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  Tata Nano officially goes on sale, delivery in July!

  25 March 2009 / 92 comments

  The Tata Nano is officially here and on sale! Bear in mind this is the Indian domestic market version and not the larger, more well-equipped version that was showcased as the Tata Nano Europa recently. […]

   

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  Blue Energy Co Ltd: Honda and GS Yuasa JV

  25 March 2009 / 6 comments

  GS Yuasa and Honda have announced the name of their new JV company – Blue Energy Co Ltd. It will be established on the 1st of April 2009 and will focus on the manufacturing, sales […]

   

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  Skoda postpones ASEAN plans, prefer to wait it out

  23 March 2009 / 18 comments

  Volkswagen’s Skoda marque had planned to enter the ASEAN market sometime soon but has postponed its plans and instead plans to play a waiting game to see through the current crisis. Skoda chairman Reinhard Jung […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Mk6 – full details unveiled!

  23 March 2009 / 45 comments

  Volkswagen has unveiled the production version of the Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI and some journalists have already managed to have a go at it at the international driving presentation in Saint-Tropez, France. This blog has […]

   

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  BYD M6: Estima inspired Chinese MPV

  23 March 2009 / 86 comments

  BYD cars have always been curiously similiar to Toyotas, for example the BYD F3 is clearly inspired from the previous generation Corolla Altis and it is sometimes referred to as the poor man’s Corolla Hybrid, […]

   

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  Dongfeng Aeolus Fengshen based on old ZX

  23 March 2009 / 25 comments

  Dongfeng does Kia, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Honda in China, but they have been recently focusing on developing their own brand as well. This is the Dongfeng Aeolus Fengshen sedan, and if you’re wondering […]

   

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  Mitsubishi Motors to restructure European business

  23 March 2009 / 9 comments

  Mitsubishi has proposed a new business model for its business in Europe, with both product offering and management structure changes to reflect the new way it is taking forward. They want to switch from a […]

   

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  W212 E63 AMG set for New York debut

  23 March 2009 / 18 comments

  There’s one very easy way to tell the real stuff from the aesthetic replicas when it comes to AMG and M cars. Just check out those huge brakes in the photo above! The W212’s E63 […]

   

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  E89 BMW Z4 M scrapped – no business case!

  21 March 2009 / 8 comments

  BMW has axed the BMW Z4 M because according to them, there is no business case in such a product in this time and age, thanks to the economic downturn and the lack of interest […]

   

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  Mazda to debut the refreshed 2010 CX-7 and CX-9 models in New York

  21 March 2009 / 5 comments

  Japanese-based auto maker Mazda will attend next month’s New York Auto Show with the facelifted Mazda CX-7 and Mazda CX-9 models. The refreshed CX-7 has received a slightly updated exterior as well as a restyled […]

   

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  BMW reveals plans to build compact hybrid cars

  21 March 2009 / 2 comments

  Bavarian auto maker BMW has revealed its plans to produce a compact or small sized hybrid vehicle via BMW’s Chairman Norbert Reithofer at BMW Group’s Annual Accounts Press Conference. This project, which is called the […]

   

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  2010 British Motor Show canceled

  20 March 2009 / 7 comments

  Reports have emerged that the 2010 British Motor Show has been canceled due to poor attendance and a struggling economy. The decision was made during a meeting of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, […]

   

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  BMW’s Quandt family is against the Daimler/BMW cross ownership plan

  18 March 2009 / 12 comments

  After reporting that top German auto makers BMW and Daimler are planning to perform a cross ownership a couple of days ago, and both companies may exchange up to 7% of shares among each other, […]

   

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  Volkswagen Polo Plus and Polo Sedan for the US

  18 March 2009 / 7 comments

  Click for enlarged image Volkswagen will create two new cars for the US market. One is a larger and taller of the new Volkswagen Polo, somewhat like what the Golf Plus is to the Golf, […]

   

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  F01 exterior designer leaves for Mercedes-Benz

  18 March 2009 / 20 comments

  The exterior designer of the new F01 BMW 7-Series Karim Habib has left BMW for its rival Mercedes-Benz, where he will head an advanced design studio near Stuttgart. Habib will report to Mercedes-Benz design boss […]

   

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