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found about 41 hours ago by admin
Last month when General Motors unveiled the new 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Heavy-Duty pickup we learned that the lineup will consist of two engine options including a Vortec 6.0L gas V8 mated to a strengthened version of the Hydra-Matic 6L90 6-speed...
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found about 41 hours ago by admin
Joining the 2011 Chevrolet Silverado Heavy Duty pickups is the new, redesigned 2011 GMC Sierra Heavy Duty – and for the first time ever GMC will be offerings its high-end exclusive Denali line on a heavy-duty GMC pickup so you can go to work in...
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found about 40 hours ago by admin
The biggest hit of the 2010 Geneva Motor Show had to be the new Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – so that should have most of you wondering when Porsche is going to drop the word “Concept” at the end of the name and just produce the well received...
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found about 40 hours ago by admin
Getting the road-only Corvettes closest to their Corvette track-only siblings seems to be Chevrolet’s main goal. In 2006, the Corvette Z06 was introduced as the closest connection to the Corvette race cars ever. Of course, then came along the...
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found about 40 hours ago by admin
Toyota has confirmed that it will expand its November recall to fix all U.S., Tundra pickups for the 2000 to 2003 model year. The recall addresses a risk that part of the truck’s frame could corrode, causing the spare tire or the gas tank to drop...
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found about 38 hours ago by admin
Infiniti announced today that it will offer four new G Anniversary Editions to celebrate 20 years of selling vehicles in the United States. “These unique and very limited editions represent what Infiniti is all about – Inspired Performance,”...
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found about 30 hours ago by admin
If you’ve been watching the news recently, you’ve probably heard James Sikes frantic 911 call that he made while his Toyota Prius was stuck going 94 mph on a San Diego highway. While watching a segment about the whole incident on the...
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found about 36 hours ago by admin
China’s auto-industry is certainly not feeling the same hurt that other market’s auto-industries are feeling; February’s passenger car sales were 55 percent greater than a year previous. The Chinese car market has been booming, as China has...
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found about 36 hours ago by admin
According to an analysis by Maritz Research, an automotive market research company, Cash for Clunkers was far more successful than previously estimated. Government records indicate a total of 677,000 vehicles moved under the program, and Maritz...
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found about 31 hours ago by admin
The state of Virginia this past weekend used the weakness of motorists to solve the state’s $2.2 billion budget deficit. According to reports, Virginia’s revenue-pumping ticket blitz resulted in an outstanding 7,016 traffic tickets this past...
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found about 35 hours ago by admin
While Toyota’s recent issues might at first seem to be a reason for Ford, GM, and Chrysler to pop the champagne, there are those in Detroit who are privately in fury over what is perceived as calculated and misleading attempts by Toyota’s PR...
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found about 34 hours ago by admin
At the NTEA Work Truck Show today, Nissan unveiled the new 2011 Nissan NV (Nissan Van), its first production commercial vehicle for the North American market. The first production commercial vehicles from Nissan in North America will consists of...
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found about 34 hours ago by admin
Chrysler announced today that it has appointed Laura J, Soave to serve as the Head of the Fiat Brand for North America. Chrysler said that Soave will lead the reintroduction of the Fiat Brand in North America, which will begin with the Fiat 500 –...
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found about 34 hours ago by admin
According to a report by Swedish financial daily Dagens Industri, Chinese automaker Geely has reportedly obtained financing for its long-overdue purchase of Volvo from FoMoCo. The report says that financing was concluded in recent days and the...
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found about 33 hours ago by admin
In a farewell letter sent to customers, Ralliart announced today that it is going to close its doors as of March 2010. “Because of the sudden change of economy situation since the year before last, the business circumstance surrounding our...
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found about 33 hours ago by admin
Want your Aston Martin Rapide as a shooting brake or as a convertible? Well, if you have the money and the imagination, you can probably get one in a couple of years. Speaking to AutoExpress at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, Aston Martin design...
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found about 33 hours ago by admin
So you’re pretty rich and own a Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 and were pretty disappointed to see that Lamborghini finally released the Gallardo LP570-4 Superleggera at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show because you’d much rather have the most exclusive...
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found about 32 hours ago by admin
Earlier today, president of General Motors North America, Mark Reuss held a live Webchat to talk about the state of GM North America. Besides a bunch of industry question Reuss was asked whether or not there will be a Chevrolet Cruze coupe in the...
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found about 32 hours ago by admin
General Motors Chairman and CEO Edward Whitacre said today that the company will pay back roughly $8 billion in debt to the United States and Canada before June, quicker than the Detroit automaker originally promised. In December, Whitacre said...
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found about 7 hours ago by admin
What you’re looking at here is a design study of a new sports car known as the Audi RS7 Concept, penned by an Austrian designer named Adriano Mudri. The Audi RS7 Concept combines many styling cues from the Volkswagen Group including the overall...
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found about 15 hours ago by admin
Look at what we found in our mailbox to make our cloudy Thursday morning a little brighter – our friend Chris Harris from EVO Magazine has just dropped us a two part video of his latest segment where he tests the new Bentley Continental...
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found about 10 hours ago by admin
Nissan today announced pricing for the 2011 Nissan GT-R, which is on sale now at select (only 700) Nissan dealers in the United States. Prices start at $84,060. For 2011, Nissan has dropped the base GT-R model, leaving the GT-R Premium as the only...
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found about 16 hours ago by admin
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that the number of overall traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954, declining for the 15th consecutive quarter. “This is exciting news, but there are...
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found about 16 hours ago by admin
An electric-car company by the name of Aurica Motors LLC is proposing a plan to keep the California plant New United Motor Manufacturing Inc open, a plant that was a joint venture between General Motors and Toyota. Aurica said that it will build...
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found about 15 hours ago by admin
What you’re looking at hear are said to be the first “official” patent drawings of the upcoming Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster. The SLS AMG Roadsters is expected to make its debut alter this year at the 2010 Paris Motor Show – so stay tuned...
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found about 13 hours ago by admin
California is known for their green-orientation when it comes to cars, but the California Air Resources Board is facing new resistance to its ‘cool cars’ measure that requires a solar energy reducing glazing on windows in order to keep cars...
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found about 13 hours ago by admin
Despite what many might think, Toyota is not off to the most crippling start in 2010; Chrysler is. Although their overall sales are only down 3%, over half of their total sales are to fleet customers. The fact that Chrysler Group LLC’s consumer...
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found about 12 hours ago by admin
According to top execs at Chevrolet, the brand is in the midst of a major marketing revamp. The new campaign will feature the carmakers line of vehicles and the phrase ‘excellence for everyone’, though that will no be the company’s new...
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found about 11 hours ago by admin
Earlier this week, Toyota’s CEO Akio Toyoda said that North American sales could recover in March – well, he wasn’t lying. According to reports coming out today, new incentives are boosting Toyota’s U.S. sales for the current month and...
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found about 11 hours ago by admin
FoMoCo plans on unveiling a new Ford Police Interceptor on Friday, according to an internal Ford communication obtained by The News. The car will make its debut to an audience of law enforcement officials at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The new...
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