R.I.P.: Here's what bit the dust in 2011

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Each year there are winners and lots of losers in the auto industry. Last year we saw the demise of one automaker, two brands and 27 nameplates, according to a list that appears on the Motor Trend Web site.

Saab filed for liquidation in a Swedish court recently. Daimler pulled the plug on Maybach, its premium brand, and Ford Motor Co. dropped Mercury. And here are the nameplates -- some with a decades-long history -- that got the heave-ho in 2011:

-- Buick Lucerne

-- Cadillac DTS

-- Cadillac STS

-- Chevrolet Aveo

-- Chevrolet HHR

-- Dodge Caliber

-- Dodge Dakota

-- Dodge Nitro

-- Ferrari 612 Scaglietti

-- Ford Crown Victoria

-- Ford Ranger

-- Honda Element

-- Lotus Elise

-- Lotus Exige

-- Mazda RX-8

-- Mazda Tribute

-- Maybach 57

-- Maybach 62

-- Mercury Grand Marquis

-- Mitsubishi Eclipse

-- Mitsubishi Endeavor

-- Saab 9-3

-- Saab 9-4X

-- Saab 9-5

-- Tesla Roadster

-- Volvo S40

-- Volvo V50

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