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• General Motors pays back a loan from Germany

  
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  After backtracking on plans to sell Opel to Magna International Inc., General Motors Co. was able to pay back a loan from Germany and has even decided to lower the number of job cuts planned for Opel workers. Instead of the 10,000 to 50,000 jobs believed to be cut from Opel’s European workforce in its [...]
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• Report: Suzuki planning eco-car production

  
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  In response to the Thailand government’s drive to promote the production of eco-friendly cars, Suzuki Motor has announced that it will begin construction of its plant in Rayong next week. This development further cements Thailand’s role as a Southeast Asia vehicle-manufacturing hub. Suzuki plans to invest JPY20 ...
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• 2011 Cadillac SLS unveiled at the Guangzhou Auto Show

  
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  The new Cadillac SLS intended for the Chinese market is currently on display at the Guangzhou Auto Show. According to Shanghai GM, the exterior of the Cadillac SLS has been slightly redesigned with a new grille, headlights and taillights, fog lights, turn signals and side skirts on the fenders. There are two engine ...
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• Chrysler has appointed information officer and treasurer

  
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  Chrysler Group LLC has named a new chief information officer as part of the latest management changes initiated by CEO Sergio Marchionne. Filling the position is Scott Sandschafer, a former executive at CNH America LLC (a Fiat S.p.A. subsidiary). As vice president and chief information officer, Sandschafer reports ...
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• Britain to support GM for Vauxhall’s future

  
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  At the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) conference, Lord Mandelson has pledged to put up cash to secure Vauxhall’s future in the UK if ongoing talks eventually reveal General Motors Co.’s commitment to the country.Lord Mandelson spoke to Autocar and said that taxpayers’ money would be brought ...
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• 2010 Opel Astra receives five-star Euro NCAP safety rating

  
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  General Motors announced today that the brand new 2010 Opel Astra was awarded with five stars for safety, the top rating for new tough regulations that took effect this year. The new vehicle received the highest points ever awarded for Astra’s active head restraints which protect against whiplash but it also scored ...
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• New Vw Golf Cabrio coming in 2011

  
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  Last week we announced that Volkswagen will acquire Karmann, the coachbuilder and convertible rooftop specialist known for producing the VW Beetle-based coupe dubbed the Karmann Ghia Today, thanks to our sources inside the German manufacturer we found out that together with the Karmann deal Volkswagen will also build ...
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• Where is the 2011 Bmw 535d?

  
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  As you may know, Bmw unveiled on Monday the brand new 2011 5-Series, the sixth generation of its popular sedan. Today we were looking through its official brochure and we noticed something strange: we didn’t find the new 535d model. For those who don’t know, the 5-Series (E60) model featured this impressive ...
  9 hours ago

• General Motors still hopes to sell Saab

  
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  In a recent interview, a Swedish government official said that GM still has great hopes that it will sell the Saab brand. “I talked to GM last night and my impression is that they have not given up hope,” said Joran Hagglund, state secretary at Sweden’s Industry Ministry.Of course, it will be a race against [...]
  10 hours ago

• First buyers of the Porsche Panamera to receive a free luggage set

  
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  According to AutoWeek, the first 195 buyers of the Panamera in the United States are will receive a Porsche luggage set, priced at $3,580, for free. No, this is not a Christmas present… it is happening because is the way the German manufacturer wants to apologize regarding the late arrival due to the fact that [...]
  1 day ago

• Bentley working on two new models: a shooting brake and a crossover

  
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  According to our sources from Bentley, it appears that the British manufacturer is currently working on two new vehicles which will definitely be a success: a shooting brake and a crossover!It appears that these vehicles will both carry the well known W12 engine but also a new V8 engine, used on the Audi A8 but [...]
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• ArcherMind shows off ‘world’s first’ Android-based in-car nav system

  
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• Guangzhou Auto Show: Vw Tiguan Facelift

  
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  China was chosen by Volkswagen to be the place where the facelifted Tiguan makes its official debut. As you can see, the German compact SUV borrows the same design line from the Golf VI and the Scirocco and it appears that the new Touareg will follow the same ”success” path. Unfortunately we don’t know [...]
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• Lexus will lease, not sell, the 500 LFA supercars

  
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  When Lexus’ limited-edition LFA sports car arrives in January 2011, it will be offered under two-year leases for the $375,000 two-seater, said Brian Smith, vice president of sales and dealer development for Lexus division. Lexus wishes to retain the vehicle’s title. The leases are being offered to prevent the ...
  2 days ago

• Hyundai tweaks the Genesis V8 engine for 2010

  
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  Hyundai may have two completely redesigned models debuting in the next few weeks, but it won’t leave its carryover models alone for the 2010 model year. Its engineers have modified the 4.6-liter V8 in the Genesis sedan and got an 10 horsepower more from the Tau to generate peak output of up to 385 hp [...]
  2 days ago

• Union representatives to discuss Opel restructuring plan this Wednesday

  
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  This Wednesday’s meeting between General Motors Co. Interim regional chief Nick Reilly and union representatives will decide the fate of 50,000 workers in Europe. Lothar Sorger, Opel’s deputy labor leader in Kaiserslautern, Germany, said that the parties will discuss restructuring plans. Sorger claims that getting ...
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• Toyota to submit information on complaints about rusted Tundra frames

  
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  Toyota Motor Corp. is once again entangled in a potential recall after the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has asked it to provide information related to complaints over rusted frames on 2000 and 2001 Toyota Tundra pickups. On Oct. 6, the NHTSA began a preliminary evaluation of the problem and gave ...
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• 2008 BMW M3 MT6

  
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  Third-party performance tuners like Alpina, AMG, Brabus, Ruf and others have thrived in the land of the autobahn, typically modifying cars from one particular brand. In the late ’70s, BMW became the first of the German automakers to establish its own in-house tuning division, incorporating its motorsports arm into ...
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• Tesla Motors plans to go public soon

  
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  If there’s any truth to rumors then we just might be seeing Tesla Motors go public soon. According to two insider sources, the Silicon Valley electric sports car maker best known for its $109,000 all-electric Roadster is currently outlining plans to sell stock and cash in on investor appetite for green technology ...
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• GM expects its China sales growth to drop dramatically in 2010

  
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  With the end of China’s government stimulus program by the end of the year, General Motors Co. forecasts that its sales growth in the country will drop drastically in 2010. In an interview with Reuters, Kevin Wale, president of GM’s China operations, said that China sales were expected to rise 50 percent in 2009 ...
  2 days ago

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