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<description><![CDATA[Get behind the wheel with one of the top drivers in the Ladies Division at Oxford Plains speedway in southern Maine.    
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<title>Misers in Disguise: A Dozen Unlikely Fuel Sippers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Buyers may be surprised to learn that achieving greater fuel economy doesn't require driving a tiny or boring car. There are better options in nearly every category.    
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<title>Bugattis for Pocket Change</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/17/automobiles/collectibles/17BUGATTI.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Alden Sherman has filled his garage with classic Italian cars that he bought years ago at fire-sale prices.    
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<title>At Home on the Road</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/garden/14rv.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[For one couple, falling in love with a vintage motor home turned out to be as fraught as falling in love with a Victorian house.    
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<title>Aiming to Keep Pace, Chrysler Is Shrinking S.U.V.&#x27;s</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/14/business/14auto.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chrysler plans to spend $1.8 billion retooling a Detroit factory that builds Jeeps so that it can start making a more fuel-efficient, car-based crossover vehicle there.    
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<title>An S.U.V. Traffic Jam</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/13auto.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The market for sport utility vehicles is starting to look a lot like the housing market, spreading pain to consumers, automakers and dealers.    
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<title>Advertising: A Film on the Trucking Life Also Promotes a Big Rig</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/13/business/media/13adco.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A documentary film about truck drivers is being underwritten by a division of the Navistar International Corporation to help promote a new long-haul truck.    
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<title>Geoffrey Ballard, 75, Fuel-Cell Pioneer Who Created Bus Powered by Hydrogen, Dies</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/12/business/12ballard.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Canadian entrepreneur’s company became a bellwether in the use of hydrogen fuel cells to power cars and other vehicles.    
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<title>Media Outlets Losing Money From a Lack of Auto Ads</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/11/business/media/11auto.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The flight of advertising dollars to the Internet is one explanation for the pain felt by traditional media. Another culprit that is increasingly to blame is Detroit.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10BORTZ.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>Pebble Beach 2008: Junkyard Dogs, Now Best of Breed</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10BORTZ.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The car show on the Monterey Peninsula of California ventures beyond the usual collectibles to celebrate the futuristic concepts of the General Motors traveling showcase known as Motorama.    
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<title>Pebble Beach 2008: A Week of Classics</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10PEBBLE.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Each August, the low-key California communities of Monterey, Carmel and Pebble Beach become the temporary home to some of the finest vintage automobiles available.    
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<item rdf:about="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10JUDGE.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss">
<title>An Interloper in a Blazer</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/automobiles/collectibles/10JUDGE.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[A first-time judge at the Meadow Brook Concourse looks back on the experience.    
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<title>No Traffic on a Saturday? Well, No Cars, Anyway</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/nyregion/10closed.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[From the Brooklyn Bridge to Park Avenue and the Upper East Side, thousands of people filled the streets, taking part in activities like street-side tai chi or salsa dancing.    
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<title>Nascar Drivers Become Steadier on Road Courses</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/sports/othersports/10autos.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Every race on the Sprint Cup schedule counts the same, so teams and drivers have made it their business to improve at Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway.    
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<title>Freakonomics: No Cash for Clunkers</title>
<link>http://freakonomics.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/08/no-cash-for-clunkers/index.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[In a program proposed by a Princeton economist, the government would buy back old cars at above market prices and scrap them.    
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<title>Truck Sale Slump Weighs on Toyota</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/07/business/worldbusiness/08toyota.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The automaker said that its worldwide net income for the quarter fell 28 percent, hurt by slumping sales of its Tundra pickup truck and S.U.V.’s made and sold in North America.    
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<title>Digital Domain: Caution: Driver May Be Surfing the Web</title>
<link>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/technology/24digi.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[Chrysler is poised to offer in its 2009 models a new entertainment option for the children: Wi-Fi and Internet connectivity. The problem is that the entire car becomes a hot spot.    
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<title>Wheels: Answers From Tom Vanderbilt</title>
<link>http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/answers-from-tom-vanderbilt-author-of-traffic/index.html?partner=rssnyt&#x26;emc=rss</link>
<description><![CDATA[The author of “Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do (And What It Says About Us),” provided answers to readers’ questions about turn signals, stop-and-go traffic and honking.    
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<title>

        Brand DNA and the prototypical Porsche</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite evolution, the 001 is recognizably a Porsche in the transcendent gestalt of the thing.
                        
                    
                    
                        At every news conference for every new car or truck introduction since the days of, say, Watson and Crick, an eager and sweaty brand manager has stood up and said something to the effect of: "The Durango 95 Mark III is a reflection of who we are as a company, our brand DNA."]]></description>
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        Phil Hill, 81; first U.S.-born driver to win Formula One title</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The racer, who was raised in Santa Monica, won the F1 championship for Ferrari in 1961 and was a three-time winner at both Le Mans and Sebring. He never suffered a serious injury.
                        
                    
                    
                        Phil Hill, a reserved Californian who became a gifted race-car driver and the only U.S.-born driver to win the Formula One international auto-racing championship, died Thursday. He was 81.]]></description>
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<title>

        2009 Mercedes-Benz SL</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Keeping the same 2003 body style, the re-worked 2009 SL is a driver's car again.]]></description>
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<title>

        Racing trophy queens on display in Pomona</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Raquel Welch, Barbara Eden and other beauties are honored in the "Trophy Queens" exhibit opening today at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum.]]></description>
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        California insurance commissioner backs pay-as-you-drive policies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Commissioner Steve Poizner releases proposed regulations. The plan is considered to be more accurate, and it would give a financial incentive to California motorists to drive less.
                        
                    
                    
                        California drivers could be offered a new -- and often cheaper -- kind of car insurance next year under a voluntary pay-as-you-drive plan proposed Wednesday by Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner.]]></description>
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        Big car teaser</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Releasing teaser photos of parts of cars is becoming increasingly common. GM works very hard to establish what they call a "story" leading up to the release of new models.]]></description>
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        Edmunds.com&#x27;s least-expensive compact pre-owned cars</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Automotive information site Edmunds.com has compiled a list of what it considers the five best 3-year-old and 1-year-old small cars.]]></description>
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<title>

        Best car designs -- according to Kelley Blue Book</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The good folks at KBB perform a regular survey, called Brand Watch, that measures consumer perception of exterior and interior designs. Here are the latest results.]]></description>
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        The 2009 Honda Fit: Counterintuitive charm</title>
<link>http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/classified/automotive/highway1/~3/371349054/la-fi-neil22-2008aug22,0,1913313.story</link>
<description><![CDATA[The best subcompact on the market is slightly larger, vastly stiffer, noticeably more quiet and comfortable, and every bit as dorky-looking as the previous edition. But what a view from the cockpit.
                        
                    
                    
                        Honda is the guy selling umbrellas on the corner when it starts to rain. The lady selling flowers when you're late for an anniversary dinner. The vendor selling fire extinguishers when your underwear bursts into flames.]]></description>
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        Of the hybrid, for the hybrid, buy the hybrid</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hyundai said this week that it would present a hybrid-electric version of its Sonata sedan at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November.]]></description>
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<title>UK: Staff told of Toyota cuts last month</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Reports last night that Toyota is cutting a shift making its Auris [aka Corolla] hatchback line at Burnaston in the central England county of Derbyshire stem from an announcement made to workers last month, a Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK spokeswoman said on Friday.]]></description>
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<title>JAPAN: New Honda plant employs those with disabilities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Honda Sun, the automaker's subsidiary established to employ people with disabilities, has held a ceremony to mark the completion of its new plant in Hijimachi, Oita prefecture.]]></description>
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<title>CHINA: Ricardo completes half of 2008 expansion</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ricardo has completed half of a planned a two-phase development of its Shanghai-based operations this year, underscoring the company's commitment to the fast expanding Chinese automotive market.]]></description>
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<title>UK: Vauxhall launches low-CO2 Astra</title>
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<description><![CDATA[General Motors UK unit Vauxhall is the latest to introduce an 'eco' car with low CO2 emissions of 119g/km, placing it into the lowest tax band for company car drivers and second-lowest for annual 'road tax'.]]></description>
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<title>FRANCE: Sporty RenaultTwingo revealed</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Renault has introduced a sporty version of its entry-level Twingo with a 133hp 1.6-litre petrol engine - hence Twingo Renaultsport 133.]]></description>
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<title>UK: Toyota &#x22;making efforts&#x22; to improve - analyst</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite a reduction in short-term expectations, Toyota is making efforts to improve its fortunes by taking steps to change its plans for some of its mature markets, while it is making further moves to develop in markets where it is not yet fully established, an analyst said on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title>INDIA: GM confirms $2m engine plant spend</title>
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<description><![CDATA[General Motors confirmed on Thursday it would spend over $200m on an engine plant in India where it wants to double its share of the emerging market.]]></description>
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<title>MALAYSIA: Proton profit run continues</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Proton Holdings reported a fourth consecutive quarter of profits in the three months to 30 June as domestic demand for new models continued to soar.]]></description>
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<title>NETHERLANDS: Mitsubishi marks Outlander SOP</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Mitsubishi Motors Europe has officially marked the start of Outlander SUV production at its NedCar plant, located in Born, the Netherlands, with the usual ceremony attended by key executives and officials.]]></description>
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<title>US: Automakers want federal loan doubled</title>
<link>http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95830</link>
<description><![CDATA[Automotive companies in the US plan to petition Congress to support a US$50bn government low-interest loan programme to help them modernise plants to build more fuel-efficient vehicles.]]></description>
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<title>INDIA: Protests continue at Tata site</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Work on Tata Motors' new Nano plant at Singur near Kolkata (once Calcutta) was almost halted on Thursday with attendance dropping as workers who were allegedly threatened by the Trinamool Congress whose indefinite protest has now entered a fifth day.]]></description>
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<title>GERMANY: VW beats Ford to 3rd globally</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen is now in the top three automakers worldwide, relegating Ford to fourth position after posting a strong first half.]]></description>
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<title>MEXICO: ArvinMeritor opens new factory</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Drivetrain specialist supplier ArvinMeritor has officially opened a new US$30m manufacturing facility in Cienega de Flores, an industrial city in northern Mexico.]]></description>
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<title>SPAIN: GM plant reducing output</title>
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<description><![CDATA[General is reducing output at its Figueralas plant in Zaragoza, Spain, as markets slow.]]></description>
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<title>JAPAN: Toyota trims &#x27;10 target</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Toyota has reduced its global sales target for next year by 6.7% to 9.7m units, saying it would focus on hybrids and more fuel-efficient vehicles.]]></description>
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<title>AUSTRALIA: More autoparts jobs going</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Australian brake parts supplier PBR is to axe 80 workers, prompting unions to call for the federal government to intervene to save the nation's automotive industry.]]></description>
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<title>US: Nissan production, sales, rise</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Like other Japanese automakers last month, Nissan global production in July increased, in this case by 26.8% year on year to 315,975 units, a record high for the month.]]></description>
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<title>US: Interiors maker mulls what women want</title>
<link>http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95823</link>
<description><![CDATA[Women buying new vehicles want design options that offer flexibility, allow them to connect to the outside world and offer more storage space, a study by interiors specialist Johnson Controls in both the United States and Europe found.]]></description>
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<title>UK: Spec changes help Volvo buck trend</title>
<link>http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx?id=95820</link>
<description><![CDATA[New trim, engine and gearbox choices have helped Volvo buck sales trends in the UK, the automaker said on Thursday.]]></description>
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<title>GERMANY: Meet you on the Caddy&#x27;s boat deck</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce may have been the pioneer early last year of a teak boat-like rear deck (it's an option for its new Phantom convertible) but now Volkswagen has adopted the idea for a concept model for the recreational vehicle show that starts in Düsseldorf, Germany, this weekend.]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Mergers Redux by Andrew Charles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[In the years since I wrote this, there have been a number of changes, some minor, and others quite major. Going down the list:

DaimlerChrysler de-merged into Daimler AG and Chrysler LLC, and sold its stake in Mitsubishi.
Daimler AG retains its truck and bus brands (including Mitsubishi Fuso), and Mercedes-Benz and smart in the car group. A cross-licensing agreement with Jaguar covers the use of the Daimler name.

Chrysler LLC retains the active Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler brands, and has re-affirmed its ownership of the defunct Willys brand.

Hyundai has kept out of the merger game since acquiring Kia, but has added a new brand in the Korean domestic market with its Genesis luxury sedan (in other markets sold as a Hyundai).

Fiat has ended its alliance with GM after extracting a hefty divorce settlement. The company's subsequent success makes this one of GM management's worst decisions in recent years. After dropping Autobianchi, last seen in the Italian domestic market, Fiat is said to be exploring a new low-cost brand. Maserati, formerly owned by Ferrari, is now allied with the group's main auto operation, now known as Fiat Group Automobiles.

Ford has unwound several key acquisitions in the last few years, first selling Aston Martin Lagonda to an Anglo-Arab investment syndicate, and most recently Jaguar Land Rover to Indian automaker Tata Motors. Rumors persist that Ford is either interested in selling Volvo, or has been approached by other automakers seeking a luxury acquisition, but the company is far more integrated into the Ford organization, with common powertrains and platforms underlying every model.

GM has also unwound several equity investments, although not on the scale of Daimler and Ford. Its minor interests in and alliances with Fiat, Isuzu and Subaru have been ended, and engine development centers in Germany and Japan previously controlled by GM returned to Isuzu. Its alliance with Suzuki remains, on a smaller scale, but its equity interest has been reduced. The company is now evaluating the future of the Hummer brand, acquired from AM General, and despite denials rumors persist that other brands are also being evaluated for sale or closure (fueled by an active and even malicious campaign by disaffected members of middle management).

Phoenix Group, which acquired MG Rover, predictably imploded, with government investigations continuing at enormous expense into the reasons. Its assets have been divided among several parties, Chinese automakers SAIC Motor and NAC acquiring the main carmaking operations, and a scion of the Riley family acquiring MG Sport and Racing and the X80 project. The Rover brand, and associated trademarks, previously licensed from BMW, were then sold by the German company to Land Rover. As a result Tata Motors has acquired not only Jaguar, Land Rover and Range Rover, but also Daimler, Lanchester, Rover and Sterling. Having lost the chance to acquire Rover, SAIC established its own Roewe brand as an alternative, and subsequently acquired NAC and its NAC MG operations, including the Austin, MG, Wolseley and Austin-Healey brands. An alliance with HFI Automotive and the Healey family supports the possible revival of the latter marque.

Peugeot SA has augmented its non-equity alliances with Ford in diesel engines and Fiat in commercial vehicles. It now produces small cars in co-operation with Toyota, 4-cylinder gasoline engines in alliance with BMW, and SUVs in alliance with Mitsubishi. The Panhard et Levassor operation has since been sold to military 4×4 specialist Auverland.

Renault's most recent activity has been an alliance with Russian automaker AutoVaz, owner of the Lada brand.

German automaker Volkswagen, after acquiring a number of other companies over the years, has most recently found itself the target of long-term partner Porsche, whose founder was responsible for the original Volkswagen prior to WWII.]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Mazda Kazamai Concept to Premiere at Moscow International Automobile Salon 2008 by VW Informer</title>
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<description><![CDATA[That's a really awesome concept; but I just don't see it going into production without a lot of alterations, especially given the practical considerations of a grill-less design.

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Working with VW to spread the word about the new Tiguan. If you have any questions, feel free to let me know.]]></description>
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<title>Comment on New Ford Focus RS On Track as First Details Confirmed by Ken MacDaniel Sr</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Please bring it to the US. The Mustang GT and GT 500's are great but.................................]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Tata Motors unveils the People&#x27;s Car by D.B.Godse</title>
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<description><![CDATA[How about lowering the height of Nano and make them a double deckers so that more people could be accommodated]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Hyundai Unveils Genesis Premium Sports Sedan by Petroleum Refining</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi...Man i love reading your blog, interesting posts ! it was a great Wednesday]]></description>
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<title>Comment on GM&#x27;s 3.9 L V6 Family Grows With E85-Capable And Fuel-Saving Active Fuel Management&#x2122; Versions by John Henderson</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I have a new 2007 chev, uplander Ls, and my fuel economy shows 15.5 litres per 100 km. This seems frozen and it doesn!t matter if it is city or highway driving.  Any idea what is wrong with my vehicle.  I am 65 years of age and I don!t drive crazy.  Thanks John Henderson]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Tata Motors unveils the People&#x27;s Car by Spare wheel</title>
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<description><![CDATA[All the big companies will make more cheap models.... something around 3500$]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Volvo ReCharge Concept:Plug-in hybrid with battery-only range of 100 km&#x2009;&#x2014;&#x2009;and Flexifuel engine for backup power by usjustice</title>
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<description><![CDATA[www.pmlflightlink.com copied original wheel motor of US patent and manufactured in China for so many years ago, if you check their Hi-Pa drive within ep.espacenet.com has no patent. Right now, they copied once again at SAE 2004 expo is against US patents.
We contacted with Volvo and Ford since their board of directors meeting on May 12, 2004 they played double-hand strategy, try to pull us down to chapter 7, 7&11, and 13, then they can buy out on liquidation.
Pray for God's righteousness, fairness and justice to help G1 Technology Inc fighting with old foxes and blood suckers.]]></description>
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<title>Comment on GM Takes New Combustion Technology Out of the Lab and Onto the Road by Update</title>
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<description><![CDATA[GM to Use New Engines That Reduce Emissions, Foreign Oil Dependency

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New engine to help reduce dependence on foreign oilGeneral Motors (GM) reports it is working to install a type of engine that will improve fuel efficiency by more than 15 percent and contribute to reducing U.S. foreign oil dependency. The homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI) engine also creates less toxic emissions by burning fuel with a flameless combustion rather than using a spark plug. Today’s vehicles currently use an internal combustion engine, a model that many engineers have been trying to improve for decades without significantly increasing costs. GM officials report they are working on a production model that uses an HCCI engine, however, an exact date of availability has not been specified.]]></description>
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<title>Comment on Toyota Develops Next-generation Engine Valve Mechanism by Andrew Charles</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Despite the implication that Toyota's Valvematic is the first such system, it is essentially the same as BMW's Valvetronic, in use for many years and recently expanded to engines used by Mini and Peugeot. The next generation engine valve mechanism must surely be direct (so-called ‘active’) valve actuation, in which individual valves are precisely and independently controlled by electro-hydraulic actuators, systems which are promised for mass-production from 2009.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, some fuel efficient vehicles aren't the most economical choices out there. Here are some that are.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Slated to enter the U.S. market for the 2011 model year, the Cruze could replace the Cobalt small car.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Four small SUVs aced new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests. Four others didn't fare as well.]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[General Motors Corp. announced Tuesday it is extending the benefits of its employee discount to customers on nearly all of its 2008 vehicles and some 2009 models beginning Wednesday and ending Sept. 2.]]></description>
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