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India Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:19:13 GMTIt was quite an experience for Naina Shankar, a young corporate executive, who decided to buy Grande Punto, the stylish compact car of Fiat.
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:41:18 GMTGeneral Motors India, the local arm of the Detroit-based car manufacturer, is strengthening its India plans as it intends to locally source more than 90% of its requirements for making commercial and passenger vehicles.
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:07:02 GMTThere is a lot of action at Maruti Suzuki head office in South Delhi as top officials are holding a series of meetings and brainstorming sessions to find a way to check a steady slide in its market share. |
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US Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:03:21 GMTFord Motor Co. plans to launch its marketing campaign for the Ford Explorer next week through an unusual venue: Facebook.
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:41:33 GMT![A video technician works on one of the unmanned, electric-powered orange vans that will leave Italy July 20, 2010, and are equipped with laser scanners and video cameras that work in concert to detect and help avoid obstacles. The vehicles will brave the traffic of Moscow, the intense summer heat of Siberia and the bitter cold of the Gobi desert before the planned arrival in Shanghai at the end of October.]() A team of Italian engineers on Tuesday launched what has been billed as the longest-ever test drive of driverless vehicles: an 8,000-mile, three-month road trip from Italy to China to test the limits of future automotive technology.
Posted:Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:38:42 GMTIt's getting easier to get a car loan. Better access to credit is an important step to selling more cars and helping an industry that has seen 250,000 jobs disappear in the past three years. |
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Europe Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:00 ESTFiled under: Sedan, Performance, Ford, Misc. Auto Shows ![]()
2010 Ford Taurus SHO Convention highlights - Click above for high-res image gallery
Blue Oval execs rolled out the red carpet for Taurus SHO owners last week in Dearborn, MI to welcome 100 privately owned examples and many more enthusiasts to town for the 19th annual national Taurus SHO convention. Ford would love nothing more than to win the approval of the already rabid SHO enthusiast community, many of whom appreciate the performance potential of two turbos and all-wheel drive but aren't necessarily on board with the new super-sized model. To that end, Ford dropped some not-so-subtle hints on what could be in store for the next SHO, a model rumored to be on deck for 2013.
"365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
"The SHO is at the top [of Ford's performance sedan lineup] and we're going to keep it there," said Steve Ling, Ford's North American car marketing manager during a Tuesday lunch presentation at Ford World Headquarters. "365 horsepower is good. 400 is better."
Advanced Engine Design and Development Engineer Brett Hinds spoke at length about the EcoBoost V6 during the Tuesday presentation, noting that the 3.5-liter engine had the potential for considerably more power, as we'll likely see later this year between the fenders of the F-150. That version of the EcoBoost will definitely produce more torque than the SHO's mill, but if the rumors of 400 horsepower for the F-150 are true, a more muscular SHO could indeed be just around the corner.
Photos by Christopher Smith / Copyright (C)2010 AOLContinue reading Ford hints at 400-HP Taurus SHO and more during annual convention Ford hints at 400-HP Taurus SHO and more during annual convention originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:30:00 ESTFiled under: Etc., Technology, Cadillac, Toys/Games, Design/Style ![]()
Autoblog livery for Forza Motorsport 3 - Click above for high-res image gallery
This. Is. Awesome. Autoblog reader Jason L. over at Second Method Graphic Design has been so kind as to share a couple of skins he's devised for both the Cadillac CTS-V Coupe and the McLaren MP4-12C in Forza Motorsports 3. Why do we care? Because these particular wraps are a tribute to a certain blog that obsessively covers the auto industry. Call us vain, but there's something cool about seeing our logo slathered all down the sides of two very lust worthy pieces of metal, even if they only live in the virtual realm.
Maybe we should talk to Cadillac about getting into a long-term tester with a similar theme. Something tells us that McLaren would be somewhat less receptive. Leder says that you can purchase either of the two designs through his Forza storefront for a nominal fee. The guy also has a slew of other very attractive liveries in case you don't feel like sporting your AB pride on your fenders. It's fine, we won't be offended. In fact, might we suggest The Simpsons-inspired Datsun 510 in Mr. Sparkle livery or the Ikea Saab 9-3?
[Source: Second Method]Reader Submitted: Autoblog-themed Forza Motorsports McLaren MP4-12C and Cadillac CTS-V Coupe originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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For just the right kind of adventure-seeker looking to cover highways and dirt roads, the $12,399 Ural Patrol T is truly in a class of one.
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What good is a vehicle capable of overlanding to the remotest parts of the planet if there's no place to lay your head when you arrive at your for-the-night destination? Here's a bit of good news for you world travelers: Jeep has just announced a new Trail Edition Camper that will be available as an official Mopar accessory from any Jeep dealership.
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Australia Posted:Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:52:06 ESTMercedes has confirmed that a new C-Class Coupe is set to join its vehicle line-up when the C-class comes due for its mid-cycle update next year. Our recent renderings offered a glimpse of the expected styling for the updated coupe, but new photos of a bright-orange crash-test coupe reveal some subtle differences. The most obvious difference is the subtle up-kicked line at the base of the C-pillar, a notable step away from the sharp corners of Mercedes' other ne...
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Posted:Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:09:24 ESTThe future is electric: a rapidly growing catchphrase in the automotive industry, and one that Volkswagen appears to be banking on more than most. Earlier this year, Volkswagen CEO Dr Martin Winterkorn outlined his company's plans to extend its range of hybrid and electric-drive vehicles, starting with a test fleet of 500 electric Golfs in 2011. The electrified Golfs - likely to debut on the market with the next-generation Golf - will join the new Touareg Hybrid, along with hybrid ve...
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Posted:Wed, 21 Jul 2010 08:13:00 ESTIt is possible that formula one's 13th and final team place for 2011 will not be filled. It has emerged that Villeneuve Racing/Durango, Epsilon Euskadi and Stefan GP are all vying for the grid berth, but Italy's 422race.com indicates that the FIA could actually leave the position vacant. The website said the decision "will be down to money", with the successful team needing to provide "an economic guarantee". It emerged a few days ago that Bernie Eccleston...
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Japan Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:02:03 +0000The good folks at Inside Line received word that Nissan — not content to rest on its Leaf electric car laurels — will be adding an electric sports car to its lineup. Inside Line was unable to extract any specific details about the future sports car, but believes Nissan is down to two options; “An [...]
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:02:02 +0000Ford is preparing to reinvent the Explorer. Riding on a car-based platform, the new Explorer will offer improved safety, greater technology and, as Ford revealed yesterday, improved fuel economy. According to Ford, the four-cylinder turbocharged EcoBoost Explorer will get fuel economy 30 percent better than the outgoing 4.0-liter V6. As Autoblog notes, though; “Ford did, [...]
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:02:02 +0000If a few thousand dollars is stopping you from anteing up to the 638 horsepower Corvette ZR1 then now may be the time to finally make that purchase. “The incentives currently offered on the Corvette ZR1 include both the 2009 and 2010 model years,” reports Automobile Magazine. “GM is enticing buyers to the 2010 ZR1 [...] |
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UK Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:29:36 EDTHonda announced it will begin selling two new plug-in electric vehicles in the United States in 2012.
Posted:Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:31:05 EDTToyota Motor Corp. has been subpoenaed by a U.S. federal grand jury for documents related to steering problems in its vehicles, the automaker said Tuesday.
Posted:Fri, 16 Jul 2010 09:51:53 EDTTesla Motors will produce electric Rav4 crossover SUVs for Toyota Motor Co. beginning in 2012, the two companies announced Friday. |
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