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February 2008
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Imports Rule Consumer Reports’ Top Picks for 2008
From Winding Road | February 28, 2008Consumer Reports release its Top Picks for 2008 today. And, nine out of the 10 category winner were imports. The lone exception being the... more
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Italian Supercar Forgers Find Fieros Fantastic [Offbeat News]
From Jalopnik | February 28, 2008One upping the shenanigans of Unique Performance, a group of fine Italian coach builders has been caught by the police after attempting to... more
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Consumer Reports annual auto issue highlights
From Consumer Reports Cars Blog | February 28, 2008Top Picks 2008 First time a South Korean automaker represented in Top Picks Consumer Reports announced that it has named four new models to... more
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Holden Reveals HSV Commodore
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008GM's Australian holding Holden is launching the fastest, most powerful, most expensive road car ever made in Australia at today's... more
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Carlos Ghosn’s American Dreams
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008In an interview with the International Herald Tribune, Renault-Nissan honcho Carlos Ghosn reveals that he's still interested in an American... more
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BMW to Sell Engines to Fiat and GM?
From Winding Road | February 28, 2008A source for Financial Times Deutschland has revealed that BMW is in negotiations with General Motors and Fiat to sell its own engines and... more
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American Axle strike forces GM to shut truck plant
From Straightline | February 28, 2008GM had to shut their Pontiac, MI truck assembly plant due to the strike at American Axle. The plant builds full-size SUVs and pickup for Chevy... more
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Biodiesel to Save the Planet...or Maybe Wreck It
From Karl on Cars | February 28, 2008Whether it's Rick Waggoner touting it as GM's solution to our energy problems, or Jay Leno using it to power his latest custom-built toy... more
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GM to Idle Truck Plant Due to Strike at American Axle
From Winding Road | February 28, 2008General Motors plans to idle assembly today at its Pontiac, Mich. truck plant. The idle comes due to the UAW strike at American Axle and... more
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American Axle Strike Claims First Victim
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008The United Auto Workers (UAW) strike at American Axle is starting to take its toll. According to the Detroit Free Press, the axle shortage... more
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Wild Ass Rumor of the Day: GM Selling-Out to the Arabs?
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008You know things are pretty bad for GM when Bloomberg starts sounding like TTAC. "GM Turnaround Collides With Dismal U.S. Car Demand... more
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GM Truck Plant Idled By Strike
From The Car Connection - TCC Blog | February 28, 2008A strike by American Axle workers will shutter a major GM truck plant, and more closures could follow.(TCC Blog) more
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Cobasys Crisis has GM Buying Batteries from Toyota
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008GM may soon be feeling some of Chrysler's pain over bankrupt suppliers. The CarConnection reports Cobasys, supplier of the NiMH batteries... more
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E85 Boondoggle of the Day: Canadian Pork
From The Truth About Cars | February 28, 2008GM Canada is applauding a new Canadian government program to distribute $3m over two years for a pilot program to "demonstrate E85 fueling... more
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VIDEO: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V
From Winding Road | February 27, 2008The 2009 Cadillac CTS-V is set to hit GM showroom floors this fall. For those who can’t wait, here’s the first promotional video for GM’s... more
