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Agent009
Agent009
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Finding It Hard To Find The Time To Wash The Car? How About Waterless!

Agent009 submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:34:47 PM

You might think that the typical car enthusiast always wants to take the time to make sure his pride and joy is always looking its best. But with everyone’s increasingly busy schedules balancing personal time, work, and the simple task of hand washing a car is more of a challenge. Read More

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How Low Can It Go? Industry Forecast For August Is Down Over 14%

Agent009 submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:06:20 PM

Gasoline prices have fallen from June's record high of $4. 11 an unleaded regular gallon, but U. Read More

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RECALL FRIDAY: GM Recalls 857,000 SUV For Faulty Wiper Systems

Agent009 submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:54:02 AM

General Motors Corp. is recalling 857,735 vehicles equipped with a heated windshield wiper fluid system for a potential short-circuit problem, according to federal safety regulators. Read More

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Did Toyota Fall Victim To The Lure Of Money With The Tundra?

Agent009 submitted on 8/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 9:07:32 AM

Until about three weeks ago, workers built pickups by the thousands here at the sprawling Toyota truck factory south of town. No longer. Read More

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Is Toyota Tightening The Belt Too Much On Lexus?

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:50:49 PM

The writing has been on the wall for some time. Although the Lexus flagship graduated from "concept" to "prototype" when it campaigned in the 24 Hours of Nurburgring, Toyota has refused to even hint at a production date for the V10 supercar. Read More

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Up To The Challenge? Why Of Course! 2009 Hyundai Genesis Review

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:07:39 PM

One of the cornerstones of our existence is reminding the auto industry that "those who don't learn from the mistakes of the past are destined to repeat them. "  As a corollary we can say that learning from history's successes forms part of the recipe for a flat-out victory in today's highly segmented, price sensitive market. Read More

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Hybrid Sales Rise, But Tax Breaks Motivate Some More Than Fuel Savings

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:15:55 PM

Economically and environmentally savvy drivers have set off a wave of hybrid car sales in Chicago and statewide. A recent study from hybridcars. Read More

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Better Fill Up Now - Gas Prices Back On The Rise

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:50:59 PM

Crude oil and natural gas rose as Royal Dutch Shell Plc, BP Plc and ConocoPhillips evacuated drilling rigs before the arrival of Gustav, forecast to become the worst Gulf of Mexico hurricane since Katrina. Shell will pull 870 rig workers in the next two days, on top of 400 already moved. Read More

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RECALL THURSDAY: Hyundai Recalls 65,000 Elantras For Faulty Fuel Pumps

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:32:13 PM

Hyundai Motor Co. , South Korea's largest automaker, is recalling 65,000 Elantra sedans in the U. Read More

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Toyota Now Cuts Global Outlook For 2009 By 7%

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:26:07 PM

Toyota Motor Corp cut its 2009 vehicle sales forecast by nearly 7 percent as high fuel prices hammer demand for large cars and pickup trucks, and said it will speed up the rollout of hybrid and electric cars as their popularity grows. The weaker outlook from the world's most profitable carmaker weighed on shares of European rivals and highlighted an increasingly difficult environment, where orders in the United States and Western Europe for high-margin, gas-thirsty vehicles is slumping. Read More

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Toyota Out Smarts The SMART Car With New iQ

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:42:38 AM

Squeezing our 6-foot-3 frame behind the thick, sporty steering wheel of the 2009 Toyota iQ, we immediately notice just how spacious the cabin feels. Only when you're standing outside the Toyota iQ do you realize how short it is, less than 10 feet long from the tip of the front bumper to the end of the back bumper. Read More

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BMW To Bring Four New Models To Paris Auto Show

Agent009 submitted on 8/28/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:18:32 AM

The biannual Paris auto show is not normally the selected site for world debuts as is the case in Detroit, Frankfurt and Tokyo — but, where BMW is concerned, the 2008 Paris Auto Show will be different. Besides the world public debuts of the mid-life 3 Series and all-new 7 Series sedans, Munich is bringing an ActiveHybrid version of the 7 Series to Paris. Read More

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Hyundai Compares Themselves To Competitors After Genesis Scores 5 Star Crash Results

Agent009 submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:40:35 PM

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded five-star crash test ratings, the highest government rankings under the agency's New Car AssessmentProgram, to the all-new 2009 Hyundai Genesis for both frontal and side-impact crash tests.     "Genesis was engineered with a lightweight but strong body shell, featuring ultra-high tensile steel, laser welding, and advanced adhesive bonding," said John Krafcik, vice president of Strategic Planning and Product Development, Hyundai Motor America. Read More

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If The Keys For Both Of These Cars Were On The Table, Which Would You Pick Up?

Agent009 submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:38:08 PM

On this site you would think BMW fans hate anything to do with Audi, but in the real world things are a bit different. So imagine the surprise when reader 1dott8  read on e90post. Read More

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Teach An New Dog Old Tricks? Lexus Debuts The quattro Inspired LS460 AWD In Moscow

Agent009 submitted on 8/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:41:49 PM

Most of Lexus competitors have been proposing an All Wheel Drive version of their luxury sedan for years, so it was about time for the Japan-American manufacturer to come up with a similar version and there it goes: the LS460AWD. Horrendous weather conditions? Fear no more, the AWD system and Torsen differentiel guarantee a high level of grip with up to 60% of the power sent to the rear wheel when necessary. Read More

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