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Renault strengthens China links
Renault is set to strengthen its links with China, despite the sale of several of its cars being banned there following claimed safety and technical problems. The French firm has signed a non-binding letter of intent with Chinese manufacturer Great Wall to carry out a feasibility study on building cars together to be sold in [...]
Bentley earns green credentials with Geneva show car
The revised Continental will have to make more than 600 hp from its 6.0-liter twin-turbo W12 and is likely to have a top speed of more than 200 mph–the figures achieved by the current fastest Bentley, the Continental Speed. “Delivering supercar performance, this new model is very much the extreme Bentley,” says the company. Bentley [...]
60,000 take up car scrappage cash
More than 60,000 orders for cars under the UK’s scrappage subsidy scheme have been placed since the initiative was announced, new government figures show. Car buyers are given a £2,000 discount on a new car if they scrap one that is at least 10 years old. Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said the scheme had given [...]
Jaguar XJ: Dramatic design marks the next Big Cat
Jaguar’s next-generation XJ luxury sedan will incorporate design features from the C-XF concept first shown at Detroit, AutoWeek has learned. Although prototypes captured by spy photographers are disguised with BMW-style grilles, the face of the new 2010 XJ will feature Jag’s gaping square grille and a curvaceous body with a rakish, coupelike rear window. The [...]
Formula One teams are on the 2010 entry list released Friday
All the current Formula One teams are on the 2010 entry list released Friday, but five of their entries are subject to conditions being met and a deal being agreed upon by next Friday at Silverstone. Meanwhile, U.S. F1, Campos Grand Prix and Manor Grand Prix are the new teams selected to compete next year. [...]
Take a look at the new Chrysler
Chrysler’s union with Fiat is complete. Here’s a look at the new company and some of the products, like the redesigned Jeep Grand Cherokee, that it’ll offer. Chrysler took its first steps with Italy’s Fiat Wednesday, signing a deal and unveiling the new leadership in charge of bringing the company out of bankruptcy and into [...]
New Chrysler Shielded from Old Product Liability
Chrysler’s bankruptcy will leave lots of people empty-handed. Among them are accident claimants who seek compensation when a faulty Chrysler vehicle causes injury or death. Under terms approved on June 1 by U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur J. Gonzalez, the “new” Chrysler emerging from bankruptcy won’t be liable for product defect claims involving any cars [...]
The Fast and the Frugal
Sports cars need not be expensive (or impractical) — here are 10 for less than $35,000. Tradition says pure sports cars are equipped with “nothing that doesn’t make them go faster.” Long ago, that meant roll-up side windows and a heater were extravagances. Today, however, they are both sports car norms, along with power-folding convertible [...]
Detroit Could Lose Auto Show
A city steeped in uncertainty surrounding the bankruptcy of General Motors has something else to worry about: loss of the North American International Auto Show. Detroit has been the premier international show for vehicle debuts, but if the debate over the ownership and renovation of Cobo Center, where the show is held, is not resolved [...]
A Rolls-Royce Knock-Off From China
While Rolls-Royce did have some news at the Shanghai auto show, it was largely overshadowed by the debut of a Chinese automaker’s interpretation of a Rolls, the Geely GE. If and when the GE comes to market in China, it would be sold under Geely’s Englon luxury marque. By all accounts the limo is a [...]
Toyota F1 Team Sells Parts Online
Forget about a boring baseball cap, a tacky polo shirt or a chintzy key ring. There are better ways to show your affection for Toyota’s Formula One team. For example, consider the purchase of a rear wing from one of Toyota F1’s racecars. Or perhaps a genuine front-nose piece. Both are available at Toyota F1’s [...]
Bargain Hunting on General Motors and Chrysler Lots
Because of the Chrysler and General Motors bankruptcies, people looking for car bargains might find a few treasures. But they have to be prepared to act quickly and forgo considerations like resale value and vehicle reliability, and also ignore the uncertainties around warranty repairs and the availability of spare parts. Feeling lucky? A good place [...]
GM says May U.S. sales best so far in 2009
DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Corp on Tuesday reported U.S. sales for May. Highlights: * says U.S. sales are down 29.6 percent in May. * says U.S. May sales total 191,875 vehicles * says U.S. May sales best monthly performance so far in 2009 * reports total truck sales (including crossovers) of 110,866, down 22 [...]
GM Files for Bankruptcy
GM’s Chapter 11 filing caps a decades-long slide, but it should emerge relatively quickly from court with lower labor and debt costs A once proud and dominant General Motors, which at its peak controlled half the American auto market, filed for bankruptcy court protection on June 1 in an historic act that will see federal [...]
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