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Cash for clunkers plan revives trade fight

Import brand automakers and dealers warned on Thursday that a vehicle scrappage proposal before the Senate would violate trade agreements and could weaken the economy. The Senate could vote on the plan on Thursday, which would offer $10,000 to any moderate- or low-income consumer who trades in a car or truck that is at least 10 years old and buys a new one that is more fuel-efficient and "assembled in the United States." The trade-ins would be scrapped rather than resold. The U.S.-made mandate "smacks of the protectionism that led to the Great Depression," said Barbara Nocera, the top Washington lobbyist for Mazda North American Operations.

Two new Hyundai transmissions boost mpg

Hyundai will introduce dual-clutch and continuously variable transmissions to models for the United States as early as next year as it seeks to become a leader in fuel efficiency, a top executive says. This will be the first application of a dual-clutch transmission for Hyundai. The transmission--which uses two clutches to shift a manual gearbox as if it were an automatic--is more efficient than either a traditional manual or automatic gearbox.

Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake: Official

The new Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake has finally been revealed before going on sale in November as a 2013 model. The 2013 Mercedes CLS Shooting Brake has been officially revealed by Mercedes-Benz, which is just as well as it’s on show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. With the British penchant for estates – and love of what is the most stylish of Mercedes – you’d think the UK would get a nice big range of models of the new CLS Shooting Brake to choose from, but it seems not.