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India Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:48:02 GMTMaruti Suzuki unveiled gas-fired engine variants for five of its popular cars, including the best-selling product Alto, as it seeks to retain its market share amid renewed competition in small car market from new players.
Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:42:12 GMTIndia?s largest automobile company will dispense with booking in Maharashtra and extend this to other parts of India in the next few months.
Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:20:45 GMTMahindra & Mahindra is set to acquire up to 70% stake in Ssangyong Motor Company, the bankrupt South Korean SUV maker, a person familiar with the development said. |
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US Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:23:27 GMT![Dan Akerson, a former CEO at Nextel, will take over from GM CEO Ed Whitacre in September.]() General Motors Co. has delayed its IPO filing until early next week as it updates its prospectus with the recent CEO change, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.
Posted:Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:45:00 GMT![General Motors Corp. Chairman Edward Whitacre says he will be replaced by GM board member Daniel Akerson, the managing director and head of global buyout of The Carlyle Group.]() On the same day that General Motors reported a profit of $1.33 billion in the second quarter, the U.S. automaker announced that CEO Ed Whitacre will step down from his position.
Posted:Thu, 12 Aug 2010 00:06:52 GMT![General Motors Co. CEO Ed Whitacre, seen here with workers at an event in April, hopes to be celebrating the company's initial public stock offering later this year.]() GM's second-quarter earnings are due this week, and the automaker is hinting at blowout results that could propel it toward a giant stock offering in the fall.
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Europe Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:29:00 ESTFiled under: Safety, Technology, Videos, Celebrities ![]()
CamberTire inventor John Scott visits Jay Leno's Garage - Click above to watch video after the jump
Well aren't you all a lucky bunch today... getting a double-shot of Jay Leno action. When we touched on CamberTires earlier this week, there was some debate as to whether the new rollers was the next big thing or the next automotive gimmick. We haven't entirely made up our own minds one way or the other, but as the comments illustrated in the last post, Jay Leno has beaten us to taking a closer look the new tire design.
Inventor John Scott stopped by for an episode of Jay Leno's Garage to show off his wares and to attempt to convince the rest of us that the CamberTire could actually increase grip, reduce tire ware and generally improve the handling dynamics of a vehicle.
For this particular episode, Leno solicited the help of a stand in pilot to lend his opinions, so you won't see the comedian himself put the CamberTire through its paces. Instead, Leno's own tame racing driver took a Mitsubishi Evo X through the canyons around the garage for a quick thrashing. You can watch the video after the jump for yourself to see if it answers any of your questions. Thanks for the tips, everyone!
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Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:59:00 ESTFiled under: Wagon, Hatchback, Mercedes-Benz, Rumormill, Luxury ![]()
Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Break concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
Oh, Mercedes. When will you learn that the CLC was just a bad idea? BMW did so with the chopped-trunk 318ti, but Mercedes seems determined to make its counterpart work. To that end, the Silver Star automaker is reportedly working on a new derivative.
Drawing its inspiration from the CLS Shooting Break concept (pictured above) and its underpinnings from the B-Class, the CLC Shooting Brake (hopefully they'll get the spelling right this time) is expected to slot in below the C-Class Estate wagon, but presumably with a svelter roofline.
That doesn't mean they'll get the door count right though: the jury's still out on whether it'll be a proper shooting brake with three doors (like the existing CLC, but longer) or five doors like a conventional wagon. Engine options, meanwhile, are tipped to revolve around turbocharged fours, ranging from 108 horsepower and 1.2 liters to a 272-hp CLC22 AMG with 4Matic all-wheel drive. Sources expect the CLC Shooting Brake to arrive around September 2013.
[Sources: Autobild]Rumormill: Mercedes working on B-Class-based CLC Shooting Brake originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:32:00 ESTFiled under: Motorsports ![]()
Last week's American Le Mans Series race at Mid-Ohio was a nail-biter right down to the checkered flag with lots of action in each of the four classes. Unfortunately, the race wasn't shown live on TV... though it was streamed over the interwebz. If you missed the action the first time around, you can catch yourself up this Sunday in an interesting new way.
Intersport Productions, the creators of one of the greatest racing films ever, Truth in 24, has applied its skills to the Mid-Ohio footage. The cameras were rolling throughout the weekend and the editors have spent this week putting together a 90-minute special that apparently goes beyond just the race to tell a narrative about the whole process of competition. The docu-drama, called Road Warriors, will air this Sunday, August 15, at 12:30pm EDT on CBS.
[Source: American Le Mans Series]Tivo Alert: Mid-Ohio ALMS race to be shown Sunday as 90 minute docu-drama originally appeared on Autoblog on Fri, 13 Aug 2010 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Australia Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:34:00 ESTJust nine months after replacing Fritz Henderson as CEO, Ed Whitacre Jr will step down from the top spot at General Motors on September 1. Later this year, Whitacre will also step down from his role the Chairman of GM's Board of Directors. "My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position, and position this iconic company for success," Whitacre said today. "We are clearly on that path. A strong foundation is in...
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Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:01:00 ESTVOLKSWAGEN GOLF R REVIEW Displacement may be down, but the blistering new 2010 Golf R is - in every way - a much improved car over the Golf R32 it replaces. Power is up, torque is up and the R’s AWD system is more capable than the R32’s front-biased driveline. Not only that, but it’s cheaper than the outgoing model. What’s new? It may ride on the same platform as the old MkV Golf R32 (review here), but pretty much everything is different. The engine h...
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Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:57:36 ESTEarlier this year, spy photos of the 2012 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet showed that, whatever might lie beneath, the popular sports car's exterior styling won't see any massive changes in its next iteration. Spy photos obtained in recent months reveal more of the familiar lines of the new model. Familiar, except for one significant detail: obscured on the Cabriolet test car, LED tail-lights are now clearly visible on this 2012 Porsche 911 prototype. Like the Cabrio, this 911 prot...
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Japan Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:02:11 +0000Honda and Mercedes-Benz, step aside. Chrysler is next in line to report to a recall this week with its Town & Country minivans built from 1996 to 2007. According to a document submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, CURT Manufacturing has determined that vehicles built with an optional Class 3 receiver hitch, used [...]
Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:02:04 +0000After posting its biggest quarterly profit in years, General Motors’ Chairman and CEO, Ed Whitacre Jr., made an announcement. This move comes unexpectedly after the GM nameplate has made a quick turnaround post bankruptcy. The new man in charge as of September 1 is Dan Akerson. Like Whitacre, he does not come from a strong [...]
Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:02:03 +0000Other luxury brands do it, and now Infiniti says it will be rolling out the first vehicle from its newest division, Infiniti Performance Line. The performance-oriented Infiniti will be based on a G37 that has been modified from the ground up. According to an Infiniti press release, the IPL G Coupe will benefit from an [...] |
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UK Posted:Fri, 13 Aug 2010 15:43:59 EDTFord brings back the Mustang Boss 302 in a limited edition package for the 2012 model year.
Posted:Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:13:13 EDTGeneral Motors is getting its fourth CEO in just under 18 months, as the company announced that Ed Whitacre will leave the post Sept. 1, to be succeeded by another auto industry outsider, former Nextel Communications CEO Dan Akerson.
Posted:Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:05:27 EDTGeneral Motors was winding up a regular quarterly earnings call with securities analysts and reporters Thursday morning when Chairman Ed Whitacre unexpectedly got on the line to announce that he was stepping down as chairman and CEO. |
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