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UPDATED: **EVEN MORE PICTURES** BMW's F10 5-Series Debuts!

Agent00R submitted on 11/23/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:07:45 PM

In what must be the most anticipated launch of the year, BMW's F10 5-Series has finally come out from hiding.  And, it is a looker.A perennial favorite in mid-size sedan tests and what has set the benchmark in the past decades has finally come h...

65 user comments | Category: New Cars

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What PREMIUM Car Brand Has The WORST Dealer Sales People

Agent001 submitted on 10/10/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:17:33 PM

You can see it first here at AutoSpies.com, then fall in love with it at an auto show but in the end if the salesperson at the dealer doesn't treat you right, that brand ISN'T getting your hard earned dollars.Now I'm sure there are good and bad sales...

67 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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Honda to close European design studio in Germany

tryme submitted on 10/6/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:00:56 PM

Nobody saw it coming but Honda’s design operations in Germany will be discontinued at the end of November. This decision to close both the car design and motorcycle design studios of Honda R&D Europe (HRE-G) in Offenbach was made at the end of Se...

6 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Hyundai Gives Up On The Ever Shrinking Tokyo Motor Show Canceling Weeks Ahead

Agent009 submitted on 9/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:39:44 PM

After witnessing all of the Detroit 3 pull out from the 2009 Tokyo motor show, we didn’t think the Japanese show could grow even smaller -- but it has. New reports claim Hyundai has also withdrawn from the show, just weeks before it is schedule...

17 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Chinese Automaker BYD Wants to Top Toyota by 2025

topneuro submitted on 9/25/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:28:39 PM

BYD, the Chinese automaker, is less than 15 years old, but the company wants to be the biggest automaker in the world by 2025, reports The Associated Press. “It’s our company’s long-term target, to be China’s No. 1 automaker by 2015 and to be the ...

18 user comments | Category: Misc News

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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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The Press LOVES The New Clean Diesels. But People Aren't Buying Them. Tell Us WHY?

Agent001 submitted on 7/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:58:55 PM

I don't think I've read any review in the press that has been less than glowing (no glow pun intended) when it comes to the clean diesel offerings that are now being offered by the Germans.Including us at AutoSpies.com.In our opinion, the BMW 335d an...

98 user comments | Category: Spy News

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STUD or DUD: Is The All-New Jaguar XJ Ferocious?

Agent00R submitted on 7/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:15:41 PM

After months of anticipation, teaser photos and yesterday’s leaked photos, the all-new Jaguar XJ has arrived.  In stunning fashion, to say the least.  This new Jag is a total departure from what has been done by the brand before.Looki...

60 user comments | Category: New Cars

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First Photo Of The Next Jaguar XJ

Agent00R submitted on 7/8/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:37:57 PM

Here is the first photo ahead of its official introduction courtesy of Netcarshow.2010 BMW X6M X5M Photo Gallery2009 Concours on Rodeo Photo Gallery2010 Ford Taurus and Taurus SHO Photo GalleryAutoSpies.com Photo Galleries If you want to see your pho...

35 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Acura Next In Line To Add 4-Door Coupe To The Lineup? Smart? Or BrainFart?

Agent001 submitted on 5/25/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:25:14 PM

Jeff, I got something for you in Japan. Sorry for not having time to work out the text, but from what I understood very quickly, there is not much real information. Here is what I think I got of what seems Honda's answer to the "4door coupe"...

31 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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And yet another rendering of the 2011 BMW 5 Series

BMWBlog submitted on 3/10/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:22:43 PM

Just a couple of weeks back, we saw Andy Valencia taking a shot at what the new 2011 BMW 5 Series might look like, followed a few days laterk by the fellows at Car Magazine UK. Today, I received an email from our long time friend Jon Sibal, who he...

20 user comments | Category: New Cars

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GENEVA MOTOR SHOW: Oops! He Did It Again! Agent001 Scoops First Shots Of The BMW 5 Series Gran Turismo

Agent009 submitted on 3/2/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:34:19 PM

Following Agent001 is sort of like following the famous children's book Where is Waldo? You are given the setting and he just pops up where ever you look. In a similar fashion you host a major show, and 001 is there. But in this case no matter how...

34 user comments | Category: New Cars

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GM Slashes $800 Million From Marketing Budget for 2009

Agent009 submitted on 2/27/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:25:24 PM

As General Motors Corp.'s losses grow, so does the amount it plans to cut on marketing spending. In a 40-page document of financial results released today, the automaker disclosed that it will slash marketing in North America -- including vehicle inc...

5 user comments | Category: Misc News

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What Premium Car Models Should Be Cut From The USA Market?

Agent001 submitted on 2/26/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:28:20 AM

With premium new car sales dropping like rocks in this economy, it's probably inevitable we're going to hear from virtually all the top brands, that certain models will be eliminated from the USA market.Let's make it easy for them and tell them which...

98 user comments | Category: Spy News

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BMW Progressive Activity Sedan Surfaces As The 5 Series GT Liftback

Agent009 submitted on 2/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:13:20 AM

A BMW with driving dynamics, compelling style, and versatility; the BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo.With the BMW Concept 5 Series Gran Turismo, BMW opens a new segment in the automobile market by incorporating BMW driving dynamics, quality, and sty...

56 user comments | Category: New Cars

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