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Jaguar and Land Rover sold for $2 billion!
2008-03-25 20:50:00
According to Automotive News, the Jaguar and Land Rover story is over, Ford finally signing the deal for selling the two British brands. Like all rumors indicated, the new owner will be the Indian company Tata, which will pay $2 billion. Also, Ford will have to pay about £300 million ($597.7 million) into Jaguar and ...
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Weak dollar tempts Alfa Romeo to start production in the United States
2008-03-25 20:38:00
In a recent interview for the Financial Times, Fiat’s Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne announced that Fiat is considering moving the production of some Alfa Romeo cars to the US, which became a very attractive country for producers, after the dollar got very weak in comparison to the Euro. This would be the return of Alfa Romeo ...
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Richard Hammond to cover F1 for BBC
2008-03-25 19:09:00
After 12 years in which ITV owned the TV coverage rights for Formula 1, starting next year, BBC will be the channel to broadcast the F1 action in the UK. And, of course, BBC needs some quality presenters commentators and it seems that one of them will be Richard Hammond , who, alongside Jeremy Clarkson and ...
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60 vehicles involved in highway accident in Austria
2008-03-25 17:24:00
The heavy snowfall caused a massive accident on a highway in nortwestern Austria . One person, a Spanish woman living in Switzerland, was killed, 30 more were injured (of which 5 are in a very bad condition) and more than 60 cars were damaged. Police reports that some victims remained trapped in their cars and the rescue ...
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India to get the Suzuki Swift DZire
2008-03-25 17:23:00
Tomorrow, Suzuki Maruti, the India n branch of Suzuki, will present the new Suzuki Swift DZire, a sedan version of the Swift, which plans to complete some other low cost sedans popular in India, such as the Dacia Logan or the Tata Indigo. Specially developed for the Indian market, it seems that the base 1.3 liter petrol model ...

Hyundai Genesis damaged in transport truck accident
2008-03-25 16:38:00
Well, sometimes all you can say when you see something like this is “Shit Happens!”. We don’t have any details, but from the photos we can assume that the truck ended up somehow on the sidewalk, causing the upper Genesis to break loose and fall on the one below. And probably the transport company thanked ...
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4,703 Mazdas to be smashed
2008-03-21 19:28:00
About two years ago, in July 2006, the Cougar Ace cargo ship carrying around 4,800, brand new Mazda vechicles, valued at around $120 million, went atilt off the coast of Alaska. Though initially Mazda thought it could save and restore all the cars involved in the incident, after engineers took a good look at ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "4,703 Mazdas to be smashed", url: "http://www.autounleashed.com/4703-mazdas -to-be-smashed" });
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Video: Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept
2008-03-21 19:27:00
After the Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept was unveiled at the New York International Auto Show, here’s a cool video of the car, released by Suzuki. Though it’s not a video of the real car but an animated one, it’s still a cool video to watch. Enjoy! And you can check out the Kizashi microsite here. SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Video : Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept", url: "http://www.autounleashed.com/video-suzuk i-kizashi-3-concept" });

Video: Iron Man teaser featuring the Audi R8
2008-03-21 15:14:00
As you probably know, the Iron Man movie will hit cinemas starting May 2nd. The movie features Robert Downey Jr (one of my personal favourites actors), Terrence Howard , Gwyneth Paltrow, Jeff Bridges and Samuel L . Jackson and is about a guy, Tony Stark (Downey Jr), who is is forced to create a life support suit ...
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Transformers style commercial for the Holden UTE
2008-03-21 14:39:00
Check out this cool commercial for the Holden UTE (which will be launched in the United States as the Pontiac G8 Sport Truck). Directed by Mark Toia for McCann Erickson Melbourne and using Transformers -like special effects, the commercial shows us the evolution of the Holden models, from the 1950’s 50-2106 Coupe Utility to the new ...
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New York 08: Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept
2008-03-21 13:45:00
Suzuki continues its Kizashi concept series with the latest one, the Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept . And we find Suzuki’s approach with the Kizashi concepts very interesting. Instead of presenting one very futuristic concept and then going straight to a lot less impressive production version, Suzuki chose to unveil these concepts, developed by Suzuki?s Advanced Design ...
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New York 08: Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept
2008-03-21 13:45:00
Suzuki continues its Kizashi concept series with the latest one, the Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept . And we find Suzuki’s approach with the Kizashi concepts very interesting. Instead of presenting one very futuristic concept and then going straight to a lot less impressive production version, Suzuki chose to unveil these concepts, developed by Suzuki?s Advanced Design ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "New York 08: Suzuki Kizashi 3 Concept", url: "http://www.autounleashed.com/new-york-08 -suzuki-kizashi-3-concept" });
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Kia KOUP Concept debuts at New York
2008-03-21 02:08:00
The New York Auto Show marked another interesting premiere, the Kia KOUP Concept , a very aggresive coupe concept, designed at the Kia Motors America Design Center in Irvine, Calif and which, as Tom Kearns, chief designer at KMA, “represents the future of the Kia brand and its dynamic vehicles that speak to our core philosophies ...
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2008 World Car of the Year winners announced
2008-03-21 00:47:00
Today, the 2008 World Car of the Year awards winners were announced. The cars were nominated for four categories, Overall Car of the Year, World Design of the Year, World Performance Car and World Green Car and the winners were voted by 47 journalists from 24 countries throughout the world. The winner of the Overall Car ...
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Hyundai Genesis Coupe officialy unveiled
2008-03-20 19:16:00
Yesterday, the Hyundai Genesis Coupe was officialy unveiled at the New York International Auto Show. The new rear-wheel-drive coupe is scheduled to go on sale next spring and will be offered with two engine choices. The first one is a 3.8-liter Lambda DOHC V6 engine which uses Continuously Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) and a new ...

Dodge Challenger lineup announced at the New York Auto Show
2008-03-20 17:46:00
At the New York International Auto Show which is currently taking place in NY, Chrysler announced the entire Dodge Challenger lineup and, maybe the best news, the car’s pricing will start a little over $20,000. 35 years after the original Challenger, Dodge tried to create the modern American muscle-car and will offer three models of ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Dodge Challenger lineup announced at the New York Auto Show", url: "http://www.autounleashed.com/dodge-chall enger-lineup-announced-at-the-new-york-au to-show" });

All-new 2009 Honda Fit makes US debut at New York
2008-03-20 17:03:00
At the New York Auto Show Honda presented the all-new 2009 Honda Fit, for the first time in the United States. Dick Colliver, Executive Vice President of Honda USA said: “Critics and customers alike have voted the Fit among the best small vehicles on the road […] This new Fit raises the bar even further, ...
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GM considering 4-cylinder engine for the new Camaro
2008-03-20 16:28:00
Speaking at the New York Auto Show, GM’s Vice Chairman Bob Lutz announced that, as a response to the raising gas prices, General Motors is considering adding a 4-cylinder engine for the upcoming Chevrolet Camaro . The engine he’s talking about is the 260 hp 2.0 liter turbocharge unit that is currently powering the Pontiac Solstice ...
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New York 08: Scion Hako Concept
2008-03-20 14:39:00
After we’ve seen the Porsche Traveller design study and now the Scion Hako Concept , we’re beginning to ask ourselves if the designers aren’t in some kind of designers strike (after the writer’s guild model). Because these concepts have some faces only their mothers would love. The Scion Hako was inspired by the Scion xB and it’s ...
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2009 Nissan Maxima unveiled at New York
2008-03-19 19:20:00
After a few photos leaked two days ago, the 2009 Nissan Maxima finally made its debut, at the New York Auto Show. As we said, the Maxima marks the return of the 4-Doors Sports Car and here’s what Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager, Nissan Division, Nissan North America, Inc. said: ?Maxima has always ...
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Pontiac Solstice Coupe unveiled at New York
2008-03-19 18:49:00
After a few days ago it showed up on the Pontiac website (Pontiac mistake or not?), the Pontiac Solstice Coupe was unveiled today at the New York Auto Show. Based on the roadster’s success and inspired by classic cars, the Solstice Coupe was created starting from the concept presented six years ago at Detroit. The ...
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Video: Undisguised Chevrolet Camaro caught on the street
2008-03-19 18:03:00
Some time ago we reported that GM would be testing all of the Camaro prototypes without any camouflage and since then we’ve seen quite a lot of photos of the undisguised cars. And here’s also a video that shows a black Camaro cruising around. Pretty nice. Enjoy!
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