased Atlantic Racing Series, LLC from Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. Read more ...
Nov
4th

ChampCar: Here comes GreenPrix USA

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As we predicted on October 21, media mogul Ben Johnston, who just purchased the Atlantic series from former Champ Car owners Kevin Kalkhoven and Gerald Forsythe, has also bought numerous Reynard and Panoz race cars as he plans to promote a new race series that will be call the Green Prix USA. Read more ...
Nov
4th

MotoGP: Fiat to remain with Yamaha

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The partnership between Yamaha and Fiat started at the beginning of the 2007 season and both parties have agreed to an extension that will see the fruitful collaboration continue thru the 2010 season. Read more ...
Nov
4th

F1: Stories differ as team McLaren explains last laps of Brazil GP

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Mixed messages have emerged from McLaren figures, as the racing world digests the astonishing final laps to the 2008 world championship in Brazil last Sunday. Read more ...
Nov
4th

Motocross: Blair Morgan is working with the physiotherapists at home

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Motocross and snocross rider Blair Morgan of Saskatoon, severely injured when he fell badly during one of the practice session leading to the Montreal Supercross is now home and working hard with the physiotherapists. Read more ...
Nov
4th

MotoGP: Fiat to remain with Yamaha

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The partnership between Yamaha and Fiat started at the beginning of the 2007 season and both parties have agreed to an extension that will see the fruitful collaboration continue thru the 2010 season. Read more ...
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