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GM to receive second Treasury loan installment of $5.4 billion on Jan. 16 Troubled automaker GM will receive its second loan installment soon. GM will be getting a total of 9.4 billion US dollars this month. It may get an additional 4 billion more in February depending on US Congressional action. 01.06.2009 10:53 PM ... view Punk Icon Iggy Pop Sells Car Insurance Iggy Pop was a punk / rock legend in the 1960s and 1970s. He's now being paid to sell car insurance as the frontman for swiftcover.com in their new ad campaign. 01.06.2009 9:32 PM ... view Audi S1 - details emerge An Audi S1, a high-performance version of the 2010 Audi A1 mini car will launch in 2011. Packing over 200hp from its 1.4 TSI engine, the S1 should blast from 0 - 60mph in 6 seconds. 01.06.2009 9:02 PM ... view Toyota shuts plants for 11 days Toyota will put a halt to production for parts in February and March due to poor auto sales. The temporary cut is meant to decrease the surplus of unsold new cars held by the company. 01.06.2009 8:03 PM ... view 1000hp Twin Supercharged Dodge Challenger by RDP Performance Some lunatic has tuned a Dodge Challenger to 1,000 horsepower, turning the American muscle car into a true drag racer. 01.06.2009 7:33 PM ... view Gemballa Tornado GTS Details Released Finally details of the Gemballa Tornado GTS have been issued. The Porsche Cayenne GTS-based SUV can be tuned to 740hp and be offered completely in RWD. 01.06.2009 7:03 PM ... view Chrysler US sales down 50% in December; GM, Toyota, Honda and Ford down 30%; Subaru only drops 8%: December 2008 was one of the worst months in recent history for automakers. Chrysler saw U.S. sales decline by over 50%, while GM, Toyota, Honda, and Ford all saw substantial decreases. 01.06.2009 6:33 PM ... view First Production Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Racer Rolls Off Production Line Just months after it was officially unveiled at 2008 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the first race ready Ford Mustang Cobra Jet has rolled off the assembly line. 01.06.2009 6:03 PM ... view Mercedes E-Class Coupe Spied with Glass Roof New E Class Coupe may come with a glass roof, as spied here. Mercedes will be offering both a coupe and cabriolet version of its new E Class range which will debut next week with the E Class sedan. 01.06.2009 5:33 PM ... view Nissan dealers will not make Detroit auto show either Nissan dealers have been asked by the brand not to participate in the Detroit auto show. When Nissan pulled out of the Detroit auto show in November, some local dealers said they wanted to fill in for the brand. 01.06.2009 5:03 PM ... view First Pictures: Bentley set to Unveil Facelifted GTC & GTC Speed New Bentley Continental GTC Speed features 600 hp and a few additional goodies. The GTC gets a new grill and larger air intakes for better cooling. 01.06.2009 4:23 PM ... view Euro-Spec Honda Insight Hybrid Images Leaked Several images of the European spec Honda Insight have been leaked on the web ahead of the car's debut at the Geneva Auto Show in March. 01.06.2009 3:43 PM ... view Hyundai is first ever automaker to offer job loss insurance on new car loans. In partnership with WALKAWAY USA, LLC, the automaker is offering a no-strings vehicle return insurance for customers who lose their jobs. 01.06.2009 3:41 PM ... view Wooden Splinter Supercar - New Photos Updated Graduate students still at work on project to build supercar made out of wood. But the Splinter car will have some metal in it, by way of a V8 engine from Cadillac and a drive-train from a Chevy Corvette. 01.06.2009 12:56 AM ... view Alonso unhurt in Kenyan plane incident Fernando Alonso has emerged unhurt from an incident on Sunday aboard a private plane in Kenya, according to reports. 01.06.2009 12:26 AM ... view Vettel eyes future with Ferrari Sebastian Vettel insists he is happy to be moving up to Red Bull's senior team in 2009. 01.05.2009 11:56 PM ... view Official: Porsche Increase Volkswagen Stake to Over 50% Porsche now owns 50.76 percent of VW shares but still does not control the German automaker. According to German law, a 75 percent share of the stockholder vote is required to exercise control of a company. 01.05.2009 11:26 PM ... view

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