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It seems obvious now, but the sale of Chrysler leaves Mercedes Benz in a similar position as it's cross-country rival, BMW. Back when BMW bought the ailing MG-Rover marque, the results, to say the lea ... Tags: bmw, mercedes benz, chrysler, automotive industry, automaker, reuters, prowess, cross country, dieter zetsche, 10 years, mg rover, marque, billions of dollars, daimler, glut, rival bmw, industry source, welt am sonntag, acquisition targets, quality engineering
We always wondered if after a long day of filming "Hazzard", Bo and Luke drove that rattly Charger home every night. Surely they made enough money to buy a brand new K-Car or maybe even one of those a ... Tags: ebay, chargers, lincoln, 10 years, carscoop, boss hogg, sarcasm, shelby, duke, confederate flag, general lee, ebay auction, bridges, auction source, dixie horn, bright orange, lincoln limo, pure grain alcohol, soars, northern ireland
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Kia Motors is investigating the feasibility of introducing a pickup truck in the US market. Kia Motors president Cho Nam-hong fueled the speculation when he was quoted as saying "Isn't it time for Kia ... Tags: mid size, kia, toyota, speculation, segment, trucks, automaker, korea, 10 years, inroads, pickup truck, tundra, stab, feasibility, tariff, kia motors, market source, nam hong, cho, free trade deal
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Yup. You read that right. According to the folks at Edmunds, Hyundai made a statement yesterday that a pickup truck might be in the cards, but it won't be available for a long time.The announcement by ... Tags: liter, models, hyundai, reuters, edmunds, 10 years, korean automaker, long time, pickup truck, spokesperson, home depot, cards, tariffs, tariff, engine displacement, trade pact, feasibility study, financial restrictions
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South Korean automakers received a pretty big shot in the arm as a trade agreement was reached with the United States. The trade pact, which lasts for 15 years, took nine months to negotiate. With the ... Tags: kia, lexus, south korean government, hyundai, liters, rwd, 10 years, domestics, automotive news, nine months, warranties, korean automakers, shot in the arm, tariff, horizon, junkers, genesis, import tariffs, trade pact, engine displacements
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The world's most expensive original Mini, which has only 4,825 miles on the odometer, has been sold at auction for an amazing $197,000. The original Mini had great fuel economy and classy styling, but ... Tags: car connection, fuel economy, rpm, auction, 10 years, odometer, heritage, scottish rally, beautiful song, crazy things, mad world, comers
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Poor guy. After wearing out the first set of Goodyear's on his beloved Elise (not hard to do. -Ed.), he figured where better to take it than a Goodyear dealer, right? Especially since his father-in-la ... Tags: goodyear, 10 years, elise, phone call, tip source, gil, goodyear dealer, good hands
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More details have emerged regarding Ford Motor Company's attempts to buy out its white collar workforce. Ford will offer three buyout programs to salaried workers identified by management, and if less ... Tags: jobs, ford, automaker, ford motor, ford motor company, 10 years, layoffs, workforce, salaried workers, white collar workers
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Since it seems like most of the mainstream automotive news will be dominated with comment and analysis of Ford's WF 2.0 plan today, we thought we'd dig up something with a blue oval on it for today's ... Tags: ford, turbo engine, photo, autoblog, photos, 10 years, blue oval, automotive news, ford escort, pedigree, yum, escort rs cosworth, 1991 ford escort, spud, wf
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Isuzu hardly has a leg left to stand on in North America, but elsewhere in the world its trucks are being bought by the hundreds of thousands. The D-Max shares its underpinnings and much of its sheetm ... Tags: chevy colorado, liter, segment, trucks, gmc, new model, plants, 10 years, north america, turbo diesel, isuzu, underpinnings, diesel engine, gmc canyon, sheetmetal, hundreds of thousands, 23 years, thailand, pickup isuzu
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Ford reunites GT40 trio that swept Le Mans in '66click for high-resolution version2006 marks the 40th anniversary of Ford's 1-2-3 finish at the 24 Hours of Le Mans back in 1966. Born out Ford's desire ... Tags: ford, ferrari, europe, race cars, game, 10 years, desire, victory, 40th anniversary, 24 hours of le mans, benefit, photographers, 30th anniversary, place car, high resolution, shelby american, gt40 mark, stauffer
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It's been said that Mario Andretti and fast cars pair like fine wine and good food. Well, on Saturday, June 24, fans and oenophiles will have the chance to experience at least three out of four of tho ... Tags: racetrack, fast cars, prowess, music, 10 years, festivities, june 24, mario andretti, vintage iron, year anniversary, good food, admission charge, oenophiles, fine wine, andretti winery, napa california, winemaking, proprietor, saturday june
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In the midst of the fervor over the World Cup, Toyota has high hopes for soccer in Chicagoland, where it has bought the naming rights for the Chicago Fire's home stadium for the next 10 years. Toyota ... Tags: toyota, chevrolet, chicago tribune, 10 years, soccer, chicagoland, high hopes, venue, concerts, midst, world cup, fervor, gain visibility, chicago fire, bridgeview, first game, home games, harlem, home stadium
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Kim Woo-choong, the founder and former head of the Daewoo Group, was sentenced to 10 years in a South Korean prison for embezzlement, accounting fraud, and various other white-collar crimes of the typ ... Tags: money, daewoo, general motors, 10 years, yahoo, old man, tubes, jail time, daewoo motors, embezzlement, white collar crimes, daewoo group, accounting fraud, fraudulent transactions, 22b, jail sentence, life sentence
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota, population 137,000, has been named by Allstate Insurance as the safest city for driving in the nation. A motorist in Sioux Falls experiences an accident once every 14.3 year ... Tags: insurance, cell phone users, teenagers, 10 years, 3 years, population, traffic enforcement, allstate, allstate insurance, source aol, sioux falls south dakota, safest city
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If you’re like us you hate getting those last few issues of a car magazine with the cardboard covers urging you to renew now before your subscription runs out. Most of us have begun buying the y ... Tags: sports cars, 10 years, car magazine, underdog, big dogs, new deal, car mags, grassroots motorsports, rsquo, hock, cardboard, homebrew, rags, grm, hundie, subscription deal, track challenge
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The results of the annual R.L. Polk & Co. Loyalty Excelerator Report are out, and Toyota scored highest in brand loyalty to an automotive division, knocking Ford out of the top spot for the first ... Tags: gm, toyota, ford, car buyers, amp, 10 years, asian manufacturers, brand loyalty, nine years, gm car, market segments, customer retention, survey results, new car buyer, customer loyalty survey
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Volvo, a division of Ford Motor Co., has 'quietly' agreed to extend the warranty of defective throttles on 356,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Canada. The throttle can become corroded and force the car t ... Tags: cars, ford, volvo, warranty, ford motor co, ford motor, 10 years, canada, lawyers, spokesman, seven years, 5 million, warranty protection, throttles, matter of course
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Lamborghini built 2,903 Diablos over a period of 10 years. The Italian firm's Chief Executive Stefan Winkelmann said the goal of producing 3000 Gallardos was accomplished in less than 24 months, which ... Tags: speed auto, four wheel drive, wheel, lamborghini, horsepower, gallardo, msrp, car maker, 10 years, aluminum, chief executive, space frame construction, italian sports car, auto shift, italian firm, winkelmann, diablos
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While at the Frankfurt show in Germany I saw a Roush Mustang tooling around in the parking lot. After a visual diet of only small, diesel-powered economy cars, the sight of an American muscle car in E ... Tags: europe, limited edition, germany, stang, parking lot, 10 years, europeans, economy cars, london, frankfurt show, edition model, diet, american carriage company, american muscle car, roush mustang
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