Archive | June, 2011
Porsche-driving lawyer pays up for keying cars parked improperly

Porsche-driving lawyer pays up for keying cars parked improperly

A private parking garage was receiving repeated reports from patrons that their cars were being keyed. Susan Wassell was one of the victims of the keying who also found a note calling her an idiot and telling her to take parking lessons. All of the people who had their vehicles vandalized were parked outside the [...]

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GM invests $130 million in its Warren Technical Center

GM invests $130 million in its Warren Technical Center

General Motors is still letting us now how it’s allocating its $2 billion in U.S. investment that it recently announced for 17 facilities in eight states. The Detroit automaker announced yesterday that it will invest $130 million to build an enterprise data center at its Technical Center campus in Warren, Mich. The investment will add [...]

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2012 Volkswagen Beetle price starts at $19,765

2012 Volkswagen Beetle price starts at $19,765

Sales of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle start in October and prices will start at $19,765 including a $770 destination charge for the base model. The 2012 Volkswagen Beetle base model is powered by a 2.4L 5-cylinder engine that produces 170-hp and a peak torque of 177 lb-ft. Mated to a 5-speed manual, fuel-economy comes in [...]

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2012 Opel Astra GTC 3-door hatch unveiled (w/ poll)

2012 Opel Astra GTC 3-door hatch unveiled (w/ poll)

General Motors Opel and Vauxhall have finally unveiled the new Astra GTC three-door sport hatchback, which will debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show later this year. A huge step up from the past Astra models, the new 2012 Opel Astra GTC stands out with a new aggressive design and strong driving capabilities (at least [...]

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2012 BMW 1-Seires M Sport Package leaked

2012 BMW 1-Seires M Sport Package leaked

Over the weekend, BMW released the first images and details of the 2012 BMW 1-Series hatchback, which will go on sale in Europe later this year. Today, images of the 2012 BMW 1-Series M Sport Package were leaked. Click here for our original post on the 2012 BMW 1-Series. Refresher: The 2012 BMW 1-Series will go [...]

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2012 Honda Civic Hybrid to test brand’s new lithium-ion battery strategy

2012 Honda Civic Hybrid to test brand’s new lithium-ion battery strategy

It turns out that the 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid will be a very important ‘green’ model for the Japanese brand. Despite being the first on the market with a gasoline-electric hybrid in the United States with the first-generation Insight, Honda’s recent hybrid models have started falling off. However, the 2012 Honda Civic is the first [...]

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Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 Concept celebrates 60-years of Unimog

Mercedes-Benz Unimog U 5000 Concept celebrates 60-years of Unimog

Last week, Mercedes-Benz celebrated 60-years of the Unimog with 1:12.5 scale of the model built by LEGO consisting of 2,048 parts. The company is now continuing the celebration with a unique design concept based on the U 5000 with its outstanding off-road capabilities. The design concept was created as joint cooperation between the MBS development team, the Daimler [...]

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BMW NA CEO: We are not bringing anymore 1-Series, we don’t like to push that car

BMW NA CEO: We are not bringing anymore 1-Series, we don’t like to push that car

Here is a little interesting excerpt from BMW of North America CEO Jim O’Donnell’s interview with Automotive News. When asked if the ”demand increasing for the small 1 series — and can you get more?” O’Donnell responded: We are not bringing in any more 1 series. We do not like to push that car. We like [...]

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Mazda confirms ending production of Mazda6 at Flat Rock plant

Mazda confirms ending production of Mazda6 at Flat Rock plant

Following reports of Mazda ending its joint venture with Ford last week, Mazda confirmed today that it will build the next-generation Mazda6 at its Hofu Plant in Yamaguchi prefecture, Japan. “Currently, production of the Mazda6 (known as Atenza in Japan) exists in three locations: at our Hofu Plant in Japan, AutoAlliance International (AAI) in Michigan, [...]

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Billionaires wish list consists of Ferrari 458 Italia, Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

Billionaires wish list consists of Ferrari 458 Italia, Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon

Ever wonder what it would be like to go car-shopping if you were a billionaire? Well, Robb Report is here to help with its lists of 36 categories that tickle the fancy of a billionaire. Of course, the results aren’t that surprising as you’ll see that cars like the Ferrari 458 Italia, Aston Martin V12 [...]

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