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Nissan criticizes Olympic committee for choosing Bmw as automotive partner

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:23:49 PM

If Nissan had its way, the London 2012 Olympics would have been teaming with electric vehicles. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) had chosen BMW to supply more than 4,000 vehicles for the games, only a ...

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Volkswagen board approves the final details of a 49.9% stake in Porsche

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:16:25 PM

Volkswagen’s supervisory board approved taking a 49.9% stake in Porsche, taking it one step closer to a full merger. Porsche has two controlling families, the Porsches and the Piechs, who are expected to sign the contracts. The amount that VW will pa...

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More than 100 Chrysler U.S. dealerships face possible closure

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:15:10 PM

About 100 Chrysler Group US dealerships are in danger of closing unless they enter new financing deals with GMAC Financial Services or another lender, according to people familiar with the process. Chrysler spokeswoman Kathy Graham said however th...

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Report: Volkswagen looking to avoid job cuts

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:15:25 PM

It has become more likely that Volkswagen will be able to extend job guarantees until 2014 for 90,000 workers in its high-wage western German plants, according to a Reuters report. In an interview with Personnel Director Horst Neumann, VW is confirme...

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2010 Chevrolet Camaro could outsell 2010 Mustang in 2009

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:02:22 PM

If the sales trend continues, the 2010 Chevrolet Camaro could be well on its way to outsell the 2010 Ford Mustang this year. The famous rivalry won’t take this lightly since this hasn’t happened since 1985. In October, the Camaro outsold the Mustang,...

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Obama administration surprised too by GM’s decision to scrap Opel sale

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:06:59 AM

General Motors Co.’s decision not to go through with the sale of its Opel unit took even the Obama administration by surprise. In an interview with Reuters, Ron Bloom, the head of the US government’s autos task force, said that they were “completely ...

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Report: FoMoCo stock hits two-year high

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:55:56 AM

Reports that billionaire investor George Soros’ hedge fund purchased a 7.3 million-share stake in Ford Motor Co. led to its stock reaching a new two-year high. For a brief period, Ford shares hit the $9 mark for the first time since October 2007. For...

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Three advertising agencies remain in the race for Cadillac

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:54:03 AM

Three agencies are still in the running to win the national creative account for General Motors Co.’s Cadillac. These are Interpublic Group of Cos.’ Martin Agency in Richmond, Va., and two Publicis Groupe shops in New York — Bartle Bogle Hegarty and ...

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2010 Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe: one of the greenest car on the market

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:07:45 AM

One of the vehicles that made a mark at the Frankfurt Motor Show was the new Volvo C30 DRIVe. It is powered by a 1.6 liter diesel engine with Start/Stop technology. It consumes only 3.8 liters of diesel fuel per 100km and it emits only 99 grams o...

2 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Obama administration wants fast-track IPO for General Motors

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:10:18 PM

The Obama administration wants to hurry up its initial public offering (IPO) of General Motors Co. shares to reduce its majority stake in the automaker, according to Ron Bloom, the head of the U.S. government’s autos task force, in an interview with ...

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Volkswagen Amarok: the official support vehicle for 2010 Dakar Rally

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:38:28 PM

At the world’s toughest rally that will be conducted in January 2010, the Volkwagen Amarok will have the chance to prove that it is indeed durable, robust and able to tackle any type of road. Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is the “Official Supplier” ...

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Hummer to start working on the H4 and an even smaller H5

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:23:03 PM

As the deal for General Motors Co. to sell Hummer to China’s Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. is being finalized, CEO Jim Taylor is working to have everything in place before Dec. 1. That’s the date that he is hoping GM would be ...

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New Audi A8 to debut in November 30 in Miami

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:46:31 AM

t official! Audi AG announced today that the new Audi A8 will make its official debut on November 30 at the Audi Pavilion, a temporary museum structure. This new structure is going to be the focal point of the vernissage “The Art of Progress,” which ...

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NHTSA probes Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey over transmission complaints

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:07:47 AM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating complaints concerning the 2004-05 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans, which have been reported to have defective transmissions that can cause the moving vehicles to ...

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Hyundai launches its first direct-injection petrol engine

tryme submitted on 11/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:04:31 AM

Hyundai has launched its first direct-injection petrol engine — a 2.4 Theta II GDI engine — in Korea. Before the carmaker applies the engine to other models, it will be used initially in the company’s new Sonata in 2010 (believed to be named i40 in E...

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