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If the new Malibu Hybrid is SO good, why does it get NINE MPG less than the Toyota Camry?

Agent001 submitted on 11/24/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:02:33 PM

There's a lot to be excited about on the new Chevrolet Malibu. It's really good looking, the interior quality is world's better than any cars they have made in the past and it's priced right in compared to the competition. AND there is a hybri...

49 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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GM Finds Winners in CUV Market

Agent009 submitted on 8/3/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:11:29 AM

Plagued by overcapacity due to slow-moving pickups and SUVs, GM finds a bright spot in the demand for its popular new 8-seat cross/utility vehicles: the Buick Enclave, GMC Acadia and Saturn Outlook. Sales of the trio are outstripping GM’s ability...

14 user comments | Category: Misc News

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First photos of the new Infiniti G37 coupe instruments at night

Agent001 submitted on 8/3/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:14:01 AM

Whenever I'm in the market for a car one of the most important things to me during my research is finding photos. LOTS of photos... I want to see EVERYTHING. Hence, my well known obsession of photographing everything! ;) I figure if I'm ...

93 user comments | Category: New Cars

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GM building Minicars for US

dannyboy2 submitted on 8/2/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:03:10 PM

The CEO of GM’s Daewoo Automotive Technology has speculated that a minicar similar to one of the three concepts shown at the New York Motor show earlier this year could be heading to the US and arriving as a 2011 model. This comes despite GM Vice Cha...

2 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Japan Is The World's #1 Automaker: How Does This Sit With You?

Agent009 submitted on 7/2/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:27:36 AM

The headline this morning from Automotive News is hardly surprising, but it is another reminder of how the U.S. Auto industry has changed dramatically in recent years. The latest data shows Japan surpassed the U.S. last year to become the world's...

67 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Has The Scion xB Become a Little Porker?

Agent009 submitted on 5/16/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:52:54 AM

Having wrested the title “world’s largest car manufacturer” from General Motors, Toyota’s already committing some of the same mistakes that brought GM down. The all-new 2008 Scion xB is a blot on Toyota’s relatively unblemished copybook. It bristles ...

23 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Report: Chery to build Dodge Hornet and a mini-car for Chrysler

omarrana submitted on 4/2/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:35:58 AM

Chery, a privately-owned Chinese car manufacturer that produces the little city car QQ, will be producing two cars for Chrysler that will be in sold in dealerships across the United States. The first car to go into production is the Dodge Hornet, bas...

4 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Volkswagen design chief: 'We lost our way' - new look in 18 months

omarrana submitted on 4/2/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 6:57:13 AM

“We lost our way,” says Walter de’ Silva, Volkswagen group’s new design chief. Silva was promoted February 1, 2007 leaving his previous job as Audi’s top designer. Automotive News reports that Silva is planning to give Volkswagen a new look when the ...

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VW Microbus Concept...Bring it Back

t_bone submitted on 3/31/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:55:46 PM

In 2001 VW showed an intriguing concept of the Microbus at the Detroit Auto Show. Like BMW's update of the Mini Cooper, the Microbus concept was compelling both to an older generation that lived with (or in!) the 1960's original but also to a younger...

28 user comments | Category: Polls

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