Government bonus scheme triggers surge in car sales
Berlin - Car sales in Germany surged by 40 per cent in June, data released Thursday showed. The number of new registrations in Europe's biggest car market climbed to 427,000 last month, Germany's International Association for Vehicle Manufacturers (V...
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Japanese government approves record spending for fiscal 2010
Tokyo - Prime Minister Taro Aso's administration on Wednesday approved a record cap of 52.67 trillion yen (548.5 billion dollars) in general spending for the next fiscal year, which begins in April, as Japan battles its worst postwar recession. The a...
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Dutch team builds 679 hp dream sports car
Amsterdam -A Dutch team has fulfilled a dream by building its own super sports car, the Savage Rivale Roadyacht GTS, fitted with a supercharged Corvette ZR1 engine with an output of 679 hp and a top speed of 330 km/h. Dutch designer Emile Pop made th...
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Sporty turbo-diesel Golf is back in VW catalogue
Wolfsburg, Germany - A sporting version of the VW Golf using a frugal, common-rail diesel capable of 222 kilometres an hour enters showrooms from next month. VW hopes the fuel consumption will help sell the GTD which shares its suspension set-up and ...
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Tuner builds jet-fighter-style muscle cars for US Air Force
Van Nuys, California - American tuning shop Galpin has joined up with the US Air Force to produce two modified showcars inspired by the styling of a jet fighter. The aim of the outlandish machines which hail from Van Nuys in California is to highligh...
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2009-07-01 ] Category : [
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Mercedes E 63 AMG available in August
Stuttgart - The top of the range Mercedes AMG in the E class, the E 63 AMG, will be available on European markets from August with a price tag starting at 105,791 euros (146,700 dollars), the car maker has announced. The AMG distinguishes itself from...
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2009-07-01 ] Category : [
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New Audi A5 Sportback combines coupe with sedan
Ingolstadt, Germany - The new Audi A5 Sportback, available at German dealers from September, joins the A5 family as the third member after the coupe and roadster versions, the car maker has announced. Starting with an entry price of 36,050 euros (49,...
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2009-07-01 ] Category : [
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New diesel engine for Citroen C5 and C6
Paris - Citroen is introducing this summer a new three-litre diesel engine for the C5 and C6 models with the 240 hp unit replacing the previous 2.7 litre HDi with an output of 208 hp, the French car maker has announced. The six-speed automatic unit i...
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New Golf BiFuel with LPG-drive
Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen is offering the new Golf Plus with bi-fuel liquid petroleum drive (LPG), reducing carbon dioxide emissions by ten per cent compared to the comparable standard petrol engine drive model. The 1.6-litre four cylinder 72 k...
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2009-06-24 ] Category : [
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