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New redesigned April 2009 issue of CAR Magazine

By Ben Pulman Motoring Issues 24 February 2009 12:00 The new April 2009 issue of CAR Magazine is out now with a brand new look. We've listened to your feedback and spent nearly half a year plotting important changes to make your favourite motoring mag even better. Scroll below for our digital preview.

Chrysler first-quarter profits down

Chrysler Group said net income fell to $166 million in the first quarter as costs of two large product launches crimped the automaker's seventh consecutive quarterly profit. Profit fell 65 percent from the $473 million posted during the same quarter of 2012, Chrysler said in a statement today. First-quarter revenues dropped 6 percent to $15.4 billion.

GM preps for new engines, 8-speed transmission

General Motors is spending $332 million to upgrade powertrain plants in three states to build a new eight-speed automatic transmission, a new V6 and a new family of small-displacement gasoline engines. The plants are in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. GM is also adding $46 million to an earlier $600 million program to upgrade powertrain plants in Saginaw and Romulus, Mich.