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Audi to buy Ducati 'next week' - Reuters

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Ollie Kew, 12 April 2012 10:08

Audi looks set to complete its purchase of superbike maker Ducati as early as next week, according to Reuters. The news wire reports the deal could be finalised by 18 April 2012, the day before VW's annual shareholders meeting in Hamburg. Audi has been undertaking due diligence on the purchase of Ducati and the bean counters are reporting no obstacles to the ...

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Audi to buy Ducati 'next week' - Reuters

Rated 3 out of 53

Ollie Kew, 12 April 2012 10:08

Audi looks set to complete its purchase of superbike maker Ducati as early as next week, according to Reuters. The news wire reports the deal could be finalised by 18 April 2012, the day before VW's annual shareholders meeting in Hamburg. Audi has been undertaking due diligence on the purchase of Ducati and the bean counters are reporting no obstacles to the ...

News watch March 2012: today's auto industry news

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard, 30 March 2012 09:11

Welcome to CAR Magazine's news aggregator as we round up the daily stories in the auto industry. Top tip: news summaries are added from the top hour-by-hour Friday 30 March 2012• Fiat is suffering from its decision to suspend new product innovation during the recession, argues ANE. It is losing ground on account of delays to its Punto range, which ...

Geneva motor show 2012: the CAR Live Blog & breaking news

Rated 4 out of 54

Tim Pollard and Stephen Worthy, 06 March 2012 19:11

Welcome to CAR Magazine's coverage of the 2012 Geneva motor show. Our motor show team is at the Salon International de L'Auto in Palexpo, Geneva, and will be reporting live from the auto show to bring you all the new car news, analysis, photo galleries, comment and gossip from Switzerland. Follow the CAR Live Blog here, and we'll update it ...

Mini Countryman JCW at 2012 Geneva motor show

Rated 3 out of 53

Ben Pulman, 05 March 2012 06:00

This is the Mini Countryman John Cooper Works, set to be unveiled at the 2012 Geneva motor show. It’s the most powerful Mini so far, with 215bhp, and the first JCW product to boast four-wheel drive. Timed to coincide with much vaunted success in the World Rally Championship… Oh. Wait. That’s been a fiasco hasn’t it. Err… So if we ...

Subaru Impreza – the 2012 European one is revealed

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 10 February 2012 15:17

Subaru will show this European-spec Impreza five-door at the 2012 Geneva motor show, as well as the BRZ sports car in European trim. This is the fourth-generation of the Impreza, but traditionalists expecting a return to the four-door saloon format will be disappointed: it remains a five-door hatchback bodyshell. Subaru abandoned its distinctive four-door style for Golf-alike hatch style in ...

Tomorrow's world: Ford's downsized 1.0-litre Ecoboost

Rated 3.5 out of 53.5

Jesse Crosse, 25 January 2012 17:41

Direct injection petrol and diesel, hybridisation, downsizing, turbocharging, twin-charging the list of efficiency-boosting, fuel saving features being offered in new cars is becoming so long, buying a new one is like revising for exams. Is there room for another? Apparently so, but since there’s no official name for it yet we’ll call it ‘super-downsizing’ or in other words, using a ...

Dodge Dart unveiled at 2012 Detroit show

Rated 3 out of 53

Tim Pollard, 09 January 2012 19:57

If you want confirmation that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is shaking up his American patient look no further than the new Dodge Dart. It's a new compact car for Dodge - based on the underpinnings of an Alfa Romeo Giulietta. It's an important launch for Dodge and this sector accounts for 15% of all US car sales. Dodge Dart: the ...

Dodge Dart (2012) - first pictures of the American Alfa

Rated 2 out of 52

Tim Pollard, 06 December 2011 16:29

Dodge is reviving a badge from the 1960s for its new Dart compact car - and it's based on Alfa Romeo underpinnings. The new 2012 Dodge Dart borrows the Alfa Romeo Giulietta architecture, available within the group now that Chrysler is part of the Fiat group. Dodge dubs its the new Compact US Wide (CUSW) platform, and we'll see this ...

Hyundai i30 (2011) at Frankfurt motor show

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Tim Pollard, 12 September 2011 20:00

Hyundai is showing off the new i30 hatchback at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. It's the first of the Hyundai-Kia twins - the new Kia Ceed lands in spring 2012. The i30 is Hyundai's C-segment Focus rival, and its replacement marks the start of a challenging new era for Hyundai; the i30 was the first car to wear the 'i' ...

Skoda MissionL concept car (2011) unveiled

Rated 2.5 out of 52.5

Tim Pollard, 06 September 2011 10:50

Skoda will show this new MissionL concept car at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show. It's a clear look at its proposed new model to slot between Fabia and Octavia. If you ever wondered at the strange 'half sizes' used by the Czechs, this is why. Skoda MissionL: what it means The improbably named MissionL is described as a compact liftback, ...

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