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Automotive News
Updated: January 13th, 2008
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Shelby GT500KR production begins
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 11, 2008 – Automotive legend Carroll Shelby shares his 85th birthday with a new performance standout – the 540-horsepower 2008 GT500KR, which begins production today. The GT500KR or “King of the Road” Mustang is the fourth limited-edition Mustang that Shelby Automobiles and Ford have brought to market sinc...
Chrysler Teaming Up with Nissan
AUBURN HILLS, Mich / TOKYO (Jan. 11, 2008) – Chrysler LLC and Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., today announced an agreement for Nissan to supply Chrysler with a new car for limited distribution in South America. Based on the Nissan Versa sedan, the new car will be supplied to Chrysler on an Original Equipment Manufacture (OEM) basis in 2009. The OE...
Buick Velite Roadster Nearing Production
DETROIT – “Restrained extravagance” were the words that described the landmark Buick Velite concept nearly four years ago and they still apply today. With a sweeping, stylized exterior and a globally influenced passenger compartment, the Velite – a four-seat convertible – continues to characterize Buick vehicles of tod...
Buick Unveils Riviera Concept at Detroit Auto Show
DETROIT – The Buick Riviera, a stunning concept car designed to showcase Buick's new global design direction, makes its North American debut at the Buick stand during the North American International Auto Show. Unveiled at China's Auto Shanghai 2007, the gull-wing, front-wheel-drive Riviera concept coupe was developed with global design in...
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NEW DELHI - India's Tata Motors on Thursday unveiled the world's cheapest car, bringing new mobility within the reach of tens of millions of people and nightmares to environmentalists, traffic enginee...
Tata Unveils $2,500 Car
DETROIT – GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced today that Chris Gubbey, currently chairman and managing director, GM Holden Ltd., will be appointed GM Europe vice president and managing di...
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LAS VEGAS – At the Consumer Electronics Show, General Motors will demonstrate an unmanned Chevrolet Tahoe that used electronics to successfully “drive” itself through a 60-mile urban...
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Chennai – January 8, 2008 – Ford Motor Company today announced plans to invest US$500 million to expand its India operations, reaffirming its commitment to developing and implementing an a...
Ford to Invest $500 Million in India

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Life in the Slow Lane....

I think the Flouride in the water is doing its thing...  Almost every time I go out, I come up on a car - or an SmooVee - that's doing either just barely the limit and often several MPH below it. The typical offender also likes to slow down and speed up for no apparent reason; the concept of maintaining a flow is beyond them. They'll wander across the double yellow - and not just in the curves. Then jerk the wheel to recover their lane.  And of course the limit itself is already ridiculous. On most roads, it is well below what a competent, alert driver can safely handle. So these slo' mo's doing 3-5 mph below what's posted are actually running (if that's the right word) 10-20 mph below a reasonable cruising along speed.  The main road through my county in rural Virginia is US 221. This is a broad, two-lane...

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