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  • Ford, UAW cut deal on retiree health benefits
  • The top five Fiats Chrysler needs now
  • Brabus builds a brazen, ballistic G-Wagen
  • Geneva Preview: 2011 Fisker Karma
  • Nissan Cube Krom – Pics, Specs & Prices
Auto Industry News

Ford, UAW cut deal on retiree health benefits

Ford has hit a home run in negotiations with the UAW, setting a precedent for GM and Chrysler and freeing up the cash it needs to stay out of the government bailout cookie jar.

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Backfires by Dave

The top five Fiats Chrysler needs now

Fiat’s recent offer to link up with Chrysler could be silver lining within the Carpocalypse’s clouds of doom.

Under the proposed deal, Chrysler gets its cash-starved mitts on Fiat’s la bella machinas. And Fiat grabs a minority stake in Chrysler and dibs on Chrysler’s distributors and dealerships.

We would get a heaping helping of la dolce automobili, but which cars would head stateside? Presuming all goes well, here’s my list of the five Fiats that would save Chrysler’s bacon.

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Exotics & Rare Marques

Brabus builds a brazen, ballistic G-Wagen

The Gelandewagen has a long history as a world-conquering off-roader. Now in its 30th year of production, the two ton Benz-built bruiser has conquered the Sahara, straddled the Alps and set dozens of records for going places lesser trucks could not.

But now Brabus has written another record for the G-Wagen: the most powerful production off-roader ever built.

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Hybrids & Alt-Fuels

Geneva Preview: 2011 Fisker Karma

Mere weeks after stealing the spotlight at the Detroit Motor Show with the voluptuous Karma S convertible, Henrik Fisker and his eponymous carrosserie have announced pricing and specs for the Fisker Karma hybrid luxury sedan, due to hit the road in early 2011.

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Cars

Nissan Cube Krom – Pics, Specs & Prices

Hoping to build on the same Gen-Y mojo that made the Scion xB a sales smash, Nissan has priced the 2009 Cube to move.

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