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0Followup: Ford EcoSport bows at the Delhi Auto Expo 1325710800
Ford has officially unveiled the EcoSport ahead of the Delhi Auto Expo. The vehicle wears a CUV version of the company's Kinetic design language with a large octagonal grille and discreet headlights. Despite its concept looks, Ford says the vehicle could be in production in as little as six ...
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Official: Next Ford EcoSport now playing at New Delhi Auto Expo [UPDATE] 1325673000
While we've been consumed with the ramp-up to next week's Detroit Auto Show, there's a more pressing matter on the international car events calendar – this week's New Delhi Auto Expo. Ford Motor Company isn't overlooking the burgeoning biennial show, and it's taking the opportunity to ...
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Official: Volkswagen sends 40 support vehicles for Dakar Rally 1324387740
Volkswagen may not be returning to the Dakar Rally next year as a competitor – having already proven everything it has to prove – but don't count on seeing a desert completely bereft of VW badges altogether. That's because the German automaker will still be providing the support ...
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Report: Honduras outlaws motorcycle passengers to... curb shootings?! 1323793800
We've seen some pretty strange legislation crop up when it comes to curbing crime, but Honduras has reached new extremes. According to the BBC, the country has outlawed passengers on motorcycles in an effort to fight a homicide epidemic. Honduras has the world's highest murder rate, with 82 ...
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Video: Brazilian motorcycle stunt show doesn't go as planned 1322871900
We have serious respect for the individuals employed in the world's various stunt shows. It takes hours of practice, meticulous choreography and massive amounts of skill to be able to manipulate vehicles in concert, and the specter of immediate death is waiting just off screen should you miss ...
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2011 Brazilian Grand Prix wraps up the season at Interlagos [spoilers] 1322438220
It's been one heck of a season in Formula One racing. Not since the days of Michael Schumacher at the pinnacle of his career with Ferrari have we seen the kind of domination that his fellow countryman Sebastian Vettel has smote upon the championship. Leading into this weekend's final round in ...
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Report: Nissan, Daimler looking to make cars together in Mexico 1321659000
Automotive News reports that Nissan and Daimler may team up on a joint-assembly plant in Mexico. The two automakers are currently finalizing plans that could see a facility open by 2014 to produce up to 200,000 vehicles per year for the North American market. If the project gets the green light ...
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Video: Argentine driver Guido Falaschi killed in final lap crash 1321316940
Motorsports fans are mourning the passing of Guido Falaschi. The 22-year-old Argentine driver was killed Sunday during the last lap of Turismo Carretera when he lost control of his Ford Falcon touring car in an attempt to avoid a collision with a lapped racer. Falaschi's race car slid across a ...
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Report: Argentina forcing carmakers to export wine, peanuts and chicken feed 1320441300
Want to sell cars in Argentina? Be prepared to get into the wine business. Or the rice, peanut, chicken feed, biodiesel or bottled water businesses. Or anything else of value, really. Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (pictured above) has enacted a program to increase the ...
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Video: Watch Brazilian police intentionally ram car into plane during takeoff 1320427740
Yesterday, we got to see the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto V, and today we have video of one of the missions. But wait just a second – this isn't a video game, it's real life. An in-car video camera has captured footage of two unnamed Brazilian police officers going after some bad ...

