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Russian police using Brad Pitt cardboard cutouts to fight speeding

Posted: Jun 19, 2009

Slowing down or even stopping passerbys in their tracks is nothing new to Brad Pitt. Using Pitt’s popularity to their advantage, the Russian traffic police is now using cutouts of the Hollywood’s stars face to slow down drivers in the most dangerous intersection in the city of Omsk.
Traffic accidents in Russia are amongst the highest [...]

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Transformers fan transforms Chevrolet Cruze into Bumblebee

Posted: Jun 05, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

Michael Bay’s Transformers series gets the best of most of us nerds and auto enthusiasts. The thought of our cars turning into robots to save mankind is not only out of this world, but something only ‘geeks’ can imagine. GM will be offering a limited-edition 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee Package, which we expect will go [...]

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Video: Michael Bay releases three new Transformers 2 trailers

Posted: May 21, 2009

Filed under: Videos

This week is turning out to be pretty exciting for us Transformers fans. Linkin Park released their new single, ‘New Divide,’ for the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Soundtrack; GM announced it will be offering a limited edition Bumblebee 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Package; and now, director Michael Bay has just released three TV spots for [...]

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GM to offer limited-edition 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee Package

Posted: May 20, 2009

Filed under: Chevrolet, GM

Jason Drees of Symdon Chevrolet-Pontiac in Wisconsin has just confirmed that GM will be offering a limited-edition 2010 Chevrolet Camaro Bumblebee package, which will be available to order starting June 1. Production of the limited-edition Bumblebee 2010 Camaro will run from June 24 to December.
The package will be available on LT and SS models and [...]

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Fast & Furious Nissan Skyline stolen from storage facility

Posted: May 14, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Nissan

Most likely influenced by the movie itself, thieves stole the blue Nissan Skyline from the Fast & Furious movie from a storage facility in Sun Valley, Los Angeles. Thieves reportedly stole the car in a matter of 10 minutes.
The car was actually a Skyline GT-S model that had been modified to look like a turbocharged Nissan GT-R. [...]

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Miscellaneous Thoughts: Chinese Bentley knockoff, Brad Pitt to play McQueen, Aston Martin owner defaults on bonds

Posted: May 12, 2009

Filed under: Aston Martin, Bentley, Miscellaneous Thoughts

And now time for some of the random things we’ve been coming across behind our desks.
Hautai working on Bentley Continental knockoff: In an effort to take on Geely and its Rolls-Royce Phantom knockoff, Chinese automaker Hautai is working on a Bentley Continental knockoff. Of course, we’re sure they’ll deny that their car is no way [...]

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Video: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen trailer no.3 in HD

Posted: Apr 30, 2009

Filed under: Videos

After posting many stories of the auto industry taking the biggest hit in its history in years, we wrap today up with something that will get you pretty excited for June 24, 2009. For all you Autobot, Bumblebee, Megan Fox and Chevrolet Camaro fans, that date stands for the release of Transformers: Revenge of the [...]

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Video: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Footage Released

Posted: Apr 18, 2009

Filed under: Industry News, Videos

At the ShoWest film expo Michael Bay dropped a whole 2:32 of footage from Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen which will hit theaters on June 24th.
If you haven’t been reading eGMCarTech for a while, then you don’t know about our obsession with the Transformers franchise. It’s getting to a point where it could be unhealthy.
Either [...]

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Paul Walker and Vin Diesel returning for Fast and Furious ‘5′

Posted: Apr 14, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

Paul Walker has revealed that him and Vin Diesel are going to return for the fifth installment to the Fast and Furious franchise. The new Fast and Furious (part 4) broke many records bringing in $72.5 million on its opening day
“This was supposed to be it. There wasn’t supposed to be the open-ended closing like [...]

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Fast & Furious shatters box office records

Posted: Apr 06, 2009

Filed under: Industry News

So we’re pretty sure that if you read eGMCarTech you went out and saw “Fast & Furious” this weekend. Well, apparently many are surprised that the movie raked in $72.5 million since its opening day – making it the No. 1 movie at the box office. We’re not so surprised since the movie was everything [...]