JD Power Says It Will Now Advise Automakers BEFORE New Models Release

Agent009 submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:01:42 PM

Auto research firm J.D. Power and Associates will attempt to do for new-vehicle launches what it has been doing with consumer attitudes for years: telling automakers what they are doing wrong.The new initiative -- called the Vehicle Launch Index -- w...

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What Is A Luxury Brand And Who No Longer Deserves The Title?

Agent009 submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:26:41 PM

What constitutes a luxury car? We tend to use general guidelines such as price, design, comfort, and prestige  to classify the category. But this may longer be true.Luxury cars usually offer a higher degree of comfort than their mainstream count...

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Toyota Prepping Pink Slips for US And UK Workers - VW May Post 4th Qtr Loss

Agent009 submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:01:39 AM

A warning of unprecedented staff cuts at Toyota, the world's biggest auto maker, and word of a possible first quarter loss by Volkswagen piled fresh pressure on struggling car manufacturers on Friday. The bleak news came after a halt in dividen...

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Alfa Romeo preparing new Junior Coupe! MiTo GTA also confirmed!

tryme submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:18:22 AM

The new Alfa Romeo Junior will come with the latest Multiair camless 1.4-liter gasoline powerplant, to generate a naturally ventilated 105 hp and 130 hp with turbo. The valvetrain, which is activated hydraulically, adds more power to about 10 percent...

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Toyota will continue to sell old Prius when the 2010 model goes on sale

omarrana submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:35:05 AM

Japan’s Nikkei claims that Toyota will continue to sell the current Prius in Japan when the new third-generation Prius launches later this summer. The business paper said that Toyota plans to keep selling the outgoing Prius with a lower price tag in ...

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Chrysler offering employee pricing on all 2008 and 2009 models

omarrana submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:33:49 AM

Hoping to come back from a 30 percent decline in U.S. sales last year, Chrysler announced today that it is offering employee pricing on all 2008 and 2009 models. In addition to the employee price, customers will be eligible for cash discounts of up t...

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AutoSpies Brings You The Biggest Confidential BMW Scoop of the Year!

Agent009 submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:30:35 AM

Any super sleuth will let you know you can live and die by your inside sources. This time our good friends over at Bimmerfest possibly have tipped us off for the biggest BMW scoop of the year!We are barely into to 2009 and we are giving you exclusive...

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Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, Maserati GranTurismo and Quattroporte recalled in the U.S.

tryme submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:08:51 AM

A recall announcement has been made for the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione in the U.S. due to incorrectly torqued front and rear suspension upper and lower ball joint nuts during the manufacturing process. The recall will also affect MY 2008 Maserati ...

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Acura 2+1 Concept Car

womenser submitted on 1/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:01:17 AM

Acura 2+1 concept car is a project that was done during Paz’s internship at Honda R&D Americas, where it was professionally modeled with assistance from Honda employees...

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Bmw planning a successor to the iconic 2002 version

tryme submitted on 1/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:53:59 PM

Spied on the streets of Munich, Germany last year, the next-generation Bmw 1-Series appeared to be standard 1-Series hatch, but on closer examination revealed a number of important indications for the next model. Clearly, the next model will be bigge...

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