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Update 3 – Fiat Grande Punto Launch – India-spec Grande Punto Brochure

The third update on the Fiat Grande Punto India launch consists of a brochure with all information on the India-spec Grande Punto handed to us by Fiat in Delhi.  Click through to read it. In the following updates, we will bring you photographs as well as information disclosed from the press conference. So stay tuned! if by any chance… Read the rest

Update 2 – Fiat Grande Punto Launch – Press Release

As part of continuous updates on the Fiat Grande Punto, we’re attaching the press release with all the information including prices and features. We have exclusive images and statements from the launch in our future updates, so stay tuned. PRESS RELEASE FIAT VROOMS IN WITH THE SPORTY AND MASCULINE GRANDE PUNTO ~The car will shortly grace the Indian roads… Read the rest

Brabus electric Smart car features electronic exhaust noise simulator

It’s often cited as an advantage of electric cars, but it’s also one of the biggest potential danger zones: silence. It makes for peaceful – if somewhat eerie – cruising at speed, but it also poses a huge risk to pedestrians and other road users. So Brabus is doing something about it in the case of the Smart ForTwo… Read the rest

Lexus bringing LF-A, IS-F race cars to Goodwood Festival of Speed

For the true enthusiast, there are few events that satisfy as completely as the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Both concourse and racing event, Goodwood offers the best of both worlds in an environment steeped in history and tradition. Lexus will be taking advantage of this year’s Festival to show off its LF-A supercar and a racing version of the… Read the rest

Report: Audi nixes V8-powered R8 Spyder, delays A8 Sedan

While many carmakers adjust their product lineups and launch schedules to accommodate the worst global economy in recent memory, Audi is adjusting too – but to take competitive advantage rather than just to play catch-up. Or at least that’s how Audi is explaining its decision to launch the R8 Spyder with only the 5.2L V10 engine found in the… Read the rest

Industry ace is Ford’s new design director

If there is a dynamic duo in automotive design today, it has to be Ian and Moray Callum. The two brothers from an obscure Scottish town have used their design talents to transform fading brands into design icons. Older brother Ian gets the credit for Jaguar, while younger brother Moray has been lauded for the perhaps greater achievement of… Read the rest

GM makes deal to sell Saab

General Motors consistently lost money on Saab and ran out of cash as it was preparing to launch the next generation of vehicles at the Swedish automaker, GM President and CEO Fritz Henderson said Tuesday.

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Feds: Auto suppliers don’t need aid

Even as two more high-profile auto suppliers face the possibility of bankruptcy this month amid signs the industry's woes are spreading, the U.S. Treasury believes the supply chain is stable enough that more federal aid is not needed immediately.

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House passes ‘cash for clunkers’ bill; Senate fate uncertain

Washington — The House on Tuesday narrowly passed a wartime spending bill including $ 1 billion for a “cash for clunkers” program to boost new car sales.

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2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance: The Italians

The Fourteenth Annual Greenwich Concours d’Elegance was held on June 6-7 at Roger Sherman Baldwin Park in Greenwich, CT. Founders and co-chairs Bruce and Genia Wennerstrom hosted an impressive variety of marques, featuring rare, classic, unusual, exotic, and one-off production and race cars. It is a pleasure to share this delectable mix of devastating machinery with you. So as… Read the rest