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Jalopnik: BMW Buried In Snow: Reason #544 To Avoid Canada [LOLCars]

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 109
This week's storm tracked far enough north to give Canada over six feet of snow this weekend, still, the friendly nation suffers enough petty crime for this E90 3-series' window to get broken before...' [...]

AutoblogGreen: Ricardo and Qinetiq announce reduced-cost lithium-ion battery

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:57:00 -0500

Filed under: EV/Plug-in

Ricardo and Qinetiq announced a new technology to produce cheaper lithium-ion batteries this week. Called Red Lion, the key to their claimed achievement is a new chemistry inside the cells. Instead of using cobalt cells, Red Lion batteries use iron sulphide which have [...]

Daily automotive news and comment: US: GM executive shake-out continues

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:01:00 -0500

The head of GM's Buick and GMC brands resigned after only nine days on the job in a continuing shake-up of the automaker's executive ranks under chairman and new chief executive Ed Whitacre. [...]

Daily automotive news and comment: FRANCE: Renault stays in F1 for 2010 - report

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:05:00 -0500

The Renault name remain in Formula 1 motor racing next year, according to BBC Sport. But the French company's F1 team will have a new owner while Renault keeps a 25% stake, said the broadcaster on Friday, quoting unnamed sources. [...]

Daily automotive news and comment: AUSTRALIA: Toyota Camry Hybrid production starts

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:30:00 -0500

After the usual long build-up - anouncement of additional model, announcement of final testing, announcement of start of pre-production - Toyota Australia has finally unveiled the production Camry Hybrid, billed as the country's most fuel-efficient locally built car, at an event at its Altona manufacturing plant in Melbourne, Victoria state. [...]

AutoblogGreen: Spy Shots: Aptera prototype spotted wearing peculiar modifications

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:32:00 -0500

Filed under: EV/Plug-in, Hybrid, Aptera, Spy Shots

It certainly hasn't been smooth sailing for the Aptera crew over the last few months. From the news that cash is running low and the company's original founders are taking an extended leave from' [...]

Jalopnik: Now That's How You Cool Your Brakes [Car Porn]

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0500

Number of comments: 90
The multi-piped brake cooling on the absolutely epic FIA GT GT1-Spec Nissan GT-R is absolutely epic. [via GTRBlog] [...]

The Truth About Cars: Ask The Best And Brightest: How’s This For A New Ford Tagline?

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:59:52 -0500

Number of comments: 25
This terse encapsulation Ford’s alleged brand values comes courtesy of The Blue Oval’s perennially amusing crowdsourced marketing site, The Ford Story. [...]

Straightline: Video: 2010 Dodge Viper ACR's "Record" Lap at Laguna Seca -- the Director's Cut

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:58:40 -0500

After SRT Engineer Chris Winkler set a new production-car lap "record"* at Laguna Seca in a 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR, we brought you a video of Winkler talking you through a lap of the course in the Viper. In this latest video, he's not talking. He's [...]

Automotive News - China automotive sales and production, suppliers and OEM in Chinese market, China's homegrown players and their expansions overseas.: BYD to unveil its first minibus model early next year

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:58:00 -0500

Shanghai, December 10 (Gasgoo.com) BYD Auto, an auto division of BYD Co. Ltd., has started testing a new model codenamed C6, and will unveil the minibus model, the first by the company, early next year, SinoCast said yesterday, citing sources. [...]