Tips and Advice about July
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Auto Sales Heading Below 16 Million?
Lots of people scoffed last January when Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive officer at Renault/Nissan, said he was preparing for new vehicle sales of only 16 million units in the U.S. for 2007. At the time forecasts...
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Mazda2 Gets Miller-Cycle Engine
Mazda’s new 2 subcompact will get its power courtesy a Miller-cycle engine, when it goes on sale in Japan in July. The Miller-cycle engine has shown up before in Mazda’s Millenia sedan. In this application,...
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Funkmaster Flex Returns in Car Wars
Ford’s go-to DJ, Funkmast Flex, is taking the reins at a new TV show that will challenge four teams’ customizing skills. The show, Car Wars with Funkmaster Flex, will air on ESPN2 starting May 20 and will run...
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Art Center Hosting Annual Car Classic
Design aficionados, mark your calendars. Art Center College of Design inPasadena, Calif., the alma mater of many of the world’s top automotive designers, has announced details for its 7th Annual Car Classic, to...
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Rolls-Royce Up-Armors the Phantom
For customers who demand the highest levels of personal protection, Rolls-Royce has launched an armored version of the Phantom. Engineered to VR7 level, the highest international protection rating, the luxury sedan...
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Next Weekend, the $4 Million ‘Cuda
Classic-car collectors will converge onArizona this weekend, as the annual Barrett-Jackson and RM auctions bring a new crop of ultra-expensive rides to the Scottsdale area. Over at Barrett-Jackson, the auction...
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2005 Bentley Continental GT: What's New
The seriously fast - and expensive - Continental GT "four seat coupe" was introduced last year as Bentley's first all-new model in seven decades, and remains relatively unchanged for the 2005 model year. It comes...
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Designer Sues Chery Over Job
A former Ford Motor Co. designer, Kenneth G. Grant Jr. is suing China’s Chery Automobile and Malcolm Bricklin’s Visionary Vehicles for breach of contract and unspecified damages. Grant, a lead designer on the...
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