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O.C. car dealers see sales climb 14 percent in 2010
Orange County auto dealers finished 2010 on a strong note and posted solid sales gains for the year as a whole, according to recently released sales figures. For the month of December, local dealers...
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Does Suzuki score with its first Super Bowl commercial?
Click here to view the embedded video. Brea-based American Suzuki Motor Corp. is set to launch its first Super Bowl commercial this Sunday when the Pittsburgh Steelers take on the Green Bay Packers for...
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Volkswagen uses The Force in Passat commercial
Click here to view the embedded video. Come Sunday, we’ll be seeing advertisements galore, and many of them will be doing their best to sell cars during football’s biggest game. One commercial that is...
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Mitsubishi Outlander Sport to be made in America
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Friday announced that its new compact crossover, the Outlander Sport, will be built in America starting next year. The vehicle is currently made in Japan, and production...
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Fisker Automotive reaches $1 billion in funding, adding jobs daily
Fisker Automotive, which is poised to bring it first luxury hybrid car to market, has received another $150 million in private funding, a spokesman confirmed. The latest round of investment brings the...
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Answer to last week’s mystery photo: Mazdaspeed3
Did that spot where I parked the Mazdaspeed3 I reviewed last week look familiar? If your travels bring you do Dana Point, most likely so. I took that photo at the Monarch Bay Plaza shopping center, at...
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Say hello to the hot-rod Camaro ZL1
Not content with the mere 426 horsepower that Chevy’s SS Camaro pumps out? Your day has arrived. Well, almost. General Motors has officially unveiled the ZL1, which it modestly describes as “the...
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The latest threat to electric cars: Rats?
You know those new electric vehicles that are making so many headlines these days? High-tech, high-profile cars like the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf? So far their biggest obstacles have been keeping up...
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Poll: Should GM, Chrysler workers get bonuses?
General Motors and Chrysler Group LLC, which each received government bailouts, are poised to give salaried workers bonuses of as much as 50 percent of their base pay, Bloomberg reports. GM is...
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Lamborghini Aventador poised for debut
Lamborghini is set to unveil its most power production car to date, the Aventador, according to media reports. The Aventador LP 700-4 will make its debut March 1 at the Geneva Auto Show, according to...
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Tesla Motors charges forth
NEWPORT BEACH Tucked between a Ferrari dealership and another business selling cars such as pre-owned Bentleys and Rolls-Royces is a store peddling equally high-caliber vehicles. But what this place...
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Paris Hilton turns 30 with a Lexus LFA supercar
Paris Hilton received a birthday gift that automotive lovers could only dream of for her 30th soiree: A $375,000 Lexus LFA supercar. The gift was from boyfriend Cy Waits, a nightclub owner, reports...
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What’s plural for Prius? Toyota says ‘Prii’
At long last, Toyota has answered a question that’s baffled myriad gearhead (or at least a few dozen): What’s the plural form for Prius? The answer is “Prii,” Toyota says, and was actually selected...
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The Rolls-Royce of electric vehicles is coming
Ever wondered what the Rolls-Royce of electric vehicles would look like? We’ll soon find out. That’s because Rolls-Royce — oft-considered the creme de la creme of automobiles — is delving into...
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Meet the 78 mpg MINI Rocketman, cue Elton John
MINI is about to get smaller in one respect and bigger in another. The British automaker known for its cute subcompacts has unveiled photos of its latest concept ahead of its official introduction as...
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Meet the re-invented VW microbus
If you’ve been holding your breath for a new Volkswagen microbus, you’re getting closer to exhale. The German automaker this week is unveiling a new concept of that old classic, calling it “the...
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McLaren MP4-12C stuns in Newport Beach
This week a super car descended on Newport Beach, and its looks stunned the small audience that got to see it. No, this wasn’t a Ferrari or Lamborghini — those vehicles are practically everywhere in...
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Japan crisis halts car production, cripples supply chain
The massive earthquake and ensuing tsunami that wreaked havoc across Japan last week has shuttered car factories across the country as automakers grapple with the death, destruction and blackouts....
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First Fiat dealership opens in Orange County
After more than two decades out of the U.S. market, Italian automaker Fiat is again selling cars in America, and the first Orange County dealership is now open for business. Orange Coast Fiat, at 2524...
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Auto Motion blog says adios
Well, it really has been quite the ride. After more than two years of covering the automotive industry via this blog, Auto Motion is retiring to the digital garage. It’s amazing to think that when I...
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