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• DANICA PATRICK SIGNS NASCAR DEAL

  Danica Patrick, the most popular driver in IndyCar, will drive in a limited number of NASCAR Nationwide Series events in 2010 for JR Motorsports, a team co-owned by Dale Earnhardt, Jr (most popular driver in NASCAR) and Rick Hendrick. She'll...' [...]
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  Posted: December 08, 2009, 9:06pm EST
  by The Car Nut

• OUR WEEKEND RADIO SHOWS - THE LINE-UPS

  Join us LIVE Saturday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern (NEW TIME!) and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show NEW TIME! Join us LIVE every Saturday... [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:47pm EST
  by The Car Nut

• SO CAL LOCALS AND VISITORS -- LA AUTO SHOW INSIDER'S GUIDE

  Usually auto shows are dominated by news about new cars and trucks and concept cars. The LA Auto Show is the first international-level auto show in America during the exhibition season, but this year the big news is, much to... [...]
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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 2:16am EST
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• GM - HENDERSON OUT AS CEO; LUTZ STILL IN AND PITCHING

  General Motors' appearance as a confused corporation gained new steam Tuesday when Fritz Henderson was "resigned" from his CEO position after just eight months on the job. Frederick "Fritz" Henderson, 51, was "resigned" by the corporation's board of directors that...' [...]
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  Posted: December 02, 2009, 6:02pm EST
  by The Car Nut

• EXCLUSIVE! CHEVY VOLT FIRST DRIVE!

  It was the opportunity to drive yet another futuristic car, Chevrolet’s Volt, this effort by General Motors a magnificent piece of work, especially its gas/electric powertrain. Smooth as silk, so quiet Rolls-Royce has competition for their Ghost models, Volt could... [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 2:27am EST
  by The Car Nut

• OUR AUTO RADIO SHOWS THIS WEEKEND!

  Join us LIVE Saturday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern (NEW TIME!) and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show NEW TIME! Join us LIVE every Saturday... [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 11:20pm EST
  by The Car Nut

• JIMMIE JOHNSON --- BY THE NUMBERS

  Sunday was a big day for record-making and –breaking in NASCAR. Jimmie Johnson placed fifth in the race, but he’s Number One --- again --- in America’s favorite motorsport. Johnson has won his fourth straight NASCAR Sprint Cup title ---... [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 12:08am EST
  by The Car Nut

• WEEKEND AUTO RADIO SHOW LINE-UPS

  Join us LIVE Saturday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern (NEW TIME!) and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show NEW TIME! Join us LIVE every Saturday... [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:28am EST
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• 2010 FORD FUSION "MOTOR TREND CAR OF THE YEAR"

  Ford's family of Fusion cars has been named "Motor Trend 2010 Car of the Year," awarding the car probably the best-known (and trusted) prize in the automotive consumer world. The Fusion was chosen best of 23 new or significantly upgraded... [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:06pm EST
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• NISSAN LAUNCHES LEAF EV IN USA

  In 1947, Tokyo Electric Cars Company built a lead-acid battery powered EV delivery truck called the Tama which it sold through 1950, when oil supplies and prices stabilized after WWII (cars and trucks were also powered by flammable gasses captured... [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 1:49am EST
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S RADIO SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday at 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern (NEW TIME!) and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker’s The Car Nut Show NEW TIME! Join us LIVE every Saturday... [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 1:21am EST
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• Friday is LA's EV day - Nissan's Leaf hits Dodger Stadium, Santa Monica

  For its first public showings outside Japan, Nissan's all-new Leaf "pure EV" plug-in electric sedan, due on-sale worldwide as a 2012 model, will see the first light of an American day at a press-only event this Friday morning at Dodger... [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 3:24pm EST
  by The Car Nut

• GM CANCELS OPEL SALE -- BUT WHY?

  On Monday of this week, German Prime Minister Angela Merkel met with President Obama in Washington and then addressed the US Congress, where she was warmly greeted, and made an impassioned address concerning the environment and global warming. She was... [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 1:45am EST
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• EXCLUSIVE! SEMA SHOW CARS (THE SHOW STARTS TUESDAY)

  The SEMA Show, the annual automotive bacchanal and extravaganza staged by the Specialty Equipment Market Association, world's largest lobbying group for aftermarket and performance car parts, and thought by many to be the best car show in the world, especially... [...]
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  Posted: November 02, 2009, 5:08am EST
  by The Car Nut

• NEW TIME FOR WEEKEND AUTO TALK SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday at our NEW TIME - 11am Pacific/2pm Eastern and Sunday at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! NEW TIME! Steve Parker’s The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at... [...]
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  Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:22pm EDT
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• 2011 NISSAN LEAF EV --- BE AMONG FIRST TO SEE IT IN PERSON!

  Nissan has announced a US national tour of their new pure EV, Leaf, and its first American public showings begin November 13th in southern California (see national tour schedule below). Leaf is ready for its close-up at the Tokyo Motor... [...]
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  Posted: October 29, 2009, 10:41pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• AUTOMOTIVE RADIO SHOWS THIS WEEKEND

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific The federal government is forming a new agency... [...]
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  Posted: October 23, 2009, 4:55pm EDT
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• CAR DEALERS EXEMPT FROM NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT AND AGENCY

  Some dealers still use the "Three C" sales system ... See the car, see the keys, see ya later! ... Now that we all know the power of the insurance and banking industries when it comes to lobbying your government,... [...]
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  Posted: October 22, 2009, 4:25pm EDT
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• IS HARLEY-DAVIDSON THE NEXT CASUALTY?

  A land-speed record attempt on a Harley-Davidson Question; Can Harley-Davidson survive the world economic disaster? The company itself paints a bleak picture of its present and future. To quote from an October 15th H-D corporate press release: "Worldwide retail sales..." [...]
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  Posted: October 20, 2009, 3:04am EDT
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• THIS WEEKEND'S AUTO RADIO SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Toyota recently got a lot of attention with... [...]
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  Posted: October 16, 2009, 4:38pm EDT
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• FORD RECALL NOW OVER 16 MILLION VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM

  Amazingly, a serious safety problem which has plagued Ford vehicles for well over a decade has arisen again, this time involving 4.5 million vehicles, meaning a total of at least 16 million cars and trucks have been recalled over the... [...]
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  Posted: October 14, 2009, 2:52am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• HUMMER'S NOW HISTORY --- AND HERE'S HOW IT STARTED

  Famed off-road racer Rod Hall was hired by Hummer to campaign the H1 in events around the world; the company currently has Robby Gordon in its racing stable Somewhere, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has tears in his eyes. His favorite... [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 4:13am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OUR WEEKEND AUTOMOTIVE TALK SHOWS --- JOIN IN FOR ALL THE FUN!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Is Toyota "losing it" when it comes to... [...]
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  Posted: October 10, 2009, 1:08am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• IT'S OFFICIAL : PLUG-IN PRIUS DUE HERE IN 2012 -- TOYOTA

  Martin Zimmerman, my friend and the crack automotive business reporter at the Los Angeles Times, reports tonight (along with Bloomberg News): "Toyota Motor Corp. has joined the growing ranks of automakers planning to bring advanced battery-powered vehicles to consumers in..." [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 9:46pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• JOIN US LIVE FOR THIS WEEKEND'S RADIO SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm pacific time, 8pm eastern, on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific The biggest recall in Toyota's history... [...]
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  Posted: October 02, 2009, 4:07pm EDT
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• PENSKE DROPS SATURN BID; GM SAYS DIVISION DOOMED ... SO WHAT HAPPENED???

  Today, Roger Penske called-off talks for his takeover of Saturn, almost certainly dooming yet another General Motors division. For so many months, it's seemed like a slam dunk for one of the auto world's smartest and richest executives. Penske, whose... [...]
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  Posted: September 30, 2009, 10:25pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BIGGEST-EVER SAFETY RECALL BY TOYOTA; 3.8 MILLION CARS AND TRUCKS

  Toyota's 2004 Prius is on the recall list Toyota has announced the largest recall of vehicles in its US history. According to the Associated Press, "Toyota says it will recall 3.8 million vehicles in the United States to address problems..." [...]
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  Posted: September 29, 2009, 5:40pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• TWO NEW AUTO BOOKS DOCUMENT AMERICAN RACING

  Mickey Thompson's trademark '60s crew cut and Dick Landy's west coast Ramcharger efforts helped define American racing from the '50s to today; two new books document MT and the Ramcharger team One of the great enjoyments for car nuts, at... [...]
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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 8:23pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S AUTO RADIO SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Join two-time Emmy Award-winner Steve Parker, also automotive... [...]
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  Posted: September 25, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GM'S NEW TV CAMPAIGN ... WILL IT WORK?

  While it's beyond me why GM is using Ed Whiteacre, their new board of directors chief in their new TV ad, who said at his first press conference that he doesn't know much about cars, one of the new Cadillac...' [...]
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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:18am EDT
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• DON'T MISS OUR WEEKEND AUTO RADIO SHOWS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific GM is offering an unprecedented deal for new... [...]
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  Posted: September 19, 2009, 12:06am EDT
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• F1 SHOCKER! RENAULT TEAM PRINCIPALS RESIGN AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH FIXING A RACE!

  Here's an exploded view of the old Honda BAR team car --- Ex-Ferrari F1 team genius Ross Brawn bought the Honda team and has turned it into Brawn Mercedes GP, and is headed toward the World Manufacturer's Championship and World... [...]
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  Posted: September 18, 2009, 2:34am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GM'S "BUY IT BACK" PLAN - GIMMICK OR SMART SALES MOVE?

  Can GM regain 20% US market share by the time the Chevy Volt comes out as planned in 2011? Here's the extended-range gas/electric hybrid being introduced by GM executive Bob Lutz Another "Hail Mary" from GM? Or the real thing?... [...]
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  Posted: September 13, 2009, 10:23pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S AUTOMOTIVE RADIO SHOWS

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Car sales drop as the Cash for Clunkers... [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 11:11pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• SHOULD MEXICAN TRUCKS, BUSES BE ALLOWED THROUGHOUT U.S.?

  Anyone who has been to Mexico knows some trucks and buses are in tip-top shape, others not so good ... The recent release of a Transportation Departments inspector general's office government audit has brought to a head, once again, an... [...]
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  Posted: September 04, 2009, 3:56am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WENDELL SCOTT SHOULD BE IN NASCAR HALL OF FAME

  Fortune 500 and other major international corporations spend hundreds of millions --- of our dollars --- on NASCAR NASCAR has a fabulous chance to grab some positive, international public attention as insiders and fans vote on the first five members... [...]
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  Posted: August 29, 2009, 1:50am EDT
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• Weekend radio shows - NASCAR's racism rears head ... again; Clunker program over

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific www.TalkRadioOne.com The Clunker Program is officially over some... [...]
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  Posted: August 28, 2009, 3:41pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• Be careful! "Clunker" program over, but private versions sprout

  Karl Benz's 1886 Motorwagen was the first auto to receive a government patent and is considered the first real "car;" unfortunately, it didn't qualify for the recent clunker program Washington's CARS Program (the clunker law) is officially over, after moving...' [...]
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  Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:07am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• Chevy's 230mpg Volt --- What do YOU think?

  Volt's first public showing two years ago in Detroit By now we've all heard the news from GM --- the claim that the Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid will get as many as 230 miles per gallon in city use. It's... [...]
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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 7:51am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• Exclusive - Right wing "Big Lie" about clunker law exposed!

  One of the major arguments against the clunker law comes from car collectors, restorers and enthusiasts who claim that the law takes potentially millions of perfectly good replacement parts off the road, and off of cars and trucks, forever. Turns... [...]
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  Posted: August 08, 2009, 7:17pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• Senate roll call on 'cash for clunkers'

  Associated Press Here's the 60-37 roll call Thursday by which the Senate agreed to a $2 billion extension of the "cash for clunkers" program. Voting yes were 51 Democrats, 7 Republicans and 2 independents. Voting no were 4 Democrats and... [...]
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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 1:58am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BULLETIN - It's back on! Senate approves $2 billion more for 'Clunkers'

  5:32pm Pacific - From the National Automobile Dealers Association: Car shoppers and dealers across the country breathed a sigh of relief today when the Senate approved a House measure adding $2 billion to the wildly successful "cash for clunkers" initiative.... [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 8:37pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• This weekend on radio: Clunker law, Nissan Leaf EV, F1 and good ol' boy racin'!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Bailey Wood of the National Automobile Dealers Association,... [...]
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  Posted: August 06, 2009, 8:24pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• NISSAN LEAF EV BACK STORY - ONE MAN'S VISION NOW REALITY

  Nissan's Leaf EV in profile ... it's due for sale worldwide in 2010 Yesterday we caught a glimpse of transportation's future. And you can bet that today the oil companies are somewhat nervous. Nissan introduced their close-to-production Leaf electric vehicle... [...]
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  Posted: August 04, 2009, 6:23am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• Our automotive radio shows this weekend

  Some people say the Opel GT is what the Corvette should have been --- in any case, the first big Cash for Clunkers program started in Germany. Opel's home nation, and was a big success Join us LIVE Saturday and... [...]
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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 9:41am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BULLETIN - CLUNKER PROGRAM MAY ALREADY BE OVER!

  This 1970 Dodge Dart "Swinger" would have made a nice clunker trade-in ... but at 39 years old it's 14 years too late! The program accepts cars 25 years old or less ... at least it did, yesterday ... Authoritative... [...]
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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 2:18am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• CLUNKER LAW --- WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW!

  This 1911 Oldsmobile ... remember Oldsmobile? ... is not elegibile for the clunker program ... it's more than 25 years old! We found out today that the EPA, over the weekend, changed the MPG ratings of many cars and trucks... [...]
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  Posted: July 29, 2009, 6:05am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WILL CONGRESS RE-OPEN CLOSED CAR DEALERS?

  Were dealers screwed by their own factories? Many in Congress apparently think so ... and they have a powerful lobbying presence in DC ... The recent forced closing of thousands of new-car dealerships across America, most of them General Motors... [...]
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  Posted: July 25, 2009, 3:11am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S RADIO SHOW LINE-UPS!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Some of the topics we'll cover ... -...' [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 3:31pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• VENICE, (CA) CAR SHOW --- CARS, BIKES AND CULTURE!

  Summer is car show season, no doubt about it. From the 100-point classics of exclusive Concours d'Elegance to local shows raising money for the Kiwanis or YWCA, Americans love to trot-out their "babies" and have the fun of watching others...' [...]
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  Posted: July 24, 2009, 2:35pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OUR WEEKEND AUTOMOTIVE TALK SHOWS ...

  This weekend's WebRadio shows, Saturday and Sunday live at 5pm Pacific time, on www.TalkRadioOne.com: Saturday, July 18, 2009 THE CAR NUT SHOW General-interest automotive talk and opinion Top GM exec Bob Lutz has been UNretired and is back at General... [...]
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  Posted: July 17, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• YOU TELL BOB LUTZ - WHAT MUST GM DO NOW?

  Bob Lutz approved the Dodge Viper while co-CEO, along with Robert Eaton, at Chrysler; does GM have a similar car which can capture the public's attention? With the Core Four divisions of Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick and GMC, and with Bob... [...]
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  Posted: July 15, 2009, 8:15pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WHAT!?!? BOB LUTZ BACK IN THE SADDLE AT GM!

  Bob Lutz was vice-chairman at Chrysler when the PT Cruiser was ok'd for production ... but don't hate him for it; maybe it's just the type of vehicle GM needs General Motors has come out of bankruptcy after a somewhat-biblical... [...]
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  Posted: July 11, 2009, 12:58am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S AUTOMOTIVE TALK SHOWS

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific The dreaded Clunker Law! If you're an enthusiast,...' [...]
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  Posted: July 10, 2009, 3:47pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BREAKING! HITLER PRAISED BY F1 CHIEF!

  Brawn-Mercedes, a team which didn't exist a year ago, is currently dominating the F1 series "In a lot of ways, terrible to say this I suppose, but apart from the fact that Hitler got taken away and persuaded to do...'" [...]
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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 10:42pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WARRANTIES --- AVOID THE RIP-OFFS!

  Hope you all had a wonderful and safe holiday! Please excuse my recent absence, but starting today we're getting back to business. Now, let's try and save everyone some money and hassle when it comes to auto warranties. First of...' [...]
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  Posted: July 05, 2009, 2:06am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• NEW PHOTO ALBUM - BEVERLY HILLS' RODEO DRIVE FATHER'S DAY CONCOURS 2009

  This Ghia Streamline is powered by a trunk-mounted turbine jet engine and was built as a concept in the mid-1950s ... the crowds at the Rodeo Drive Concours on June 21st showed great interest in this Jetson-style car! Photos (c)... [...]
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  Posted: June 22, 2009, 2:31am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• My automotive talk shows this weekend

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Some good news for a change from the... [...]
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  Posted: June 19, 2009, 11:39pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• No "clunker" over 25 years old - SEMA's auto enthusiast godsend

  This Suzuki SX4, set-up for rally racing, was a featured car at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas...all the parts can be bought over-the-counter from Suzuki and other SEMA member companies Good news for car collectors - Your pride... [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 4:06am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• UPDATED - No "clunker" over 25 years old ; program shortened to four month lifespan

  This Suzuki SX4, set-up for rally racing, was a featured car at the 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas...all the parts can be bought over-the-counter from Suzuki and other SEMA member companies Good news for car collectors - Your pride... [...]
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  Posted: June 16, 2009, 4:06am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• PEUGEOT DIESELS WIN 24 HOURS OF LEMANS; DRAMATIC NASCAR FINISH AT MICHIGAN, TOO

  Peugeot team members get their due earlier today on LeMans' "victory bridge;" after years of challenging the Audi juggernaut, France's Peugeot finally won their "home" race at LeMans, utilizing the V12 turbodiesel technology developed by Audi; it was, as you...' [...]
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  Posted: June 14, 2009, 5:17pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• This weekend's www.TalkRadioOne.com automotive shows

  The 2007 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance winner --- car show season has begun! Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show...' [...]
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  Posted: June 12, 2009, 10:10pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OBAMA PERSONAL PLATE ON SO CAL FREEWAY

  As we've often demonstrated on this site before, you never know what you'll see on Southern California's freeways, always the world's greatest in-action car show. On the liberal Westside of Los Angeles, it's not unusual to see Obama bumper stickers... [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 2:02am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• LIMBAUGH - GM AND OBAMA MUST FAIL

  From The Detroit News: A pair of right-wing radio hosts says there's only one choice for conservatives angry about government involvement in the auto industry: Boycott GM. "Nobody wants to support an Obama company," Rush Limbaugh told his audience Friday,... [...]
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  Posted: June 10, 2009, 12:22am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GM MUST CUT BUICK, GMC --- AND DO IT NOW!

  Will the 2010 Buick LaCrosse see production? Should it? General Motors must drop their Buick and GMC divisions. And do it now. The number of people already put out of work by the Amazingly-Shrinking General is sickening, outrageous; these workers... [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 6:18pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS - LOS ANGELES CONCOURS d'ELEGANCE!

  This Dodge Bros. car was a hit at the 2009 Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance. The Dodge family was surrounded in mystery and intrigue, with both Brothers dying early deaths; the company built Conestoga wagons for settlers heading west in the...' [...]
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  Posted: June 08, 2009, 3:38am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• This weekend's auto shows on TalkRadioOne.com

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive LIVE motoring and motorsports talk shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific Legendary mega-dealer and race team owner Roger Penske... [...]
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  Posted: June 05, 2009, 10:25pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• New GM, Chrysler leaders - Wrong for the jobs

  End of the line for cars like this 2009 Chevy Corvette ZR1? It took fewer than 60 years for America to forget the causes of the Great Depression, unbridled greed and avarice in the banking industry and on Wall Street,... [...]
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  Posted: June 01, 2009, 10:33pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• This weekend's LIVE motoring and motorsport talk shows!

  Join us LIVE Saturday and Sunday at 5pm Pacific time on www.TalkRadioOne.com for our exclusive motoring and motorsports shows! Steve Parker's The Car Nut Show Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific www.TalkRadioOne.com No lack of topics this week on our general... [...]
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  Posted: May 29, 2009, 4:35pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• SHOCKER - TONY GEORGE OUT AS CEO AT INDY!

  The Tonight Show's Johnny Carson test-drove this STP-sponsored turbine-powered race car at Indy in 1967; though the race and the track are known for technologial innovation, turbine engines were banned after the car almost won the race and other teams... [...]
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  Posted: May 28, 2009, 1:24am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GM AND CHRYSLER - THE LATEST YOU NEED TO KNOW

  Brand-new 2010 Chevy Camaros ready for shipping to whatever dealers are left; Jay Leno says, "This is the car that'll save GM!" Leno knows his stuff, but on this one, is he nuts or what? GM creditors have refused a...' [...]
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  Posted: May 27, 2009, 8:58pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY! BE THERE! WERE YOU?

  AJ Foyt Racing teammates Vitor Meira is on the wall while Raphael Matos escaped injury during this late-race wreck in the 2009 Indy 500; would have loved to have heard Foyt's "discussion" with his drivers afterwards - Meira broke two... [...]
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  Posted: May 26, 2009, 4:57am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S LIVE TalkRadioOne.COM AUTOMOTIVE SHOWS

  Shuttered auto and auto parts supplier factories dot the US and their numbers are growing Steve Parker's "The Car Nut Show" LIVE Saturday starting at 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern On TalkRadioOne.com No lack of topics this week on our general interest... [...]
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  Posted: May 23, 2009, 3:08am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OBAMA - MPG UP, AUTO FUEL CELLS DEAD

  Honda's FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell sedan in front of the company's US headquarters in Torrance, CA - a 100-acre site the company bought from US Steel He giveth, and he taketh away. President Barack Obama has rightfully received positive... [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OBAMA - MPG UP, AUTO FUEL CELLS DEAD

  Honda's FCX Clarity hydrogen fuel cell sedan in front of the company's US headquarters in Torrance, CA - a 100-acre site the company bought from US Steel He giveth, and he taketh away. President Barack Obama has rightfully received positive... [...]
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  Posted: May 20, 2009, 6:33pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• My interview with Ron Cogan of Green Car Journal

  At the Tesla dealership in West Los Angeles On my Saturday CAR NUT SHOW on TalkRadioOne.com this weekend, we spoke at length with Ron Cogan, an old friend of mine from our days together at the infamous Petersen Publishing. It... [...]
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  Posted: May 19, 2009, 3:27am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S TalkRadioOne.com AUTO SHOWS: IS HYDROGEN DEAD? WILL OUR GUY MAKE THE SHOW AT INDY?

  Thomas Kinkade, that "painter of light" guy, is now painting cars - maybe because his galleries and sales of the little, cute Hobbit-type homes he paints haven't been breaking any records lately and he's also involved in a bunch of...' [...]
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  Posted: May 15, 2009, 8:04pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BILL MAHER ON CAR INTERIOR LIGHTS

  To enjoy a short car video from Bill Maher and the Huffington Post, just click anywhere on this line. [...]
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  Posted: May 14, 2009, 11:58am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• BMW'S MINI E EV - THE REAL THING OR OLD NEWS?

  GM's EV1 came to market in 1996; Mini E doesn't appear to be any great advancement in the field while EV1 was truly revolutionarry ... and would still be if we could buy them If you could have done something...' [...]
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  Posted: May 13, 2009, 4:27am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THE RECKONING - THOUSANDS OF DEALERS TO GET CUT THIS WEEK

  This Toyopet was the first major competitor in the US to US-made cars And now, with Chrysler in bankruptcy and General Motors probably in it in another week or so, the other shoe drops. The one that's really about Main... [...]
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  Posted: May 12, 2009, 2:32am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OUR WEEKEND BROADCASTS - JOIN US LIVE OR CHECK-OUT OUR PODCASTS!

  It's the official head shot you used to get when radio stations had the money to provide them ... this one's from KMPC, Los Angeles, where I spent a decade one year ... and it's from something like 1990! STEVE... [...]
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  Posted: May 09, 2009, 4:43am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• ROGER PENSKE - SATURN SAVIOR?

  The late Bob Holbert, one of the country's first Porsche dealers and stand-out drivers of the rear-engine, air-cooled exotics, leads Roger Penske at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterery, CA during a sports car race in 1966 Roger Penske is making... [...]
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  Posted: May 06, 2009, 2:11am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GUMBALL - THE VIDEO!

  See Steve's two-minute video on the Gumball Rally produced by NBC-TV's Whipnotic ... [...]
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  Posted: May 05, 2009, 8:00pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GUMBALL RALLY 3000 PHOTO ALBUM

  Click on this line to see Steve Parker's exclusive photo album of the start of the 2009 Gumball Rally, the world's most politically-incorrect automotive street event. It was kicked-off in the shadow of the Santa Monica (CA) Pier and drew... [...]
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  Posted: May 03, 2009, 2:48am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• DANICA PATRICK MAKES TIME MAG'S "WORLD'S 100 MOST-INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE"

  Danica Patrick's pit crew helps her on her way to victory at Twin Ring Motegi, Japan in 2008; it was the first-ever IndyCar victory by a woman Here's some good automotive news for a change: The Danica Patrick IndyCar racing... [...]
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  Posted: May 02, 2009, 5:48am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OBAMA - "ICH BIN EIN CHRYSLER!"

  Chrysler's 1988 to 1990 TC Maserati (now owned by Fiat) was an example of Chrysler management often feeling that doing anything was better than nothing in any attempt to help the corporation; they were wrong about that, too, unfortunately And... [...]
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  Posted: April 30, 2009, 2:59pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• GM, CHRYSLER BLACKMAILING DEALERS WITH ADMINISTRATION APPROVAL

  As the song says, "Three deuces and a four-speed and a 389" ... Tri-Power seen in a 1964 Pontiac GTO engine bay; GM killed Pontiac on Monday morning after 86 years as an important part of the corporation; GM now... [...]
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  Posted: April 29, 2009, 4:52am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• PONTIAC, HUMMER, SAAB, SATURN OFFICIALLY DEAD; GM WORKERS, DEALERS, PLANTS SLASHED

  Holden, GM's Australian division, makes this HSV W427 Super-Sedan with the Corvette LS7 drivetrain for domestic consumption; GM's ex-Exec VP Bob Lutz probably thought it'd have made a helluva Pontiac! Offering tens of billions in crucial debt-for-equity swaps, announcing the...' [...]
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  Posted: April 27, 2009, 12:42pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• INDYCAR's DANICA PATRICK EXHIBITS TRUE ASSETS ON SHAPE MAGAZINE COVER

  Patrick, flanked by Helio Castroneves (l) and Dan Wheldon after her win at Twin Ring Motegi last year, in her natural habitat - cute, but workmanlike; that's decidedly changed on June's Shape Magazine cover "It's my first real girl cover!"... [...]
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  Posted: April 26, 2009, 6:56pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OUR AUTO SHOWS ON www.TalkRadioOne.com THIS WEEKEND!

  Just-announced-today 2010 Corvette Grand Sport - Join Steve on www.TalkRadioOne.com Saturday at 5pm Pacific when he questions Corvette Marketing Manager Harlan Charles about the car -- and call-in with your own questions, too! 213-341-4353 Saturday at 5pm Pacific on Steve... [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 8:42pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• REPORT BREAKING NOW - PONTIAC DIES ON MONDAY

  An enthusiastic GM Exec VP Bob Lutz, now retired, introduces the Australian-built "new" Pontiac GTO to the media in 2004; the car's sales were dismal as gas prices were on their way up and V8 engines were on their way... [...]
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  Posted: April 24, 2009, 5:03pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• LONG BEACH - THE GOOD, BAD, UGLY AND SOMEWHAT QUICK; BUT NO FANS!

  Dario Franchitti dedicated his victory to his wife, Ashley Judd, whose 41st birthday they celebrated together at Long Beach - kind of a boring proposition in Long Beach, especially if Parker's Lighthouse is full, unless you do win It was... [...]
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  Posted: April 21, 2009, 8:24pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• "GREEN CARS" - JUST THE LATEST AUTOMOTIVE MARKETING SCAM (REMEMBER "SUVs?")

  Fisker's Karma sports sedan uses extended-range gas/electric hybrid technology, which is a fancy way of saying it uses a gasoline engine to keep the car's batteries charged, like GM plans to do with their Volt. It appears that, right now,... [...]
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  Posted: April 18, 2009, 5:46am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• OUR WEEKEND LIVE AUTOMOTIVE AND RACING RADIO SHOWS!

  Honda's Asimo robot is electric, an EV of a sort, if you will ... Honda competitors Mitsubishi and Renault-Nissan made their own big EV announcements the past few days. This weekend's WebRadio shows, Saturday and Sunday live at 5pm Pacific... [...]
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  Posted: April 11, 2009, 10:15pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• CRUCIAL DECISION - MITSUBISHI COMMITS TO WORLD DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCTION OF "i MiEV PURE ELECTRIC CAR"

  Fuel prices in Palm Desert, CA in May, 2008; most in government and the auto industry say only high gas prices and taxes will force industry-wide EV development. From a Mitsubishi Motors press release dated April 9, 2009: "New York..." [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2009, 1:38pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• SPIED! PORSCHE PANAMERAS TAKE OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FREEWAY!

  This is what a bunch of Porsche Panamera sedans look like when coming at you in your side mirror. Just over a month ago, Porsche released the production facts and figures and pricing for their new Panamera four-door sedan. And... [...]
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  Posted: April 09, 2009, 2:47am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• ALL-NEW BRAWN-MERCEDES MAKES IT TWO F1 THRILLERS IN A ROW

  Brawn GP's Jenson Button on his way to his second consecutive pole-to-checkered victory last week in Malaysia. This week’s Tornante (my weekly automotive column for the Santa Monica Daily Press; www.SMDP.com) was slated to be oh-so-serious and ever-so-insightful, all about... [...]
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  Posted: April 07, 2009, 5:00am EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WILL DETROIT BUDGET CUTS DOOM THE U.S. IN WORLD'S FUTURE EV MARKET?

  This magnificent Audi R8 sports coupe has been outfitted with a V12 TDI clean diesel engine as a rolling technology test bed to allow the company to judge whether to offer the new powerplant throughout their line-up. Forget for a... [...]
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  Posted: April 05, 2009, 4:19pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• THIS WEEKEND'S LIVE AUTO AND RACING SHOWS ON TalkRadioOne.com!

  Our WebRadio automotive shows happen LIVE every Saturday and Sunday on www.TalkRadioOne.com at 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern. And you're an important part of the shows, too! The call-in number for both shows is: 213-341-4353. This weekend, Steve Parker's CAR...' [...]
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  Posted: April 03, 2009, 6:02pm EDT
  by The Car Nut

• WORLD CAR MAKERS -- WITH WAGONER GONE, WHAT NOW?

  A bunch of 2010 Camaros, now in production in Oshawa, Ontario, ready for dealerships - Is anyone buying, or are the cars just another poorly-timed GM boondoggle? President Obama's schedule for this past Monday: 1) Fire the CEO of General...' [...]
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  Posted: April 02, 2009, 3:20am EDT
  by The Car Nut