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If You Were Running Toyota Just How Would You Protect Their Image Through All Of The Bad News?

Agent009 submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:55:52 PM

For years, Toyota Motor Corp. has investigated complaints from drivers saying their Toyota and Lexus vehicles accelerated all by themselves, and the company has identified essentially one cause. The trouble, according to Toyota, occurs when loose or ...

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Report: Volkswagen looking to avoid job cuts

tryme submitted on 11/20/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:15:25 PM

It has become more likely that Volkswagen will be able to extend job guarantees until 2014 for 90,000 workers in its high-wage western German plants, according to a Reuters report. In an interview with Personnel Director Horst Neumann, VW is confirme...

4 user comments | Category: Misc News

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HOT or NOT: Is This The New Trend?

Agent00R submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:26:49 PM

If you have been following the tuning crowd over the past several years it seems that something has been stewing. Although it has not made a mark with the OEMs, until recently.Matte paint has been making some serious headway and in an interesti...

33 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Agent 00R Drives The Panamera: Is The Skeptic Now A Believer?

Agent00R submitted on 10/6/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:44:10 PM

When a company goes out on a limb and risks its neck, it can destroy its built-up credibility or it can extend the firm's livelihood farther than anyone had expected. Either way, when all is said and done you have to give the corporate brass cr...

34 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Who Can It Be Now? Volkswagen Prepares To Aquire Two More Brands This Year

Agent009 submitted on 9/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:52:32 PM

The iconic head of Volkswagen's supervisory board, Ferdinand Piech, said Monday that Europe's biggest car maker should have two more brands."Twelve is a good number," Piech told media during an event organised by VW ahead of the 63rd Frankf...

51 user comments | Category: Misc News

24 Votes

FRANKFURT MOTOR SHOW: First REAL Shots Of The BMW X-1 Slip Out BEFORE The Show!

Agent009 submitted on 9/14/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:12:43 PM

Okay we all can agree that the new Mercedes SLS in our prior exclusive is pretty amazing. But you didn't think we would stop with that did you?Of course not.BMW has always been about active life styles and their new X-1 is no exception with a h...

14 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Are We Caught In A Generation Of Forgettables? Tell Us What Are The New "Classics"

Agent009 submitted on 9/11/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:54:12 PM

What does it take to be a classic?How about a design that spawns a generation of cars, or even creates a new class all unto itself? Some true classics come to mind over the years: The BMW 2002 launched the brand to stardom, or the Volkswa...

57 user comments | Category: Misc News

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SHOCKER! The Big Winners For Obama's Cash For Clunkers Are The Asian Car Companies!

Agent001 submitted on 8/6/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:21:34 PM

The official numbers are in (the ones we're ALLOWED to see) and as AutoSpies.com predicted, the big winners in the Obama administrations 'Cash For Clunkers' program are the ASIAN car companies.The top cars bought using the cash so far were:Toyota Cor...

92 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Toyota Dumbfounded As Tundra Now Recieves 5 Star Crash Rating

Agent009 submitted on 8/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:16:43 PM

Can new five-star head-on crash-test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration help the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck regain sales traction with consumers and remove a marketing weakness that the Detroit Three have taken ...

16 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Breaking News: Mercedes-Benz and Bmw working on three-cylinder petrol engines

tryme submitted on 7/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:54:39 PM

Mercedes-Benz and BMW seem to be on agreement in at least one thing. They’re both working on three-cylinder petrol engines that will be launched within the next five years. The three-cylinder turbocharged unit will be installed in all Mercedes cars u...

36 user comments | Category: Misc News

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VW’s takeover of Porsche in danger due to tax liabilities

tryme submitted on 7/21/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:03:58 PM

The planned takeover of Porsche would be burdened by tax liabilities amounting to 3 billion Euros , according to German newspaper, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Porsche sources have been quoted as saying that the taxes could be a dealbreaker. There are a...

6 user comments | Category: Misc News

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STUD or DUD: Next Gen Audi A6 Better Looking Than E, M, 5, GS, TL, XF, CTS?

Agent00R submitted on 7/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:24:53 PM

As we see many new mid-level luxury sedans changing their look and technology, Audi has found itself trying to keep up. With Mercedes' brand new 2010 E-class and BMW not far behind with their new 5-series, Audi has some work to do in order to b...

26 user comments | Category: New Cars

30 Votes

Stop The Bleeding! Suzuki/Mitsubishi May Have To ABANDON U.S. Market

Agent00R submitted on 7/10/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:35:54 PM

(Originally submited by 0to60)July 10 (Bloomberg) -- Suzuki Motor Corp. and Mitsubishi Motor Corp., suffering from plunging U.S. sales and excess North American plant capacity, may have to quit the market after a quarter century. Suzuki, Japan...

21 user comments | Category: Misc News

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To Compete With 5-series GT, Should MB DUMP The R-Class?

Agent00R submitted on 7/10/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:38:32 AM

As automotive design progresses, it seems that certain trends dry up and new ideas come to fruition. In BMW's case, it is pretty evident there is going to be a strong shift towards fast-back designed crossovers.Knowing that BMW wants to make ap...

20 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Mercedes-Benz F-Cell A-class Spotted In The OC

Agent00R submitted on 7/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:04:11 PM

We tip our hats to Fred Khaz, again, for spotting this Mercedes-Benz A-class prototype sporting what appears to be special, Michigan plates.Thanks Fred!2010 BMW X6M X5M Photo Gallery2009 Concours on Rodeo Photo Gallery2010 Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO ...

10 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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