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- BMW Debuts New Parking Assistant In 2011 5-Series
- Hummer-Hating Artist Hacks H2 Into Horse Cart, Cites Hoover
- Video: Honda's 'Living With Robots' Screens At Sundance
- Dealers Contesting Termination Rush To Meet Tonight's Filing Deadline
- Ed Whitacre To Stay On As GM CEO
- Infiniti May Add Front-Wheel Drive To Its Lineup
- 2011 Saab 9-4X Now In Production, Good Omen for Saab Survival?
- Rumor: GM Selling Saab To Spyker, Formal Announcement This Week
- Preview: 2011 Volkswagen Golf R
| BMW Debuts New Parking Assistant In 2011 5-Series Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:52 PM PST  The parking-tech wars are escalating, as another new model can be equipped to almost park itself. The new 2011 BMW 5-Series is the first and only BMW at this time to offer the company's Parking Assistant feature at this time. Like Active Park Assist, offered in Ford, Lincoln, and Mercury vehicles, and the Advanced Parking Guidance System (Lexus)...
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| Hummer-Hating Artist Hacks H2 Into Horse Cart, Cites Hoover Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:15 AM PST  Ah, conceptual art. Clearly our country would be less colorful were it not for the efforts of, say, New York artist Jeremy Dean, who got inspired reading about horse-drawn "Hoover carts" made during the Depression from old car bodies. From there, it was just a short leap to buying a used Hummer H2--the biggest, baddest, heaviest, meanest symbol of...
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| Video: Honda's 'Living With Robots' Screens At Sundance Posted: 25 Jan 2010 09:01 AM PST  Gearheads and their tech cousins, propellerheads, often run in the same circles. Both are possessed by a love of tinkering, futzing, and generally crafting bits of metal and plastic into useful and/or awesome stuff. Honda's (NYSE:HMC) research team is no exception to the rule, being known not only for high-tech cars like the 2009 Honda FCX Clarity...
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| Dealers Contesting Termination Rush To Meet Tonight's Filing Deadline Posted: 25 Jan 2010 08:33 AM PST  When Chrysler and General Motors underwent restructuring last year, they eliminated over 2,000 dealerships from their networks. Their reasoning for the cuts ranged from poor sales performance to duplication, but no matter what rationale they used, dealers were rarely satisfied. Many of those outlets have worked hard to become reinstated, first...
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| Ed Whitacre To Stay On As GM CEO Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:48 AM PST  We've heard discussions of alternatives for the top executive spot at General Motors from board chairman Ed Whitacre himself over the past few months, but today Whitacre announced that he'll be taking the job himself at the request of the board. Already the interim CEO at GM, the announcement should mean little in the way of change. Whitacre's...
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| Infiniti May Add Front-Wheel Drive To Its Lineup Posted: 25 Jan 2010 07:07 AM PST  People buy luxury cars for a variety of reasons -- notably, the status, style, and comfort they provide. Performance is also important to many upscale buyers, and accordingly, luxury lots are full of rear-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles. Infiniti, however, insists that high-end shoppers are also comfortable with front-wheel drive, and...
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| 2011 Saab 9-4X Now In Production, Good Omen for Saab Survival? Posted: 25 Jan 2010 06:16 AM PST  Well here's a surprise that may bode well for the uncertain future of Swedish carmaker Saab: The company's 2011 Saab 9-4X crossover quietly resumed production last week. You may recall that General Motors has been trying for months to sell Saab in an on-again, off-again drama of epic proportions. This morning, it seems that a sale to Spyker may be...
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| Rumor: GM Selling Saab To Spyker, Formal Announcement This Week Posted: 25 Jan 2010 04:46 AM PST  Many Saab fans have already slunk from the stadium, convinced that their favorite car brand is doomed for defeat, but one bidder for Saab may have just completed a Hail Mary pass to win the game. Spyker has been persistent in its efforts to purchase Saab from General Motors, and insiders at the Dutch company say that the on-again, off-again deal...
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| Preview: 2011 Volkswagen Golf R Posted: 25 Jan 2010 02:37 AM PST  • What is it? Volkswagen's replacement for the sporty Golf R32 • The basics: 2.0-liter TSI turbo and all-wheel drive • On sale: First half of the year • Price: $34,000 (est.) Many in the U.S. are still lamenting Volkswagen’s decision not to bring the sporty Scirocco coupe and its high-performance Scirocco R variant...
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