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January 2008 Entries

Jan30

Porsche stake in VW unlikely to change soon; a new "VW law" could return





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Jan30

European Court strikes down VW Law, Porsche takeover now possible





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Jan30

Tata to get full stake in Jaguar and Land Rover





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Jan30

Australia's monster motorbike from hell





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Jan30

2009 HUMMER H3T





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Jan30

BMW rolls out 5 millionth 5-Series





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Jan30

Suzuki to unveil V8-powered Kizashi 3 at NY show





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Jan29

2009 Cadillac CTS coupe, and the CTS Coupe - V 550 HP





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Jan29

GM exec: Car prices could jump





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Jan24

Barrett-Jackson 2008: First 2008 Shelby GT500 KR sells for $550,000





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Jan24

VW planning plant in the U.S.





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Jan24

Ford Focus RS 280bhp





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Jan24

Ford offers buyout to all hourly workers,loses $2.8B in Q4





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Jan23

2008 Callaway Corvette introduced with 580 HP, C16 bumped to 650 HP





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Jan23

GM sold more in 2007 than Toyota, Not By that much!





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Jan22

2009 Mercedes-Benz SL images leak onto web





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Jan22

GMC / Holden Crewman





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Jan22

Fiat 500





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Jan21

Automakers pump up models with diesel power





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Jan21

Honda's new i-DTEC clean diesel





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Jan21

Acura TSX gets diesel power next year





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Jan17

Toyota Tundra on top in Texas





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Jan15

Keeping In-car Entertainment Simple





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Jan15

Cars Dominate Consumer Electronics Show , Las Vegas, NV.





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Jan15

Car Shopping Without Dealers





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Jan15

Mercedes admits R-Class was a failure





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Jan11

Chrysler And Nissan Deal





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Canadian Press - January 11, 2008 - Nissan and Chrysler reached a deal to supply cars for South America.

Jan10

Tata Nano, world's cheapest production car





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Jan10

Koenigsegg CCX





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Jan10

BMW's uncrashable motorcycle patent drawings





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Jan10

2008 HUMMER HX





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Jan10

2008 Buick Riviera Concept makes it through Customs





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Jan10

Dodge Viper could be sacrificed for new Sebring





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Jan10

Ford Fiesta/Verve ST : Rendered Speculation





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Jan10

Rumormill: Bugatti developing $3m uber-Veyron track car





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Jan07

Honda hypes reliability with Mile Makers





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Jan07

Ford Explorer concept built on a car-like body





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Jan04

Truck Sales Slow





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The New York Times - January 4, 2008 - Truck sales slowed in 2007.

Jan03

5 reasons Gas Prices are so High





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Jan03

Oil briefly tops $100 a barrel as U.S. stockpiles drop





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Jan03

Car Dealers Close





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USA Today - January 3, 2008 - Auto dealers close up shop as the auto industry continues to consolidate.

Jan03

G-Power Hurricane M5 claims mantle as fastest BMW with 730HP





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Jan03

Car dealers close as Ford, GM, Chrysler keep cutting





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Jan02

Ailing Auto Sector





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Toronto Star - January 2, 2008 - A look ahead to Canada's auto outlook in 2008.