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GENERAL MOTORS POSTS $1.15BN LOSS: General Motors has posted a Q3 loss of $1.15bn, an improvement over the same period in 2008, which the group says reflect cost savings wrought through bankruptcy. BMW RELEASES X5M AND X6M MODELS IN QATAR: Alfardan Automobiles, Qatar's exclusive BMW importer, has unveiled the new BMW X5 M and X6 M models.

BMW TO SHOWCASE MINI AT DUBAI MOTOR SHOW: BMW Group Middle East has announced that the two commemorative Mini 50 Camden and Mini 50 Mayfair Limited Edition models will be making their Middle East debuts at the 10th Dubai International Motor Show in December. To see more of AME Info, go to http://www.ameinfo.com. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services.

Vista approved the purchase of a $5.7 million property Tuesday that will be leased to a luxury car dealership. The City Council unanimously agreed to buy the 32,000-square-foot site of a former Circuit City warehouse that shut down last year.

NEW TOYOTA LAND CRUISER PRADO ON SALE IN BAHRAIN: The fourth generation of the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado has been unvelied by Ebrahim K. Kanoo, Bahrain's sole distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles, in the company's showroom in Sitra.

Faulkner BMW has found a bigger home in its current neighborhood. The dealership has agreed to buy the Saturn of Lancaster property for an undisclosed price, company officials said Thursday. With Saturn of Lancaster closing its doors today, ending 18 years of operation, Faulkner BMW hopes to open there next spring.

TOKYO -- Sales of imported motor vehicles in Japan, including those made at Japanese carmakers' overseas plants, plunged 22.7 percent in October from a year earlier to 11,390 units amid severe economic conditions, an industry body said Friday. The number represents the 18th consecutive monthly fall, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said.

It was a long time coming, but jobless workers in Union County finally received some good news on Wednesday. Spain-based Gestamp Automocion LLC announced it plans to hire for 40 new positions over the next year at its LSP Automotive Systems plant off Highway 176 as it gears up to supply BMW Manufacturing Co. with parts for the next generation X3 set to launch in 2010.

MUMBAI, India -- Its high maintenance and premium pricing always put brakes on your plan to buy a diesel car. While Mercedes is planning to roll out new E class in diesel, BMW is getting ready to launch diesel models in the forthcoming auto expo. Carmakers have begun stepping up production of diesel variants in recent months.

Power tools emit high-pitched screams inside a Trident Technical College classroom as students learn how to drill a fastener into a thin composite plate. None of the two dozen students take their assignment lightly.

TOKYO -- BMW Japan Corp. said Thursday it has begun to take orders for its German parent's first gasoline-electric hybrid cars with delivery planned to start next summer. Available for ordering are the BMW Active Hybrid 7 and 7L of the flagship BMW 7 series.