The famous art cars by BMW will be available on display until February 24th. These art cars will be featured at The Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

Beauties at display will include Frank Stella’s graph-paper 3.0 CSL, Roy Lichtenstein’s 1977 Group 5 320i with its wild wing and body work, Robert Rauschenberg’s 1986 6-series and the 1979 Group 4 M1 that Andy Warhol painted with a brush.

These three legends raced with elegance having their new paint treatment, at the Le Mans. The Robert Rauschenberg’s 1986 6-series was not exactly a sports car. It has a more of a conventional look with a strained body work.

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On Monday Nissan has recorded its first loss in almost a decade. This economical crunch has forced Nissan, the third biggest automotive in Japan, to slice down 20,000 employees.

The expected net loss of Nissan Motor Co. is 265 billion Yen i.e. $2.9 billion for the fiscal year across March. Nissan is facing a yearly loss for the first time in the past 9 years. Carlos Ghosn, Chief Executive Nissan said, “The global auto industry is in turmoil, and Nissan is no exceptional.”

In an effort to subside the loss impact, Nissan is expelling a large number of employees. By March 2010, Nissan will reduce the number of employees from 235,000 to 215,000. The board directors too will not enjoy their bonus for the year, ending in March.

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MJ Acquisition is the group that has recently bought most of specialty car maker Saleen Inc.

Now there are some reports that show these guys are also considering buying the business of Dodge Viper as well.

However, it is not clear yet whether these guys include in the three bidders that Chryslers has announced publicly.

“We have been planning to buy Viper,” says Mike Shields who has controlling interests in different auto companies in Michigan.

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The forth coming Mercedes-Benz SLC super car will be on roads in 2011. Some spy shooters have taken its pictures and we can have a look on web.

This gives us all a chance to see what magnificence we will see in Mercedes -Benz SLC.

It is said to be the successor of SLR McLaren sports car. SLC has also a long hood bent downwards, giving it a road touching profile. With a wide and big front grill, looks like a car coming out of central casting.

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It has been confirmed by Honda that its S200 sports car to be done after the model year 09.

It was in 1999, when the two-seater was unveiled as 2000 model and it was come forward as one of the most favorite sport cars for those auto enthusiasts who wanted to have some polished manual transmission with tight chassis.

Then in 2008, the CR S2000 was added another model that seemed quite inspired from the club racer trim.

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