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India Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:33:44 GMTAuto co plans to build R&D centre, increase engine & plant capacities at Haryana.
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:10:17 GMTAuto major Tata Motors on Tuesday initiated steps to reduce debt by around Rs 1,975 crore in foreign currencies by offering to convert bonds into shares before maturity.
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:27:00 GMTAfter record sales in February when a fear of excise and interest rate hikes drove consumers to showrooms, carmakers are bracing for a muted March. |
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US Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:02:31 GMTToyota is telling dealers it will provide replacement accelerator pedals to owners who are dissatisfied with their repairs under the massive recall.
Posted:Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:53:24 GMTChrysler's new Italian management is revising the company's electric vehicle strategy, announcing that it will build a fully electric Fiat 500 minicar to sell in the U.S. in 2012.
Posted:Mon, 22 Mar 2010 18:27:07 GMTToyota Motor Corp. said Monday it will start selling a Lexus luxury compact gas-electric hybrid in the U.S. early next year. |
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Europe Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:58:00 ESTFiled under: Motorsports, Classics, Coupe, Performance, Mercedes-Benz, Racing 
Mercedes Gullwings on the trail of the Carrera Panamericana - Click above for high-res image gallery
Once upon a time, long-distance road rallies were all the rage in motorsports. Sportscars raced down open roads across countries from sea to shining sea in spectacular form. But while two of the most famous took place in Italy - the Mille Miglia and the Targa Florio - another took place right here in North America.
The Carrera Panamericana was held in the early 1950s in Mexico and was widely regarded as one of the most dangerous races in the world. In 1952, Karl Kling and Hans Klenk took the checkered flag in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing", but only after a collision with a vulture - yes, a vulture - heavily damaged the car and Herr Klenk's head in the process (hence the grille bars on the windscreen). To further cement the feat, a second Gullwing finished second, giving Mercedes a one-two finish.
The race has long since been canceled, but like the Mille Miglia was revived recently as a classics rally, and the vulture-smashing original is to retrace its routes together with the modern Gullwing, the SLS AMG. Our man Paukert is doing just that as you read this and it should be a brilliant trip down memory lane. The initial crop of photos from the event are beginning to trickle in. See for yourself in the gallery below and scope out the details in the release below the fold.
[Source: Mercedes-Benz]Continue reading Mercedes Gullwings old and new return to Mexico for Carrera Panamericana revival Mercedes Gullwings old and new return to Mexico for Carrera Panamericana revival originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:26:00 ESTFiled under: Budget, Safety, Hatchback, India, Tata 
Yesterday, we shared a scary bit of news about a Tata Nano going up in flames only minutes after it was delivered to a customer. This isn't the first incident involving a Nano catching fire - in fact, the folks at Indian Autos Blog report that three other Nanos have suffered similar issues, all while the cars were parked.
Tata Motors says that the first three incidents were the result of a faulty switch placed near the steering wheel, but that those problems have been fixed, and all cars on the road have been checked to ensure that they will not encounter this problem. Thus, the automaker will be launching an investigation into why this most recent Nano caught fire.
A spokesperson for Tata Motors says, "This is a unique case. We are trying to figure out what went wrong." Depending on the outcome of this investigation, Tata may issue one more round of quality checks to make sure this incident does not happen again.
[Source: Indian Autos Blog]Tata orders probe into Nano fire originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST
With a few thoughtful tweaks and a Spec C suspension, the STI Special Edition is easily the best iteration of the WRX yet. And not only that, you pay less for the privilege.
Mercedes is homologating the SLS AMG for racing duty in the 2011 season, and today it unveiled the first shots and specs of its GT3-spec gullwing for privateer race teams.
Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 3.23.10 originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Comments
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Australia Posted:Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:26:00 ESTBMW ISN'T THE only German carmaker officially launching race-only versions of its car this week, with Mercedes-Benz revealing its SLS AMG GT3 race car in Mexico today. Built to FIA GT3 specifications, the SLS AMG GT3 is powered by the same 6.3 litre V8 as its road-going counterpart. Unlike the 'regular' SLS AMG, which offers 420kW and a 3.8 second 0-100km/h sprint, the GT3 version will have its maximum output determined by FIA regulations. Making the SLS AMG GT3 race-rea...
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Posted:Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:56:38 ESTWITH RENAULT and Daimler already in negotiation on a possible mutual equity partnership, reports this week suggest that Renault's Japanese partner Nissan has joined the discussions. According to Japan's Nikkei newspaper, Nissan is keen to share its electric-vehicle expertise with Daimler - parent company of Mercedes-Benz - in exchange for the German carmaker's large engines. Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reportedly told the paper that he is open to an equity e...
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Posted:Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:48:00 ESTWITH THE MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class only recently updated for the 2010 model year, TMR's artists have cast their nets beyond the current model to produce the first renderings of how the next-generation C-Class might look. Inspired by the F800 Style Concept revealed at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month, these new renderings offer a glimpse of Mercedes' new flowing design language as it might look in production form. While Mercedes is doubtless already working on the next in...
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Japan Posted:Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:11:02 +0000
Auto news; AMG readying compact saloon Mercedes’ tuning arm is set to go it alone again with compact V6 saloon previewed by F800 Concept
AMG’s recent power surge is about to continue in smaller cars, with an all-new forced-induction V6 saloon based around the upcoming B-Class Mercedes architecture. It will be the second model after [...]
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:02:02 +0000Daily Auto News
“Subaru has taken the wraps off of its new 2011 wide-body Impreza WRX, ahead of the upcoming 2010 New York Auto Show,” says Left Lane News. “This new Impreza will sport a physically wider stance, wider wheels and tires and will come in both four and five-door variations..
The WRX is a performance-tuned variant [...]
Posted:Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:02:02 +0000Daily Auto News
It’s aliiiiive.
The Examiner reports, “Just eight weeks ago, Saab looked like a dead duck, as General Motors was going through the motions of shutting the company down. Then Spyker stepped in an saved the automaker from being relegated to the pages of history. Now, Saab production has officially restarted at its historic Trolhattan, [...] |
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UK Posted:Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:06:38 EDTFord Motor CEO Alan Mulally received close to $1 million more last year than in 2008, despite a big cut in base pay and no cash bonus, according to a filing from the automaker.
Posted:Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:36:11 EDTOn the surface, Toyota would seem to be surviving its sudden acceleration crisis in remarkably good shape.
Posted:Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:48:38 EDTBMW will supply transmissions, cooling systems and hi-tech diesel engines for start-up police company Carbon Motors, the two companies announced Monday. |
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