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India Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 21:06:14 GMTBharti Airtel has hit back at allegations that it was holding excess airwaves and told the communication ministry that it has provided the best returns to government for the spectrum it held.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:59:27 GMTAutomobile major Mahindra & Mahindra?s (M&M) board is likely to approve the company?s bid for ailing Korean SUV maker Ssangyong at its meeting on Thursday.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:03:34 GMTSuzuki Motor will not share its car platforms in India with Volkswagen, which holds a 20% stake in the Japanese carmaker, a senior official said on Wednesday. |
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US Posted:Wed, 4 Aug 2010 15:07:11 GMT![President Barack Obama drives the 2010 Chevy Volt off the line as he tours a General Motors Auto plant in Hamtramck, Michigan.]() The Chevy Volt has won a presidential endorsement, and the support of leading green activists. Now it needs consumers' embrace when it comes to market later this year.
Posted:Wed, 4 Aug 2010 19:26:36 GMT![After 107 years in Milwaukee, Harley Davidson motorcycles could soon be rumbling away to another state if the company cannot bring down its labor costs.]() After 107 years in Milwaukee, Harley Davidson motorcycles could soon be rumbling away to another state if the company cannot bring down its labor costs.
Posted:Wed, 4 Aug 2010 14:58:33 GMT![Toyota Senior Managing Director Takahiko Ijichi. center, is surrounded by reporters during a news conference as the world's biggest automaker reported a quarterly profit of $2.2 billion.]() Toyota reported a quarterly profit of $2.2 billion, reversing from red ink a year earlier as the world's top automaker benefited from a global sales recovery.
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Europe Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:23:00 ESTFiled under: Convertible, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Government/Legal, Specialty ![]()
SV Motors 9 Competizione - Click above for high-res image gallery
Exactly a year ago today, we got our first real-life glimpse of the SV Motors 9 Competizione, an American/Italian mash-up built atop the C6 Chevrolet Corvette and coated in custom carbon fiber coachwork. 365 days later and the dream has turned into a nightmare.
Joseph Viloa (aka Giuseppe Viola), a 58-year-old investment consultant based in San Francisco, CA and the man behind SV Motors, has reportedly been indicted by a federal grand jury on aggravated identity theft, mail and wire fraud. In the process, he allegedly bilked victims for around $7 million - two million of which went into the design and production of the SV 9. And this wasn't the first time he's run afoul of the law.
Viloa was previous convicted of fraud, serving five years in Arizona, and is currently behind bars in Maricopa County where he's awaiting trial for another fraud case from 1990. His latest round of illegal escapades reportedly ran from 2004 to 2010, during which he may have defrauded at least 60 investors.
>From what we can gather, only a handful of SV 9s were produced, so assuming the Feds get their conviction, the only time you'll see a Competizione is at the occasional auto show and - yes - as Lafayette's ride in True Blood re-runs. Top tippage Brian!
[Source: SFGate]Report: SV Motors head indicted for investment fraud originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:23:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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In a world over overly-capable full-size pickups, does the Tacoma have what it takes to hold down the low-end of the market?
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For the first time ever, Honda has built more vehicles in the U.S. than in Japan. But at what cost?
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 8.4.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:01:00 ESTFiled under: Aftermarket, Motorsports, Sedan, Videos ![]()
Road & Track record-breaking Suzuki Kizashi - Click above to watch video after the jump
You can't accuse the guys at Road & Track of lacking ambition. The magazine has announced plans to tackle the seemingly impossible by building a Suzuki Kizashi to do battle at Speed Week on the Bonneville Salt Flats. The crew will be shooting for not one, but two different land speed records. On the low end is the naturally-aspirated gas coupe record which, for some odd reason, sits at a lowly 103 mph. The plan is to unbolt the factory turbo and run the car as a naturally aspirated machine. That shouldn't be so much of an issue considering that the stock Kizashi can knock off that kind of speed without so much as turning a wrench under the hood.
The really impressive feat will be seeing whether or not the Kizashi can topple the blown gas coupe category. That record sits at a more respectable 202 mph, which means the Road & Track team will need to work the little Suzuki up to at least 203 mph. To do that, the crew turned to Richard Holdener - a man with plenty of experience pulling other worldly speed out of common cars. Hit the jump for a look at the first three in a series of videos about the build.
Photos by Zach Bowman / Copyright (C)2010 AOL
[Source: Road & Track]Continue reading Video: Road & Track working on 200 mph Suzuki Kizashi for Bonneville?! Video: Road & Track working on 200 mph Suzuki Kizashi for Bonneville?! originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 04 Aug 2010 19:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Australia Posted:Thu, 05 Aug 2010 08:41:00 ESTPeugeot is on the march toward an image overhaul. This much is clear in the recently-revealed Peugeot 508, February's 'Peugeot 5 by 5' concept and January's stunning SR1 roadster experiment. Even the new 3008 (see our review here) demonstrates a clear new direction for the French carmaker. Smaller headlights, a bonnet less overwhelming, and a grille that looks more like a grille than a child with an orange peel smile. This is the new Peugeot, and it's a good look.
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Posted:Thu, 05 Aug 2010 07:51:00 ESTAccording to Adrian Sutil, Red Bull is leading the pace with its 2010 car because the team is "smarter than everyone else". Although driving for the rival Force India team, and not enjoying the benefits of a legally flexing front wing, the German driver is open in his admiration for the championship-leading outfit. "You have to push the rules as far as you can," he said in an interview with Auto Motor und Sport. "And Red Bull have been smarter than everyone e...
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Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 05:04:00 ESTFollowing the unveiling of the 2011 Volkswagen Jetta and the all-new Polo, Volkswagen is drawing nearer to completing a refresh of its entire line-up. One of the upcoming models drawing interest is the new Passat. Last month, an image purporting to be the first official look at the next-generation Volkswagen Passat (right) appeared on German website Autobild. The image follows spy photos obtained recently that reveal the new model undergoing testing in Europe, although the...
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Japan Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:02:03 +0000Could the automotive market finally be on the road to recovery. “July was one of the strongest months for U.S. auto sales since taxpayers subsidized last summer’s cash-for-clunkers buying spree,” reports The Washington Post. While sales numbers were up overall, not every car maker ended the month a winner. Reuters calls the trend “an uneven [...]
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:02:02 +0000Summer is prime time for teens to get behind the wheel and cruise, so Consumer Reports has released its list of best cars for new drivers, as well as best cars for seniors. David Champion, Senior Director of Consumer Reports Automotive Test Center, says “Often parents think that putting their child in the biggest car [...]
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 20:02:02 +0000The wait is over. The 2011 Hyundai Elantra will be one sale in the U.S. before the end of 2010. The new Elantra isn’t like the old one. It’s revamped to appeal to customers who value technology and style at an affordable price. Leftlane News reports, “the 2011 Elantra is a heavily restyled reinvention of [...] |
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UK Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:53:34 EDTHyundai Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it has set a goal to boost the fuel efficiency of its U.S. vehicle lineup to an average of 50 miles per gallon by 2025.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 06:59:19 EDTToyota Motor Corp., just months off a recall crisis in the United States, said Wednesday that it swung to a profit in its latest quarter and boosted its full-year sales outlook.
Posted:Wed, 04 Aug 2010 11:18:33 EDTFor a view as to where the world is heading, take a close look at automotive sales data coming out of the two largest markets, the U.S. and China. It is instructive -- and a bit frightening. |
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