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India's Auto Makers Post Strong Sales
India's top auto makers posted robust sales growth in August as new models, easy availability of low-cost loans and good monsoon rains helped lure customers to showrooms.
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Clunkeritis sets in; August sales dip to lowest since February [Updated]
Last year's Cash for Clunkers incentives artificially pushed down August 2010 sales for many mainstream automakers. Sales figures continue to trickle in. General Motors - Chrysler - Car Allowance Rebate System - Business - Autos
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Ford China, India see new products sales spike
Strong demand for Ford Motor Company products in China and India led to a 37 percent increase in August sales compared to a year ago in the world's fastest growing automotive markets.
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August U.S. Car Sales Plummet
Most car makers reported their U.S. new-vehicle sales in August declined significantly from a year earlier, when auto makers saw a spike in sales from "cash for clunkers."
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Flaming Ferraris: $250,000 cars recalled because they can burst into flames
Filed under: Recalls , Consumer Ally Ferrari is recalling more than 1,200 of its 458 Italia sports cars because of a design flaw that can make them spontaneously combust.To date, at least five of the $250,000 supercars have burst into flames in ...
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Ford Police Interceptor Utility: Not Just For Robocop's Mom [Police Cars]
The Ford Police Interceptor Utility , the Blue Oval's latest police-grade offering, starts with the 2011 Explorer , stuffs in the heavy-duty high-tech goodies from the Taurus Police Interceptor and adds a few more tricks. It's an Explorer built for a ...
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By The Numbers - August 2010: The C4C hangover continues
Filed under: By the Numbers Luxury marques gain ground while volume brands sufferJust like any spending spree, there are consequences. And for the second straight month, the automakers that benefited most from Cash For Clunkers have seen their sales ...
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At a Glance: August 10 best-selling vehicles in the US and the change from last year
Automakers released August U.S. sales figures on Wednesday. Here is a look at the month's top-selling vehicles, as well as the percent change in sales from Wednesday 2009.
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Chevy Volt: Revolution or Outta Gas?
The first thing I noticed driving the Chevrolet Volt is that its a real car. GM did not kick out the kind of street-legal version of a golf cart like we have seen with previous attempts at making an electric car. The Volt is sturdy and it has ...
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Moviegoer's Choice -- Tell Us What You Love About Your Local Theater
Sometimes going to the movies isn't just about the films themselves. All the experiences of the theater -- the marquee, the ushers, the smell of popcorn filling the air, the $9 boxes of Sno-Caps -- contribute to making a trip out of it for millions ... ...
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2011 Chevrolet Cruze Packs 36 mpg Into $16,995
Hybrids (and a few diesels) are the gold standard in fuel efficiency these days, but there's still a lot that can be done with a small but punchy four-cylinder engine paired with the occasional turbocharger, and the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze hopes to put a ...
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Japan In August 2010: Up 46.7 Percent, And This Is The End
Japanese citizens raced to showrooms in August and bought cars as if they are going out of style. Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses increased 46.7 percent from the same month in the year prior. There is a reason to this: Cars will be going ...
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Schaeffer Manufacturing recognized by Inc. 5000
St. Louis-based Schaeffer Manufacturing Co., a leading provider of quality lubricants and fuel additives, today announced that the company was named to the esteemed Inc. 5000 list, a compilation of the fastest growing private companies in the ...
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What is the market telling us?
The Chicago Board Options Exchange Market Volatility Index (VIX) is a key measure of market expectations for near-term volatility, constructed using options prices on the S&P 500. While the VIX is well off a recent high of 48.20 reached on ...
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Volkswagen Amarok camper conversion ready for adventure
Filed under: Aftermarket , Truck , Europe , VolkswagenVolkwagen Amarok with Bimobil camper - Click above for image galleryIf you had your heart set on a Volkswagen Amarok before the company made it clear that the truck wasn't heading to North ...
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Australia's FPV Announces Supercharger Program For Ford 5.0 V-8
Hot on the heels of the new ROUSHcharger and Ford Racing supercharger kits for Fords latest 5.0-liter V-8 comes a new announcement from the land Down Under. FPV, Fords in-house tuner in Australia, has announced a new range of supercharged V-8 engines
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With Nothing New To Build, The UAW Charges Mitsubishi More
Automotive News [sub] reports that Mitsubishi will have to give UAW workers at its Normal, Ill plant a $1.60/hr raise because it doesnt yet know what vehicle or platform it plans to build there in the future. Mitsubishis 2008 contract with the UAW ..
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Ferraris Hot Wheels
Ferrari is sending engineers all around to the world to investigate thermal incidents. Now whats a thermal incident you might ask? It aint a mistake that happens in your long johns, thats for sure.Its corporate speak for t
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Hurray For Holywood - Getting The L Out Of Hollywood
The mainstream film industry has Hollywood and Bollywood, now a group of Christian film-makers are hoping to transform Central Florida into Holywood by making it the capital of faith-based movies. The makers of Letters To God, which was the first ...
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Volts in the Far East: First 2011 Chevrolet Volts Make it to China
Yesterday, the first drivable 2011 Chevrolet Volts made it to China as VIP transportation for the Shanghai Business Expo. This is in advance of the Volt's on-sale date in China sometime in the second half of 2011. "GM has made a long-term commitment to ...
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Hyundai Posts 11-Percent Sales Drop for August, Kia Loses 19 Percent
Cash for clunkers made August a hard month to post a year-over-year sales gain for many automakers. Hyundai and Kia were no exception, the former dropping 11 percent over August 2009 and the latter losing 19 percent. While Hyundai and Kia were both ...
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Town Car Comes To A Halt At 490,789 Miles
Here at TTAC, we just love to talk about the Panther-based Town Car. Im personally a big fan, but the rest of the staff is not as fond of the last full-sized Lincoln.Whether you love or hate driving a TC, however, you have to admit that they are very .
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Winning Brands' gains access to auto parts sector
Winning Brands Corporation (Pink Sheets: WNBD; Frankfurt: WMU), www.WinningBrands.com, manufacturer of Winning Colours Stain Remover, World's Most Versatile Cleaning Solution!?, confirms the listing of Winning Colours by Canada's foremost auto ...
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Shiekh Wheels: Rolls-Royce Debuts Bespoke Editions for Abu Dhabi
A regular old Rolls-Royce ? Strictly for peasants, my friend. No filthy rich oil sheikh would be caught dead in one. Hence the new bespoke Phantom editions built specially for Abu Dhabi , which as we all know has the actual cash, as opposed to Dubai ...
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Report: Handful Of New Maybach Models Coming
There's slow-selling and then there's Maybach. Moving a paltry 200 cars from its factories last year, the Maybach brand is still failing to achieve the reach and appeal of the established classic ultra-luxury brands Bentley and Rolls-Royce. The truth ...
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Ford introduces police SUV for 2011
Ford is introducing its first SUV specially designed for police use, a model based on the new Ford Explorer.
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Chevy Announces Cruze Gas Mileage
The 2011 Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan will get an EPA-estimated 26/36 mpg city/highway when fitted with the base 1.8-liter four-cylinder and a six-speed manual transmission. With a six-speed automatic, the rating drops to 22/35 mpg. The Cruze takes ...
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Worldwide sales of PHEVs to reach 3.2 million by 2015
Worldwide adoption of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) and battery electric vehicles (BEVs) will grow quickly over the next five years, with sales totaling 3.2 million vehicles between 2010 and 2015 and a compound annual growth rate of 106 ...
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Has Greece contagion spread to the aftermarket?
For a while, the market surge in 2010 seemed too good to be true. But now fears of contagion from the issues plaguing Greece spreading throughout Europe have developed into a general uneasiness for most investors, resulting in meaningful market ...
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Aston Martin Cygnet Minicar Coming To U.S. By 2012
Love it or loathe it but Aston Martins Cygnet luxury minicar based on the Toyota iQ is here to stay. For whatever reasons Aston Martin deemed it necessary to build such a model, be it emissions regulations, demand from brand loyalists for an urban ...
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