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Ugly Duckling? Nude Lexus LF-A Caught Revealing More Cellulite And Bumps Than A Starlet Past Her Prime

Agent009 submitted on 9/22/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:29:01 AM

OK, I can officially say I tried to like it, yes I really tried to like the upcoming LF-A (LF-L?).  I was optimistic at first and the early designs on the show car circuit were clean and elegant.  It looked like Lexus finally shattered the ...

64 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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Did The People of California Kill NUMMI?

tundrahq submitted on 9/2/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:13:17 PM

When NUMMI closes next March, it will mark the end of an era in California. For the first time in 95 years, the state of California will not have a major auto plant. California is the largest car market in the United States, yet no major auto manu...

16 user comments | Category: Misc News

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If You Were In Charge Of Lexus, How Would You Save Them From An Aging Demographic?

Agent009 submitted on 8/31/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:40:18 PM

Lexus could be headed for trouble.Revered by an aging owner base but lacking exciting vehicles to draw new buyers, Toyota's luxury marque is beginning to look like another prestige brand that followed its original customers to death's door: Buick.&nb...

72 user comments | Category: Misc News

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This Blogger Says Cash For Clunkers Costs Taxpayers $45,000 Per Car. Is He Nuts Or Brilliant?

Agent001 submitted on 8/7/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:15:44 PM

Blogger, Avery Goodman, whose math and analytical skills are beyond reproach in my book, presents the case this way.  Some buyers will qualify for the $3,500 government handout, and others will qualify for the $4,500.  If everyone qual...

26 user comments | Category: Spy News

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Toyota Corolla beats Ford Focus as most traded in for a clunker

omarrana submitted on 8/7/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:32:10 AM

White House officials said late Wednesday that sales under the government’s Cars Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers) topped 180,000. The Department of Transportation said 184,304 deals have been submitted, totaling $775.2 million. That leaves...

6 user comments | Category: New Cars

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Cash For Clunkers Stalled- 1 Billion Of OUR Tax Dollars Disappears In 4 Days!!

Agent001 submitted on 7/31/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:44:33 AM

The government's cash for clunkers program has burned through its $1 billion budget in less than a week as car buyers swarmed dealerships, and federal officials are scrambling to find more money to keep it going, according to government sources.The p...

36 user comments | Category: Spy Shots

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The Spies Want To Know, When Will You Be Acquiring Your Next Car?

Agent00R submitted on 7/15/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:54:20 PM

An interesting aspect about the way people buy cars is that it can nearly be compared to way people buy stock on Wall Street.  You can buy and hold for an extended period of time or you can buy, receive a certain amount of value out of the item ...

15 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Is $9.99 Per MONTH Too Expensive For The AT&T iPhone Nav System?

Agent001 submitted on 7/2/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:18:47 PM

It's pretty much a foregone conclusion that nav systems on devices like the iPhone will eventually spell the deathnell for the Garmins and Tom Tom's of the world being in the hardware business.I see their only play is as software providers for the ha...

17 user comments | Category: Spy News

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001 Takes YOU To The SHO- Will American's Pay $37K For A Taurus?

Agent001 submitted on 6/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:44:39 PM

001 spent the day driving, testing and photographing the upcoming 2010 Ford Taurus SHO.I like the car (actually have one for the weekend to test) and I have been reading lots of positive comments on our site.But the one thing that keeps going through...

82 user comments | Category: Photo Galleries

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Ferrari, Toyota, BMW, McLaren, All Abandon Formula 1

Agent009 submitted on 6/19/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 8:05:57 AM

Members of the Formula One Teams Association, made up of most of the sport's top manufacturers, announced Thursday they would create their own racing series. The group consists of eight teams, including the powerful Ferrari and McLaren organizations....

22 user comments | Category: Misc News

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Obama Administration Turns Back On Auto Supply Chain

Agent009 submitted on 6/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:04:53 PM

Sen. Sherrod Brown said Tuesday he plans to introduce legislation to provide more aid for auto-parts suppliers, after the Obama administration turned down an industry request for more funds. Sen. Brown (D., Ohio) said in a statement that the proposed...

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2010 F1 entry list revealed

tryme submitted on 6/13/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 5:33:39 AM

The final list of entries approved by the FIA for the F1 series for 2010 has recently been released and it includes the following teams: Team US F1, Campos Grand Prix and Manor Grand Prix. Surprisingly Prodrive/Aston Martin by David Richards was n...

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GM Wants Up Front Payment Of $200 Million To Keep Plant Open

Agent009 submitted on 6/12/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:03:53 PM

General Motors may make a decision by month's end on which of three idled plants will build a new small car for the automaker, but Gov. Phil Bredesen said it will take $200 million or more for Spring Hill's factory to stay in the game — and Ten...

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$835 An Hour Salaries Push GM To Spend Almost $70 Billion On Restructuring So Far!

Agent009 submitted on 6/5/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:49:04 PM

General Motors Corp.'s restructuring has not been cheap over the last six months, and the company will be forced to expend millions of dollars in bankruptcy to sell off its bad assets, court documents show. GM has paid consultants AlixPartners and Ev...

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Toyota to race until 2012 if the new rules are removed

tryme submitted on 6/4/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:48:14 AM

John Howett, the President of Toyota Motorsport and Vice President of Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) has expressed a dislike for the new budget cap rules that have been proposed for the 2010 F1. This dislike has been pushed as far as threatenin...

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