VW Moves Past Toyota And GM To Claim Largest Global Automaker Spot - Is It 2018 Already?

Agent009 submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:16:15 PM

Well, it was quicker and much earlier than expected, and many laughed at the thought when Volkswagen announced that wanted to be the number 1 car maker globally.  Big talk from the typically arrogant Germans, right?VW intially predicted they wou...

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Daimler plans to cut 1,000 jobs at Mercedes-Benz

tryme submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:57:32 PM

Daimler wants to reduce the headcount at its Mercedes-Benz Cars premium division by 1,000 and will do so by offering a variety of buyout packages to staff, the German carmaker announced. A company spokesman has said that management and labor represen...

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Is Danica Patrick Planning To Crash NASCAR's Good Old Boys Club?

Agent009 submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:59:44 PM

IndyCar Series and crossover media star Danica Patrick is nearing completion of a two-year contract with JR Motorsports, the NASCAR Nationwide Series operation owned by Dale Earnhardt Jr., and a source close to the negotiations described the talks a...

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Report: Bmw sees fragile market rebound after Q3 miss

tryme submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:50:54 PM

BMW AG gives a tepid outlook for the auto markets. BMW predicts that the euro would stay strong after third-quarter earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) dropped 86% to 55 million euros (about $80.5 million). Recently, BMW’s shares fell 6.2%, ma...

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What Do You Think About Chrysler's Plan? AutoSpies Weighs In On FOX

Agent00R submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:59:21 AM

Listen up, ladies and gentlemen.  Today on the FOX Car Report AutoSpies will be on-air speaking alongside an interesting panel about Chrysler and their new plan to bail them out of the ashes.Will it work? Is it fruitless? Reliance upon Fiat to d...

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I Bet You Didn't See This Coming, These Depreciation Dodgers Are Not What You'd Expect

Agent00R submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:35:21 AM

**Thanks to GermanNut for the tip!AutoExpress reports:What's your biggest annual motoring expense? Fuel? Insurance? Think again. For the vast majority of new car buyers, there’s a much larger bill that looms over their automotive budget –...

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Toyota rebuked for issuing inaccurate and misleading information about a safety recall

tryme submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:37:01 AM

Toyota Motor Corp. received a reprimand from federal safety regulators for stating earlier this week that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that “no defect exists in vehicles with properly installed floor mats.” In the agency’s...

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2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG wins the ‘Golden Steering Wheel 2009' award

tryme submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:17:52 AM

According to more than a quarter of a million readers, “Bild am Sonntag”, “Auto Bild” and 25 associated European publications awarded the new 2010 Mercedes-Benz SMS AMG Gullwing is the world’s best super sports and received the “Golden Steering Wheel...

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Audi President Tells Time Magazine That Clean Diesels Are The Keys To Their Future

Agent009 submitted on 11/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:12:52 AM

For luxury carmakers, the economic downturn has been particularly harsh. But Audi has withstood the downturn better than most — the automaker's sales are down 9.6% in the U.S. this year, compared with an overall slide of 26.7% for all luxury ca...

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Chrysler Creates A Survival Plan, But Will It Work?

chewy submitted on 11/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:42:16 PM

Based on yesterday's sales figures the Chrysler group is doing the worst among major manufacturers. To fix the current situation Chrysler has devised a five year plan that will put them on the right track. Dodge Brand * The Caliber will ge...

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