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Auto news; 2010 Ford Mustang: Life Beyond the Powerdome  Okay, so Ford is being quite coy with this, its latest reveal of the 2010 Mustang’s sheetmetal. In this shot we see a crease on the Mustang’s powerdome, lending its hood more flair than the 2008 Ford Mustang that sports three character lines running the length of the hood from lip to cowl. The Mustang is the ponycar that .. more…

Auto news; Nissan Cuts 2009 Altima Production For North America Detroit News reported that Nissan Motor Co. will be cutting production of its popular 2009 Altima sedan, built in its Smyrna, Tennessee and Canton, Mississippi assembly plants. Steve Parrett, Nissan North America spokesman, explained that employees in both plants will take three successive Fridays off without pay: Oct. 17, 24, .. more…

Auto news; Nissan Competes For Stake In Chrysler A report from the Detroit News today indicates that Nissan, which has been allied with Renault since 1999, is interested in acquiring approximately 20 percent of a struggling Chrysler. The move puts pressure on the Chrysler/GM negotiations, and would result in a very different Chrysler than the one GM intends to subsume. The .. more…

Auto news; Cadillac Recalls SRX for Shifter Interlock Yet another reason to engage that parking brake routinely, even if you do drive an automatic; Cadillac announced a recall of 17,301 SRX SUVs due to a defective shift-brake interlock. The defect allows the gear selector lever for the automatic transmission to be moved out of park without the brake pedal depressed. This scenario .. more…