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2012 Geneva Motor Show Coverage Preview

Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by .

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Next week is the Geneva Motor Show, the first major event on the European auto industry calendar in 2012 and the 82nd running of the annual show. For this year, a total of 180 world and European premiers will be presented by more than 260 exhibitors. As with every year, visitors will be able to discover the latest technologies and see the new...

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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 29, 2012

Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by .

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Here's what we have our eye on today: GM will buy 7% of French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroën, Bloomberg News reports . The purchase, which GM confirmed minutes ago , will cost the Detroit automaker around 1 billion euros, or $1.34 billion at current exchange rates. As GM looks for ways to address a flagging Opel division in Germany, Peugeot needs to raise cash after its debt doubled in the second half of 2011

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Mercedes-Benz Releases First Photos Of New A Class Interior

Posted on 23. Feb, 2012 by .

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We already have a pretty good idea as to what the new Mercedes-Benz A Class will look like thanks to the inadvertent sighting of an undisguised version during an official photo shoot in the Canary Islands. Now we have our first look at the interior, with Mercedes-Benz releasing these two shots in the lead up to the car’s world debut in just..

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2012 Land Rover LR2

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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When it comes to SUVs, few names conjure up images of backcountry adventure quite as well as Land Rover.

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Remember, A Car Is Only As Smart As The Driver: Video

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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In Europe, motorized bollards are often use to restrict traffic flow or limit access at certain times of the day.

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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 22, 2012

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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Here's what we have our eye on today: As prospects in the European car market continue to look grim — 2012 is expected to be another down year — there's word that GM and French carmaker Peugeot are looking into a business alliance, according to Bloomberg News . The partnership could include shared development of engines and vehicles. The plan would help bolster GM's Opel brand – which is closely aligned with Buick in the U.S

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New Volvo V40 Hatchback Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Debut

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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We’ve known since December that Volvo will debut its all-new V40 at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Now, thanks to the Facebook page of a Polish auto magazine, we know what the new Volvo hatchback will look like.

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2013 Audi A3 Hatchback Leaked

Posted on 22. Feb, 2012 by .

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It's been spied, previewed, the interior shown at the 2012 CES show in January, and its tech shown off last week at CeBIT. Today, the 2013 Audi A3 has leaked onto the web in much more revealing fashion.

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Audi A1 Quattro Goes Snow Drifting: Video

Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by .

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Following last week’s enticing Audi RS5 desert run video, the brand with the four rings has released a new video, this time with another high-performance vehicle from its quattro division drifting in the snow.

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Is This The First Photo Of Ferrari’s 599 Replacement?

Posted on 19. Feb, 2012 by .

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During this past week’s record-breaking earnings announcement from Ferrari, the automaker's chairman Luca di Montezemolo confirmed that a brand new model will be unveiled on March 6 at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show.

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