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A car or automobile is a wheeled passenger vehicle that carries its own motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for between one and six people, typically have four wheels and be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods. This definition includes cars and smaller SUVs - but not motorcycles, buses, trucks or vans. The term automobile is derived from Greek auto- ("self") and Latin 'mobilis' ("movable"), referring to the fact that it "moves by itself".

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The Holden VE Commodore is the fourteenth and current model of the Holden Commodore, a full-size car produced by the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, Holden.

The car was officially presented at a media launch in Melbourne on July 16, 2006, which was viewable live on the internet. With a sales debut on August 14, 2006, it is the first Commodore to be entirely designed and engineered in Australia. All previous generations from the original VB Commodore had been based on European sourced platforms from Opel that had been enlarged and adapted for the local market. With Opel deciding to discontinue the Opel Omega in 2003, Holden had no choice but to go with a clean-sheet approach. (more...)

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1975 Chevrolet Corvette convertible

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Did you know...

...that the nearly identical Ford Model T engines were produced for exactly 12,000 days, making this the longest-produced engine?
...that the first production turbocharged cars were General Motors' A-body 1962 Chevrolet Corvair and Oldsmobile F-85?
...that Jeep introduced the 1993 Grand Cherokee and 2007 Wrangler in the same way — by driving them through a plate glass window?
...that the Wrangler's intro caused Ralph Nader to lash out against the auto industry?
...that a small number of Renault 20s, badged as Dacia 2000, were made in the 1980s by Dacia in Romania for Romanian communist dignitaries of that time?
...that the Autobianchi Primula was the Fiat's first automobile with the front-wheel drive, transverse engine setup and rack and pinion steering?
...that the Daihatsu Applause is a liftback, even though the outside appearance might suggest that it is a sedan?

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Aston Martin sold

March 12, 2007
Ford Motor Company confirmed today its sale of Aston Martin to a group led by David Richards. The sale, valued at £475 millon (US$925 million), will be completed in the second quarter and Ford will retain a £40 million (US$77 million) stake in the company. (more)

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Nicolaus Otto

Nikolaus August Otto (June 14, 1832 Holzhausen, Nassau - January 26, 1891 Cologne) was the German inventor of the internal-combustion engine, the first engine to burn fuel directly in a piston chamber. Up until his invention, all engines were external-combustion engines and fuel was burned in a separate compartment.

In 1864, Otto co-founded an engine manufacturing business in Cologne. Along with his business partner Eugen Langen he established “N.A. Otto & Cie.”. This company exists today as “Deutz AG”, who boasts the fact that they are the world's oldest engine manufacturers, with over 140 years of experience. (more...)

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