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  Renault-Nissan to set up battery plant in Portugal

  9 December 2009 / 7 comments

  Renault-Nissan’s electric car battery production site will be in Portugal. The new plant, which will manufacture lithium-ion batteries for the Alliance’s upcoming electric cars, will be located at the Renault CACIA industrial complex in Aveiro, […]

   

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  Wimmer RS 386bhp Mk6 Golf GTI – how much is too much?

  8 December 2009 / 36 comments

  German tuner Wimmer RS has unveiled this 386bhp Mk6 Volkswagen Golf GTI, which it describes as a “weapon”. By adding a new turbo and intercooler, tweaks to the intake, exhaust and manifold, a modified fuel […]

   

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  Done deal: Volkswagen takes 49.9 percent stake in Porsche for €3.9 billion

  8 December 2009 / 40 comments

  This is the classic case of overambition gone wrong. David doesn’t upset the odds this time around and gets swallowed up by Goliath instead. The David here is of course Porsche, the small sportscar maker […]

   

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  Yulon’s Luxgen has a second model – new SUV

  8 December 2009 / 49 comments

  Don’t confuse this with GM’s Chevy Tahoe-based GMC Yukon SUV, this is an SUV from Yulon, the Taiwanese company who now has a two model line-up in its Luxgen range of vehicles. The first is […]

   

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  New Citroën C3: Small car with big windscreen!

  7 December 2009 / 70 comments

  This is the new Citroen C3, which the French carmaker touts as the new B-segment benchmark. It replaces the cute and round original that was quite a radical design when it was unveiled back in […]

   

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  Beijing Automotive obtains $2.9 billion credit – funds to take over Saab?

  7 December 2009 / 30 comments

  Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) has obtained a 20 billion yuan (US$ 2.93 billion) line of credit from the Bank of China, believed to be the funds needed to buy over Swedish automaker Saab […]

   

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  Aston Martin Rapide price announced – it costs two Porsche Panameras!

  7 December 2009 / 46 comments

  Gearing up for the big launch in the first quarter of 2010, Aston Martin has announced the UK price of its Rapide. The firm’s “first four-door sports car” and also the first Aston Martin not […]

   

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  Facelifted Nissan Qashqai revealed!

  5 December 2009 / 44 comments

  Nissan has just unveiled its facelifted Qashqai mid-sized crossover, a car positioned in Europe as an alternative to traditional VW Golf class hatchbacks. Since its March 2007 launch, the Qashqai has exceeded Nissan’s sales expectations, […]

   

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  US market Hyundai Sonata to be 4-pot only!

  4 December 2009 / 110 comments

  Here’s a whole load of new shots of the new Hyundai Sonata from the LA Auto Show, the first time the new Sonata has been exhibited to the American public. It’s very very different from […]

   

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  GT Academy transforms couch potato Playstation racers into real ones!

  4 December 2009 / 29 comments

  Nissan and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe have joined forces to bring Gran Turismo fans the ultimate competition. Called GT Academy 2010, it will go live on 17 December, and will use the virtual world of […]

   

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  Suzuki offers $100 test drive incentive for Audi and Acura buyers!

  4 December 2009 / 34 comments

  No, this is not a scam. Suzuki has drawn up this US-only scheme for the good looking Kizashi saloon which hits American showrooms this month. Suzuki calls its D-segment challenger ‘sports sedan’ and has targetted […]

   

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  2009 LA Show: Dodge Viper bids farewell with more performance, options and limited editions

  4 December 2009 / 14 comments

  Los Angeles is shaping up to be a big farewell party for the icons. Besides Volkswagen releasing the Final Edition of its New Beetle, Dodge has annouced that 2010 will be the last model year […]

   

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  2009 LA Show: ‘Final edition’ of the VW New Beetle

  3 December 2009 / 20 comments

  Do you realise that the New Beetle has been with us for over 10 years? No one really pays attention to the cute bugs anymore these days as the reborn icon’s ‘in’ car status have […]

   

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  Mitsubishi RVR: official name for new crossover

  3 December 2009 / 47 comments

  First we saw the sketch, and now the production model has been revealed. This is Mitsubishi’s new compact crossover that will go on sale in Europe in Japan from February next year onwards, before touching […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot-Citroen to buy Mitsubishi stake?

  3 December 2009 / 14 comments

  One of the first fruits of the PSA-Mitsubishi partnership The world’s automakers continue to be rocked by the recession and lots of changes are being made to trim fat, find synergies, stay afloat and continue […]

   

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