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Shell-shocked GM retirees react: 'This is a knife stab in the back'

Agent00J submitted on 7/16/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 8:36:55 AM

After years of getting generous coverage, retirees from salaried jobs at General Motors Corp. reacted angrily Tuesday to the announcement that GM was ending their health benefits."I'm disappointed in the lifetime promise GM made to us," sai...

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GM doubles incentives for trucks and SUVs

omarrana submitted on 6/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:43:38 PM

In effort to move large trucks and SUVs out of the dealers, GM has doubled cash incentives that will reach as high has $6,000 on some models. The automakers said that it will give as much as $4,000 for owners of GM vehicles going back to 1999. The...

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YAWN: Porsche Officially Shows Facelifted 911

Agent001 submitted on 6/6/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:45:18 AM

Here are the official photos of the new Porsche 911 facelift.Aside from the new transmission offering and mild styling updates this facelift is a real yawner....but you be the judge.Are you excited or disappointed?Official release text:Porsche has co...

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GM Plans To Close Four SUV and Truck Plants

Agent009 submitted on 6/3/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 10:18:55 AM

General Motors Corp. today announced plans to shutter four truck and SUV plants while adding capacity at some smaller-car factories. A Metro Detroit assembly plant is among the winners in the automaker's restructuring plan announced today, with an ad...

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Does The 911 Cabriolet Still RULE In Summer 2008? Or Is The New BMW M3 Cab The NEW King?

Agent001 submitted on 5/18/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:46:18 AM

For so many years, the Porsche 911 Cabriolet has been the icon of sporty convertibles.But this summer, for the first time there is a REAL challenger.The new BMW M3 Convertible.I caught my first glimpse of one in a dealer this weekend (see photos...

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VW to offer 3-year free-maintenance on 2009 models

omarrana submitted on 5/13/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:49:08 AM

Volkswagen Group of America will begin offering free vehicle service starting in the 2009 model year in a move to boost sales and shed the German brand’s image of high-cost maintenance. The “Carefree Maintenance Program” will give owners of 2009 V...

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If We Gave You Only $10,000 To Spend On A Car, What Would You Buy?

Agent009 submitted on 5/7/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:35:05 PM

It is pretty obvious we all can’t afford a top line car, and some of us don’t even care to own one if they could. Different strokes for different folks as they say, or better yet different priorities. After all for a second car, or ...

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Poll Shows Almost Half Of U.S. Won't Pay Additional Taxes To Reduce CO2

Agent009 submitted on 3/20/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:15:50 AM

48% of Americans are unwilling to spend even a penny more in gasoline taxes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, says a new nationwide survey released today by the NationalCenter for Public Policy Research. The poll found just 18% of...

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Why Do Cars Of The 90's Have Better Style Than Now?

Agent009 submitted on 3/11/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 3:04:48 PM

American culture is a cyclical and cannibalistic beast, often times feasting on that which was popular in what many would call their “recent memory.” An example of this is the looming fact that the 1990’s---the decade of M.C Hammer ...

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Worth It? 2008 BMW M3 Coupes Start Arriving At US Dealers, Priced At $100k+!

Agent009 submitted on 3/10/2008 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:17:05 PM

BMW’s latest M based performance car, the 2008 BMW M3 coupe is starting to trickle into dealers across the US. Powered by a 4.0 Liter 32 valve V8 engine putting out 414 horsepower and 295 pounds of torque, BMW’s new high RPM screamer has ...

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