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Archived News: 2009-11
| BMW to offer four-cylinder diesels in North America to improve fuel efficiency |
| A picture of BMW X3
The BMW X3 is among the vehicles the automaker is considering giving a four-cylinder diesel engine.
BMW will offer four-cylinder diesel engines in North America as it seeks to improve fuel efficiency and match the performance of its current six-cylinder gasoline engines.
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| date : 2009-11-29 more |
| Chrysler beefs up holiday incentives |
| Chrysler, seeking to boost sales after a dismal October, launched a major new incentive campaign Friday.
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| date : 2009-11-29 more |
| Former Fiat exec will revive iconic De Tomaso sports-car brand |
| Italian businessman Gian Mario Rossignolo plans to revive the De Tomaso sports car brand.
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| date : 2009-11-29 more |
| Aptera hits a speed bump |
| While the streamlined, electric two-seat Aptera 2e may be one of the most efficient cars ever designed, the process of getting it to market is becoming a little less efficient. |
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| date : 2009-11-25 more |
| Toyota fails to land 'top safety pick' rating in insurance-group study |
| For the first time in three years, none of Toyota Motor Corp.'s vehicles received “top safety pick” ratings from an insurance group, as tougher criteria pared the number of selections from 94 last year to 27 this year.
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| date : 2009-11-25 more |
| Hyundai sees 10 percent mpg gain from its first direct-injection engine |
| Hyundai Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled its first direct-injection gasoline engine, saying it delivers more power with a 10 percent improvement in fuel economy.
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| date : 2009-11-25 more |
| Make like a tree and Leaf: We drive Nissan's coming electric vehicle |
| From behind the wheel, the production version of the Nissan Leaf electric car is smooth and silent, feels nearly friction-free and offers all the prodigious torque inherent in an electric car.
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| date : 2009-11-22 more |
| McLaren MP4-12C: Video series offers insider look at development |
| We've admired the McLaren MP4-12C since it was unveiled in September and await the chance to drive one.
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| date : 2009-11-22 more |
| Build the C-class in Alabama? Mercedes will decide by January |
| Daimler AG will decide by January whether to shift some C-class passenger-car production to its U.S. factory in Vance, Ala.
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| date : 2009-11-22 more |
| Fiat dual-clutch transmissions are planned for North American products |
| During the next five years, Chrysler Group's powertrain lineup will be transformed from one dominated by larger-displacement engines to one dominated by Fiat-derived four-cylinder engines, V6s and, eventually, electric vehicles.
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| date : 2009-11-15 more |
| BMW M3 coupe gets stripped down to go club racing |
| BMW's M division is back in the business of building specialty street-legal race cars with a new lightweight version of the M3 called the GTS.
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| date : 2009-11-15 more |
| Dodge to stop Viper production next July, new car set for 2012 |
| The future of the Dodge Viper came into focus on Wednesday during Chrysler's strategy briefing for media and analysts. |
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| date : 2009-11-15 more |
| Pace cadets: At AMG academy, students take their finals with their right feet |
| Mercedes-Benz USA launched the AMG Challenge in 2002, a program touted as "a chance to experience the thrill of driving the newest Mercedes AMGs on some of America's best racetracks."
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| date : 2009-11-11 more |
| Acura reverses product plans |
| Acura is reversing course in North America as the brand suffers through the shift from high-performance luxury vehicles and the cancellation of its V8 and rear-wheel-drive programs.
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| date : 2009-11-11 more |
| GM's Volt engineer Weber moving to Opel |
| Frank Weber, the German-born engineer in charge of the Chevrolet Volt, is moving back to Germany to take a senior management role at Opel.
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| date : 2009-11-11 more |
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