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• This 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra convertible is actually a Lexus

  12-01-2020 22:05
  
  Filed under:Aftermarket,Tokyo Auto Salon,Toyota,ConvertibleContinue reading This 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra convertible is actually a Lexus This 2JZ-powered Toyota Supra convertible is actually a Lexus originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 16:05:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• India's slowing economy led to record drop in car sales in 2019

  12-01-2020 22:01
  
  Filed under:Plants/Manufacturing,Car BuyingCar sales in India fell by a record 19% last year as a slowing economy made consumers reluctant to spend on big-ticket items and demand is likely to be flat this year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said on Friday.Passenger car sales fell to 1.81 million in 2019 from 2.24 million in 2018.Sales of sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), however, rose 5% helped by the launch of new models, data released by SIAM showed.Continue reading India'
  
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• What rideshare drivers need to know about taxes

  12-01-2020 20:30
  
  Filed under:Earnings/Financials,Green,Transportation AlternativesContinue reading What rideshare drivers need to know about taxes What rideshare drivers need to know about taxes originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 14:30:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• F1 champion Hamilton donates $500,000 to Australian wildlife rescue

  12-01-2020 19:01
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,RacingSix-times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said on Thursday he was donating $500,000 (382,819 pounds) towards the rescue and care of wildlife caught in bushfires ravaging southeast Australia.The Briton, who has adopted a vegan lifestyle and become outspoken on the environment, posted a clip on social media of a scorched koala being tended to against a backdrop of smoke and flames."It saddens me deeply to know that over 1 billion animals in Australia died a
  
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• Subaru calls Forester Ultimate Customised Kit Special edition 'an unfortunate situation'

  12-01-2020 17:10
  
  Filed under:Design/Style,Etc.,Humor,Marketing/Advertising,Misc. Auto Shows,Subaru,CrossoverSubaru of America reportedly found it necessary to disavow itself from the Forester Ultimate Customised Kit Special edition that was displayed at this year's Singapore Motor Show.Continue reading Subaru calls Forester Ultimate Customised Kit Special edition 'an unfortunate situation' Subaru calls Forester Ultimate Customised Kit Special edition 'an unfortunate situation' originally appeared on Autoblog on
  
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• Carmaker Red Flag, favorite of Chairman Mao, eyes 1m customers by 2030

  12-01-2020 17:01
  
  Filed under:Plants/Manufacturing,Luxury,sedanBEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's FAW Group aims to double its annual sales of Chairman Mao Zedong's carmaker of choice, Hongqi, or Red Flag, to 200,000 units this year and grow them further to 1 million cars in the next decade, its chairman Xu Liuping said.Hongqi, launched in 1958 by the state-owned carmaker, will have 21 car models under its marque and 18 of them will be electrified by 2025, Xu said at an event held in China's Great Hall of Peopl
  
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• Portuguese rider Paulo Goncalves dies after crash in Dakar Rally

  12-01-2020 16:28
  
  Filed under:Motorsports,MotorcycleThe 40-year-old Hero Motorsports entrant, taking part in his 13th Dakar Rally since making his debut in 2006, fell after 276km of the special stage from the capital Riyadh to Wadi Al Dawasir."The organisers received an alert at 10:08 and dispatched a medical helicopter that reached the biker at 10:16 and found him unconscious after going into cardiac arrest," organisers said in a statement https://www.dakar.com/en/news/2020/portuguese-rider-paulo-goncalves-passe
  
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• Kentucky Police arrest GM engineers street racing C8 Chevy Corvettes

  12-01-2020 15:35
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Government/Legal,Chevrolet,GM,Coupe,Luxury,PerformanceContinue reading Kentucky Police arrest GM engineers street racing C8 Chevy Corvettes Kentucky Police arrest GM engineers street racing C8 Chevy Corvettes originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 09:35:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• India's classic Premier Padmini taxi killed by emissions laws

  12-01-2020 15:01
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Fiat,Classics,sedanContinue reading India's classic Premier Padmini taxi killed by emissions laws India's classic Premier Padmini taxi killed by emissions laws originally appeared on Autoblog on Sun, 12 Jan 2020 09:01:00 EST.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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