The Carlovers Magazine

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• Are you a journalist? Did you attend the Shanghai Auto Show? We need your help.
• 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS Roadster revealed
• 2011 Infiniti G Coupe – Pleasant Luxury Coupe
• Supplier Quarterly Profits Soar as Auto Output Grows
• Oil Continues Sharp Declines
• Tesla Revenue Surges, But Losses Widen
• GM Mulls Reducing Truck Output
• BMW Reports Record Quarterly Volume, Earnings
• Florida Eases Evidence Rules in Product Liability Cases
• GM to Invest in Corvette Plant

Are you a journalist? Did you attend the Shanghai Auto Show? We need your help. Posted: Are you an automotive journalist? Did you attend the Shanghai Auto Show? We really want to hear what you thought of the show from a journalists prospective. We’ve made a little survey that can be found here, it would be great if you could let us know what you thought about the show from getting [...]

2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS Roadster revealed Posted: Mercedes-Benz has released some early preview images of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster – the fabric droptop version of the SLS Gullwing. Although some very minor patches remain over the badges and the head and taillights, the images pretty much reveal all. As predicted, the roadster version looks absolutely stunning. The rear end flows [...] Original article from: Australian Car Advice - Australia's largest independent Auto site. 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS Roadster revealed

2011 Infiniti G Coupe – Pleasant Luxury Coupe Posted: First Look : We've heard that Infiniti is calling their several G37 model offerings G "Thangs", which gives us a feeling that someone in their marketing department is a huge fan of Snoop Dogg and Dr. Dre. OK, you got us; they aren't calling them exactly "Thangs". To be very precise, the company is calling [...]

Supplier Quarterly Profits Soar as Auto Output Grows Posted: Magna International, Tenneco and TRW Automotive posted strong year-over-year gains in sales and earnings for the first quarter of 2011 as vehicle production expanded in Europe and North America. The three companies hiked their full-year outlooks. They expect that by year-end the industry will have recouped the output that will be [...]

Oil Continues Sharp Declines Posted: Oil futures dropped $1.81 per barrel yesterday on the New York Mercantile Exchange to settle at a $109.24. Crude futures have declined $4.69 in the past three sessions from last Friday's 31-month closing high of $113.93. Analysts attribute the latest decline in part to worries that steep energy prices will slow [...]

Tesla Revenue Surges, But Losses Widen Posted: Tesla Motors Inc. reported a $49 million net loss in the first quarter of 2011 compared with a $30 million in the same period last year. Revenue grew to a record $49 million from $21 million in the year-earlier quarter. The Palo Alto-based electric car maker credits the sales gain to [...]

GM Mulls Reducing Truck Output Posted: General Motors Co. is considering a reduction in North American production of pickup trucks because of swelling inventories, Mark Reuss, GM's president for that region, tells Bloomberg News. He says the company hasn't yet made a final decision. GM figures it has more than 275,000 pickups on dealer lots, a 111-day [...]

BMW Reports Record Quarterly Volume, Earnings Posted: BMW AG's first-quarter earnings before interest and taxes more than quadrupled to a record €1.9 billion ($2.8 billion), and net profit surged to €1.2 billion ($1.8 billion) from €324 million in January-March 2010. Revenue jumped 29% year over year to €16 billion ($23.8 billion) as group sales jumped 21% to 382,800 [...]

Florida Eases Evidence Rules in Product Liability Cases Posted: The Florida House of Representatives has passed a bill that would allow automakers and other defendants in product liability trials to tell juries about other possible sources of blame, the Associated Press reports. The state senate bill has already approved the legislation. The law will nullify a ruling in 2001 by [...]

GM to Invest in Corvette Plant Posted: General Motors Co. says it will spend $131 million to retool its Bowling Green, Ky., plant to build the next-generation Corvette, which isn't due until at least the 2014 model year. The company hasn't released any details yet about the seventh-generation model. GM also plans to add 250 workers [...]

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