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REPORT: 65,000 seek jobs to build VW's New Midsize Sedan in Tennessee
Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Plants/Manufacturing, Volkswagen 2011 Volkswagen NMS Sketch No. 2 - Click above to enlarge You probably already know just how bad the employment situation is here in the States, and if you don't, nationwide unemployment is right around 10% - and that doesn't in …
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Rumormill: Subaru version of Toyota FT-86 to be bigger, get substantially more power, AWD
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Japan, Tokyo Motor Show, Subaru, Toyota Toyota FT-86 Concept - click above for high-res image gallery While sports car fans everywhere are waiting with bated breath for the new Toyota FT-86 to arrive from the Land of the Rising Sun, some of us are a little bit more …
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REPORT: Ferrari figures Raikkonen, Schumacher and Montezemolo to leave their F1 posts
Filed under: Motorsports, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Ferrari The times they are a-changin' in Maranello. As if the departures of Michael Schumacher, Ross Brawn and Jean Todt over the past few years wasn't enough to shake things up for the Scuderia, a new round of change-ups is looming on the horizon. …
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The Truth About Cars founder Robert Farago leaves the building
Filed under: Etc.We've known for two months this day was coming, yet it's still something of a shock. Robert Farago, the one man wrecking crew of an editor-in-chief over at The Truth About Cars, has hung up his gloves. Why a shock? Love him or loathe him, Farago has been a mega-influence in the auto …
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Mahindra maps out 'potential' U.S. dealer network for forthcoming small diesel pickup
Filed under: Car Buying, Truck, Work, India, Diesel, Off-Road Mahindra 'potential' dealer network - Click above to enlarge No, you're not looking at yet another voting map, or even a topographical depiction of the WalMarting of America (trust us, you don't want to see that). The image seen above i …
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Quattro Shock: Forthcoming Audi A1 lineup reportedly to arrive without AWD
Filed under: Geneva Motor Show, Hatchback, Audi Audi Metroproject Quattro Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery Audi and Quattro go together like peanut butter and jelly, but Autobild is reporting that the four-ringed automaker's fabulous all-wheel drive system will be excluded from the …
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Five Axis offers up Aerius body kit for 2010 Toyota Prius
Filed under: Aftermarket, Hybrid, Hatchback, Toyota Five Axis Aerius Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery If you don't win the charity auction for the Aemulus-modified Prius, but want something flashy for your 2010 model, take a look at the Aerius Prius that made its debut at SEMA this ye …
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AutoblogGreen for 11.18.09
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VIDEO: New Subaru Forester rally car getting warmed up for Dakar
Filed under: Motorsports, Performance, Subaru, Off-Road Click above to view the video after the jump Put the words "Subaru" and "rally" together, and you'll inevitably be flooded with visions of the Impreza WRX STI campaigning in the WRC. This isn't one of those times. Details are a bit on the sca …
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Dutch Porsche dealership covers new 997 Carrera S in milk chocolate for the holidays
Filed under: Car Buying, Coupe, Performance, Etc., Europe, Porsche, Humor Porsche Centrum Gelderland's chocolate 911 - Click above for high-res image gallery Back when we were but wee little Autobloggers, Easter was one of our favorite holidays. Not that we were religious, mind, we just really dug …
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Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 11.17.09
Autoblog builds an LS9 for someone's Corvette ZR1 Each supercharged LS9 fitted to the Corvette ZR1 is hand-assembled by a crack team of GM's finest craftsman. Surprising, GM let us help out on a factory tour of its Wixom assembly plant. VIDEO: Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG crash-test video shows off explo …
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VIDEO: Jay Leno does the electric Tango
Filed under: Technology, Videos, Celebrities, Design/Style, Electric Jay Leno drives Commuter Cars' Tango - click above to watch the video after the jump Jay Leno likes him some electric Tango. No, not the new dance craze all the kids are talking texting about, but rather the oddly-narrow but very …
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REPORT: Hummer getting plans in order for H4 and H5 models
Filed under: SUV, Truck, GM, Hummer, Rumormill, Off-Road Hummer HX concept - click above for high-res image gallery As a brand, Hummer has been in limbo since General Motors announced it was selling the downtrodden marque to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co. Ltd. Speculation …
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Autoblog Podcast #153 - with Phil Berg
Filed under: Podcasts, BMW, Buick, Cadillac, GM, Toyota Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now! Long-serving automotive journalist Phil Berg joins regulars Chris, Sam, and Dan to chew over some recent items. Starting us off, the car we all want in our driveways, the Cadi …
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GM's RenCen headquarters in Detroit 'at risk' without tax credits?
Filed under: Government/Legal, GM, Earnings/Financials According to The Detroit News, General Motors has gone on record as suggesting that without state tax credits designed to keep 2,500 employees ensconced at its Detroit Renaissance Center headquarters, the automaker could pull out of Motown's sk …
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Mercedes-Benz and Hughes release app-based "mbrace" telematics for iPhone, Blackberry
Filed under: Safety, Technology, Mercedes-Benz, LuxuryMercedes-Benz has teamed up with Hughes Telematics to begin offering a new system that allows drivers to enable dozens of their vehicles features with their Apple iPhone or Blackberry. Dubbed "mbrace," the telematics setup covers everything from …
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REPORT: Nissan continues work on GT-R SpecM
Filed under: Coupe, Performance, Japan, Nissan, Luxury 2010 Nissan GT-R "New Spec" - Click above for high-res image gallery The 2009 Tokyo Motor Show has come and gone, and despite rumors leading up to the event, Nissan never unveiled a SpecM version of the GT-R. However, a new report from Japan sa …
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Mitsubishi recalls nearly 30k 2008-2009 Lancer/Lancer EVO models over airbag sensors
Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Recalls, Safety, Mitsubishi Mitsubishi Evo X - Click above for high-res image gallery Potential corrosion of the front impact airbag sensor has prompted the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to recall up to 29,353 2008-2009 Mitsubishi Lancer and La …
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REPORT: January's Detroit Auto Show to be loaded up with political VIPs
Filed under: Detroit Auto Show, Government/Legal, Chrysler, GM After General Motors and Chrysler required a combined $80 billion in government assistance to keep their doors open, many speculated that Uncle Sam would want to keep a hand in the carmaking cookie jar. While it is debatable how much co …
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REPORT: Nissan may offer optional higher-capacity batteries at premium
Filed under: Car Buying, Technology, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric, Electric 2010 Nissan Leaf EV - Click above for high-res image gallery It looks like Tesla probably won't be alone in offering different-sized battery packs in its future electric vehicles. At a U.S. launch event for the Leaf electric …
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