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Top 10 Most Unpopular Cars in China

omarrana submitted on 7/27/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:57:03 AM

hina is the second largest automotive market in the world and is expected to exceed the US and become the largest car market by 2020. While all the auto makers are rushing over to increase production in China, some have had tremendous success while s...

25 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Paradigm Shift?: Hyundai's New Growth Target Should Scare the Big Three

Agent009 submitted on 1/9/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:34:02 PM

Hyundai-Kia is targeting U.S. sales of 910,000 units this year, the world's sixth largest automotive group said yesterday at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Hyundai Motor Co. plans to raise sales by 21 percent from last year...

9 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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New Engine for the 2008 Corvette?

Agent009 submitted on 1/3/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:35:24 PM

With all the talk of the "Blue Devil," "Stingray," "LS9," or otherwise designated hyper Corvette reportedly coming in 2009, there's been little talk about improvements to the base model. Not quite. Frequent source of 'Vette secrets, CorvetteConti.com...

9 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Opel Corsa OPC - Red Hot 190 HP Turbocharged Mini-Hatch to be Unveiled Sooner Than You Think

Carboy submitted on 1/2/2007 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:06:05 PM

Don’t be fooled by the pics that we borrowed from the folks over at Boelsphotography. We just put them up so as not to spoil GM’s subsidiary plans. See, according to our info, it’s only a matter of hours before Opel officially unveils the brand new C...

3 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Lexus GS450h fails Auto Motor und Sport braking test

Fabian555 submitted on 12/20/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 7:45:24 AM

Hi, I've noticed a lot of people criticizing the Lexus GS for poor brakes on this website. Today, my Auto Motor und Sport arrived and they had a test of a bunch of cars including the Lexus GS450h in there. Specifically, they wanted to test the bra...

63 user comments | Category: Reviews

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GM plans to equip all models with rollover air bags

Agent009 submitted on 12/5/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:07:07 AM

Although rollovers only make up three percent of crashes in the US, they account for over a quarter of all traffic fatalities. General Motors is in the process of investing over $10 million to study the effects of rollover crashes and while doing so,...

5 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Quite Possibly the Ugliest Concept Ever

chewy submitted on 11/19/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:49:23 PM

Autoblog snapped some pictures of what appears to be the worst concept car ever at the Beijing Auto Show. To protect the innocent no pictures are posted here, you will have to click the link. The sporty concept combines elements reminiscent from the ...

27 user comments | Category: Photo Galleries

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Spied - Near-Final Mazda Tribute Prototypes!

Agent009 submitted on 10/12/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:42:32 AM

Our aperture-snapping friends over at KGP Photography have caught these late-stage Mazda Tribute mules undergoing final shakedown runs. Despite their different styles of camouflage (we’re partial to the brown jellybean getup ourselves), it’s clear th...

7 user comments | Category: Misc News

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EXCLUSIVE: First real-life shots of the new GM pickups-STUDS OR DUDS?

Agent001 submitted on 10/9/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:43:58 PM

To say there is a lot riding on the success of the new GM pickups could be the understatement of the century. Here's a look in real life at the new truck from the 2006 California Auto Show. The big question is the new design a STUD or a DUD? ...

23 user comments | Category: Report Cards

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SPY PHOTOS: Caught! Corvette Blue Devil/Stingray

Agent001 submitted on 10/4/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:41:41 AM

This might look like an ‘ordinary’ Z06 with a funky hood scoop, but the crack shooters from Brenda Priddy’s crew, with with their long lenses and tuned ears, tell us this Corvette is anything but ordinary. ...

24 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Racy New Concept To Wow Paris Crowds!

Agent001 submitted on 9/6/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:41:22 AM

Chevrolet presents Ultra-cool show-stopper WTCC concept is ready to race Designed by engineers across the globe There'll be some high octane thrills from Chevrolet at this year's Paris Motor Show, with the debut of an all-new concept car desig...

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Chery: The cheap, cheerful, but UNSAFE brand!

JCF110 submitted on 8/7/2006 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:19:00 PM

If the little Chinese brand is planning to the U.S. they better clean up their act! I mean $19,000 for a "premium" luxury car?! Ever thought how unsafe that would be? Here are some pictures I found on some auto website! It disgusts me! There is no wa...

16 user comments | Category: Reviews

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