| Mercedes-Benz Turns to Ford for Help on Three-Cylinder Engine |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Mercedes-Benz and its parent company Daimler are more than capable of building technologically advanced engines, but the automaker is admiring a powerplant built by Ford. Taking note of the blue oval’s turbocharged, direct-injected 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, Mercedes is now partnering with Ford to learn more about the tiny mill. Automotive News Europe spoke to [...]
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| Grid 2: Mono Edition Costs $190,000, Comes with BAC Mono Supercar |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Grid 2 just became the most expensive video game in the world. Game-maker Codemasters announced Grid 2: Mono Edition this morning, a limited-edition one-off $190,000 video game that comes with a brand-new BAC Mono – essentially a road-legal track toy – giving Grid a Guinness World Record in the process Grid 2: Mono Edition’s $190,000 [...]
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| Volkswagen Builds 250,000th Passat at Chattanooga Plant |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Volkswagen is celebrating the Memorial Day holiday weekend a little early, as the German automaker has announced it built the 250,000th Passat, which rolled off the assembly line at the Chattanooga plant in Tennessee. Painted in Night Blue, the 250,000th Passat sports a black interior, and houses a 140-hp 2.0-liter TDI diesel engine under the [...]
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| GM to Auction First 2014 Cadillac CTS Vsport for SAE Outreach |
May 24th, 2013 |
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GM has a tradition of auctioning off the first car of a new vehicle line for charity. Back in January, the very first 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray brought in over $1 million at Barrett-Jackson for Detroit’s College of Creative Studies, and in April the $1 million raised by the first Corvette Convertible went toward cancer [...]
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| Sonic Automotive buys BMW Mercedez-Benz dealerships in Denver |
May 24th, 2013 |
Charlotte-based Sonic Automotive (NYSE:SAH) has purchased a BMW dealership and a Mercedes-Benz dealership in Denver. Sonic Automotive Inc. (NYSE:SAH) has agreed to purchase two Colorado franchises from Murray Motor Imports Co. of Denver, according to a statement from the Charlotte-based company. Joining Sonics portfolio of dealerships are Murray BMW of Denver and Mercedes-Benz of Denver. The ...
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| Fitch Assigns Red Black Auto Lease Germany 1 S.A. Final Rating |
May 24th, 2013 |
Macao Banks' Rapid China Growth Alters Risk Profiles Macao banks could see their risk profiles weaken as their exposure to China continues to climb.Fitch Ratingsexpects credit growth to accelerate to 30% in 2013 from 26% in 2012, primarily led by China-related trade financing. Generally Chinese exposures are driven by parent referrals and associated risk is adequately mitigated with ...
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| 2013 Hyundai Elantra GT Family Checklist |
May 24th, 2013 |
After my weeklong test drive of Hyundai's brand-new 2013 Elantra GT hatchback, my school-age kids were complaining about the backseat legroom and wishing I had a "different kind of job." Whenever my family of four was in the compact Elantra GT for long stretches of time or lots of errand running, it felt smaller and smaller as time passed. While I liked the passenger room, my 8- ...
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| Plug-in Cars Where Can You Buy Them |
May 24th, 2013 |
likely piqued some interest on the West Coast, but chances are few others gave it much attention. GM will sell the all-electric hatchback only in California and Oregon; the automaker has announced no plans to sell it elsewhere, spokesman Kevin Kelly told us. Where can EV fans find their cars? We tallied up the states. No surprise: Californians get the biggest slice of the EV pie. Thank the ...
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| Does North Carolina really want an auto plant |
May 24th, 2013 |
Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Economic Development Commission, looks out over the I-85 Corridor Park in Davidson County. In The Business Journal's May 24 edition, reporter Catherine Carlock chronicles the rocky road that Davidson County officials have traveled putting together a large industrial site capable of attracting new industry and the jobs that would come ...
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| Cars schools torched in fifth night of Stockholm riots |
May 24th, 2013 |
STOCKHOLM (AFP) - More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said Friday.Police plan to call in reinforcements to help quell the riots, but parents and volunteer organisations who have patrolled the streets in recent nights have ...
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