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BREAKING: Koenigsegg Backs Out Of SAAB Purchase

Agent009 submitted on 11/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 11:39:58 AM

General Motors Co.'s efforts to sell castoff brands took another hit today when the buyer of Saab terminated the deal.In a short statement, GM said Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg Group AB backed out for undisclosed reasons."We're obviously ...

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DEBATE: BMW Design, Are They Back On Track?

Agent00R submitted on 11/24/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 9:05:19 AM

Several years ago, to many beemer-philes, it seemed as though BMW was headed for the pits. Why? The designs were becoming more lackluster and the Bavarians were only ramping up the avante-garde look.Interestingly enough, it did not seem to affect sal...

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BMW Has ALOT Of Plans For The Future: More 5-Series News, Z2 In The Works...

Agent00R submitted on 11/18/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:02:57 PM

BMW has been a firm that, in recent years, has come under high scrutiny.  The new X6, 5-Series GT and growing Motorsports division have all been justifiable reasons for this questioning, but in a recent Auto Motor und Sport interview with Adrian...

21 user comments | Category: Spy News

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John McCain Say He Wants To Meet ANYONE That Thinks Chrysler Will Survive - What About You?

Agent009 submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:29:57 PM

Arizona Sen. John McCain said Sunday that Chrysler Group LLC is unlikely to survive, despite receiving nearly $15 billion in government loans.McCain, the 2008 Republican presidential candidate, reiterated his opposition to the $80 billion auto indust...

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Volkswagen Plans 60 Models From Newest Modular Platform

Agent009 submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:31:57 PM

Volkswagen is putting the finishing touches to a brand new front-wheel drive platform to be used by up to 60 models from Audi, Seat, Skoda and Volkswagen by the middle of the next decade.Known as MQB (modularen querbaukasten or modular transverse eng...

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2010 Lexus GX460 to make its debut next week in China

tryme submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:36:31 AM

Lexus announced today the debut of the 2010 GX460 at this year’s 2009 Auto Guangzhou. Also, the new SUV will stand next to the Lexus ES240, a new vehicle powered by a 4-cylinder ES240 which will be available only in China. The debut in China, will be...

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Mercedes-Benz ML450 Hybrid makes its debut in the U.S.! Is the Lexus RX400h in danger?

tryme submitted on 11/16/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:09:59 AM

Mercedes-Benz announced today the launch of its new ML450 HYBRID, the first European full hybrid vehicle to be offered in the United States. The ML450 HYBRID is powered by a 275 hp V6 gasoline engine but also two electric motors that will provide an ...

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VW Hits The Mark, Becomes Largest Auto Maker

Agent00R submitted on 11/9/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 10:15:00 AM

Congratulations, Volkswagen!  In lieu of this monumental occasion I will be taking delivery of a Touareg V6 TDI today.  Probably just a coincidence though.Autocar reports:"Volkswagen has overtaken Toyota to become the world’s lar...

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BMW Sales Fail To Materialize In October Down 18.6% - Mini Sales Drop 20.8%

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:36:57 PM

The BMW Group in the U.S. (BMW and MINI combined) reported October sales of 20,619 vehicles, a decrease of 19.1 percent from the 25,475 vehicles sold in the same month of 2008. The BMW Group also reported a year-to-date sales volume of 199,838 vehicl...

42 user comments | Category: Auto Sales

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General Motors Sales Rise 4.1% In October - First Increase In Over 18 Months

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 2:15:01 PM

A strong performance by GM's four core brands -- Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac -- resulted in GM U.S. October sales of 177,603 vehicles, up 4 percent from last October, the company's first year-over-year gain since January 2008.  Total sal...

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Lexus Bounces Back With A 15.5% Increase In October Sales - Toyota Down 5.8%

Agent009 submitted on 11/3/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 1:57:15 PM

Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported October sales of 152,165 vehicles, a decrease of 3.5 percent from last October, on a daily selling rate basis.    The Toyota Division posted October sales of 132,663 units, a decrease o...

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White House Knew All Along That GMAC Would Need More Cash

Agent009 submitted on 10/29/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 3:33:39 PM

A top White House economic adviser today defended the government's $80 billion bailout of the auto industry and its plans to inject a third round of government capital into GMAC. Christina Romer, chair of the Obama administration's Council of Economi...

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STUD or DUD: Should BMW Have Produced This Long-Kept Secret?

Agent00R submitted on 10/29/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:29:11 PM

I do not even know what to say, but BMW kept this one hidden in their back pocket for a very long time.  Why, it is an M5 convertible.For me that is probably one of the most awkward sentences to say but it is true!  I guess this can be cons...

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Final Report Card: Cash For Clunkers Cost American Taxpayers A WHOPPING $24,000 Per Car!

Agent001 submitted on 10/28/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 4:26:31 PM

This summer's so-called Cash for Clunkers program cost taxpayers $24,000 per vehicle sold, according to an analysis by Edmunds.com. Nearly 690,000 vehicles were sold during the Cash for Clunkers program, officially known as the Car Allowance Reb...

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Fiats And Alfas To Form Centerpieces Of Chrysler's 2012 Lineup

Agent009 submitted on 10/27/2009 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:31:50 PM

Four months after exiting bankruptcy, Chrysler Group LLC is about to unveil a product road map that relies heavily on vehicles from Italian partner Fiat SpA while abandoning many of the U.S. car maker's own models. The plan, due to be revealed Nov. 4...

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