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Main > Car Makers News > Other > Sirius-XM merger approved by DOJ The U.S. Department of Justice DOJ approved the merger of satellite radio providers Sirius and XM. The merger has been in the works since last February, and now that the government’s antitrust division has given the all-clear, the final hurdle is the FCC. Initial rumors about the deal popped up in mid-2006, with both companies’ CEOs admitting it would be necessary to combat the growing competition from conventional radio, online radio and downloaded music. End-users should see the benefit in... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:50 Article Views Rating: 221 Main > Car Makers News > Bond > Next-gen Ford Ka stars in new Bond film While most Bond fans will be salivating over the Aston Martin DBS in the new Bond film, the oddly named Quantum of Solace, fans of the Blue Oval can look out for the appearance of the next-generation Ka subcompact. We suspect the diminutive hatch won’t be 007’s primary mode of transport. Instead we envisage it being used in a similar fashion to the Ford Mondeo’s appearance in Casino Royale, a hire car Bond used to travel from an airport. You can catch a glimpse of the 2009 Ka right now in... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:30:59 Article Views Rating: 11100 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford set to announce sale of Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata on Wednesday Could the protracted sale of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford to Tata finally be coming to an end? After learning last week that Tata has secured the financing required to make the deal possible, reports are coming from London's Financial Times suggesting that the official announcement of the sale, reportedly worth $2 billion, could come as soon as on Wednesday, when Jaguar workers return to work after enjoying their Easter holiday. This sale, of course, follows up Ford's sale of Aston Martin, leaving a... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:07 Article Views Rating: 171 Main > Car Makers News > Bond > Bond trades in Mondeo for next-gen Ka Few would argue that actor Daniel Craig revived the James Bond series with the movie Casino Royale in 2006. That film featured the Aston Martin DBS as Bond's personal whip, though he was caught driving what was then Ford's brand new Mondeo family sedan from the airport to the hotel, as well. It appears another one of Ford's more pedestrian offerings will make a cameo in the next Bond film titled Quantum of Solace that's scheduled to debut on November 7, 2008. The new cast member will be the next... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-25 07:31:07 Article Views Rating: 356 Main > Car Makers News > Lamborghini > Premier4509 Lamborghini Murcielago aero kit It never ceases to amaze us how many people are out there for whom a car as perfect as the Lamborghini Murcielago is simply not enough. That’s where tuners like Japan’s Premier4509 step in, developing a range of aerodynamic performance enhancements, wheel and tire packages and interior mods. The new kit is limited to just 300 sets worldwide and will feature a numbered serial plate. The complete package includes a full front bumper with a boxed bumper support system, side skirts and a rear bumper... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 08:07:54 Article Views Rating: 243 Main > Car Makers News > Aston Martin > Aston Martin Vantage V8 GT design study Before you get all excited and think Aston Martin is developing a new version of its entry-level GT, note that these new sketches were purely a design exercise by Austrian designer and former MG Rover employee Adam Gompertz. The concept behind the design was for a lightweight, race-inspired version of the Vantage V8 along the lines of the production N400 model. Gompertz acquired much of his talent during his tenure at the Coventry School of Art and Design in the UK, where one of his creations, a... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-26 16:47:30 Article Views Rating: 193 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Geely GT Concept leaks ahead of Beijing show It’s easy to compare cars, finding a curve here or a swell there that resembles the design of another. Many have said the Ferrari 599GTB and Corvette C6 Z06 share a lot in common, for example, although it’s certain that neither copied the other - it’s just an example of how common design goals can lead to common design products. Perhaps that’s why Geely’s new GT concept seems to have the feel of several cars - Maserati’s Gran Turismo, Alfa Romeo’s 8C... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:34:29 Article Views Rating: 139 Main > Car Makers News > Ford > Ford unloads Jaguar, Land Rover to Tata Ford Motor Co.'s agreement to sell Jaguar and Land Rover to India's Tata Motors Ltd. marks the end of its Premier Automotive Group -- the international luxury collection that was the centerpiece of former CEO Jacques Nasser's failed attempt to transform the Dearborn automaker from an American icon into a truly global automotive empire. Under the terms of the deal, which was announced Wednesday, Ford will receive about $2.3 billion for the two British brands. That money will do little to offset the... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:08 Article Views Rating: 144 Main > Car Makers News > Other > Mosler announces MT900 Challenge spec race series in Europe Click above for a high res image of the MT900 GT3 car Mosler Automotive, which has had tremendous success in the last few years of GT racing in Europe, has announced a new race series specifically for MT900 race car owners. The spec series will tag along with the Dutch Supercar Series and have 11 different events throughout Europe in 2008. In conjunction with the announcement of the new series, Mosler also launched a new model called the MT900 Challenge. Similar to Mosler's GT3 car, the Challenge... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-27 07:35:10 Article Views Rating: 132 Main > Car Makers News > Bentley > Bentley, and luxury cars generally, face life or death struggle One headline made me do a double-take at the annual Geneva Car Show early in March. "Geneva 2008: Bentley to go 120 G/km by 2012" Let me try and explain some of that gobbledygook. "G/km" is short for grammes of carbon dioxide CO2 per kilometre. That's European shorthand for how much a car apparently threatens the climate with its emissions of CO2. This formula is simply a more opaque way of expressing a more familiar measurement of miles per gallon. After quickly consulting my conversion table I can... Full article... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:33:56 Article Views Rating: 186 |
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