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Volkswagen To Buy Carbuilder Karmann And Produce New Model

Agent009 submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:07:54 PM

German carmaker Volkswagen AG said Friday it will buy some assets of German contract carbuilder Wilhelm Karmann GmbH to create a new manufacturing subsidiary that will eventually build a new car model. Volkswagen said it will begin vehicle production...

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If You Were Running Toyota Just How Would You Protect Their Image Through All Of The Bad News?

Agent009 submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:55:52 PM

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. has investigated complaints from drivers saying their Toyota and Lexus vehicles accelerated all by themselves, and the company has identified essentially one cause. The trouble, according to Toyota, occurs when loose or ...

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Ghosn Says GM Should Have Listened To Him In 2006 And Avoided Bankruptcy

Agent009 submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:36:37 PM

Carlos Ghosn, CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, said General Motors would have been far better off if it had formed a transcontinental alliance with the French-Japanese auto partnership in 2006. "Without any doubt," he told a forum sponso...

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The Price Of A Bailout? Every GM Car Sold Will Cost Taxpayers $12,000 Through 2011

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:32:56 PM

The American taxpayer has put up $12,200 for every General Motors vehicle sold through the beginning of 2011, and $7,600 for every Chrysler vehicle sold as well, according to a new report issued by the 362,000-member National Taxpayers Union (NTU). ...

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Mercedes-Benz Sees New Baby SLS As A 911 Competitor

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:04:28 PM

Mercedes-Benz has given its AMG division the green light for a second stand-alone model to sit alongside the new SLS, as part of a programme aimed at establishing the brand among the world’s supercar elite.The new two-seater, which will be chea...

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65,000 Apply for 2,000 Jobs At New Tennesee Volkswagen Assembly Plant

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:48:23 AM

Pamela Glant of Chattanooga says she sought a production job with Volkswagen's local auto assembly plant to improve her standard of living. "I think I could do the work and I'd like to be tested," she said. Ms. Glant is one of 35,000 peop...

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Lutz Indicates Proper Exchange Rate Will Now Favor US Builders

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:13:58 AM

General Motors Co. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz says recent U.S. sales gains by Hyundai Motor Co. Ltd. have not come at the expense of his company, and he expects a weaker dollar to further level the playing field between Detroit and its Asian competitors....

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Is Audi Pushing the Envelope Or Chasing A Pipe Dream With Their Autonomous Audi TTS?

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:02:46 AM

What once seemed to be the stuff of science fiction – a car that can safely operate without direct input from a driver – is rapidly moving from the realm of science fiction toward reality. This is being clearly demonstrated with the Auton...

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Toyota Global Sales Rise 5% In October

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:29:34 AM

Toyota Motor Corp's global vehicle sales rose 5 percent in October to about 640,000 units, marking the first year-on-year increase in 15 months, the world's biggest automaker said on Wednesday. Last month, Toyota's sales in its biggest market, ...

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Mazda To Debut 2011 MAZDA2 At Los Angeles Auto Show

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:22:47 AM

The long-anticipated 2011 MAZDA2 will make its North American debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show next month. Designed and engineered by Mazda, and already an award-winner in countries all over the world, the MAZDA2 brings a level of style and dr...

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BMW, Infiniti, Lexus, Toyota All Get Snubbed As Top Safety Picks By IIHS

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:18:01 AM

Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earn the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2010 For the first time, good performance in a roof strength test to measure protection in a rollover is required to win. TOP SAFETY PICK recognizes ...

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Honda's NSX May Be Revived As A Race Only Model

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:27:07 PM

Plans for a front-engined replacement for the Honda NSX supercar could be revived courtesy of a change in the rules of Japan's Super GT racing series.Honda's front-engined, rear-drive supercar project (pictured right as the 2007 Acura Advanced Sports...

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Long Term Update: 2009 Hyundai Genesis - Does It Still Make The Cut?

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:13:51 PM

We ran the Genesis down to San Diego and back this weekend with a trunk loaded with gifts for babies both recently and soon to be born. The gaping trunk probably could have held a whole orphanage full of toys, something to note with holiday shopping ...

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What Recession? Kia Global Sales Up 34.6% For The Year

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:09:02 PM

November 17, 2009: Kia Motors Corporation has announced its global sales figures for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs), and commercial vehicles for October 2009, recording a tota...

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General Motors At Risk Of Losing Corporate Headquarters

Agent009 submitted on 11/17/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:00:44 PM

Without state tax credits to keep 2,500 workers at the Detroit Renaissance Center, General Motors has told the state its downtown headquarters is as at risk, according to records at the Michigan Economic Development Corp.The state’s economic de...

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