May8 
General Motors' Saab division purportedly used human bodies donated to science in crash tests, according to a Swedish newspaper. "For certain things, it’s important to use cadavers," Claes Tingvall of the Swedish
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May8 
When legislation was introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives earlier this year to mandate a minimum sound level for hybrid and electric vehicles, we have to admit we thought it was a little on the silly side. But after
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May8 
The UAW's strike at American Axle has slowed or idled at least 30 General Motors plants — including the automaker's most profitable truck and SUV plants — and it looks as though the U.S.' largest automaker has had enough.
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May8 
The Pontiac G8 sport truck has yet to receive its official nameplate, but it looks as though 'El Camino' will almost certainly not adorn the truck's tailgate, a new report finds. General Motors opened a web site
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May8 
Spy photographers have spotted what appears to be a prototype for an upcoming Porsche "baby" Cayenne near Germany's famed Nurburgring . It has long been rumored that Porsche is developing
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May8 
Spy photographers have spotted what appears to be a prototype for an upcoming Porsche "baby" Cayenne near Germany's famed Nurburgring . It has long been rumored that Porsche is developing
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May8 
There is definitely no shortage of incentives to buy Chrysler-built minivans these days. If you buy one of Chrysler's two minivans — the Chrysler Town & Country or Dodge Grand Caravan — you get a credit
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May8 
Thanks to a grainy camera phone picture that surfaced on the internet last night, it's a pretty safe assumption that Infiniti's upcoming premium small car will be a coupe — possibly even spawning a cabriolet. But that got us thinking, what platform will they build it on?
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May8 
Toyota announced its first quarter results on Wednesday, and the automaker's fiscal results highlight just how bad the U.S. auto market is. Toyota's profits tumbled by 28 percent during the first four months of the year — compared to
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May8 
Following the demise of the SRT10 model, there's very little hope for another super-high-performance Dodge Ram any time in the near future. However, if you're looking for something moderately performance-oriented, Dodge might have something
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