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VW Blames US Economy On No Stateside Scirocco

Agent009 submitted on 3/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:22:30 PM

Volkswagen AG, Europe's largest carmaker, said it won't bring its resurrected Scirocco sports hatchback to market in the US because of the dollar's decline versus the euro. ``The exchange rate is the only reason for not selling it in the ...

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Is it This Bad? Consumer Reports List Top American Top Picks- Many Categories Have None

Agent009 submitted on 3/5/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:24:47 PM

It’s time again for the annual American Top Picks list. While we don’t consider country of origin as a factor in our Ratings for our primary Top Picks list, the piles of mail (snail and e-mail) we get leave us no doubt that many people fa...

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2008 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Spies Get The First Real Life Photos Of The New Infiniti FX! STUD or DUD?

Agent001 submitted on 3/4/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 7:49:37 PM

Update: Poll AddedAgent 00Z was hard at work today in Geneva and his hard work paid off as he has the only live detailed exterior and interior shots of the new Infiniti FX50. A LOT of people have been waiting to see how Infiniti would re-do the ...

98 user comments | Category: Photo Galleries

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GM Sales Drop 13% In February

Agent009 submitted on 3/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:21:44 PM

GM dealers in the United States delivered 270,423 vehicles in February, a decrease of 13 percent compared with an unusually strong February last year."Our new launch vehicles, including the award-winning Chevrolet Malibu and Cadillac CTS, had a ...

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Toyota Continues Downward Slide -6.3% Lexus -9.3% In February

Agent009 submitted on 3/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:22:55 PM

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA Inc, today reported February sales of 182,169 vehicles, a decrease of 6.6 percent from last February. "Spurred in part by rising fuel prices, Toyota’s fuel-efficient models and hybrids, the mainstay of our ...

70 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Have The Oil Companies Artificially Inflated Diesel Prices?

Agent001 submitted on 3/2/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:34:36 PM

Until you've spent time in place where the weather is absolutely freezing and then jump off a plane in LA and feel that WONDERFUL warmth, you can't truly appreciate the Southern California lifestyle.I was fortunate enough to be able to remind myself ...

21 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Recall Friday: Acura Places 273,000 Wanted Posters Out For TL Models

Agent009 submitted on 2/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:43:24 PM

Honda Motor Co. issued two separate recalls for its Acura TL sedan Friday to address potential fires under the hood and fix problems with the windshield wiper motor. Honda said it was recalling 273,000 2004-2008 TLs because prolonged high temperature...

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Consumer Report's Top Picks for 2008

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:47:12 PM

This year's Consumer Reports Top Picks are: Small Sedan: Hyundai Elantra SE Midsize SUV: Hyundai Santa Fe Pickup Truck: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Crew Cab Luxury Sedan: Lexus LS 460L Family Sedan: Honda Accord Upscale Sedan: Infiniti G35...

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What Are You Going To Do When Gas Hits $4 A Gallon In The U.S.?

Agent009 submitted on 2/29/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:09:37 PM

When it comes to fuel prices, most consumers have drawn the line at $4 per gallon. If gas prices reach that point, roughly 65 percent of consumers indicated they would make major changes in their driving behavior, according to a recent study f...

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Hyundai working on next niche model to take on Toyota and GM

omarrana submitted on 2/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:49:57 PM

At the 2008 Chicago Auto Show, John Krafcik, Hyundai’s vice president of product development, discussed Hyundai’s next big idea. Before showing off the new Sonata and the i-Blue concept, Krafcik told the press about the automaker’s advanced product-d...

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Spies Get First Test Drives In Upcoming Audi USA Diesels- Is Blue The New Green?

Agent001 submitted on 2/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:02:04 PM

As first reported on AutoSpies.com over two years ago, Audi as well as the other German manufacturers are bring their new 'Blue' technology diesels to USA dealers starting this fall.And yesterday in the 'Napa Valley' of the Northeast (Niagara on the ...

43 user comments | Category: Reviews

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Ramping Up For The Kill? Lexus To Increase Production By 35%

Agent009 submitted on 2/27/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:17:54 PM

Toyota Motor Corp will boost production capacity for its Lexus luxury cars in Japan by about 35 percent in 2009 to meet growing demand in emerging countries such as Russia and China, the Nikkei business daily reported on Wednesday. Japan's larg...

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A Difficult Pill To Swallow: Is The LS600h Green Enough?

Agent009 submitted on 2/26/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:51:02 PM

Since Toyota introduced the world to the practical, mainstream hybrid vehicle a decade ago, it has sold over a million of them. Six different hybrid models are now offered, with three each under the Toyota and Lexus banners. While the Prius continues...

89 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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California wants 44MPG standard

rybo submitted on 2/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:40:10 PM

Carmakers are already fretting at the thought of achieving the new 35mpg CAFE standards imposed by the U.S. government, so imagine how they would feel if faced with a much stricter 44mpg being considered by California regulators. Officials are lookin...

23 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Lexus IS Coupe spotted?

LexusKindaGuy12 submitted on 2/25/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:01:54 PM

there isnt much to say. this is the text that has been posted with the article. "As for the accompanying text, there’s some horsepower number ranging from 177 to 423, which translates right across the entire IS lineup, from the 220d to the IS-F. T...

107 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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