Auto News Roundup 7-27-09: EPA changes clunker mileage on 100 cars, VW sells more in China than Germany or North America

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-- EPA mileage change throws 100 clunker models in or out of voucher plan. Detroit Free Press

-- To avoid pushing the stock price down, U.S. government will sell GM stake in stages. Detroit Free Press

-- A Volkswagen first: more VWs sold in China than Germany (or North America). LeftLaneNews.com

-- Mexican government ‘evaluates’ Chinese car imports and may ban them for trying to sell direct with no production in Mexico. Edmunds

-- As Ford retools its Louisville, Ky., assembly plant next year, it will drop Explorer Sport Trac and Mountaineer trucks. LeftLaneNews.com

-- Toyota launches an all-media blitz for ‘Cash for Clunkers’ program. Mediapost

-- Ferrari 458 Italia is officially announced with 4.5-liter V8 pumping out 562 horsepower and 398 lb-ft of torque. Autoblog

-- Joni Gray