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They're Bringing Back The Alfa Romeo

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Mazda, Mazda Miata, Alfa, Alfa Spider, Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Alfa Romeo Spider, Alfa 4c, Fiat Mazda Partnership, Business News

Fiat and Mazda announced Wednesday they're teaming up to build a new two-seater roadster. It's as if two of the most gorgeous, but deeply flawed, ...

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Five Greenwashed Car Ads That Make You Feel Good To Pollute

HuffingtonPost.com | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Mazda, Automakers, Car Advertising, Toyota, Greenwashing, Audi, Chevy, Greenwashing Companies, Earth Day 2012, Greenpeace, Business News

Despite all the hype about fuel efficient cars and the future of alternative fuels, there are few things more harmful to the environment than cars. ...

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At Autoshow, Apparently Size Matters

AP | COLLEEN BARRY and FRANK JORDANS | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Car Sales, Renault, Automakers, Mazda, Video, General Motors, Fuel Efficiency, Audi, Suvs, Fiat, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, IHS Automotive, PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Austerity, Business News

GENEVA — Automakers are thinking small – in size, not ambition. After years marked by environmental concerns, then the economic downturn ...

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Lorax Leads Way for Product Endorsements by Kid Lit Characters (SLIDESHOW)

Rocco Staino | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Mazda, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Lorax, Ihop, Children's Books, Celebrity Spokespeople, Curious George, Eloise, Slidepollajax, The Lorax Movie, The Lorax, Dr. Seuss' the Lorax, Babar, Endorsements, Books News

The Lorax has opened the way for a flood of other characters from children's literature to become product spokespeople. Here are a few that may be in the works.

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Automakers Extend Factory Shutdowns In Japan

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nissan, Mazda, Resume Production, Automaker, Hybrids, Japan Earthquake, Toyota, Japan Tsunami, Japanese Cars, Toyota Prius, Honda, Subaru, Mitsubishi, Motorcycles, Plant Shutdowns, Business News

WASHINGTON — Japanese auto companies on Wednesday extended shutdowns of car-assembly plants affected by the country's devastating earthquake and...

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Mazda To Lease Electric Vehicles In Japan In 2012

AP | YURI KAGEYAMA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mazda Electric Vehicles, Mazda, Mazda Leasing in Japan, Green Vehicles, Green Motors, Automakers, Business News, Business News

TOKYO — Mazda is developing its own electric car for leasing in Japan starting in spring 2012, joining the rush to develop green vehicles, an ar...

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PHOTOS: 2011 World Debuts At The LA Auto Show

Huffington Post | Anna Almendrala | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Saab, Mazda, Jaguar, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Slidepollajax, LA Auto Show, Fiat, Mitsubishi, La Around Town, Volkswagen, LA Events, Electric Cars, Los Angeles News

It's electrifying: the 2010 LA Auto Show boasts twenty world debuts, more than thirty North American debuts, a bevy of new hybrids and electric cars, ...

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Mitsubishi's 2010 Outlander Off-Roader a Serious Vehicle

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Google, Dodge Raider, Mitsubishi Montero, Paris Dakar Rally, Honda, Petersen's Four Wheel Off-Road, Jeep CJ, Mclaren, Light Emitting Diodes, Magnesium, Jeep Wrangler, Mazda, Formula 1, Mitsubishi Pajero, Joshua Tree, Range Rover, Mitsubishi Endeavor, Creosote, Horsepower, All-Wheel Drive, Torque, Aluminum, Cvt, Land Rover, Japan, Ferrari, Four-Wheel Drive, Toyota Land Cruiser, Hvac, In-N-Out Burger, Audi, Asian, Pope, Mitsubishi Outlander, Business News

Mitsubishi has done it again with their Outlander crossover, appearing first in Japan in 2001 and now in its second-generation of manufacture.

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Safest Cars For Teens And Elderly

Huffington Post | Sara Yin | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drunk Driving, Safest Cars, Mazda, Automakers, Road Accidents, Best Cars, Japanese Cars, Hyundai, Honda, Suburu, Auto Industry, Consumer Reports, Business News

Consumer Reports September issue details the safest cars for the two most accident-prone demographics: teens and elderly. In an interview with CBS...

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Drop Top Gorgeous: Mazda Miata Turning Heads for 20 Years

Michael Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tsutomu Matano, Porsche Boxster, Diana Riggs, Mazda, Tom Matano, Miata, Ken Gross, BMW Z3, Bob Hall, Automobiles, Triumph, Cars, Austin Healey, Mg, The Avengers, Art Center College of Design, Mark Jordan, Margaret Mead, Sports Cars, Audi TT, Michael Rose, Emma Peel, mx5, Los Angeles News

How did Mazda reinvent the classic British sports car? They listened to a group of Southern California dreamers who lamented the loss of the "everyman" British sports cars.

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Road test - 2010 Mazda MX-5 Miata

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Irvine-California, Mazda, Mg, Eskimo, Oxnard, Hiroshima, Mazda MX-5 Miata, Triumph, Business News

Believe it or not, there is still a fairly low-priced two-seater with an open top, engine in front and rear wheel drive, a near perfect 50/50 weight d...

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"Clunker" Program Over, but Private Versions Sprout

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mazda, Nissan, Ebay, Lee Iacocca, Amati, Southern California, Chrysler, Msrp, Monroney Sticker, Cash for Clunkers, Infiniti, Cars, Obama Administration, Ford, Ford Explorer, Business News

The CARS law is officially over, but dealers are offering their own versions of the "clunker" program.

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Michael Phelps Signs $1 Million Deal To Promote Mazda In China

New York Daily News | Stephanie Gaskell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps is golden in China again. First he won a record eight gold medals at the Beijing Games. Now Phelps is getting more th...

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Motor Racing Reacts to Worldwide Recession

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, White House, 24 Hours of LeMans, Daytona International Speedway, 12 Hours of Sebring, NASCAR Drivers, Bobby Labonte, Cars, Daytona Prototype, Xtrac, Soap Box Derby, Chip Ganassi, Petty Enterprises, Irs, Formula 1, Felix Sabates, Soap Box Derbies, Richard Petty, Indy Racing League, New Hampshire Speedway, Detroit Three, Nascar, Chevrolet, Gm, Washington DC, Tony Stewart, Kyle Petty, Alms, Dodge, Monaco Grand Prix, NASCAR Money, Turbodiesel, Alfa Romeo, Tarp Bailout Bill, Gran-Am Rolex Sports Car Series, Joe Gibbs Racing, Chrysler, Honda, Ford, Audi Clean Diesel, Volkswagen, Mazda, General Motors, Indycar Racing, Detroit, Detroit Bailout, Indycar, Adam Petty, Uaw, Toyota, American Lemans Series, Ricardo, NASCAR Support, Cosworth, Porsche Rs Spyder, Sprint Cup, Ferrari, Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, Formula One, TARP and Auto Bailout, Daytona 500, Audi, Roger Penske, Bmw, New York Times, Super Bowl Commercials, Motorsports, Business News

With car sales suffering worldwide, the marketing and advertising budgets, where many companies keep their racing dollars, are often the first budgets to be trimmed.

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Auto bill clears House; Should it pass the Senate, too?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

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And now, it's on to the Senate! The House today passed, 237 to 170, HR 7321, the automotive loan bailout bill, and has sent it on to the Senate. H...

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Mazda Scores

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: World MPG Marathon, Mazda, Environment, Alternative Fuel Cars, Cars, Miles Per Gallon, Green Cars, Mazda2, Green News

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One American Carmaker -- Our Best Solution?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wall Street Bailout, Chrysler, Secret Service, Cars, Gas/Electric Hybrid, Ford, Home Depot, Aig, Daimler, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Hybrid Cars, Countrywide Financial, Detroit, Nissan, Los Angeles Times, North America, Toyota, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Washington DC, European Union, Times of London, Escape Hybrid, Altima Hybrid, Gmac, Wall Street, Mercury Mariner Hybrid, Hillary Clinton, Asian, Auto Industry, President Clinton, Business News

If the Detroit Three were to merge into one company, ownership shared with the American people, it could benefit everyone; the carmakers, their dealers and their customers

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Precipitous fifteen-year drop in US car sales; Need one? You probably can't get one

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: House of Representatives, Automotive News, GMC Truck, Americans, Saturn, Buick, Scion xB, Subprime Car Loans, Honda, Toyota Sales, Bentley, North Dallas Forty, Vw, Maybach, Palin, Original Equipment Manufacturer, General Motors, Bush/McCain, Bailout, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Peter Gent, US Senate, Nissan, Mini, Subprime Loans, Hummer, Hyundai, OEM, Saabs, Gm, Mazda, Detroit Three, Chevrolet, Acura, Volvo, Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Cars, Pontiac, Cars, Rolls-Royce, Mercury, Bmw, Smart Car, Subprime Mortgages, Lincoln, Infiniti, New York Times, Lexus, Audi, Southeast, Alaska, CNW Research, Cadillac, Business News

They say "start out bad news with a joke," so: In Peter Gent's "North Dallas Forty," a football coach is talking with the team owner's son about his f...

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Car Industry Group to Public: It's Not All Our Fault, It's Yours Too

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gas-Electric Hybrid Technology, Gas Prices, Chevrolet, Chevy Volt, Andrew Card, Gm, American Automobile Industry, Mazda, Captive Imports, Detroit Three, Ford, Ecodriving, Cars, American Automobile Manufacturers Association, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Rube Goldberg, Bmw, Chevy, General Motors, Malibu, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, Mitsubishi, Plug-in Hybrids, Corvette, Aama, Ecodriver, Aam, Detroit Auto Show, Business News

It's the same story we've been hearing from car-makers, especially those in Detroit, for the past 30 years: "Just wait a little longer and we'll have those new cars and trucks you've been hoping for."

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Hydrogen Is The Answer ... Uh, Isn't It?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Bmw, John McCain, Equinox, Gm, Internal Combustion Engine, Hydrogen Car, General Motors, Mazda, Greenhouse Gases, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Honda, FCX Clarity, Barack Obama, Shell Oil, Green Cars, Green News

If Obama is sworn in, how can he best get us on the road to using hydrogen, along with wind and sea power, as a critical element in producing electricity for this country ... and for our cars?

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Solar Cells, Turbo-Diesels Spell Future For Cars

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: 24 Hours of LeMans, Photovoltaic, Suv, Miller Cycle Engine, Environmental Protection Agency, Mark Fields, Mississippi, Prius, Oxnard, Richard Nixon, Pacific Ocean, Mazda, Ford, Toyota, Los Angeles, Epa, Bmw, Pacific Coast Highway, Orange County, Audi, Solar Cells, Eunos, Highlander, Peugeot, Saabs, x5, Lemans, Millenia, Xedos, Subarus, Rx7, r10, Environment, Green News

Many news reports the past two days have been about Toyota's intention to build the next-generation gas/electric hybrid Prius at a factory now under c...

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Ford, Mazda To Build $500 Mil Thai Car Plant

Reuters | Vithoon Amorn and Chang-Ran Kim | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Mazda Motor Corp, Compact Cars, Mazda, Car Plants, Ford Motor Co, Ford, Business News

Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Mazda Motor Corp (7261.T) said they will build a second, $500 million plant in Thailand to produce 100,000 cars a year to meet...

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