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1 June 2007 posted in Etc. 20 views
British Gumballers forgiven by victims' family You didn't think the Gumball saga was finished, did you? The latest turn: Nick Morley has been completely absolved of responsibility by the family of the Macedonian couple that was killed in a car acc ...
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9 May 2007 posted in Auction Action 7 views
Big Surprise! Winner of General Lee auction backs out on $10 million bid click above image to see more views of John and his General Lee We all knew this was coming. As many expected, the person who entered the winning bid of $9,900,500 for John Schneider's personal 1969 D ...
Tags: dodge, ebay, auction, amp, possession, 10 million, fate, sequel, general lee, negative feedback, ebay motors, surprise winner, john schneider, hot pursuit, ebay user, johnsebiz, fishbashr1
3 May 2007 posted in Spy Photos 1 views
Spy Shots: Australia's 2008 Ford Falcon 'Orion'! We've been waiting for Ford to update its aged rear-wheel drive Falcon sedan in Australia ever since Holden started selling its redesigned and well-received Commodore. We haven't heard a peep about th ...
Tags: wheel, new car, new model, camaro, spy shots, sedans, rear wheel drive, high performance, zeta, fate, public roads, mules, peep, holden commodore, cubes, new falcon, 2008 Ford Falcon, giant greenhouse, photographer friend, passing of time
26 April 2007 posted in Government/Legal 7 views
Bucharest Ring race track circles Romanian Parliament Getting around Capitol Hill in Washington, DC can be a tricky venture, but getting around the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, Romania, has gotten considerably easier. Not because the local politics ar ...
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23 April 2007 posted in Motorsports 4 views
Local Texan takes MX-5 Cup season opener in Houston To some observers, the opening round of the SCCA Pro Racing Sirius Mazda MX-5 cup may have looked like a walk in the park for Jason Saini, but it was anything but. After storming to the lead in the fi ...
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20 April 2007 posted in Earnings/Financials 5 views
Chrysler workers making long shot bid to buy automaker The Detroit News is reporting that a group of 25 Chrysler employees in Toledo have formed a group called the "Employee Buyout Committee" and are actively exploring the necessary steps required to see ...
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22 February 2007 posted in Chrysler 8 views
BREAKING: Tom LaSorda spams the troops to pick up morale There are plenty of reports today that morale at Chrysler is in a tailspin right now due to all of the rumors swirling about the potential sale of the company. Having been through several buyouts and ...
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22 February 2007 posted in Chrysler 3 views
Could Magna buy Chrysler and put Bernhard at the helm? Toronto, Ontario based Magna International is the third largest automotive supplier in the world with 2005 sales of $22.8 billion. They have had a long relationship with DaimlerChrylser both in North ...
Tags: wolfgang bernhard, speculation, chrysler, automotive supplier, delphi, carmaker, chrysler group, assembly plant, fate, hooks, helm, magna international, johnson controls, auburn hills, graz austria, lear, chrysler models, frank stronach, toronto ontario, collins and aikman
27 November 2006 posted in Car Buying 2 views
Ruling due on As far as Ferrari is concerned, there were three 330 P models produced as factory race cars in the 60's. Each was identically built with a 12-valve, 4-litre, 360bhp engine. The fate of two is known. C ...
Tags: chassis, ferrari, race cars, maranello, two cars, fate, question mark, one thing, industry experts, chassis number, john surtees, source world, certificate of authenticity, car chassis, joachim, final word, graham hill, bonnier, ludovico, egon
8 November 2006 posted in Crossovers/CUVs 3 views
Rumor Mill: Chrysler Pacifica being cancelled News of the next generation Pacifica being cancelled and the model dropped from Chrysler's lineup has come to us right out of the rumor mill, albeit from a source we trust. We're told that official wo ...
Tags: crossover, chrysler, launch, minivan, designers, base model, detroit free press, wheel drive, next generation, attributes, chrysler pacifica, fate, stigma, momentum, ears, rumor mill, year to date, sales success, slicker, dfp
6 November 2006 posted in Government/Legal 3 views
Australia to rein in unlimited speed roads The high-speed bellow of a 911 Turbo undergoing hot weather, high speed testing has been forever muted in the Australian Northern Territory. One of the last sacred places on Earth where you can drive ...
Tags: porsche, high speed, no doubt, highways, 911 turbo, fate, big brother, speed limit, stretches, three times, government regulation, damper, intersections, traffic lights, isle of man, australian northern territory, speed roads, sacred places, inter city, open roads
28 October 2006 posted in Time Warp 2 views
SHO Saturday, Part II: Exit the Taurus SHO OK, earlier today we took the time machine back to see the introduction of the Ford Taurus SHO. Now, we fast-forward to the present day, where devious youths find a forlorn, decrepit, and long-junked ...
Tags: ford, horses, fate, yamaha, ford taurus, afterlife, transition, glue factory, heavy machinery, komatsu, time machine, present day
17 October 2006 posted in Car Buying 4 views
Buick tries to avoid Oldsmobile's fate Buick's marketers are caught between a rock and a hard place, or more accurately between the aging baby boomers of its core market and the younger Gen-Y buyers it needs to grow the brand. With the ave ...
Tags: demise, crossover, buick, cadillac, specialty equipment, sedans, general motors, oldsmobile, fate, market share, fence, aging baby boomers, rock and a hard place, retirement age, core market, enclave, trade show, marketers association, connections service, brand managers
7 September 2006 posted in Sports/GTs 8 views
KTM/Audi collab coming to fruition Way back in April, amidst all the cooing of the new TT, AutoExpress reported that motorcycle manufacture KTM was collaborating with Audi to make a lightweight roadster, squarely aimed at the Elise cro ...
Tags: mpg, six seconds, carbon fiber, roadster, crowd, exec, tt, lawyers, german car, fate, naught, fruition, motorcycle, vw gx3, ktm, dallara, der standard, dollar figure, liability issues, organs
20 July 2006 posted in Japan 6 views
Toyota gets 40 lashes with a wet noodle from Japanese government over recalls Okay, maybe not a wet noodle, but let's just say the Japanese government's action doesn't carry much weight. The government says that while no laws were broken and technically automaker Toyota Motor C ...
Tags: toyota, automakers, failure, detroit news, fate, toyota motor, toyota motor company, suv models, japanese government, lucky stars, public judgement, administrative guidance, deadly crash, wet noodle, lashes
14 July 2006 posted in Videos 4 views
Video: Ghosn speaks! CNBC's Maria Bartiromo interviewed Carlos Ghosn Thursday, ahead of Friday's talks with GM CEO Rick Wagoner about a possible Renault-Nissan-GM partnership. Hear the man himself discuss a wide range of ...
Tags: gm, ford, alternative fuel vehicles, hybrids, nissan, renault, daimlerchrysler, rick wagoner, ceo, partnership, automotive news, fate, carlos ghosn, renault alliance, crude oil prices, daimlerchrysler merger, nissan renault, renault nissan, maria bartiromo, cnbc
23 June 2006 posted in Car Buying 7 views
Don't forget the used car option With all the deals going on, it's hard to imagine why anybody would go for a used car. But it's the right choice for some people -- with the proper preparation. It's a common story. You buy a car from ...
Tags: warranty, chicago tribune, little bit, synthetic oil, fate, cpo, speedway, car option, auto buyers, money saving tips, right choice
28 May 2006 posted in Green 6 views
VW to drop several diesel models next year Due to upcoming changes in diesel emissions standards, Volkwagen will be forced to suspend sales of several of its diesel models for 2007 - an unfortunate turn of events for the German automaker, give ...
Tags: passat, jetta, emissions standards, detroit free press, second time, fate, german automaker, diesel emissions, diesel models, golf jetta, touareg diesel, passat diesel, diesel passenger cars, robust demand
17 May 2006 posted in Hirings/Firings 6 views
1,000 Vauxhall employees in jeopardy over planned cuts Many General Motors workers at the company's Vauxhall outpost are nervously awaiting their fate, as planned trimming of Astra production looks like it will endanger 1,000 jobs. The company's Ellesmere ...
Tags: jobs, auto industry, astra, bbc, general motors, losses, vauxhall, fate, british auto, jeopardy, government officials, union representation, outpost, local union, ellesmere port, industry meetings, cheshire, motors workers
22 March 2006 posted in Car Buying 6 views
Honda Civic Hybrid supplies running short With the previous generation of the Civic Hybrid vastly overshadowed by Toyota's Prius, one might have thought that the rather pedestrian styling of the latest version would be destined for the same f ...
Tags: toyota, honda civic, honda, prius, predecessor, fate, calendar year, honda civic hybrid, canadian operations, civic capacity