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2010 Jeep Liberty
Jeep

Jeep promises new Liberty for 2012

Chrysler is a tough parent to have right now. After pushing Jeep to some extent in order to create and sell the 2011 Grand Cherokee the pressure is on for another new model by next year. The model in question is Jeep's third best selling vehicle, the Liberty SUV. A new model of this car is supposed to turn up...

2010 Audi Q5
Audi

Audi’s U.S. sales in 2010 are a personal record

The Ingolstadt based Germans have an extra reason to be happy about the new year. Upon receiving the final sales figures of 2010 the cracked open the champagne. This is because in 2010 Audi's sales in North America call for a new personal record, one to do away with the one set in 2007. Despite 2010 not being the best...

2011 Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai

Hyundai takes sales record in North America

I reckon my sympathy for the Koreans at Hyundai and their recent work is shared by many people. Actually it's shared by hundreds of thousands of people. I'm saying this because as the year draws near to an end Hyundai has announced their sales figures for 2010 and posted a new record. This year, Hyundai sold no less than 200.000...

VW 1.4 TSI engine
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Engine of the year results

The 2010 International Engine of the Year awards seen an end to proceedings and in that end there were ten different engines being honored in 11 categories, plus an overall winner chosen. The engines were rated by a jury of automotive journalists from around the world had the difficult task of rating the engines and ranking each of them in...

2010 Toyota Corolla Sedan
Toyota

Toyota’s Mississippi plant we’ll be resuming activities

Toyota have just announced that they will recommence construction on its Mississippi plant about the same time they are going to begin producing the Corolla there late next year. With the Corolla being produced at this particular plant once again a major shift in production will occur due to the current climate. The plant in question was built with an...

2011 Honda LMP2 engine
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Honda introduces new engine for 2011 LMP2 race cars

The Automobile Club de l'Ouest announced revised technical regulations that will go into effect for the 2011 season and the current LMP1 and LMP2 classes will be combined into a single class based on the current P2 regulations but with smaller racing engines. The new rules also imply the creation of a new P2 class but that's least relevant right...