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A report by UK’s Autocar magazine says Audi’s A5 will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show this year. Despite talk that the A5 will be a 4-door coupe competitor to the Mercedes Benz CLS, […]
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Chrysler and Chery sign small car letter of intent
After news of talks between Chrysler and Chery surfaced in May last year, Chrysler group CEO Tom LaSorda has finally signed a letter of intent with Chery Automobile Co to develop a small car for […]
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MINI GP versus remote controlled car
Here’s something for those who don’t have any plans tonight and are spending time surfing the internet. Fifth Gear recently held a pretty pointless shootout between a MINI GP and a remote controlled car. That’s […]
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BMW and Jaguar Scaredy Cat Advertisement
Another bit of fun with advertising, this is one of BMW’s ads in Spain. Putting a play on the phrase “scaredy cat”, it shows the trademark Jaguar hood ornament running away in fear from a […]
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New road tax rates with effect from 01/01/07
The government has made some changes to the private vehicle road tax structure, with effect tomorrow – 1st January 2007. Road tax rates have been lowered by amounts between 4% TO 33%. There has also […]
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Rolls-Royce Phantom Drophead Coupe unveiled
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will unveil its new Phantom Drophead Coupe at the 2007 Detroit Motor Show (NAIAS) beginning Sunday 7 January 2007. Production of the new car will start at Goodwood in the summer of […]
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2007 Toyota Blade (premium JDM Toyota Auris)
The Toyota Auris hatchback has been given a new Corolla Axio-like front end to match the tastes of the Japanese market and is now in sale in Japan as the Toyota Blade, positioned as a […]
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World car sales in 2007 expected to slow down
Analysts from various institutes have pegged the year 2007 as the year which will end the 5-year cycle of record global auto sales worldwide. Scotia Economics says weaker sales in mature markets such as Canada, […]
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2007 Nissan Rogue
Nissan’s SUV offensive continued with the Nissan Rogue, positioned somewhere between the current Nissan Murano and the recently unveiled Nissan Qashqai, set to be a competitor against the likes of the Honda CR-V, in fact […]
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BMW and PSA Peugeot Citroen to conduct new engine feasibility study
The first fruits of BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën’s collaboration is the Prince Engine, used in a few Peugeot cars like the 307, 207, 207 GT and the upcoming 207 GTI and BMW’s new […]
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China automotive industry growing too fast
China, the world’s 2nd largest auto market had grown 25% since last year, reaching 6.45 million vehicles in the first 11 months of 2006. With such a huge market to tap, it is obvious that […]
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New Daihatsu Mira launched in Japan
Daihatsu Japan has updated their Daihatsu Mira with a new model and guess what… the new facelift seems to sport headlamps that look like they belong to the Myvi family! A similiar design has been […]
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Chery recalls 1,875 Chery T11 Tiggo SUVs
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd has shown signs of being a responsible car manufacturer that intends to stick around, rather than taking the “make fast profits and ignore issues like brand building and after sales support” […]
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Mitsubishi Prototype X – future Evolution X
A prototype version of the upcoming Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X will be shown at the upcoming North American International Auto Show to be held in Detroit during January 2007. The prototype will be called the […]
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DaimlerChrysler files for CLC-class trademark
DaimlerChrysler filed for the CLC-class trademark in the USA back in May 2006 and recently this month it has been published for opposition. The CLC-class trademark was registered for both class 012 – Automobiles and […]