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Smart heads to Austin for music festival

Smart, the company that makes the fun small city car the Smart ForTwo, is heading to Austin's Fun Fun Fun Festival for three days of great bands that are changing the way people think about music.
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By: Adam Yamada-Hanff

Kia Picanto on Sale at a Mall in Paris

Shopping in Paris is a fine art, which may explain why Kia is going upscale with its Picanto and selling it in a shopping mall in Paris. Befitting the bespoke nature of Paris, shoppers can customize their Picantos at the mall.
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By: Keith Griffin

Honda and Toyota halt production in Thailand due to flooding

The plants and assembly lines of Honda and Toyota, two major Japanese auto manufacturers, have shut down in Thailand due to immense flooding. Thailand is important for the global automotive industry, since it produces roughly 7 percent of global vehicle production.
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By: Adam Yamada-Hanff

2012 Toyota 4Runner priced higher than last year

Toyota today released prices for all five styles of the 2012 Toyota 4Runner, and all five carry prices that are higher than the 2011s. The Japanese automaker at the same time announced that the venerable SUV would arrive at dealerships no later than month's end.
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By: Hawke Fracassa

Things look brighter for Ford-UAW deal as Mustang plant votes Yes

According to the United Auto Workers union, with roughly 12,356 of the 41,000 UAW workers employed by Ford having voted on the new 4-year labor contract, the “yes” votes have the lead by a slim margin of 51% to 49% who voted the new deal down.
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By: Patrick Rall

New Ford Designer Mustang Boss 302 at charity auction October 15

Ford Designer Melvin Betancourt has created a one-of-a-kind 2012 Mustang Boss 302 Laguna Seca for auction at a charity event tomorrow to benefit cardiovascular care, research and education at the Henry Ford Health System. He has said it was a labor of love straight from the heart.
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By: Don Bain

2012 BMW 3 Series Debuts To Strong Competition from Mercedes C Class, Lower Luxury Car Sales

The 2012 BMW 3 series that debuted in Munich has the automotive media abuzz with excitement but it's been borne into a world where it faces tightening competition from the 2012 Mercedes C Class and an overall ennui in the luxury car sales market.
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By: Keith Griffin

The bigger, badder 2012 BMW 3 Series meets the world

Today in Munich, the 2012 BMW 3 Series was introduced to the world with a streaming feed on the BMW Group Facebook page offering Bimmer fans around the world a chance to meet the new, larger 3 Series at 4pm Munich time (10am EST).
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By: Patrick Rall

Molycorp (NYSE: MCP) must step up rare earth materials production for EVs

In statements before Congress, Molycorp described China, which now controls some 97% of the world’s supply of rare earth metals, will continue to limit exports of the valuable elements, restricting its supply largely to domestic customers. Question is, can the supply of non-Chinese miners like Molycorp meet future demand of electrified vehicles?
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By: Frank Sherosky