Let's face it: MINIs have a lot of curb appeal, but the company's advertising campaigns frequently come up short. A new spot for the MINI Cooper Convertible proves that point beautifully. Compared to yesterday's ad featuring the Alfa Romeo MiTo, this clip feels clunky and under-rehearsed -- although the potentially clichéd punchline somehow...
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2010 Fisker Karma Preview
There was quite a buzz around the Fisker Automotive stand as company CEO Henrik Fisker delivered a short address to the media and introduced the Karma. To much of the mainstream press, it was a first ...
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Is the Volt Really Coming That Soon?
What’s the deal with lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles? Are they really coming as soon as Chevy’s Volt would seem to indicate — or are they still too pie-in-the-sky to gamble on? GM is racing ...
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China Building Cars in Mexico
One of China 's top automakers expects to open an assembly plant in Mexico in the next three years. Officials from Grupo Elektra S.A. de C.V., a leading specialty retailer, consumer finance, and banking ...
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Chrysler Cherys Will Take a While
The new alliance between Chery and Chrysler LLC is up and running, but it be a while before the cars spawned by the collaboration will reach showrooms in the U.S. and Europe , a Chery executive says. Lin ...
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Safety Agency Names Safest of '08
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Virginia-based organization which represents the interests of the insurance industry and runs its own crash-test program independent of the federal government, ...
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Mazda3 Gets Social – for 2018
How many of us have said – often in frustration – that we could design a better car or truck than the folks manning the auto industry? Mazda has decided to give one lucky “civilian” just that opportunity, ...
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Poll: Americans Want Less Foreign Oil
American voters now consider the nation's dependence on foreign oil, the nation's top national security issue and favor tougher fuel economy standards by an overwhelming margin, according to a new poll released ...
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Ford Signals Tweaks to Turnaround
Concern is growing inside the Ford Motor Co. about the current state of the economy and its impact on the automotive industry, a top company executive has acknowledged. Mark Fields, president of Ford of ...

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