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3rd May, 2007
BMW United Kingdom wheeled out their new 1 Series three-door range
2012 it is proposed that the EU will require an average 130g/km CO2 limit across a brand’s entire range, although at this stage manufacturers are still lobbying the powers that be on the exact levels they can meet.
This week BMW United Kingdom wheeled out their new 1 Series three-door range encompassing their new EfficientDynamics technology.
BMW said their EfficientDynamics programme offers ......
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2nd May, 2007
Honda today opened an Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Irving, Texas
Honda today opened an Environmental Learning Center (ELC) in Irving, Texas, the company's third such facility in the country. The ELC is designed to be a unique community resource that promotes a responsible land use ethic through a greater understanding of the varied regional ecology. Honda also has ELCs in Colton, Calif., and Alpharetta, Georgia.
Honda's Irving ELC consists of approximately ......
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28th April, 2007
Motor Show of Shanghai 2007 -JAC C926,BYD F6,Brilliance FRV
JAC C926
JAC have yet to obtain permission to sell passenger cars in China (they are a successful commercial vehicle producer). This car was therefore displayed on the JAC stand but is expected to sell under a new, yet to be created, brand name. For this reason it also had no model name and was referred to only by its internal ......
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27th April, 2007
Top 5 autos from Newyork
Infiniti G37
Newly gay-friendly Infiniti introduced a beautiful successor to their popular coupe. The new name, G37, reflects the larger 330 hp version of their glorious VQ engine, and the new design does what many thought was impossible—makes the old coupe look boring. This baby looks HOT sitting still. If they improved the driving dynamics as much as the design, it ......
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27th April, 2007
Alfa Romeo UK has just announced the availability of the Alfa GT Blackline
UK readers will be happy to learn that Alfa Romeo UK has just announced the availability of the Alfa GT Blackline. As the name suggests, the Blackline looks as if it's been dipped in an inkwell, with it's black metallic paint and black interior. Alfa tempers the darkness with a set of model-specific 18" wheels, satin-finish mirrors, metal pedals, and ......
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26th April, 2007
Female competitor in auto repair contest
The 18-year-old from Monroe was the first-ever female to compete in the Ford/AAA Student Auto Skills Competition, and her team came in third. Her partner on the team was classmate Craig Suydam, also a senior at Monroe High School.
"I was really excited when I found out I was going to be the first female to ever be in the contest," ......
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22nd April, 2007
The first Chinese-made model of the London taxi
The first Chinese-made model of the reputed London taxi "Black Cab" debuted at the 12th Shanghai Automobile and Technology Exhibition on Saturday.
Li Shufu, chairman of Geely Automobile and K. Russell, CEO of Manganese Bronze Holdings, unveiled the model car at the auto show, which formally opens on Sunday.
Geely signed with ......
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22nd April, 2007
Electric cars : Explore New experience
For anyone who's never driven an electric car before, driving them can be a whole new experience.
Around Chico four electric cars are in the hands of the city of Chico. With no large motor to rattle and rumble, the cars are so quiet it's hard to know the ignition is on until the pedal's pushed. While much slower than ......
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20th April, 2007
Women Cars
Thelma and Louise sought top-down glory in a light blue ’66 Ford Thunderbird convertible. Carol Brady settled for a Plymouth station wagon, an eminently practical choice — and about as exciting as a soft-boiled egg. The luxury vehicles with the highest percentage of women drivers today aren’t at either of these extremes. Rather, they’re some of the most well-balanced cars ......
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20th April, 2007
GM Sets Sales Record in First Quarter
General Motors said it sold a record 2.26 million vehicles worldwide in the first quarter of 2007 even as its share of the overall global auto market edged to 13% from 13.1%, the Dow Jones Newswires reported.
In the first quarter, GM delivered 3% more vehicles than it did in the same period in 2006, according to the company's preliminary sales ......
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20th April, 2007
Nissans first clean diesel engine in the United States for use in the Nissan Maxima in 2010
Nissan today announced its plans to launch its first clean diesel engine in the United States for use in the Nissan Maxima in 2010. The passenger car will be powered by an all-new Alliance engine co-developed with its partner, Renault, and will clear stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Tier II Bin 5 emissions requirements. Further details about ......
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20th April, 2007
The KIa KND-4, a kinder : 2007 Seoul International Motor Show.
Say hello to the follow-up act: the KND-4, a kinder (KND-er?), gentler, and much, much greener compact crossover that was designed at Kia’s Namyang Design Center in Korea (the Kue was designed in North America) and made its debut at the 2007 Seoul International Motor Show.
Like the Kue, the KND-4 has only two doors, yet the KND-4’s form seems to ......
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20th April, 2007
Hydrogen power for bikes and toy cars will hit the roads later this year in Canada or China
There's a good chance such a vehicle will hit the roads later this year in Canada or China.
Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies is readying an electric bike that gets its energy from a hydrogen fuel cell rather than a rechargeable battery, according to Taras Wankewycz, co-founder and vice president of Horizon. The company is talking with government officials in both ......
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16th April, 2007
Compressed natural gas tanks for Cars
Natural gas, or methane, has been touted as a viable alternative fuel for vehicles. While it is still a fossil fuel, it is cleaner burning than gasoline, and so emits fewer greenhouse gases.
“The amount of carbon dioxide that comes out of the exhaust is really so much less than that from gasoline,” said the storage system’s creator, Peter Pfeifer of ......
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15th April, 2007
Terps sign recruit Tucker - baltimoresun.com
Maryland's leading news and information site is changing its name and its look after seven and a half years as SunSpot.net.
Our new name better reflects what this site is - and always has been - the Web site of The Baltimore Sun. Since our launch in September 1996, we've brought the news from Maryland's most trusted daily newspaper to a ......
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14th April, 2007
Future cars
Automotive breakthroughs are an almost daily event, if you believe the press coming out of the car industry. The 2006 auto-show circuit showcased eight-speed automatics, high-res night vision, zero-lag turbos and a dozen other hyphenated doodads. But real automotive breakthroughs—the ones that transform the industry, and our hopes for it—are rare. We're here to show you a few of them. ......
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14th April, 2007
Japanese stocks fell Friday for a second straight session of Autos
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index declined 176.47 points, or 1.01 percent, to finish at 17,363.95 points on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. On Thursday, the index shed 0.73 percent.
Traders said the main stock index continued to fall as investors took profit in steel, autos and banking sectors.
Losers included Nissan Motor Co., which fell 1.92 percent to 1,228 yen ($10.32), Nippon Steel ......
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14th April, 2007
Americas new ternd to build Luxury Cars
America built some of the world's most coveted luxury cars. Between the wars, marques like Packard and Duesenberg were driven by millionaires and movie stars. But beginning in the 1970s, increasing competition forced Detroit to concentrate on more high-volume cars, all but ceding the luxury segment to rivals in Japan and Germany. By the 1990s, Cadillac and Lincoln had become ......
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