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European jurists announce seven finalists for 2011 Car of the Year by Noah Joseph (RSS feed) on Nov 9th 2010 at 8:58AM While it may seem like every magazine worth its bar-code is clamoring to select its own Car of the Year, over in Europe things are a bit more civilized. Seven publications from seven different countries get together each year to nominate their collective Car of the Year, speaking in one united voice. The process takes place over the course of months. First comes the nominees, then the finalists and ultimately the solitary winner. The super best-friends have just arrived at that middle step, announcing the finalists for 2011, and as in years past, it'…

"It feels soooooooo good to be back!!!!" Roseville, MI - While Eminem may be in rehab for a drug addition problem, I'm here to say I've gotten my fix of my drug of choice, C&G is back! While there have been rumors that we were closed for good, that Walt had forgotten to pay the hosting bill, and even the tried and feasibly often rumor that the General themselves shut us down. Nope. None are correct. We've decided to move to a more, secure server and in the process it's obvious some changes have had to have been made. Most notable is while it is unfortunate, it was necessary. C&G will have to (take a deep breathe …

NHTSA probes BMW Z4, Mazda3 over steering issues By Drew Johnson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched a new investigation involving the BMW Z4 and Mazda3 over steering concerns. The NHTSA’s probe is looking into a possible power-steering defect. The NHTSA has received a total of 107 steering complaints involving the 2003-2005 BMW Z4 and 33 complaints against the 2007-2009 Mazda3. One of the BMW complaints resulted in a crash while three of the Mazda3’s reported cases ended in a collision. According to the NHTSA, the BMW Z4’s “steering wheel sticks, binds or locks up, and requires increased steering effort resulting in difficulty controlling …

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BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën want to Expand Cooperation to Hybrid Systems MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2010 The ongoing love affair between the BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën has just become more intense as the two companies announced today their intention to further expand the cooperation to include hybrid components for front-wheel-drive vehicles by singing a memorandum of understanding. Both parties have agreed not to disclose financial details of the agreement. In a joint statement, the two automakers said the components are to be used in front-wheel-drive vehicles with electrified drive trains with the proposed deal said to offer significant economies of scale for …

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Hey, guys. To address the recent and growing problems with our server, C&Gs host provider is going to be moving the forum to a better, more reliable server on Friday, November 24th. Scheduled downtime is approx 1 hour, which will occur between approx 5:00PM Friday and 3:00AM Saturday. This will hopefully cure what has been ailing us. In the meantime, I and all the other moderators (except Ven) truly appreciate your patience and loyalty while we work to improve our connection issues. Thanks again and Happy Thanksgiving! -Brian

a "readers corner" , so there is a place to leave a review on any good books anyone reads... hehe it can be out own "book club" hahahah but the idea is tell what book it is and maybe a decent couple of paragraphs including why you wanted to read it, what it was about, and a critique of it. it would include any genre, fiction and nonfiction. just an idea.

i havent been on this site long... only since january... but when i first came on... there was a sketch competition in progress... sketch competition 2: RWD pontiac sedan... the competition had been running since october 2005 because it was never ended by an admin... and here we have a similar problem... the voting for sketch comp 4... was suppose to end on May 14th... last sunday... yet it is still in operation... because it has not yet been ended im sure i do not speak for myself when i say im frustrated with the way the sketch comps are left to run on endlessly yet the chopping comps are consistently on time with deadlines etc... i am aware that the admins have …

Well, we're back and kickin' butt, so we decided to make a few revisions while we could. Allow me the break the changes down for you. The Other Guys has now been broken down into four distinct sections by geography or company - Ford, DCX, Europe, and Asia. We decided the placement of each individual make should be based on what's commonly accepted as 'country of origin' (Japan for Nissan though its French-owned) and ease of grouping (a new platform shared by multiple Ford divisions placed in Ford rather than Ford, European, and Asian). C&G takes pride in our easy navigability and we hope this will be easy and hassle-free for everyone. 2006 …

I'm sure you've all noticed the nice new thing at the top of the forums. Looks good, but I dislike it for two reasons. First is that it is wide, causing potential unwanted sideways scrolling. Secondly, it has no "Log Out" link that I can find, meaning I cannot change screen names and pretend to be everybody's favorite crazy Floridian.

I was wondering if any mods happened to "The Chevelle Project" but it says Protected fourm. Im I the only one that cant see this? Or Can you give me a Link to "The Chevelle Project" please?

I was trying to reply to Walt's post about his G6, but didn't really work. At first I couldn't even click reply, just gives me permission problems. Now I could reply, but post doesn't seem to show up. But then when I go back to the forum index, the post icon does show that I have replied.

Nissan, Hyundai reportedly duking it out for No. 2 Asian automaker in U.S. by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Aug 30th 2010 at 9:32AM Nissan has long been the number three Asian automaker in the U.S., lagging behind both Honda and Toyota on the sales charts. But the Japanese automaker has been on a bit of a roll of late, with 10 straight months of sales gains and an aggressive product onslaught planned for the next 24 months. Nissan would love to unseat Honda to finally sneak up to the number two slot in the States, but a funny thing's happening: Hyundai is doing its best to push Nissan down to number four. Nissan and Hyundai are currently in a dead heat in U.S. auto sales.…

BMW has done the (inexplicable) inevitable, expanding its M treatment from cars to SUVs (or Sports Activity Vehicles in BMW parlance). The New York Auto Show marks the world debut of the X5 M and X6 M, and in typical M fashion, the high riders get substantially more power than their more pedestrian variants. Both vehicles get uprated versions of the 4.4-liter twin-turbocharged V8 that debuted in the X6 last year. Power goes from a mere 400 hp up to 555 hp in M form with torque swelling from 450 to 500 lb-ft. While the increase in twist doesn't seem like all that much, BMW is claiming it's produced from 1,500 all the way to 5,650 rpm. The 4.4-liter V8 is direct injected …

Fiat, Ford lead sales decline in Europe as Audi gains Automotive News Europe -- September 16, 2010 10:40 CET (Bloomberg) -- Fiat S.p.A., Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. led a fifth-consecutive monthly drop in European car sales as the end of government incentives hit demand. Volkswagen AG's Audi luxury unit gained market share. Registrations fell 12 percent to 731,503 vehicles in August from a year earlier, Brussels-based industry group ACEA said Thursday. Eight-month deliveries decreased 3 percent to 9.3 million. Fiat declined 24 percent, while Ford slipped 20 percent and Toyota slumped 19 percent. European demand is declining as governments end or trim subsidi…

When will the French/Italians learn? I present to you the: Citroen Nemo Fiat Fiorino Peugeot Bipper

I can't see a single one of the images on the front page of C&G. It really bummed me out this morning when I couldn't see the picture for the "What new GM car is this?" thread. Also, like some other folks, I'm having to log in whenever I come back, even if I set it to "Remember me". I'm using Firefox.

With yesterday's sale -- is this the end of the Subaru sub-topic here at CNG? If so, I'm gonna get my post (this one) in now, before it's too late!

What is going on here? It happens a lot. Could the shoutbox be interfering with the forums somehow?

I just wanted to let you all know that it is back, and with another good contest: to design a Kappa-sized little brother to the Corvette... a Chevrolet Stingray. See THIS LINK to visit the thread!

Whats the deal with the Hacked by Pirate Devilbyte crew stuff when I poke members or forums??? [email protected] WTF

At the top of my page right now, above the Cheers and Gears banner, the following is present: IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/tmp/sess_cccc98f1c07a2e6a7a1ecbe35cf8d68e, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) (Line: 429 of /index.php) IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/cheers/public_html/forums/index.php:722) (Line: 429 of /index.php) IPB WARNING [2] session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/cheers/public_html/forums/index.php:722) (Line: 429 of /index.php…

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Audi, Mercedes forge ahead in China September 6, 2010 06:01 CET Print Email Reprints FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Audi and Mercedes-Benz racked up more eye-popping sales in China in August, tapping into a rich vein of growth as living standards rise in the world's most populous nation. Audi said its China sales jumped by two-thirds to 22,350 units, bringing the total for the past eight months to nearly 152,800, a year-to-date gain of 63 percent. This puts China on track to eclipse Germany as Audi's single-largest market as domestic new-vehicle registrations amounted to 144,365 units through August, according to official data. Audi controls a much bigger slice …

... But I believe I've lost the ability to edit my signature.

As some of you may have noticed, we've gone ahead and split the Asian Marques Forum into five seperate categories Toyota Motor Corporation will obviously contain all Toyota news, including Lexus, Scion, Daihatsu, Hino, etc. Honda Motor Company now has all Honda/Acura news. Nissan Motor Company rounds out the Japanese 'Big 3' with Nissan/Infiniti developments. Other Japanese Marques is home to Mitsubishi, Subaru, and anything else Japanese. Chinese Automakers covers all those cute lil' upstarts who make the funny cars we love to laugh at - Chery, BYD, Geely, etc. The main Asian Marques forum will now be used for the miscellaneous Asian manufacturers from the Phillipp…

I have to log in every time I come here even though every time that I log in, I hit the "remember me" button. Is anyone else having this problem.

Need I say more?

Report: Mahindra says it has terminated U.S. dealer agreement by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Aug 28th, 2010 at 11:25AM Mahindra's four-year saga with Global Vehicles is taking so many turns, it should get a telenovela on Univision. When we recently posted that the Pik-Up finally received EPA certification, GV and its dealer network were excited and ready to go. However, commenters on that post noted a message on Mahindra's site indicating that the company's relationship with GV was kaput. Mahindra hasn't said a word since, but Global Vehicles and the dealers have let folks know that they aren't impressed and that they have no idea what Mahindra thinks it's doing. Gl…

10 Best Lexus IS (tops the list....the one Toyota I might buy) Mazda 3 Mazda RX-8 (even if it's feminine) Nissan Maxima Infiniti M35/45 Infiniti G35 sedan Infiniti FX35/45 Acura TSX (everything after this point is reaching) MDX Mazda CX-9 11-bonus pick Acura TL 10 worst Yaris hatch Xb current Highlander the Turdra Ridgeline Civic Prius Avalon Fit Azera/Sonata combo platter Veracruz Sequioa Elantra lists may change daily

Toyota, Honda, Nissan shares surge as Japan halts yen rise September 15, 2010 - 9:00 am ET TOKYO (Reuters) -- The Nikkei stock average today jumped 2.3 percent to a one-month closing high after Japan intervened to weaken the yen, boosting shares of Toyota, Honda, Nissan and other exporters. Japan intervened to sell yen for the first time in six years, bringing the currency off 15-year highs against the dollar. The action lifted the Nikkei out of negative territory and the index surged as much as 3 percent at one stage. Automakers rose across the board with Toyota Motor Corp. surging 3.8 percent to 3,010 yen and Honda Motor Co. advancing 4 percent to 2,944 yen. Nissan…

Sometimes I get tired of sigs, so I thought that rather than just turning them off, maybe we could add a feature that LS1GTO.com has. Your sig appears after your first post in a topic, but after your first post, your sig does not appear. Thoughts?

So I'm in the Lounge, and I see at the bottom that "2 Guests" are browsing the thread. How is this possible? The Lounge is supposed to be reserved for registered members only, when did this change and/or why?

Flybrian ? Noticed most of the other "Forum led by" text had been updated in other places, but the Lounge appears to be a straggler...

Shouldn't we have a GMDAT section added to the forums? I would like to see it along side Holden if you do decide to make a GMDAT section, since they control it for GM and it's all GM Asia Pacific anyway. If you do have one and I have missed the GMDAT section, please someone let me know.

Hey guys. Long time no see. I'm trying to change my email address in the control panel, and the system tells me I can't use the one I'm giving it. Can anyone tell me why not? I'll PM details to one of the admins on request, but other than that, I was wondering if there was a general issue with changing email addresses. Thanks.

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http://www.cheersandgears.com/index.php?showtopic=26343 This is old news and should no longer be pinned.. There are plenty of other examples. Let's clean this place up. Or sell it to somebody who cares enough to maintain it. Thank you, Sal C.

Tata Nano retrofitted with four-year warranty to assuage quality fears by Chris Shunk (RSS feed) on Dec 10th 2010 at 2:00PM Tata Nano sales may have started out strong, but a number of price increases and several reports of electrical or exhaust fires have resulted in a huge sales plunge for the world's most affordable vehicle. Last month, Tata sold just 509 copies of the micro mini – a far cry from the massive waiting list for the Nano back in 2009. Automotive News reports that the Indian automaker is looking to once again win over perspective buyers by introducing a four-year factory warranty. What's more, Tata will extend the warranty to all 70,000 owners already…

Russian auto sales jump 45+ percent in June, July By Mark Kleis Like the U.S. and other global auto markets, Russia faced a steep decline in auto sales during the economic instability of 2009, and now the market appears to be showing signs of recovery after posting two consecutive months of increased sales nearing 50 percent compared to 2009. The Association of European Business (AEB) has reported the latest auto sales in Russia, and according to a report by Reuters, for the month of July Russia moved 173,171 new cars from dealer lots, narrowly missing the performance in June that resulted in 174,838 sales. These increases, compared to the same months in 2009, represen…

Im not sure what "vestage" means :lol: However Im up on unnecessary and meanings. I made a brief statement about a deleted post of mine on a topic here. It was necessary for me to make note that the post was deleted and that I disagreed. The was no reason for me or anyone else to say any more. It was just me saying "I know what you did and I saw you do it :lol: " I realized it was done to try to keep things undercontrol. But I didnt care :) Necessary at the time, pointless now meant something at the time, no longer has any relevence :CG_all:

Finalists For 2011 European COTY Awards Announced By Viknesh Vijayenthiran Editor November 2nd, 2010 2011 Volvo S60Enlarge PhotoThe finalists for the 2011 European Car of the Year awards have been announced and surprisingly there is not a single luxury car among them, except perhaps the 2011 Volvo S60, which sits near the bottom of the luxury car spectrum. This means that original candidates like the new Jaguar XJ, Mercedes-Benz CLS and BMW 5-Series were all overlooked. Not surprisingly, most of the finalists are economical compacts, reflecting the changing trend of what’s most important when judging new cars. Even the all-electric Nissan Leaf has made this year’s fi…

http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/News/articleId=121707 PUNE, India — On the way to the launch of two ultra-cheap people's cars, Tata Motors addresses popular needs by launching two new minibuses to help with rural needs for public transportation. The new products are called the Magic and the Winger. Ratan Tata, the visionary chairman of Tata Motors, aims to change the face of Indian transportation. In 2005 he turned the light-commercial-vehicle sector upside-down with the four-wheeler Ace pickup truck. The Ace had all the abilities of popular, motorcycle-derived three-wheelers but with one extra wheel and other amenities. It was so clearly the right product for its …

Sept. car sales down 10.4% in w. Europe; no recovery seen Paul McVeigh New-car sales in western Europe fell by 10.4 percent in September, according to J.D. Power Automotive Forecasting. The UK-based market researchers now expect a 6.4 percent decline to 12.8 million in the region's car sales this year, followed by a 1.8 percent drop to 12.57 million next year as government austerity measures dampen large consumer purchases. "The market continues to compare poorly year-on-year to a 2009 market that was inflated by government scrappage incentives," J.D. Power said in a statement. The company said an annualized selling rate of 12.4 million is weak by historical standard…

C&G would like to welcome Oldsmoboi and WildManJoe as Staff Members. We have nominated them to the Editor/Reporter position. We thought that the site could use some help so we decided adding some editors was a good idea. We hope that the improved C&G Staff will be able to serve the membership better and make C&G a better place to find automotive news and rumors. Congrats to Oldsmoboi and WMJ for their nominations!

Yahoo News Article Its not the manufacture's fault of course it's that damn Mobil 1 or Castrol and the Prestone! Those damn Americans/ Brits! oh and LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Europe baulks at GM-style shakeout that could transform prospects Europe's automotive manufacturers lack the will to rid themselves of unprofitable operations that threaten their future, and experts predict a future of muddling through rather than decisive action to restore health and profits. At a conference in Bilbao, Spain, last month, Ford Europe Chairman and CEO John Fleming said overcapacity had reached 35 percent and was getting worse. In a sane world, this would mean that the least productive producers in Europe would be under pressure to close. After all, the existence of a chronically inefficient manufacturer simply makes it uneconomic for everybody. As the w…

Japanese automakers report production recovery Associated Press Tokyo -- Japanese automakers reported sharp increases Tuesday in global production for the first half of the year, and for June in particular -- with Toyota seeing a 16.2 percent surge, underlining a recovery in auto demand from a dismal plunge a year earlier. Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest automaker, said it produced 739,683 vehicles in June, as sales grew in Japan and abroad, and exports expanded to North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. For the first half, Toyota's worldwide production totaled 4.36 million vehicles, marking a 46.8 percent rise from the previous year -- underlining th…

Hey everyone, In light of the news that GM hasdivested its holdings in Fuji Heavy Industries - parent company of Subaru - the Subaru Forum once found under Foreign Exchange has been closed and deleted. All its current discussion topics have been relocated to the Asian Marques forum and merged with that forum's discussions. From now on out, all Subaru discussion will take place in the Asian Marques forum. Thanks! :CG_all: Brian Dreggors Administrator

Nissan, Hyundai profits soar; U.S., China seen slowing July 29, 2010 - 4:16 am ET SEOUL/YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co. and Hyundai Motor Co's forecast-beating quarterly profits may prove tough to match in the second half as robust sales in China and elsewhere start to slow. A patchy recovery in the U.S. market has become one of the biggest concerns for the auto industry, especially Japanese automakers, which rely heavily on the region for its profits. Nissan, Japan's No.3 automaker, reported its strongest quarterly operating profit in more than two years as sales surged, but it left its cautious guidance unchanged amid an increasingly murky outlook for d…

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I've noticed some oddness over the last week, when typing into a form for a post, as I am doing right now, occasionally the cursor suddenly backspaces to the beginning of the word I'm typing--or back several words. I've seen this behaviour on these forums and another that is also using IP.Board (2.3.1 and 2.3.6), on multiple computers---a Win XP machine using Chrome, a Vista machine w/ both Chrome and Firefox 3.5. Anyone seen anything like this? It can be very annoying when it happens 5-6 times in typing a post, as it did typing this one.

If ya'll need help. it appears that hte image is actually laid over a lot of other bars.

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European troubles could rattle Fiat Chrysler expects to see April sales jump BY GREG GARDNER FREE PRESS BUSINESS WRITER Chrysler expects to report its first substantial monthly sales increase in the U.S. in more than two years Monday, but CEO Sergio Marchionne is shifting attention to Fiat, where problems are deepening. The European half of this new alliance is facing change nearly as wrenching as Chrysler's government-backed bankruptcy. Car sales in Italy are expected to fall about 15% this year because the government stopped paying consumers to replace dilapidated old vehicles. Fiat is separating its car business from Iveco trucks and CNH farming and construction e…

A picture's worth at least a sentence or two: Frank, take a bow, your time has come. That Corvette with Nomad taillights seems like a faint memory of a bad dream now. C&G is proud to welcome longtime member NOS2006 to the staff as moderator of the design forms. He'll be in charge of setting up both the sketch and chopping competitions that you guys all know and love. Let's give our newest staff member a round of applause.

Small Japanese SUVs outpacing supply in Beijing 04/28/2010, 2:19 AM BY MARK KLEIS While attending the ongoing Beijing Auto Show, consumers are being presented with seemingly countless options of electric and hybrid gas-electric vehicles. Outside of the show, however, consumers are opting for gas-powered SUVs and shunning hybrids and electric vehicles at dealers. According to Gasgoo, several Toyota and Honda dealers in Beijing are complaining of shortages of small SUVs, while hybrid vehicles are having to be sold at a loss to clear them from dealer lots. Beijing Honda dealers explain that customers in Chaoyang, a district of Beijing, must wait two months to receive the…

Marchionnne says next European car merger may involve French Bloomberg News April 13, 2010 06:01 CET ROME (Bloomberg) -- Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne said the next European auto merger may involve a French manufacturer. “The next merger will probably be French,” Marchionne told reporters in Rome today, when asked what the next industry consolidation move could be. “They tried with Mitsubishi and they will try with someone else,” the CEO said, referring to PSA/Peugeot-Citroen, the French carmaker that ended talks last month over a proposed equity swap with Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp. PSA also has an engine partnership with BMW AG. The companies said in Febr…

I tried to reply to the Lambda minivan poll thread and couldn't. Is that normal? I voted in the poll from the front page, then linked into the thread. Not sure if my vote took or not.

Here is a link to some pics of the Lada C Concept. http://www.netcarshow.com/lada/2007-c_concept/ Um...what's up with the Japanese styling. I remember the Lada's my family drove in East Eurpope and they were definately not Asia influenced.

Japanese Auto Makers Drive Ahead With Fuel-Cell Vehicle Programs By Roger Schreffler and Mack Chrysler WardsAuto.com, Sep 29, 2010 9:00 AM TOKYO – Fuel-cell-powered vehicles may join the industry mainstream sooner than anyone thinks due to developments taking place in Asia. “Hydrogen energy and fuel-cell technologies have achieved greater acceptance and are likely to be phased in earlier in Asia, especially in Japan and South Korea, than anywhere else in the world,” writes Peter Hoffmann, publisher and editor of the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter. Hoffmann particularly is upbeat about efforts by Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. Ltd. “Both auto makers have ind…

Introduction By Mike Hudson Email Date posted: 12-19-2005 Every office has one. You know, the employee who has seemingly done no wrong since coming onboard. Every decision he makes turns into profits and every review comes with a healthy raise or promotion attached. At first, the Golden Boy is loved by all. But after a few years, the mountains of praise start to annoy coworkers. Soon resentment sets in. His nicer attributes fade into the past while his flaws start to irritate you. So when a worthy challenger emerges from the ranks, it's no surprise people are pulling for the new guy. And so it is with our latest matchup between front-wheel-drive fou…