07/31/07, 02:27pm, EDT
Despite Ford's plan to sell off Land Rover (as well as fellow Brit Jaguar), drawing plans are on the table for a seven-seat version of its smallest SUV, called LR2 in North America and Freelander elsewhere. Particularly in the European
Posted on July 31st, 2007 by livgon
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07/31/07, 12:16pm, EDT
Alfa Romeo has chosen this weekend's Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance, in Rochester Hills, Mich., to premiere its plans for United States sales of the upcoming 8C Competizione supercar. Alfa Romeo chose Meadowbrook as the brand is the featured marque at the Concours.
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07/31/07, 11:27am, EDT
Mazda reported a hefty 62 percent drop in profits over last year in the second quarter of 2007, although the company still made $20.9 million. Mazda did say that the drop was within their expectations and that the carmaker, which is 33 percent owned by Ford Motor Company, expects to be [...]
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07/31/07, 09:59am, EDT
Merely minutes after the Pontiac Solstice roadster was launched, members of the media and the public alike were asking if General Motors had planned to build a hardtop version. Last year, GM's head car guy,
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07/31/07, 09:06am, EDT
A spokesperson for Russian automaker GAZ, run by billionaire tycoon Oleg Deripaska, announced today that GAZ is not interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford. Over the weekend, a German publication reported that a credible source at Ford had said GAZ was interested in buying the two British brands.
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07/31/07, 08:19am, EDT
General Motors surprised investors this morning by posting a much higher second quarter profit than was predicted yesterday. GM's net profit of $891 million compares very favorably to its $3.4 billion loss in the same quarter last year.
Posted on July 31st, 2007 by livgon
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Microfibre is shaking up the car care market, with the hi-tech material’s ability to shift grime and absorb water putting traditional cloths to shame. We only tested wash mitts and cloths in Issue 936, but we wanted to try out the newest product to go on sale, the Mibatowel.
Made of 75 per cent polyester and [...]
Posted on July 31st, 2007 by livgon
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Take a look at this cut-price Audi R8. You can only see a basic ‘teaser’ outline at the moment, but this striking silhouette is the first official glimpse of Kia’s ground- breaking new supercar-chasing coupй.
Set to be unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, the two-door bears more than a passing resemblance to the [...]
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Keeping cool behind the wheel could soon cost you more. New EU regulations demand that air-conditioning engineers have proven qualifications.
With more and more cars having climate control fitted as standard, motorists could foot the bill as garages raise prices to pay for staff education.
The law has been introduced to reduce emissions of harmful [...]
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 Changes to the 4×4’s cabin are likely to see a pair of occasional chairs introduced in the bootA seven-seat version of the Land Rover FreeÂlander 2 is on the drawing board, Auto Express has learned. Set to join the regular five-seat variant in around 18 months’ time, the more practical model is being prepared to [...]
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