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Milan 2009: A Peek At The MGX Concept Car By Materialise

A side view of the MGX by Materliase concept car.--Julie Taraska Inside the MGX by Materliase concept car.--Julie Taraska See more pictures from Milan 2009.READ»

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High Concept

North American International Auto Show | January 19–27 | DetroitREAD»

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Don't Brake for Change

Patrick le Quement's cars provoke strong reactions. Here's his recipe for getting an organization to embrace risky design.READ»

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Blog David Shamansky

David Shamansky Website Nissan Murano SL 2WD Comfort In the 2009 Nissan Murano, you feel the road more than you hear it: Sound deadening is excellent, but the taut suspension means bumps of all sizes make their presence felt ...READ»

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Honda Introduces New Vision to the World; Miami Honda Lovers Await New Car

If you're a car lover or a Honda fanatic, then make sure to mark the week of December 2 on your calendar. That week is the week of the Los Angeles Car Show, and during that week, Honda will reveal just a little more of its vision of the future of automobiles, when it reveals its Personal Neo-Urban Transport concept to the world.READ»

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Science Fiction Project Management

I'm reading Bruce Sterling's 2004 novel The Zenith Angle, and just less than 75 pages in last night, I was hit by some surprisingly sensible project management and leadership advice -- coming from the pages of a skiffy book! Without ...READ»

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Touchscreen Cash Register is the Future of Upsell [exclusive video]

Cash registers may not be ringing at the mall, but for a few days this week beleaguered retailers could live in a fantasy world where not only would customers line up to buy again, but sales clerks could use a slick touchscreen to ...READ»

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The Buick Enclave is Miami's Sleekest Crossover


This was the original Motor Trend review of the Buick Enclave when it was first introduced as a 2008 model. As you will see, Enclave brought something new and unique to the car market then, and is still just as revelatory ...READ»

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Milan 2009: MGX Concept Car

Inside the MGX by Materlise concept car.READ»

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Rinspeed UC: Want to Get More Miles Out of Your Electric Car? Take It on a Train

Last time we wrote about Rinspeed it was to talk about their dual power-capable E2 concept vehicle, and the gorgeous iChange. Now the company's revealing its UC? (Urban Commuter) concept that marries electric cars and public ...READ»

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Retailing—For Real?—and Dr. Z

Ecstacy! Macy's, the department store chain, tells The New York Times that it will star in a new reality program, "Unwrapping Macy's," debuting in September on WE, the Women's Entertainment Network. Which is a good thing, of ...READ»

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Past + Future = Present

Maserati has an iconic name, but over the past quarter-century it had lost a unified design sensibility. Pininfarina’s task was to revive the brand’s DNA by charting its next evolutionary stage.READ»

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Christopher Martineson

Christopher Martineson Blog - Christopher Martineson Article Saab 9-3 Turbo X Sport Combi Everyone has that fun ex-girlfriend you keep going back to even though you know she's all wrong for you. Or that reality show you ...READ»

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These Cars are So Green They Should Be Recycled Immediately

The need to produce eco-friendly automobiles that run on a mix of sunlight, garbage, and cold fusion have given concept car creators license to imagine all sorts of misguided, albeit cool creations. Here are six green concept cars ...READ»

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Startups - The " Inside" Stories

You don't need to quit your day job to launch a startup. Instead, follow the lead of a team from Nortel Networks whose members jump-started a big idea, declared themselves intrapreneurs, and never looked back.READ»

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The Car of the Future Is Deep Orange

With Deep Orange students, instructors and industry-types are getting together to take a vehicle from the white board to the road at Clemson University's International Center for Automotive Research.READ»

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BMW Gina: Shape-Shifting Car

This car is like something out of a sci-fi flick: a BMW prototype with a flexible textile skin that reflects the carmaker's new design philosophy. READ»

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High Stakes, Big Bets

Tom Burbage and his 500-person team at Lockheed Martin went after the biggest military deal in U.S. history -- and scored a $200 billion victory: a contract to build the Joint Strike Fighter. They didn't play it safe; they played to win.READ»