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Money Down The Drain: Feds Do The Math And Say It Is Impossible For Auto Bailout Dollars To Ever Be Repaid

Agent009 submitted on 9/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:25:28 PM

Taxpayers face losses on a significant portion of the $81 billion in government aid provided to the auto industry, an oversight panel said in a report to be released Wednesday.The Congressional Oversight Panel did not provide an estimate of the proje...

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Nissan working on turbocharged 370Z?

omarrana submitted on 8/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:33:45 PM

We see nothing wrong with Nissan’s 332-hp 3.7L VQ37VHR engine with VVEL (Variable Valve Event and Lift). In fact, we think it’s one of the best engines on the market next to the BMW’s award-winning 3.0L inline-6 twin-turbocharged unit. However, Ni...

15 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Is It Time For Lexus To Go More Sport Than Luxury Across The Product Line?

Agent001 submitted on 6/27/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:49:01 AM

Since 1989, Lexus has won over an overwhelming amount of German car customers with a simple formula.Give more luxury and value in a bulletproof package with impeccable dealer service.But the world is changing fast and we at AutoSpies.com, see the up ...

36 user comments | Category: Spy News

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What To Do About Lexus - How Would You Turn Them Around?

Agent009 submitted on 6/11/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:22:00 PM

To no one's surprise this has been a very tough year for automakers. General Motors and Chrysler have both filed for bankruptcy and now even legendary icon Toyota is bleeding massive amounts of cash. This is troubling skittish investors s...

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FIAT CEO Warns Chrysler Deal In Danger If UAW Fails To Cooperate

Agent009 submitted on 4/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:00:17 AM

Fiat Group SpA CEO Sergio Marchionne is ready to walk away from a proposed alliance with beleaguered Chrysler LLC if the automaker's union workers do not agree to concessions that would put their pay on the same scale as workers at U.S. plants owned ...

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Audi To Bring Both the TT-RS And RS5 Stateside, Who Should Be Worried?

Agent009 submitted on 3/10/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:37:22 PM

While current reports and Audi's own official statements suggest the Audi TT RS is not coming to the U.S., our Audi sources tell us quite the opposite, that chances are very high it'll make it stateside. Audi views the new 335-horsepower TT RS (which...

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DETROIT AUTO SHOW: The Spies Are The First To Bring You Live Pictures Of Toyota's 3rd Gen Prius

Agent009 submitted on 1/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:52:08 PM

Hot off the show floor the new 2010 Toyota Prius made it's debut in Detroit. Agent001 was there to catch it and send you the first shots via our revolutionary Picture ticker. In case you missed them here are the first few but keep an eye ...

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UAW Says It Will Rather Tax Payers Foot The Bill Than Accept Cuts To Keep Detroit Afloat

Agent009 submitted on 11/18/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:27:34 AM

United Auto Workers President Ron Gettelfinger will tell a Senate panel today that Detroit's Big Three automakers face liquidation if forced into bankruptcy and warned that taxpayers would have to pay at least $3 billion a year if the companies stopp...

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What Would Happen If Steve Jobs Was In Charge Of The US Automotive Industry?

Agent009 submitted on 11/13/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:38:02 PM

Last September, I was in a hotel room watching CNBC early one morning. They were interviewing Bob Nardelli, the C.E.O. of Chrysler, and he was explaining why the auto industry, at that time, needed $25 billion in loan guarantees. It wasn’t a ba...

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AUTOSPIES EXCLUSIVE: Spies Get The First REAL Leaked Images Of The Next Lexus RX350 and 450h!

Agent001 submitted on 10/29/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:37:01 AM

The Spies are working late tonight and our hard work has paid off as our ace Asian super spy Lee, has gotten his hands on the first REAL photos of the next generation Lexus RX-Series.Check out the shots from what looks like the Japanese brochure for ...

86 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Fifth Gear: This is how really you drive a VW GTI MkV

omarrana submitted on 5/23/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:38:05 PM

Tiff Needell may be one of the greatest drivers of our time. Watch as he shows you how to really drive the Volkswagen GTI MkV. The Volkswagen GTI MkV is powered by a 2.0 liter 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that produces 200 horsepower giving it the ...

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Brembo wins contract for Lexus IS-F 350 brakes

omarrana submitted on 4/13/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:38:02 AM

Brembo, an Italian auto parts maker and one of the most respected brands in the braking system industry, said today that it has won the contract for the Lexus IS-F 350. Brembo said that it will be producing the braking system for the Lexus IS-F 350, ...

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