Auto News Roundup 7-20-09: VW to buy Porsche AG, Camaro has quality-control issues, Ford has laser replacement for spark plugs

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-- Volkswagen to buy Porsche’s sports car business for roughly 8 billion euros ($11.28 billion), reported by German publication, Der Spiegel. NYT

-- The fast-selling 2010 Chevrolet Camaro is suffering from a long list of more than 65 quality-control issues. Edmunds

-- 12,500 deaths are attributed to the rise in the national speed limit since 1995, according to a study by the University of Illinois School of Public Health. Autoblog

-- General Motors plans to introduce its Chinese-market Buick Regal to North America in late 2010 or early 2011. Leftlanenews.com

-- Ford engineers will introduce ‘lasers’ to replace spark plugs within two years. Leftlanenews.com

Hilarious photo gallery of the day:

-- A Treasury of 24 Hours of LeMons Team Costumes -- Jalopnik

-- Joni Gray