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High Gear Media Staff,
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 theU.S. and Europe, a Chery executive says. Lin Zhang,...
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High Gear Media Staff,
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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TCC Team
GM has given the official “go” to one of the three Korean-made minicar prototypes it unveiled earlier this year. The Beat — along with similar Groove and Trax concepts — were initially unveiled at last...
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High Gear Media Staff,
Ford plans to take aggressive steps to create “safer, more fuel-efficient, quality products,” declared the embattled automaker’s CEO, Alan Mulally, during his keynote address at this year’s Los Angeles auto...
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Henny Hemmes, Editor
The Mercedes stand at theLos Angeles auto show was a study in contrasts: on the one hand, a diesel-powered S-Class hybrid concept, and on the other, the blazing-fast C63 AMG that TheCarConnection.com reviews next...
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High Gear Media Staff,
Longtime Mustang tuners Saleen took to the runway during this week’sL.A. auto show to introduce their latest rorty rendition of the Ford pony car, the S302 Extreme. The runway in question was, of course, at...
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High Gear Media Staff,
Honda plans to lease a fuel-cell-powered vehicle directly to consumers inSouthern California for around $600 per month, beginning in the summer of 2008. The leasing of the FCX Clarity will test both Honda’s...
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High Gear Media Staff,
Members of the United Auto Workers have ratified the last of three labor contracts that include a dramatic reduction in wages for new employees of General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler, and shifts the burden for...