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Mazda Scrapping Over $100 Million in New Cars

Agent009 submitted on 12/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:33:55 PM

Mazda Motor Corporation today announced that all of the U.S.- and Canada-bound Mazda vehicles from the car-carrying vessel, Cougar Ace, which nearly capsized off the Aleutian Islands in late July, would be scrapped. “After thorough testing by en...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

18 Votes

Toyota Failing to Conquer JD Power IQS in World's Third Largest Market

Agent009 submitted on 12/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:24:55 PM

Honda Motor Co. swept three of the six vehicle categories in J.D. Power and Associates' survey of initial vehicle quality in China, the world's third-largest car market. The survey found that the largest improvement was reported for Chinese domes...

23 user comments | Category: Misc News

15 Votes

Nissan chases VW/Audi with a 3-liter car by 2010, Plans Altima Hybrid for 2007

DieselRules submitted on 12/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:21:23 PM

... The “Nissan Green Program 2010” plan includes launching a “three-liter car” that will run 100km on three liters of fuel. The planned Japanese launch date for the auto is 2010. [this will compete with the Audi A2 and VW Lupo TDIs for best fuel e...

19 user comments | Category: New Cars

17 Votes

Volkswagen Brand Beats Targets Ahead of A Tough 2007

Agent009 submitted on 12/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:37:08 PM

Volkswagen's core VW brand surpassed its milestone targets this year ahead of what is expected to be a difficult 2007 on the way to fulfilling its ForMotion Plus restructuring program, it said today. "The next year will not be an easy one for the...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

13 Votes

Wow! A New Toyota Every 3.9 Seconds?

Agent009 submitted on 12/15/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:07:54 PM

TOYOTA is the most successful car company in the world. This year they will build more than 8.1 million vehicles worldwide – that works out at one car rolling off a production line every 3.9 seconds. Toyota is the blueprint for motoring succe...

47 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

25 Votes

Which Parks Faster? A $70,000 Lexus 460 or this $250 Lego Car?

Agent009 submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:06:34 PM

The Lexus 460 is probably one of the most technologically packed vehicles to ever grace our shores. The rear seats massage you in ways that can't tell your spouse about and the air conditioning is totally draft free. The car actaully parks it self no...

74 user comments | Category: Misc News

35 Votes

Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid Coming in 2009

Agent009 submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:08:38 PM

Volkswagen has decided to commercialize its first hybrid car, entering therefore in competition with Toyota and Honda in a almost unexplored field for the European houses. More after the jump: Full 2006 LA Auto Show photos (click the ...

14 user comments | Category: New Cars

15 Votes

Japanese Track Video: A8 vs 745i vs XJ vs LS460

Bill submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 1:40:26 PM

It's not often you see luxury saloons racing in a wet race track. Strange they didn't use the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The Audi is the heaviest and the least powerful car. But thanks to the 4WD Quattro, the A8 managed to beat all its rivals around t...

56 user comments | Category: Videos

33 Votes

Volkswagen Moving Towards Zero Fossil-Fuel Future

Agent009 submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:28:14 PM

Volkswagen has revealed a host of future environmentally friendly cars this week. The German company says it is committed to research that should lead to mass production of cleaner, greener vehicles. Currently, it is working on hybrid and fuel-ce...

10 user comments | Category: Misc News

9 Votes

RS4 Scoops another Award ...

diablo69 submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:19:55 AM

The RS 4 beat 22 deserving finalists at PCOTY, taking home the ultimate prize thanks to its winning combination of top performance, dynamism, driveability, design/function and value that made up Motor Magazine’s strict judging criteria. According ...

11 user comments | Category: Misc News

12 Votes

Why American manufacturers have it all wrong.

diablo69 submitted on 12/14/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 12:03:36 AM

Sure the design looks great and it carries a prestigious Italian designer's name. What an amazing Euro-wanna-be car! The strategy is as follows: 1. Compete against the Germans by admitting that the European designers are the best. 2. Wait, that'...

21 user comments | Category: Misc News

16 Votes

Will the 2010 Audi R4 steal customers from the R8?

diablo69 submitted on 12/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 11:34:37 PM

This year Audi has launched the new TT and the R8 supercar, but this are not all the goodies coming from Audi. In 2010 will be launched a new sport car, as a main competitor for the 2009 BMW Z4 and its M-badged variants. The R4 will be built together...

3 user comments | Category: New Cars

5 Votes

Who Needs Photoshop To Draw Cool Cars,..Just Use MS Paint?

Agent009 submitted on 12/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 4:34:20 PM

This very impressive demo using only MS Paint to draw a very detailed concept rendition. I guess when you have the talent you can draw with darn near anything. More after the jump: Full 2006 LA Auto Show photos (click the li...

31 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Finalists Picked for North American Car and Truck of the Year

Agent009 submitted on 12/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:57:48 PM

Affordable and fuel-efficient cars and trucks swept the field of six finalists for North American Car and Truck of the year. In alphabetical order, the finalists for car of the year are the Honda Fit, Saturn Aura and Toyota Camry. The truck final...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

24 Votes

Audi TDI : Pure innovation for 2008

IamEvilHomer submitted on 12/13/2006 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:28:09 PM

Today's new clean diesel variants have gained wide acceptance due to their unique characteristics including excellent performance, high fuel-efficiency, low-emissions output and low-maintenance. Audi is a recognized leader in the design, developme...

71 user comments | Category: Spy News

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