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• Low emissions lead to savings; STEVE HUGHES rounds up the week's motoring news in a nutshell

  - 2008-10-24

  Byline: STEVE HUGHES MORE than a third of car buyers are aiming to save money by downsizing to a smaller car or switching to diesel, but in many cases they may be making the wrong decision. A survey by Glass's Guide suggests that 38% of motorists believe that...

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• Learn About the World Passenger Cars Market

  - 2008-10-01

  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Cars industry is available in its catalogue. World Passenger Cars Market http://www.reportlinker.com/p092464/World-Passenger-Cars-Market.html This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Passenger Cars in Thousands of Units.The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the...

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• The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3.

  - 2007-05-10

  M2 PRESSWIRE-10 May 2007-Research and Markets: The World Vehicle Manufacturers Analyst May 2007 Issue Features Topics Such As Land Rover SUVs under Investigation for Driveshaft Failure in the U.S and In Germany BMW Announces Fourth Generation M3C1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14052007 ...

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• Valley's top auto dealers: ranked by total revenues in 2005

  - 2006-12-25

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE top five dealerships on the Business Journal's list all had revenues over $150 million in 2005: Galpin Ford (No. 1) with $381.8 million, Universal Nissan (No. 2) with $247.5 million, Galpin Jaguar Lincoln Mercury Inc. (No. 3) with $211.1 million, Toyota of North Hollywood (No. 4.)...

  Tags: BMW AG, car, dealership, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., North, president, revenue, SALES, Saturn, SOFTWARE, Toyota Motor Corp., Valley, Van

• US car giant Ford to buy Rover brand name

  - 2006-09-18

  FRANKFURT AFP — The Rover brand name, the former pride of British car manufacturing, is to be sold to US car maker Ford by BMW. "Ford is going to exercise its right on the Rover licence, notably to protect the image of its British subsidiary Land Rover," a BMW spokesman...

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• How to put Jaguar back on the road

  - 2006-08-26

  A traditional British brand. A great history. Businessmen love it. Strong in the home counties. Younger people don't have much idea what it stands for, and probably wouldn't want it if they did. If these were the political pages, you'd assume we were discussing the Conservative party. But...

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• Valley's top auto dealers: ranked by total revenues in 2005

  - 2006-07-31

  EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE top five dealerships on the Business Journal's list all had revenues over $150 million in 2005: Galpin Ford (No. 1) with $381.8 million, Universal Nissan (No. 2) with $247.5 million, Galpin Jaguar Lincoln Mercury Inc. (No. 3) with $211.1 million, Toyota of North Hollywood (No. 4.)...

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• The bad boys of auto design.(News)

  - 2005-07-18

  Byline: Jean Halliday The "rock stars'' of auto design are often unknowns outside the industry. But there is an elite group of styling superstars known to auto experts and car designers. Chris Bangle, design director of Germany's BMW Group, oversees separate...

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• Bigger is better... from the inside.

  - 2005-06-29

  Jun 28, 2005 (The Mercury - ABIX via COMTEX) A Monash University study of used car safety found large family sedans and full-size four- wheel-drives provide the best occupant protection. The study was commissioned by the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, VicRoads and the...

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• Rear View Mirror: X-TYPE IS SPOT ON

  - 2005-03-13

  MAYBE it doesn't fit in with the modern image Jaguar are trying to create for themselves but to me, the name Jaguar conjures up images of 1960's wheelmen, wrestling stolen Mk2's with a boot full of ill-gotten merchandise through the streets of London. Steven McQueen had an...

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