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9 May 2007 posted in Green 2 views
Domino's tries ZAPping pizzas to customers click above image to enlargeDomino's Pizza (The Official Pizza of NASCAR, btw) delivers piles of pizzas every day and probably burns several gallons of fuel, or at least pays their drivers to burn it. ...
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28 March 2007 posted in Earnings/Financials 2 views
DCX to delay first quarter report The bean counters at DaimlerChrysler have decided to postpone the automaker's first quarter results, mainly due to a switch from one set of reporting standards to another. Instead of publishing the re ...
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3 March 2007 posted in Convertibles 5 views
Jag fans begin petition to restart the F-Type project Back in 2000, Ford Motor Company was swimming in SUV cash and Jaguar looked poised for a big-time turnaround. Excitement for the brand grew when the Concept F-Type was shown at the 2000 North American ...
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1 January 2007 posted in Euro 1 views
Will Lancia make a new Monte Carlo? Reports are surfacing that suggest that Lancia is considering reviving the Monte Carlo nameplate for a new model. The original Monte Carlo was a small mid-engined sports car from the 1970s, designed a ...
Tags: chevy, sports car, new model, nameplate, alfa romeo, maserati, pininfarina, parent company, autocar, fiat, monte carlo, lancia, tough sell, bean counters, american roads, fiat group, scorpion, winding road, fiat alfa romeo, heydays
18 December 2006 posted in Concept Cars 5 views
VIDEO: Glimpse the Chrysler Nassau, Jeep Trailhawk and bongo drums We told you about two Chrysler concepts that will be debuting at the 2007 North American International Auto Show back in late November when the automaker released sketches of the Chrysler Nassau and J ...
Tags: automaker, daimlerchrysler, international auto show, north american international auto, american international auto show, north american international auto show, interior shots, execs, glimpses, industry buzz, pie in the sky, bean counters, turntable, late november, video source, Nassau, jeep trailhawk, buzz phrase, beat of a different drum, bongo drums
24 September 2006 posted in Ford 5 views
Mulally already shaking up Ford Even though Alan Mulally hasn't officially taken the helm at Ford yet, he is already making waves. The former Boeing CEO has taken the reigns already, acutely focused on becoming the company's new lea ...
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20 September 2006 posted in Concept Cars 3 views
VW Crafter Atacama Concept On our drive back home yesterday, we saw one of those apocalypse-ready Ford Econoline vans tooling along on the freeway and thought to ourselves, "Autoblog needs a mobile command unit." After running ...
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20 August 2006 posted in Crossovers/CUVs 3 views
BMW X1 to take on the VW Tiguan Germany's own Autobild magazine printed the above rendering of what may be BMW's attempt at crashing the ever-competitive small SUV segment. Although Toyota and Honda have been the biggest players ove ...
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16 August 2005 posted in Trends 11 views
All-aluminum S-Type cancelled due to cost Ford has decided to ditch its plan to build the next S-Type using the same all-aluminum construction as the company's XJ flagship. Instead the next S-Type will feature aluminum body panels and a steel ...
Tags: porsche, bmw, jaguar, ford, mercedes benz, x type, flagship, s type, philosophy, porsche panamera, ditch, coupe body style, repositioning, mercedes benz cls, aluminum body panels, aluminum construction, steel floor, bean counters, mondeo, floor plan