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U.S. says 90 percent of clunker claims have been approved

The U.S. Transportation Department says it has paid or approved $2.6 billion in cash-for-clunkers transactions, or 90 percent of the $2.9 billion submitted, as accelerated payments to dealers continue. A total of 534,598 claims for $2.3 billion were paid as of Sept.

Chrysler to build smaller version of Pentastar V6

The Chrysler Group plans to produce a smaller version of its 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engine, likely at a plant in suburban Detroit, according to a union official and a source familiar with the project. The new 3.2-liter Pentastar V6 is set to debut in the replacement for the Jeep Liberty, the union official said. Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has said the Liberty successor will be introduced in January at the 2013 Detroit auto show.

New Lexus ‘F’ teased – looks like the Lexus RC-F is on the way

Looks like the Lexus RC-F Coupe is heading for Detroit With the Detroit Auto Show arriving as soon as we have Christmas and the New Year out of the way, the teases for new cars are going to start flowing. And Lexus are in early with a tease for a new model-F performance coupe. Lexus aren’t saying what the new F-Model will be, but its seems certain to be the Lexus RC-F, a high performance version of the Lexus RC Coupe revealed in Tokyo last month.