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Mercedes fixes diesel injector problems

Mercedes say that a new injector system for C Class and E Class diesels with the OM651 engine have now been fixed. So extensive was the problem that many owners were waiting months for their cars to be fixed as Mercedes struggled with a mounting pile of broken cars and injectors that were failing. Mercedes tell us that the problem was fixed with the release of new injectors later in 2010, but Cars UK readers have continued to complain about their cars needing multiple visits to dealers with injectors failing multiple times (that original story garnered more than 500 comments from disgruntled Mercedes owners).

Audi Q5 headed for U.S. showrooms

It will take just a bit more than $38,000 to get into Audi's 2009 Q5 all-wheel-drive crossover. Audi has set the sticker price for the Q5 Premium, which is the starter trim level, at $38,025 including shipping charges. There are two steps up the trim-level ladder--the Premium Plus, which stickers for $42,325, and the Prestige, which carries a bottom line of $49,025.

Flashback: Pontiac killed on April 27, 2009

It was precisely two years ago today--April 27, 2009--that Pontiac met its demise. In hindsight, the decision made a lot of sense for General Motors, which six weeks later would file for bankruptcy. But at the time, many enthusiasts were more than a bit upset that 80 years of Pontiac--once the third-best-selling brand in the United States--was set for the scrap yard.