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Porsche Halts Car Sales To Iran

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Renault, Nissan, Uani, Porsche, Toyota, United Against Nuclear Iran, Hyundai, Iran Sanctions, Mitsubishi, Iran Nuclear Program, Iran Currency, Business News

Porsche has joined Hyundai in its decision to cease selling cars in Iran, after a group called United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) asked both automaker...

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Designer Of Porsche's Classic 911 Sports Car Dies

AP | DAVID McHUGH | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Matthias Mueller, Autos, Porsche, Wendelin Wiedeking, Video, Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, Ferry Porsche, Sports Cars, Porsche Design Studio, Ferdinand Porsche, Porsche 911, Obituary, Business News

FRANKFURT, Germany -- He designed Porsche's classic 911 sports car – the sleek model that evokes power, wealth and envy among aficionados &ndash...

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This Country Is Luxury's Latest Favorite

AP | YINKA IBUKUN | Posted 03.22.2012

Read More: Porsche, Savile Row, Video, Oil Industry, Opec, Arise Magazine Fashion Week, Centre for Public Policy Alternatives, Nigeria, Champagne, Forbes Magazine, London, Paris, Dubai, Globacom Ltd., Business News

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Glittering sapphire necklaces, designer suits against perfumed skin, the taste of freshly popped Champagne and the roar of a speedin...

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Automaker Rakes In Huge Profit

AP | Posted 02.24.2012

Read More: Earnings, Car Sales, Automakers, Porsche, Frankfurt, Video, Toyota, Cars, Revenues, Volkswagen AG, Auto Industry, Business News

BERLIN -- Automaker Volkswagen AG said Friday that its net earnings more than doubled last year as revenues grew by more than a quarter and the compan...

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13 Crazy Real-Life Facebook Tributes

The Huffington Post | Courteney Palis | Posted 02.06.2012

Read More: Facebook Fans, Porsche, Video, Facebook Products, Facebook Tattoo, Baby Name Facebook, Facebook Revolution, Baby Named After Like, Tattoo, Facebook, Slidepollajax, Products, Technology News

There's no doubt that Facebook has had a long and lasting influence on our society. Through strengthening revolutions, connecting people across the wo...

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Guilty Plea In Porsche Kidnapping

AP | By LAURA CRIMALDI | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Porsche, Rhode Island Crime, Gambling Debts, Porsche Kidnapping, Zhenpeng Hu, Porsche Cayenne, Shengfeng Alex Cui, Todd Hu, Rhode Island, Gambling, Video, Kidnapping, Malden, Providence Crime, Zhenpeng Todd Hu, Massachusetts, Providence, Crime News

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A man living in Massachusetts pleaded guilty Friday to charges that he and a cohort kidnapped a college classmate from his luxury ...

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Why Was It So Hard To Say Goodbye To A Car?

Holly Robinson | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Cars, Road Trips, Choosing a Car, Porsche, Motherhood, Minivans, Identity, Civic, Family Vacations, Audi, Honda, Pontiac, Automobile, Crv, Odyssey, Quattro, Women News

Yes, I know it sounds stupid, but I cried all afternoon over selling a car. There I stood, weeping as if someone had just dumped my new Porsche into a river.

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Study: Do We Really Like Rich Men More?

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 08.18.2011

Read More: Porsche, Relationships, Sexual Attraction, Commitment, Research, Money, Sex, Women News

That guy smiling from behind the wheel of his shiny Porsche may indeed be trying to impress a woman with it, but he's probably only interested in a fl...

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Today In History: 06/08

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 08.08.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad, History, Porsche, Ghostbusters, World War I, Martin Luther King Assassination, Home News

There's no denying it: the digital age is unforgivingly fast-paced. But how can we move forward if we never take a moment to reflect on where we've...

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Hong Kong Branding Secrets

Jonathan Littman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Branding, Innovation, Fashion, China, Hong Kong, Porsche, I.M. Pei, Audi, Bmw, Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Business News

The past week I've enjoyed a rare window into Asian culture and thinking. I hopped a Saturday night flight on Singapore Airlines from San Francisco an...

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Classic Car Club: Access To The Cars Of Everyone's Dreams

Thrillist | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Classic Cars, New York News

It's a scientific fact that the three easiest ways to get laid are to be rich, famous, or drive a sick car, the confluence of which explains why Jas...

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PHOTOS: Can't Afford A Porsche? Build One Yourself!

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Build Green Car, Cars, Green Porsche, Green Living, Green Energy, How to Build a Porsche, Pedal-Powered Car, Pedal-Powered Porsche, Diy Porsche, Green Technology, Slidepollajax, Diy Car, Build Your Own Car, Green News

From Inhabitat: If you can afford to buy a Porsche (muttering curses at you under our breath), good for you. For the rest of us, why not follow one i...

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McLaren's All-New 2012 MP4-12C Introduced in Beverly Hills

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

After over one million miles of prototype testing, the first new road car from McLaren since 1993 is ready.

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Homemade Electric Porsche (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Tesla Roadster, Porsche Boxster, Electric Cars, Electric Car, Gigaoam, Business News

Jeff McCabe didn't have $125,000 for the Tesla Roadster, so he decided to make an electric car on his own, for a quarter of the price. McCabe recent...

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American Car Quality Tops Foreign Car Quality, Finds J.D. Power And Associates

AP | STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Foreign Cars, Toyota, American Cars, Best Cars, Jd Power and Associates, Land Rover, Acura, Gm, Cars, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler, Ford, Car Quality, Business News

WASHINGTON — U.S. automakers have surpassed foreign brands for the first time in a survey that measures the quality of new cars and trucks. J.D...

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Building Up China's Brand

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Apple, Ibm, Trade, Germany, Branding, Innovation, China, Brands, Business News

Chinese companies have a shot at being world class brands if they invest in quality, play by the rules and invest in marketing and in the countries where they want their brands to gain market share.

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The Most Reliable Cars 2010: JD Power (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Daniele Sahr | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Toyota, Gm, Reliable Auto, Jd-Power-and-Associates, Ford, Auto Industry, Slidepollajax, Transportation, Cars, Business News

We've all heard the bad news about the recent spate of auto recalls. But, thankfully, not every make of vehicle has problems with "uncontrolled accele...

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Geneva Motor Coolest New Cars (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bentley, Porsche, Bollore, Aston Martin, Slidepoll, Peugeot, Geneva Auto Show, Rolls Royce, Mercedes, Geneva Auto Show 2010, Nissan, King Saud University, New Cars, Pininfarina, Heuliez, Hispano Suiza, Wiesmann, Cadillac, Business News

The 80th Geneva Motor Show, Europe's only annual auto exhibition, opened to the public today. At this year's show, 250 exhibitors from 30 countrie...

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The $350,000 Lexus LFA: Automaker Only Allowing Elite Buyers Who 'Drive In The Right Places' (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Grace Kiser | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lexus LFA, Ferrari, Lexus Supercar, Lamborghini, Matthew DeBord, Porsche, Lexus, LA Auto Show, Video, Business News

Lexus is proclaiming its new $350,000 LFA model, which can accelerate to 60 mph in 3.6 seconds and hit speeds as fast as 202 mph, a "two-seat supercar...

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Is Harley-Davidson the Next Casualty?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hells-Angels, Buell, Peter Fonda, Harley-Davidson, Robert Patrick, Pomona-California, Japanese Economy, Cars, Santa Monica, Italy, Chinese, Motorcycles, Plymouth, Playa Del Rey, Monaco Coach, Amf, Chicago, Lorenzo Lamas, Holiday Rambler, Rubbies, Hummer, East Troy Wisconsin, Glendale, Porsche, American Honda, Mongols Motorcycle Gang, American Motorcyclist Association, Osaka, Brazil, American Machine and Foundry, Milwaukee, Cagiva, Jay Leno, Mv Augusta, Love Ride, Japan, Saturn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mclaren, Business News

How can Harley-Davidson stem the bleeding of red ink?

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Robert Kindler's "2BG2FAIL" License Plate Changed To "MNA GUY"

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Andrew Ross Sorkin, Porsche, Morgan Stanley, Robert Kindler, Andy Kindler, Too Big to Fail, Business News

In his book, "Too Big to Fail", the New York Times scribe Andrew Ross Sorkin included a photo of a banker's license plate he saw in Greenwich, CT that...

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Auto Giants Reposition Globally

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Cars are not longer just big business; companies have to build vehicles, but also be able to create multilateral partnerships which include workers, politicians, civil servants and investors.

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Porsche Accuses Volkswagen Of Extortion

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsche, Volkswagen Extortion, Volkswagen, Business News

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Porsche accused Volkswagen and its key shareholder Lower Saxony of extortion following a magazine report that VW and the regiona...

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German Arsonists Torch Porsches, BMWs Over Economic Woes

Bloomberg | Brett Neely | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Porsches, Porsche, Germany, BMWs, Bmw, World News

When Berlin resident Simone Klostermann returned from vacation and couldn't find her Mercedes SLK, she thought it had been towed. Police told her the ...

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January Car Sales -- a Final Reckoning Begins in Earnest ?

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Big Pharma, Porsche, Scion, Automotive News, Chrysler, President Obama, Isuzu, Mercedes-Benz, Cars, Fiat, Ford, Gmac, Buy American, Chevy Silverado, Cerberus Capital Management, General Motors, Maybach, Stimulus Package, Hyundai, Hertz, Barbara Mikulski, Toyota, Detroit Three, Chevy Malibu, Lexus, Mexico, Xerox, Smart Car, Automotive Fleet, Subaru, Daimler, Japan, Europe, China, Business News

Until the travel business picks up and businesses in general start replacing their vehicle fleets, Detroit will be outside looking in.

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