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• 2011 Audi A8 revealed amidst the stars at Design Miami 2009

  

  Filed under: Sedan, Audi, Celebrities, Design/Style, Luxury

  2011 Audi A8 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  We've just returned from the Audi A8 world premiere here at Miami's star-studded Design Week, and we've got a slew of images of [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:34pm EST
  by Chris Paukert

• VIDEO: The Mustang skates in latest episode of Unleashed

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos, Ford

  2010 Mustang Unleashed Session - Click above to watch the video after the break
  Though we all owned skateboards in our younger years, we can admit that we were never really any good at riding them. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:59pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

• Essen 2009: 1,050-hp 1956 Mercedes Gullwing drag car

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Mercedes-Benz, Misc. Auto Shows, Specialty

  Gullwing dragster - Click above for high-res image gallery
  This ungainly little creature had an area all to itself at this year's Essen Motor Show. Built over four years by Swiss drag racer Stefan [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:28pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.30.09

  Quick Spin: 2011 Chevrolet Volt charges toward production

  2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery Three years ago this December we first walked into a Manhattan conference room for a background briefing on [...]

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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:20pm EST
  by John Neff

• REPORT: Tata Motors back in the black as Jaguar/Land Rover fortunes improve

  

  Filed under: Sedan, Performance, SUV, Jaguar, Land Rover, India, Tata, Luxury, Off-Road

  
  
  While many confusing car-related things have happened in the upper strata of the Autoverse over the last few years (Aston Martin and Ferrari both [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 7:00pm EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• Not-so-shocking admission: Zap kills Xebra, slows development of Alias

  

  Filed under: Budget, Specialty, Electric

  
  
  Our sleuthing colleagues over at The Truth About Cars have dissected electric car maker Zap's latest 10-Q filing, and they unearthed the following little tidbit: "The decrease of $1.5 million (in revenue) is primarily due to" [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 6:29pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

• REPORT: Audi intent on keeping upcoming A1 premium

  

  Filed under: Hatchback, Audi, Luxury

  Audi A1 Sportback concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
  After watching from the sidelines for years as arch-rival BMW found success with the Mini brand, Audi is finally gearing up to jump into the scrum with the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:59pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• 2011 Ford Fiesta gets another early reveal

  

  Filed under: LA Auto Show, Budget, Sedan, Hatchback, Ford

  2011 Ford Fiesta Hatchback - Click above for high-res image gallery
  The Fiesta Movement, Ford's campaign to introduce the little global Fiesta car to the U.S. market, kicked off at [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:30pm EST
  by Sebastian Blanco

• Serbian team reportedly in talks to take over Toyota F1

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Toyota

  
  
  Reports of Toyota F1's demise may prove to have been exaggerated as the latest rumors from the racing world suggest that the Japanese automaker is in discussions with a Serbian outfit about taking over the Cologne-based racing team.
  [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• REPORT: Ratan Tata again confirms hybrid Tata Nano

  

  Filed under: Budget, Hybrid, Hatchback, India, Tata

  
  Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Once again, Tata chairman Ratan Tata has confirmed via the South Korean Maeil Business Newspaper that his company intends to launch a hybrid [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

• Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy

  

  Filed under: Technology, Autoline on Autoblog

  A RADICALLY NEW TYPE OF ENGINE
  
  When oil prices shot over $100 a barrel a year ago, I was inundated with press releases from inventors claiming they had an engine that would solve the energy crisis. In most [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:58pm EST
  by John Neff

• Saab, Swedish gov't in Detroit to discuss brand's future

  

  Filed under: Government/Legal, Saab

  Don't write off Saab just yet. While last week's announcement that Koenigsegg Automotive AB had pulled its offer for the homeless brand was a painful kick to the gut, it seems there are still a few companies interested in' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:32pm EST
  by Michael Harley

• Flight of the Alcador: Franco Sbarro unveils Ferrari Testarossa-based Lista Office in Essen

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Misc. Auto Shows, Ferrari

  
  Sbarro Lista Office - Click above for high-res image gallery
  If you thought that last remaining piece of lasagna at the food court looked iffy, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:59pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Cambodian reportedly develops 'telepathic' new car

  

  Filed under: Etc.

  Cambodia is known for a few things - such as the amazing ancient ruins in Angkor Wat and an over-abundance of scooters and three-wheeled Tuk Tuks - but a real-life automobile industry is most definitely not one of them. Not yet, at least. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

• REPORT: Renault and Russia come to agreement on AvtoVAZ

  

  Filed under: Earnings/Financials, Renault, Russia

  
  
  Renault has found a way to appease Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin that didn't involve writing a check for $850 million. The French company took a 25% stake in Russian carmaker Avtovaz, and when Avtovaz started' [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:59pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Volkswagen Polo named 2010 European Car of the Year

  

  Filed under: Europe, Hatchback, Volkswagen

  
  2010 Volkswagen Polo - Click above for high-res image gallery
  It can be a bit overwhelming when every magazine and their various editions pick their own Car of the Year each annum. Fortunately, the Europeans have it together. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 1:30pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Danica Patrick signs multi-year deal to stay in IRL with restructured Andretti Autosport

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs

  
  
  There are plenty of reasons why Danica Patrick stays in the news. If it's not her famous temper, photo shoots for Sports Illustrated or racy television commercials, it's her impressive results on the race track. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:59pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Back to the Future: 1969 Danz Camaro concept goes the wrong direction

  

  Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Chevrolet, Design/Style

  
  1969 Danz Camaro concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
  There's really nothing wrong with the first-generation Chevy Camaro, except perhaps for the fact that rows upon rows of them can be seen [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:31pm EST
  by Jeremy Korzeniewski

• Quick Spin: 2011 Chevrolet Volt charges toward production

  

  Filed under: Hybrid, Hatchback, Chevrolet, GM, Electric, Quick Spin

  2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Three years ago this December we first walked into a Manhattan conference room for a background briefing on a new concept being [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:58am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• U.S. Fiesta unveiled early by Ford Canada?

  

  Filed under: LA Auto Show, Budget, Sedan, Europe, Hatchback, Ford, Canada

  2011 Ford Fiesta U.S.-spec - Click above for image gallery
  Did our friends in the great, frostbitten north just jump the gun by half a week and reveal the [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:27am EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• REPORT: Toyota dealers caught off guard by pedal recall

  

  Filed under: Safety, Toyota

  
  
  Last week Toyota publicly announced that it was recalling 3.8 million Avalon, Camry and Lexus ES 350 models on account of fears over unintended acceleration. The fix for Toyota's sudden acceleration issue includes the reshaping and/or replacing of [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:59am EST
  by Chris Shunk

• Classic Recreations reveals specs of Shelby GT500CR Mustang

  

  Filed under: Classics, Coupe, Performance, Ford

  
  Classic Recreations Shelby GT500CR - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Earlier this month during SEMA, Oklahoma-based Classic Recreations announced that it had scored a licensing deal with Carroll Shelby to build a continuation version of [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 10:29am EST
  by Drew Phillips

• Nav for All: Nissan offering inexpensive nav system on popular cars

  

  Filed under: Technology, Nissan

  
  
  When navigation systems started showing up in the center stacks of luxury vehicles, the new (at the time) tech typically would set owners back a couple grand or more (and still does). As we gear up for 2010, [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:57am EST
  by Chris Shunk

• New Buick Excelle debuts in China, sedan coming to America soon

  

  Filed under: Budget, China, Hatchback, Buick, Misc. Auto Shows

  2011 Buick Excelle XT - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Back in August, when General Motors gave the media a tour of its design studios to show off pieces of its [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 9:29am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• AutoblogGreen for 11.29.09

  
  #saleschart { border: 0px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #saleschart td { padding: 7px; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 100%;} #saleschart th.bottomrow { border-right: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart tr.features1 { border-top: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart td.bottomrow2 [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:56am EST
  by Sebastian Blanco

• LA Preview: 2011 Ford Mustang V6 makes 305 HP, gets 30 MPG

  

  Filed under: LA Auto Show, Convertible, Coupe, Technology, Ford

  
  2011 Ford Mustang V6 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  It would be reasonable to expect that Ford might pass over the Mustang and instead [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:01am EST
  by Chris Paukert

• It Begins: First tuned Tata Nano spotted

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Etc., Honda, Suzuki, Toyota, India, Tata, Design/Style

  DC Designs customized Tata Nano - Click above for image gallery
  It was bound to happen. Think back to when Volkswagen Beetles infested the roads of the globe; there [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:59pm EST
  by Dan Roth

• Canadian GP back on F1 calendar through 2014

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Canada

  
  
  It's official, Formula 1 and Montreal are in love again. Bernie Ecclestone's supersonic price increases in 2008 drove the Canadian venue (and North America entirely) off the map in 2009. It was the first time in three decades [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 7:18pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• How do you spell Hyundai's Kryptonite? J-D-M

  

  Filed under: Car Buying, Japan, Hyundai, Kia, Earnings/Financials, South Korea

  
  
  As Hyundai continues to pull itself up by its bootstraps, the company is moving decisively and picking up share around the globe. However, one [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:19pm EST
  by Dan Roth

• VW Gol: Brazilian proto-Impreza by VW?

  

  Filed under: Classics, Etc., Hatchback, Volkswagen, South America

  
  
  The string of interesting and offbeat Volkswagens from the firm's Brazilian division is enough to fill a coffee-table book. The SP2, for example, is one of the prettiest variations ever [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 4:45pm EST
  by Dan Roth

• Gah!x2: Kicherer Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG rendered

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Design/Style, Luxury

  Kircherer SLS 63 CP -- Click above for high-res image gallery
  To put it kindly, we'll call the attempts to tune the appearance of the Mercedes SLS AMG gilding the lily. Although the' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 3:09pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• REPORT: Alfa Romeo nixes "Milano" designation for 147 successor, ponders Giulietta

  

  Filed under: Alfa Romeo, Fiat

  
  
  In truth, Alfa Romeo didn't simply rename the coming model formerly known as "Milano" to "Giulietta." It was Fiat's unhappy Milanese workers who made a stink awful enough to get the company to change course in nomenclature.' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 1:51pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Rumormill: Volkswagen ponders becoming F1 engine supplier in 2012

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Volkswagen

  
  
  There have been rumblings about VW getting into F1 by signing up with a specific team, but the chatter was always quashed. This time, reports suggest that VW is actively talking up the idea of getting into Formula 1 [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 12:19pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• VIDEO: BMW M1 in mule-style camo?

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Videos, BMW

  
  BMW M1 in camouflage - Click above to watch the video
  For the life of us, we can't figure this. BMWblog has posted a video of what surely looks like' [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 10:48am EST
  by Alex Nunez

• LA Preview: 2011 Chevy Cruze finally unveiled in U.S.-market trim

  

  Filed under: LA Auto Show, Budget, Sedan, Chevrolet

  2011 Chevrolet Cruze - click above for high-res image gallery
  More than a year after first showing us a styling buck and nearly as long since launching it overseas, General Motors is finally showing off [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 9:14am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Cars & Coffee: Chevy shocks the crowd, brings Volt

  

  Filed under: LA Auto Show, Hybrid, Sedan, Etc., Chevrolet, Electric

  2011 Chevrolet Volt - Click above for high-res image gallery
  General Motors shocked the crowd at Cars & Coffee this weekend by bringing out the 2011 Chevy Volt. [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 8:05pm EST
  by Frank Filipponio

• Essen 2009: AC Schnitzer gives BMW 123d the police package treatment [w/VIDEO]

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Concept Cars, Coupe, Europe, BMW, Misc. Auto Shows, Police/Emergency, Design/Style, Diesel

  AC Schnitzer BMW 123d Tune It Safe! police concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
  High performance vehicles like Porsche 911s being [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 7:31pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Bring the Noise: Belgium's Spa-Francorchamps reportedly safe... for now

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Government/Legal

  
  
  Following earlier news that the Donington track, which was supposed to take over the British Grand Prix in lieu of Silverstone, had to declare bankruptcy comes a reversal of fortune for the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. The longtime [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Followup: Auctioneer Kruse ordered to pay bank $1.3M, has jet repo'd

  

  Filed under: Auctions, Earnings/Financials

  The walls are closing in on Dean Kruse, head of the Indiana-based Kruse International auction house. In September, a slew of lawsuits were filed against the company. Further opening the wound, a county court in Indiana has now ordered Kruse to [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 2:33pm EST
  by Michael Harley

• Essen 2009: Brabus tweaks the 2010 Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Misc. Auto Shows

  
  2010 Brabus B63 S - Click above for a high-res image gallery
  Don't have enough money for Brabus to swap out the V8 in your E63 AMG for a V12? Not' [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 12:44pm EST
  by Drew Phillips

• Well Heeled: Ferrari and Tod's team up for driving mocs

  

  Filed under: Ferrari

  
  Tod's for Ferrari - Click above for image gallery
  Tod's driving loafers and Ferraris go together like gin and vermouth, if not because every barchetta-driving playboy on the Amalfi Coast is sporting a pair, then because Ferrari's longtime chairman Luca di Montezemolo [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 11:11am EST
  by Noah Joseph

• REPORT: Saab still has at least two interested parties - BAIC and Merbanco

  

  Filed under: GM, Saab, Earnings/Financials, Rumormill

  2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  When Koenigsegg pulled out of its agreement with General Motors to purchase Saab, many thought that General Motors would dump the Swedish automaker much like it [...]
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  Posted: November 28, 2009, 9:40am EST
  by Chris Shunk

• Geiger continues excessive use of bright paint, boost with 790-horsepower Ford GT

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Ford

  
  Geiger Ford GT HP790 - Click above for a high-res image gallery
  Geiger, the German tuner with a fascination with American performance cars, generally produces modified vehicles in not-so-subtle and "look at me!" variations. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:58pm EST
  by Drew Phillips

• Chevron staging a comeback with new GR8

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Coupe, Performance, UK, Specialty, MISC

  
  The history of the British automobile is littered with dozens upon dozens of small, independent cottage-industry automakers. Names like Lotus, Jaguar, Aston Martin, Bentley, Rolls-Royce and Land Rover have stood the test [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 7:01pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• BMW reaches agreement to sell F1 team back to founder Peter Sauber

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, BMW

  
  
  The future of Sauber F1 looks a little more secure. After BMW's announcement earlier this year that it would withdraw from its involvement in Formula one at the end of the 2009, the automaker has reached a deal to sell [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Porsche cancels Boxster/Cayman production contract, Magna wants cash

  

  Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, Porsche

  2009 Porsche Boxster S - Click above for high res image gallery
  Shortly after the Boxster debuted in 1996, Porsche contracted with Valmet Automotive of Finland as a second production source for the sports car, and a few years later, employed [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 5:03pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Papa John's selling recovered Camaro diecast, free pizza and charity involved

  

  Filed under: Classics, Etc., Chevrolet, Toys/Games

  
  
  We're suckers for a happy ending - especially when it involves cars, kids, and hot pizza. Recall, if you will, this past summer when John Schnatter, founder of Papa John's Pizza, was on a nationwide' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:58pm EST
  by Michael Harley

• BMW continues curtailing racing programs

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, BMW

  
  BMW 320si WTCC, BMW-Sauber F1.07 and Formula BMW FB02 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  What would BMW be without racing? We could be about to find out if recent developments are any indication. The Bavarian automaker competed in [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Which iPhone navigation app should you buy? This'll help

  

  Filed under: Etc., Technology

  
  
  The season of hitting the roads to places you don't really want to go, so that you can give gifts you didn't really want to buy and eat food you don't really like has begun. Naturally, a lot more' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:57pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Spy Shots: Elise, Exige, Esprit? Lotus tests new model

  

  Filed under: Spy Photos, Coupe, Performance, Lotus, Luxury

  When it comes to the successor to the Lotus Esprit, the specs -- and even the name -- are still up in the air. There is, however, a mule undergoing testing on the [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:03pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• VIDEO: Titan trailer celebrates the glory that is the Nürburgring

  

  Filed under: Videos

  Titan movie teaser - Click above to watch video
  As any parent knows, when a child finds a video he likes he can watch it a kabillion jillion times with undiminished joy. That's exactly the kid we turn into any time you [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:59pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Essen Preview: speedArt to debut PS9-650 Panamera

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Sedan, Performance, Europe, Porsche, Misc. Auto Shows

  
  speedArt PS9-650 Panamera - Click above for high-res image gallery
  The Essen Motor Show is just days away, and all of Europe's tuners are set to unveil their latest and [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:02pm EST
  by Drew Phillips

• Spy Shots: New BMW 6 Series cabrio caught, reveals no more flying buttresses

  

  Filed under: Spy Photos, Convertible, BMW, Luxury

  It looks like the lakes around Arvidsjaur Sweden have frozen early this year and the engineers from Munich have hit the ice already. The current generation BMW 6 Series has been one of the company's more [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 10:56am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• GM confims Chevy Camaro Convertible for Oshawa production alongside 2011 Buick Regal

  

  Filed under: Convertible, Buick, Chevrolet

  
  Chevrolet Camaro Convertible Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Ever look for something high and low only to find it hiding in plain sight? That's how we'd sum up the latest announcement from General' [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 9:55am EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Nissan's self-healing Scratch Shield paint to be applied to mobile phones

  

  Filed under: Japan, Technology, Nissan

  
  
  A while back, Nissan scientists helped to develop a paint clearcoat called Scratch Shield that can self-repair light scratches overnight or over the course of a week.
  
  Now the Japanese automaker is spreading the love, licensing [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 8:59am EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• AutoblogGreen for 11.27.09

  
  #saleschart { border: 0px solid #333; border-collapse: collapse; } #saleschart td { padding: 7px; border-bottom: 0px solid #ccc; vertical-align: top; margin: 0; line-height: 1.3em; font-size: 100%;} #saleschart th.bottomrow { border-right: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart tr.features1 { border-top: 1px solid #333; } #saleschart td.bottomrow2 [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 6:02am EST
  by Sebastian Blanco

• Nicolas Cage bought nine (nine!) Rolls-Royce Phantoms... and an island

  
  Nicolas Cage is suing his former manager Samuel Levin for $20 million for gross negligence of his finances and for lining his own pockets at the actor's expense. Cage is moving to sue the former manager due to the actor's sudden cash crunch, which includes a [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 1:02am EST
  by Chris Shunk

• VIDEO: Audi tracks down the last Horch... in Texas?

  

  Filed under: Classics, Sedan, Videos, Audi

  The search for the last Horch -- Click above to watch video
  You have August Horch to thank for Audi. A former engineer for Karl Benz, Horch started the second oldest company of the original four [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 8:19pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• Pics Aplenty: 9ff Speed9 takes Porsche 911 Turbo Cabrio to the next level

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Convertible, Performance, Porsche, Misc. Auto Shows

  
  9ff Speed9 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  As we discovered earlier this month, the 2010 Porsche 911 Turbo is one heck of a fast car. The quickest Porsche [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 7:17pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Spy Shots: Prototype 2011 Volkswagen Touareg caught naked?

  

  Filed under: Spy Photos, SUV, Europe, Volkswagen

  Hey there, odd looking, what you got cooking? Yes, we're pretty positive you're looking (or about to be looking) at the 2011 Volkswagen Touareg caught without its robe on. Visually speaking, not much has changed. The [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 5:58pm EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• Rumormill: Toyota MR2 to be reborn with hybrid power

  

  Filed under: Convertible, Coupe, Hybrid, Japan, Toyota, Rumormill

  
  Tell us if this sounds familiar: Hybrids will kill the driver-oriented sportscar. It's the line taken by no small share of enthusiasts, and some of them are among us here at Autoblog. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• VIDEO: Formula for Safety? Abu Dhabi Police unveil the F999

  

  Filed under: Videos, Police/Emergency, Specialty, Middle East

  
  Abu Dhabi Police F999 - Click above to watch the video after the jump
  Wednesday evening before the inaugural Abu Dhabi Grand Prix last month, crowds gathered along the Corniche, Abu Dhabi's seafront boulevard. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 2:57pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Who will succeed Mullaly at Ford? It's never too early to start handicapping

  

  Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Ford

  
  
  When Alan Mulally arrived at Ford Motor Company three years ago, the Blue Oval was in bad shape. New product wasn't exactly pouring in and the company's cash hoard was steadily shrinking. And word on the street is that' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 1:32pm EST
  by Chris Shunk

• Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for...

  Click above to find out what the Autoblog team is thankful for
  
  After reading our list, tell us what you're thankful for in the comments.
  
  [Source Image: Road Fun | CC 2.0]
  

  Happy Thanksgiving! Autoblog is grateful for... originally appeared on [...]

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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 11:58am EST
  by John Neff

• ALMS champs Highcroft to run updated LMP2 Acura in 2010

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Acura

  Highcroft Racing Acura ARX-02a - click above for high-res image gallery
  2010 is bringing some changes to the class lineup in the American Le Mans Series, and defending LMP1 champions Highcroft Racing are adjusting. The new structure will combine the former [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 10:29am EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Texas unveils new vanity plates to raise money for state

  

  Filed under: Government/Legal, Humor

  Texas' new vanity license plates - Click above for high-res image gallery
  
  Every state in the union is facing huge budget deficits and a number have turned to license plates as a way to raise some fast cash. First was' [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 9:00am EST
  by John Neff

• Gah! MEC Design fantasizes over tuned Mercedes SLS AMG

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Mercedes-Benz

  
  MEC Design Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Say what you will about the retro design of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG. Some call it a contemporary take on a [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 7:31pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• VIDEO: Inside the cockpit of the Viper ACR's record lap at Laguna Seca

  

  Filed under: Performance, Videos, Dodge

  
  Dodge Viper ACR laps Laguna Seca - Click above to watch the video after the jump
  Pushing a performance monster like the Viper ACR around a race track at ten tenths takes some pretty massive cojones. But [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:44pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Loma Performance unveils Corvette C6.BlackforceOne

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Chevrolet, Misc. Auto Shows

  
  Loma Performance Corvette "BlackforceOne" - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Loma Performance seems to think that its new BlackforceOne Corvette is somehow evocative of POTUS' personal airplane. "Clearly'" [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  by Alex Nunez

• REPORT: Ferrari's twin-turbo F70 shapes up to succeed the Enzo

  

  Filed under: Performance, Ferrari, Rumormill

  
  
  It's been nearly six years since production ended on the Ferrari Enzo. That's longer than we had to wait for the Enzo to arrive after the preceding F50 ended production, but far longer than the gap between [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 5:14pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• GM swings the axe: 9,000 Opel jobs likely to be eliminated

  

  Filed under: Europe, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, GM, Opel

  
  
  General Motors shouldn't expect to achieve David Hasselhoff-level popularity in Germany anytime soon. The Detroit News reports that since GM has elected to keep and restructure its Opel division, 9,000 jobs (or somewhere thereabouts)' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 4:25pm EST
  by Alex Nunez

• Spy Shots: Mini working on diesel "S" versions of Cooper, Clubman?

  

  Filed under: Spy Photos, Performance, Geneva Motor Show, Europe, Hatchback, Mini, Diesel

  Mini Cooper and Clubman S Diesel - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Spy shooters posted outside Mini's testing facility in Germany snagged a duo of prototypes heading [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:42pm EST
  by Damon Lavrinc

• VIDEO: Chevrolet Volt tests driver-controlled audio warning system with the blind

  

  Filed under: Hybrid, Technology, Videos, Chevrolet, Electric

  
  
  As the popularity of hybrids has grown over the last few years, advocates for the blind have been raising a red flag about noise, or -- more to the point -- the lack [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:13pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Mercedes-AMG presses on with alternative energy powertrains

  

  Filed under: Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Electric, Diesel

  
  AMG Driving Academy at Lime Rock - Click above for high-res image gallery
  It could be argued that Mercedes-Benz' AMG division -- more than any other brand -- is culpable for perpetuating the horsepower wars. Not' [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 2:29pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• REPORT: Ralph Gilles puts the brakes on Viper-Ferrari collaboration rumors

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Dodge, Ferrari

  
  2008 Dodge Viper ACR - Click above for high-res image gallery
  After setting a new lap record at Laguna Seca the other day, Dodge announced some minor revisions to the all-conquering Viper ACR for the [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 1:44pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• Renault introduces Twingo Gordini R.S. hot hatch

  

  Filed under: Performance, Hatchback, Renault

  Renault Twingo Gordini R.S. - Click above for high-res image gallery
  A few weeks back, Renault announced plans to revive the classic Gordini badge for its new high performance variants and now, the first model has been unveiled. Based [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:58pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Bugatti Bird-gate Followup: Driver identity revealed [*UPDATE: Now with actual crash video!]

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Etc., Bugatti, Luxury

  Bugatti Veyron of Andy House from Lufkin, Texas - Click above to view video
  
  As we've already reported (stop tipping us on this!), yesterday a Texas man lost control of' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 8:31pm EST
  by Frank Filipponio

• Rumormill: EcoBoost V8 Ford Shelby Mustang in the pipeline?

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Technology, Ford, Rumormill

  2010 Shelby GT500 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Here's one we've been hearing rumors about for quite a while - an EcoBoosted V8 Mustang. Put another way, a twin-turbo, direct-injected, V8 Shelby' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:58pm EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• STUDY: Cash for Clunkers helped Japanese way more than Detroit 3

  

  Filed under: Government/Legal, Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Nissan, Toyota

  
  
  While there is no question that Obama's Cash-for-Clunkers program accelerated vehicle sales this summer, a new report by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows the big [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:30pm EST
  by Michael Harley

• Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.13.09

  2011 Buick Regal revealed live at the Hollywood Palladium

  2011 Buick Regal live unveiling - Click above for high-res image gallery Last night General Motors' superstar train blew into Los Angeles for' [...]

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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:20pm EST
  by John Neff

• Buick Regal likely to be launch platform for next GM hybrid system

  

  Filed under: Hybrid, Sedan, Buick

  2011 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Last night, General Motors publicly unveiled the 2011 Buick Regal that goes on sale in North America in the first half of next year. The Regal will [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:59pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• REPORT: Sagging SUV sales, weak dollar could bring Mercedes C-class production to U.S.

  Mercedes-Benz C-Class - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Over the past two years, sales of SUVs from virtually all automakers have sagged deeply as fuel prices have risen and the economy has gone into the dumper. Mercedes-Benz is no exception, as sales of its ML, [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 6:29pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• VW building $125M flagship dealer complex on Manhattan's west side

  

  Filed under: Car Buying, Audi, Volkswagen

  Rendering of new VW/Audi complex in Manhattan - Click above to view in high-res
  Volkswagen is building swanky new digs on New York City's west side for its VW and Audi brands. The automaker has purchased [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:58pm EST
  by Alex Nunez

• Need a Formula One car design? 2010 Toyota racer reportedly for sale

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Toyota

  
  
  Toyota only made the decision to abandon its Formula One program a few weeks ago, but the lead time for developing a new car is a much longer than that. The engineering team at Toyota's Cologne F1 headquarters had [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• VIDEO: Heffner Performance teases Twin Turbo Audi R8

  

  Filed under: Aftermarket, Coupe, Performance, Europe, Videos, Audi

  Heffner Performance Twin Turbo Audi R8 - click above to watch the video
  We're starting to see this type of thing more and more. And by "type of thing" we mean dyno' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 4:57pm EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• Platoon: GPS-based road trains set to test on European roads?

  

  Filed under: Europe, Technology

  
  GPS-based road train - Click above for gallery
  It goes by the name "Sartre," but it has nothing to do with existentialism and just a little bit to do with exits. The Safe Road Trains for the Environment program is [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 4:31pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• REPORT: Tata already tweaking Nano based on market feedback

  

  Filed under: Budget, Hatchback, India, Tata

  Tata Nano - Click above for high-res image gallery
  At roughly $2,500, the Tata Nano is the world's most affordable car - but that apparently hasn't stopped early customers from griping about some of the vehicle's shortcomings.' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:59pm EST
  by Chris Shunk

• VIDEO: McLaren releases first webisode of MP4-12C development

  

  Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Videos

  
  Inside McLaren: developing the MP4-12C - Click above to view the video after the jump
  McLaren Automotive has just dropped a new video, the first in a series, that promises to show the story behind the company's' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:29pm EST
  by Frank Filipponio

• Introduction to Karting - Part 7

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Etc.

  
  WRAPPING UP
  
  The leaves have long-since changed and most have fallen off. There's a chill in the air and the odd snowflake, too. The summer motorsports season is at an end, and it's time to think about putting everything into [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:58pm EST
  by Tim Stevens

• Koenigsegg reportedly rejects 81 out of 218 U.S. Saab dealers

  

  Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Saab

  2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery
  According to Automotive News, Federal Express letters arrived at 81 of Saab's 218 dealers on Thursday stating that their franchises had not been selected to move forward and become [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 2:28pm EST
  by Michael Harley

• REPORT: Secret Service vehicles strike and kill pedestrian

  

  Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal

  Presidential Limousine - Click above for a high-res image gallery
  Tragedy struck the streets of Maryland Wednesday when a pair of heavily armored Secret Service vehicles designed to escort the Vice President struck and killed a pedestrian at an intersection. Inside [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:58pm EST
  by Chris Shunk

• Parts Imitating Life: Sculptor uses car parts to make cars... and animals

  

  Filed under: Etc., Europe, Australia, UK, Design/Style

  James Corbett's car parts art - Click above for image gallery
  One man's junk is... well, you know. Watching the shiny metal grommets roll through his auto recycling plant in Brisbane, Australia, James Corbett doesn't' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:29pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• SEMA Scraps: 15-series tire from Nexen barely holds air

  

  Filed under: SEMA Show, Etc.

  
  Nexen 365/15-24 tire - Click above for image gallery
  While in Vegas for SEMA this year, we did our best to concentrate on the cars... and occasionally their hostesses. We deliberately stayed away from the thousands of [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 1:02pm EST
  by Frank Filipponio

• VIDEO: Ten minutes of rally crashes devoid of butt-rock soundtrack

  

  Filed under: Motorsports, Europe, Videos

  Finns crashing with pure engine sounds - Click above to watch the video
  It's often said that the Finns are drunk and walk around carrying axes the best rally drivers in the world. There's been lots of speculation [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 12:30pm EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• 2011 Buick Regal revealed live at the Hollywood Palladium

  

  Filed under: Sedan, Buick, Luxury

  
  2011 Buick Regal live unveiling - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Last night General Motors' superstar train blew into Los Angeles for a gala event at one of Hollywood's most iconic theaters, the Palladium. Designed by Hoover' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:57am EST
  by Jonny Lieberman

• BREAKING: Ford announces it will build all-new Police Interceptor for 2011

  

  Filed under: Sedan, Work, Ford, Australia, Specialty

  
  
  In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will pursue the development of an all-new Police Interceptor model. The move comes on the heels of General Motors' announcement that it plans' [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 11:40am EST
  by Chris Paukert

• Ferrari reportedly hard at work to combat turbo lag

  

  Filed under: Performance, Technology, Ferrari

  
  
  Try explaining turbocharging to someone who doesn't know cars, and if you do a good job, you're likely to get a reaction something along the lines of, "then why don't they put turbochargers on all cars"? Well,' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:57pm EST
  by Noah Joseph

• 2011 Buick Regal returns with four-cylinder only engine lineup

  

  Filed under: Sedan, Buick

  2011 Buick Regal - Click above for high-res image gallery
  Once up a time in the '80s, it was fashionable in Detroit to create so-called Euro-sedans by taking conventional mainstream grandma-mobiles and painting all the chrome black, dispensing with the white' [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:12pm EST
  by Sam Abuelsamid

• Spy Shots: Next Nissan Micra spotted?

  

  Filed under: Spy Photos, Budget, Minivan/Van, Hatchback, Nissan

  Images of the next generation Nissan Micra have plopped onto the interwebs, and they have brought with them a revelation we are a little ashamed to have come to so late. First, let us [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 6:01pm EST
  by Jonathon Ramsey

• eBay Motors begins offering free vehicle history reports from Experian

  

  Filed under: Car Buying, Auctions

  
  
  Consumers wary of purchasing vehicles off eBay may take a bit of comfort in the online auction site's announcement that all vehicles built since 1981 will now include free vehicle history reports effective today. The "AutoCheck" information, supplied [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 5:29pm EST
  by Michael Harley