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Lots of delays in the Toyota camp thanks to the industry’s sad outlook. Right after Toyota and Isuzu agreed to temporarily freeze their join diesel engine project, it appears that the rear wheel drive sports […]
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Holden to build 4-cylinder car in Australia
Holden and the Australian government will spend hundreds of millions of Australian dollars upgrade the automaker’s Adelaide plant to build a small car powered by a 4-cylinder engine. The Australian federal government will provide AU$149 […]
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Chrysler could be the Mercedes of America?
Uh… right. Chrysler co-President Jim Press is suggesting that Chrysler could become a “boutique enterprise” similiar to the BMW and Mercedes-Benz, premium carmakers of Germany. Yes, Chrysler could become the Mercedes or BMW of America! […]
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Honda and GS Yuasa to set up lithium ion JV
Honda, who has slammed lithium ion batteries in the past for not being suitable for production usage in automobiles, has signed an agreement to set up a joint venture with GS Yuasa Corporation to develop […]
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BMW loses X5 rip-off copyright case against Shuanghuan CEO in Italy
It doesn’t take a genius to know that Shuanghuan Automobile ripped off the design of BMW’s X3 (tail lamps) and first generation X5 SUVs when it styled the Shuanghuan CEO. Even the name is similiar […]
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2010 Chevrolet Equinox Crossover SUV
The new Chevrolet Equinox for the 2010 model year is here, and seems to be based on an enhancement of the old Equinox’s front wheel drive GM Theta monocoque chassis as the wheelbase is the […]
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Toyota may post first loss in 70 years
Here’s something to put the gravity of the current situation automotive industry into perspective. After 70 continuous years of profits, Toyota is predicted by some Japanese business media to likely post its first annual parent-only […]
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McLaren Mercedes SLR Stirling Moss Speedster
At one point it was thought that the SLR Roadster 722 S was the last product to come out of the partnership between Mercedes-Benz and McLaren, but there’s now a new “crowning glory” to the […]
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GM and Chrysler get US$17.4 billion bailout
They’ve done it, the Detroit boys have managed to secure federal emergency loans to execute their plans to stay afloat. Initially their request for money was rejected by the US Senate, but the Bush administration […]
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Honda NSX project goes the way of the F1 team
Shortly after announcing Honda's withdrawal from Formula One, Honda's Takeo Fukui has announced that the new Honda NSX project has been scrapped.
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Mazda Biante special editions launched in Japan
Mazda Biante 20S Limited Japan must be rather big on year-end specials, or is it because of the need to clear stocks? Another Mazda vehicle that gets a limited/special/etc edition treatment is the Mazda Biante, […]
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Mazda Atenza 2.0 Style Edition in Japan
Mazda will sell a special “Style Edition” of the Mazda Atenza (we know it as the Mazda 6) in Japan, based on the Atenza 20C model but with various equipment upgrades. These upgrades include LED […]
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Volvo S60 Concept unveiled before Detroit show
Despite it’s BMW X6-like looks, this isn’t a crossover coupe kinda thing, it’s actually a C-segment executive sedan, set to be Volvo’s new weapon against the likes of the BMW 3-Series and the Mercedes-Benz C-Class. […]
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New FIA WRC cars to be based on S2000 specs
Not surprisingly since even Formula One has revised their specs to reduce costs, the FIA will be revising the specifications of the World Rally Car to specs based on the S2000 specifications called S2000+, which […]
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863 orders for Proton at the 2008 Thai Motor Expo
Proton managed 863 bookings at the 25th Thailand International Motor Expo held this month, which is the sixth highest amount of orders received at the event among the other car manufacturers with an exhibit at the show.