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Germany won't support EU auto CO2 emissions deal -sources
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The sources said the deal would be too much of a burden on luxury German car makers like Daimler and BMW . The EU's outline agreement on implementing a target of 95 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometre (g/km) still needs the official endorsement of EU …

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Ford chairman nearly doubles stake in supervoting shares -filing
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Ford is currently expanding in China and overhauling its luxury Lincoln brand. The company must also find and develop a successor to Chief Executive Alan … "The more control (Bill Ford) has versus the other members of the family is probably more …

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A Swedish broadside for the German trio
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India's luxury car segment is on a roll. This year, almost a dozen cars — big and small, absolutely new and not so old — have been launched so far. The big two, BMW and Audi, are riding high on small compact SUVs.

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Day-by-Day Review: 2013 Chevrolet Trax; Day 2
www.autos.ca

Most everyday people aren't driving around in high-end luxury cars, so how does this thing compare to other vehicles in the $20,000 segment? GM has again rolled the dice a little bit and the result is a funky interior. The Trax has a similar gauge …

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Can Toyota Do for Hydrogen What Tesla Did for the EV?
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Another possibility is that Toyota might follow Tesla's footsteps, and disguise the high cost of the technology in a luxury car — perhaps in its Lexus trim. This would enable Toyota to get the cars on the road, and justify the undoubtably lofty price …

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Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabrio 2013: Road Test
www.motoring.com.au

While not quite as smooth shifting as the latest ZF torque converter autos, the PDK is a slick and quick shifter at speed and far smoother at low speed than earlier iterations. The steering wheel-mounted manual shift buttons (which you can accidentally …

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Inspired By High-End Autos, Digital Storm's Aventum II Is A PC Gamer's Dream …
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Things get serious when we examine the luxury build. At $9500, you get a six-core i7 Extreme Edition 3970X, an ASUS Rampage IV Extreme board, 16GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum memory, and a 1200W Corsair Pro Platinum Series PSU to power the …

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Audi's $100000 Diesel Sedan Charges Like Rogue Elephant
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When it comes to executive-class sedans, you can bet that automakers are showing off their most luxurious interiors and very latest technologies. Traditionally you could also bet on those full-sized cars sucking down gas by the barrelful. That dynamic …

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US June auto sales on pace for best showing since Dec '07-study
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Luxury auto sales are down, and so far in June, account for 11.7 percent of new-vehicle retail sales, down from 12.9 percent a year ago. That is largely because it has been 43 months since the average premium vehicle has been introduced or redesigned, …

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