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[Automotive News Breaking News Feed] BMW's new North American chief wants to stop pushing for maximum sales volume in a declining market and#x2014; even if it means bringing 16 years of US sales increases to a halt.
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[Daily Automotive News - DaveDennis.org] BMW to cut volume and jobs in US (The Auto Channel): 22, 2008 ” According to Diana Kurylko, writing for Automotive News, BMW's new North American chief wants to stop pushing for maximum sales volume in a declining market ” even if it means bringing 16 years of U.S. sales increases to a halt.
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[The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)] Wounded Warriors: Out of the 15 or so rides I gave, in every case they were ready to go faster for their next several laps. When I asked my riders what was the fastest they had ever driven in their life and would generally hear something like 110.
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[German Car Zone] Edmunds Inside Line - Full Test: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V: Here's the thing most folks missed at this year's Detroit auto show: When Bob Lutz was standing on stage with the 2009 Cadillac CTS-V, he said it would be the quickest sedan in the world. Really?
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[The Unofficial BMW M5 Messageboard (m5board.com)] California the ultimate 'nanny' state?: The driver opened his window, leant out, and said: Hey, buddy, you can't smoke here. John, a staff writer for a popular American TV show, was unaware that an hour earlier, at midnight, the Calabasas Comprehensive Secondhand Smoke Control Ordinance - the most restrictive anti-smoking policy anywhere in the world-had gone into effect.
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[BMW Blog] BMW takes away 44000 cars from the US allocation: BMW Group’s U.S. operations will not take 44,000 new BMW brand cars and trucks that were to be allocated to the United States this year, said Jim O’Donnell, CEO of BMW (U.S.) Holding Corp. Those vehicles will go to markets where they can be sold more profitably, he said.
[No Fenders - Formula 1 and Indy Car Racing Blog] Brothers in Arms: Meanwhile, middle brother Gary had a very brie tenure in the rarefied stratosphere of Formula 1, with the stillborn LIFE project, which he quit after failing to qualify in two races and focused his driving efforts elsewhere, predominantly in Sports Cars, of which he won Sebring for Nissan in an NPT-90 Prototype with co-drivers Derek Daily and Geoff Brabham. He also contested two Gold Coast CART races in 1993-94 for Dick Simon and Bettenhausen Motorsports respectively.
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[Consumer Reports Cars Blog] Behind the wheel: 2009 Cadillac CTS-V: After all, resident hot-shoe Jake not only conducts performance testing at our track, but races on weekends, while I conduct high-performance driving instruction at race tracks across the country. The prospect of getting behind the wheel of the most powerful American-made sedan at a brand-new track is enough to quicken even our jaded pulses.
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