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BMW Chairman Bernd Pischetsrieder won many new sports-car fans last year with the announcement that the famed German builder of luxury sports cars was buying troubled British automaker Rover. The...
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NAME-DROPPING IS NOTHING NEW FOR DETROIT CARMAKERS
A decade ago, Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. made a controversial move that is still questioned by automotive marketing analysts. After having sold vehicles under the Datsun brand in the...
SOCIAL CONCERNS NOT DEAD, BUT CARMAKING STILL MOSTLY A HORSEPOWER RACE
Don`t call it a horsepower race-yet. The Salon International de l`Automobile here provided convincing proof that the pursuit of performance isn`t taking a back seat to environmental concerns. Thanks to...
WHEN IT`S ALL OVER, HERE`S WHAT LINGERS IN MEMORY
Bits and pieces from the 29th International Motor Show, which ended Friday: - Runaway showstopper: The sensational Audi Avus Quattro, named for the fabled 1930s Grand Prix racetrack in Berlin...
AUTO NAVIGATION SYSTEMS ARE REACHING FOR THE STARS
Centuries ago, man learned to navigate by the stars. Today, automakers are working on sophisticated computer systems that could help future drivers negotiate unfamiliar terrain with the assistance of satellites....
PUSH FOR PRACTICAL ELECTRIC CAR SPURS IDEAS ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
The electric-vehicle movement is at peak voltage in Europe. Automakers from Britain to the Soviet Union are displaying a startling variety of EVs this week at the 54th International Motor...
TO SMITH, GM MEANS GLOBAL MOTORS
A Polish Opel for the masses in Eastern Europe? That`s just one of the ambitious projects on Jack Smith`s slate at General Motors Corp. As the 53-year-old executive wraps up...
ILLINOIS CLIMBS TO 4TH IN U.S. AUTO PRODUCTION
Thanks in part to the opening of the Diamond-Star Motors assembly plant in Bloomington, the State of Illinois now ranks fourth nationally in annual auto production, behind Michigan, Ohio and...