| Smart Australia launches online buying system |
Jun 19th, 2013 |
Australia has introduced a new web-based purchasing platform allowing customers to buy new cars completely online. The website prompts ...
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| Fiat 500L Living seven-seat ‘Magic Purpose Wagon’ revealed |
Jun 19th, 2013 |
500L seen in 2012. Measuring 4350mm long, 1780mm wide and 1670mm high, the Living is 210mm longer, just as wide, and 10mm taller than the 500L. With a load capacity of 638 litres, the 500L Living also offers 295L more space then the 500L's 343-litre luggage ...
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| Chrysler Will Recall Disputed Jeep Grand Cherokee and Liberty Vehicles |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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Chrysler Group has settled its differences with the NHTSA and will recall select Jeep vehicles.
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| Hot List: Top 10 Used Utilities to Avoid |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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We've compiled a list of the top utility vehicles you should avoid when shopping for a used car.
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| 2014 Buick LaCrosse Starts at $34,060 With eAssist I-4 or V-6 |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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| Fitch Affirms Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2012-4 |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
Fitch: Market Moves Bring Bank Interest Rate Risks to Forefront The recent rise in U.S. Treasury yields and speculation surrounding possible changes in the Fed's bond buying program have highlighted the potential risks faced by U.S. banks in a rising rate environment, according to Fitch Ratings. A sustained increase in interest rates, potentially signaling an end to the prolonged low rate ...
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| News Summary Chrysler agrees to recall 2.7M Jeeps |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
CHRYSLER CAVES: Chrysler reversed course and agreed to recall 2.7 million Jeeps Tuesday. The company insists the vehicles are safe, and initially denied the government's request to recall them. But it says it realizes customers are ...
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| Service You Right: How to Avoid Getting Scammed at Your Dealer’s Service Desk |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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Modern cars come with a maintenance regimen recommended by the manufacturer, but some dealers will try to sell you their own more expensive plan with extra, often needless services. If you let them. Don’t. A substantial share of a dealership’s profit comes from its service department. The more it can charge for service, the more [...]
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| Asbury Offers Notes |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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 Asbury Automotive Group Inc. plans to offer $75 million in aggregate principal amount of additional 8.375 percent senior subordinated notes due 2020 in a private transaction.
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| Poll: How Should Lamborghini Change the Next-Gen Gallardo? |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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Next Gallardo Could be Called Cabrera
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| 2013 Toyota Venza Car Seat Check |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
There was also enough room for the infant seat; the front passenger had to move the seat up a bit to accommodate the car seat, but there was still a comfortable amount of ...
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| Chrysler expected to make Jeep recall refusal official |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
refusal to recall 2.7 million older Jeep SUVs that are at risk of catching fire in rear-end collisions. The government says 51 people have suffered fiery deaths in Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys with gas tanks mounted behind the rear axles. But Chrysler is expected to stick to its contention that the SUVs are as safe as similar vehicles on the road. The Jeeps, it says, met all federal safety ...
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| Rolls-Royce Awards ATK Aft Fan Composite Case Contract for Trent XWB-97 Engine |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
ATK announced the award of a contract valued at more than $50 million from Rolls-Royce plc, United Kingdom, to produce aft fan composite cases for the new Trent XWB-97 engine. The contract has the potential to grow to more than $200 million. This Rolls-Royce engine is the sole engine now available to power the Airbus A350-1000 aircraft ...
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| Volvo releases V8 Supercars video teaser |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
official announcement ,Volvo Car Australia boss Matt Braid reminded people thatVolvo was not just there to make up the numbers. "We have a strong motorsport heritage both globally and in Australia,"Braid said. "We are determined to add to [our racing] heritage.'; Racing under Garry Rogers Motorsport, the two Volvo Polestar RacingS60 V8 Supercars are to begin testing later ...
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| Older fire trucks gear donated to Peruvians |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
Peruvian firefighters will soon be getting three used fire trucks and two containers full of firefighting equipment thanks to a donation from Vancouver-based Firefighters Without Borders ...
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| Poll: How Should Lamborghini Change the Next-Gen Gallardo? |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
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| Thai monks under fire for allegedly living in fast lane |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
Thailand's National Office of Buddhism said it is investigating complaints of monks living lavish lifestyles with luxury vehicles and private jets. Nopparat Benjawatananun, director of the office, said monks at a temple in Sisaket are being investigated after several complaints were filed and officials viewed a video of three monks riding on a private jet, The Nation (Thailand) reported ...
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| Mazda MX-5 parade sets new world record |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
Mazda MX-5 s set back in 2010, was set at the RDW Test Centre - a test track in Lelystad, Netherlands - during Mazda's annual MAX-5 event. The 1450 participants were entertained with demonstrations from the RiBank Mazda MaX5 Cup racers, as well as being given a chance to give Mazda's new i-ACTIVESENSE technology a thorough once ...
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| 6 tips on getting a good deal on an auto lease |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
New vehicle leasing climbed in the first three months of 2013 to the highest level in seven years, according to Experian Automotive, a unit of credit data tracker Experian. Leasing made up nearly 28 percent of all new vehicles financed in the quarter - the greatest proportion in records that go back to 2006."Lenders have seen overall stability come back to the market since the recession, and ...
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| Mitsubishi Motors to recall 9478 faulty vehicles in China |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
(MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Mitsubishi Motors plans on recalling 9,478 vehicles in China due to a potential safety hazard in the sunroof, reported Xinhua News.China's consumer quality watchdog also said that the problem was related to the installing of the sunroofs causing a possibility of the glass panel ...
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| Police step up security in Sandy-hit areas of Staten Island |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
Hurricane Sandy in an effort to curb looting, officials said. Police have focused on the neighborhoods Ocean Breeze, Midland Beach and an area of Oakwood around Cedar Grove Beach, which still have vacant homes, the Staten Island Advance reported Monday. "We've revamped it now -- we have 10 cars per night in the hurricane zone, and in certain strategic areas where I think it's a ...
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| Little overall change in new car sales ABS |
Jun 18th, 2013 |
The ABC reports that sales of new cars were down 0.2 per cent, seasonally adjusted, compared to May year. An estimated total of 93 209 new vehicles were sold in May, a slight increase (27 units) compared to the month before, according to ABS data. Compared to April, SUV sales were up 0.7 per cent, and passenger vehicle sales down 0.7 per cent. Five of eight states or territories saw a ...
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| Ford Promises Knobs and Hard Buttons on Future MyFord Touch Systems |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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Ford reintroduces the knob and hard buttons to future vehicles.
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| 2014 Fiat 500L First Drive |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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With the 2014 Fiat 500L, Italy shows the Koreans how to make a proper B-segment car
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| Name That Shifter, No. 133 |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer open [...]
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| SQs Us, Please! 2014 Audi SQ5 Starts at $52,795 |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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It’s taken some time for the SQ5 to get here, and now we know how much it will cost: the new 2014 SQ5 high-performance crossover will be priced at $52,795. The new entry is significant for two reasons: it’s Audi’s first-ever S-variant crossover, and the SQ5 we’ll be getting in North America is actually more [...]
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| Consumers Choosing More Practical Vehicles, Says CarFinance.com |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Below-prime consumers are sticking with sensible and durable vehicles, according to CarFinance.com’s Top 10 list of most frequently refinanced vehicles.
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| Volcano Orange McLaren P1 Shines in the Beverly Hills Sun |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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While million-dollar exotic cars aren’t an everyday sight for most people, those who attended the 2013 Rodeo Drive Concours D’Elegance in Beverly Hills this past weekend got more than just a glimpse of the McLaren P1. The 903-hp hybrid hypercar stole the show at the annual Father’s Day car show on Rodeo Drive. As striking [...]
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| Nissan plant worker killed in auto assembly area |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
http://bit.ly/12Pu6uO ) reported Nissan spokesman Justin Saia said Hooper's death on Sunday occurred in the body assembly section of the plant. Saia said he could not provide more details until family members had been ...
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| Recall Alert 2013 Ram 2500 3500 Pickup Trucks |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
pickup trucks due to a problem in the exterior lighting system that could reduce the driver's visibility and blind oncoming traffic, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Affected vehicles were manufactured between Jan. 7 and Feb. 28, 2013, and are equipped with optional premium headlamps. The headlamp shutters may function improperly when in high-beam mode and ...
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| Europe’s auto upturn could be short-lived |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Emblems of VW Golf VII car are pictured in a production line at the plant of German auto maker Volkswagen in Wolfsburg on February 25, 2013. (FABIAN ...
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| TN officials hope to lure Fiat-Chrysler to state |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
PULASKI, Tenn. (AP) - State officials are making the case to Fiat head Sergio Marchionne to select Tennessee for the Italian automaker's joint headquarters with Chrysler Group LLC. Marchionne met with Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and others on Sunday at a ceremony to mark the expansion of Fiat subsidiary Magneti Marelli's components plant in Pulaski. WPLN-FM reports that Marchionne said ...
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| Fuel Economy Remains at Record Levels |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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 TrueCar announced that fuel economy numbers from May light vehicle auto sales indicate TrueMPG remain steady at 23.7 mpg, remaining at record levels for industry fuel economy.
TrueMPG is the firm's proprietary measure of fuel economy.
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| Increased Supply Pushes Down Prices |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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 Prices for used cars and light trucks up to 8 years old declined 2.1 percent in May - the largest drop since last October.
The NADA Used Car Guide reports that the average trade-in price of used vehicles up to 8 years old slipped from $15,320 last year to $15,263 in May year-to-date.
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| Small Business Confidence Rebounds |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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 For the second consecutive month, small-business owner confidence edged up.
The National Federation of Independent Business' Index of Small Business Optimism increased by 2.3 points to a final reading of 94.4 in May, the second highest since the recession started in December 2007.
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| Former Office Manager Goes to Prison for Fraud |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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 The former office manager of a Nissan store will spend four months in prison and has been ordered to pay more than $100,000 for defrauding her former employer.
Dianne Handy, of Alexandria, La., was sentenced to four months in prison with five years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $101,017 in restitution for defrauding Leglue Nissan. Handy was the office manager for Leglue.
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG drive review: AMG cranks up the new entry-level Mercedes |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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| Dodge Brand’s Future Past 2016 Questioned in New Report |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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Chrysler renewing 60 percent of lineup.
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| Chrysler issues four recalls |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Chrysler Group is recalling about 50,000 vehicles for four separate problems, regulators in Washington said Monday. The automaker is recalling more than 30,000 model year 2013 Ram 1500, 2500, and 3500 trucks made between Sept. 9, 2012, through March 5, 2013, that have a premium taillamps feature. The trucks have a possible malfunctioning turn-signal signal indicator that does not warn drivers ...
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| Toyota Gets More Time to Win Approval of $1.1 Billion Pact |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp. and lawyers suing the company were given more time to win final approval of a $1.1 billion settlement of claims that recalls related to unintended acceleration hurt the value of U.S. customers' vehicles. U.S. District Judge James V. Selna, after a hearing Friday in Santa Ana, California, granted requests from attorneys for both sides to provide updated figures about how ...
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| Volvo V40 Polestar with 258kW and all-wheel-drive being discussed |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
sedan. Speaking at the local launch of the Volvo S60 Polestar today, managing director of Polestar Performance, Haans Baath, said development of a V40 race car was "more than 50 per cent" complete when Volvo demanded the focus turn to S60. Asked whether the Volvo V40 racer could have been turned into a production car, Baath replied ...
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| Jaguar Land Rover mulls U.S. diesel unusual hybrid |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
The redesigned 2013 Range Rover makes extensive use of aluminum to cut hundreds of pounds, improving both performance and fuel economy. For greater economy it would be a likely model to get any diesel engine Land Rover brings to the ...
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| 2013 Audi S7 review notes: Some complaints about the trans |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
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DIGITAL EDITOR ANDREW STOY: Beautiful to look at and sit in, the
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| Volvo S60 Polestar priced from $109950 |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
has been launched in Australia, with the tuned 50-unit limited edition priced from $109,950. Cited as the "quickest point-to-point luxury European sedan - in any weather" ...
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| BMW 1 Series prices down equipment up for luxury hatch |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
hatch to counter its newly launched, aggressively priced, premium German rivals. The entry-level BMW 116i now starts at $35,600 - matching the sharp base-model pricing of its compatriots, ...
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| Man charged for 139 thefts from cars |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
A 25-year-old Tauranga man has been charged with 139 counts of thefts from cars. The man will appear in Tauranga District Court tomorrow and is also facing charges of burglary and possession of a weapon. Police said the man was arrested after a Brookfield resident spotted suspicious activity about 3.30am on June 4. A police dog handler located the man shortly ...
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| Ford employs industry-first autonomous vehicle testing |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Ford engineers along with Utah-based Autonomous Solutions Inc., the autonomous vehicles employ robotic technology to drive cars during accelerated high-impact on- and off-road durability tests. In use now at Ford's Michigan proving grounds, the robotically driven vehicles are able to tackle tests that are designed to compress 10 years of daily driving abuse into courses a couple of hundred ...
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| Alfa Romeo Mito updated Italian city car here in Q4 |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Fiat 500 , the 'TwinAir' engine consumes a claimed 4.2 litres per 100km on the combined cycle in the Mito, while motivating it from 0-100km/h in 11.4 seconds. Alfa Romeo Australia spokeswoman Tamara Weston confirmed the upgraded Mito would arrive in local showrooms before the end of the year, but said it was still unclear at this stage if the two-cylinder engine would be added to our ...
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| Banks auto realty stocks tank as RBI maintains status-quo |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Most rate sensitive stocks appreciated in last few week on the back of strong macro economic data which cemented hopes of a rate cut in June policy ...
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| Chryslers Recall Refusal of 2.7M Jeeps Could Invite Major Liability |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
A defiant Chrysler is refusing to recall about 2.7 million Jeeps the government says are at risk of a fuel tank fire in a rear-end collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration sent Chrysler a letter asking that the company voluntarily recall Jeep Grand Cherokees from 1993 through 2004 and Jeep Libertys from 2002 through 2007. Chrysler Group LLC, which is majority-owned by ...
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| Volvo to announce entry into 2014 V8 Supercar Championship |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Nissan . The V8 Supercars entry will see Volvo work closely with its global motorsport and tuning partner Polestar, as the Swedish manufacturer famous for championing vehicle safety looks to enhance the status of its performance car division intended to rival the likes of Mercedes' AMG and BMW's M. Polestar founder and CEO Christian Dahl was spotted in the garage of Garry Rogers ...
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| Sales aren’t all play — there’s cars home goods art too |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
A William Traies oil landscape would look perfectly at home in one of Pittsburgh's fine-art institutions. Britain born, Traies practiced his craft during most of the 19th century until his death in 1872. Well represented during sales at Christie's, Sotheby's and Bonhams, the artist's oil landscapes hang in museums throughout the British Isles. With some normal wear because of ...
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| The fast and the affordable |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
So we're pushing "affordable" a bit with the $39,250 base price of the MINI John Cooper Works GP, but we can't help it. The turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine cranks out 211 horsepower, enough to send this little car from zero to 60 mph in 5.9 seconds on its way to a top speed of 150 mph. It's the fastest production MINI ever, and only 500 are coming to the United ...
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| Ford closure highlights car manufacturing industrys struggle for survival |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
Adelaide 5000 A high dollar, cheap overseas labour and a global market are putting pressure on Australia's manufacturing sector, and the car industry represents the malaise in the sector like no other.There was a time when Australia had five car companies successfully making and selling cars locally.But those days are long gone - there has been a slow and steady decline in the industry ...
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| No cars but lots of wheels on Vancouver streets for Car Free Day |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
It may have been car-free, but Vancouver’s four-location Car Free Day featured many other modes of transport. Bicycles, tricycle, scooters and strollers shared car-vanquished Main Street, ...
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| Latest youth initiative from Mercedes-Benz |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> To aid in the advancement of Chinese youth, Mercedes-Benz is again cooperating with the China Youth Development Foundation on a new program that kicked off on May 31. The new initiative invites students from Hope primary schools to participate in activities relating to road safety, music, sports and the arts. It is part of the automaker's Star Foundation, which ...
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| Best summer road-trip cars |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
again, msn auto writers can't hide their personal bias against domestic brands. their uppity, snooty attitudes are flalring here lately. just because the writers prefer and can afford foreign cars does not mean they can put objectivity aside.basically, they're like our government....let us do your thinking for you...ytust us, we know what's best fro ...
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| Mercedes-Benz S63 AMG spotted in official production video |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
has been revealed for the first time in an official video from the German manufacturer. While most of the clip filmed at Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen plant in Germany shows the production processes behind the ...
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| Honda plans more RD in China |
Jun 17th, 2013 |
By the end of 2015, Honda plans to introduce 12 new models to China as it further pushes localization from styling and design to testing, the company said ...
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| Volvo XC60 Turned into Art Piece |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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Volvo Car Switzerland organizes the third annual Volvo Art Session where artists turn the 2014 XC60 into a work of art.
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| Video: The Alfa Romeo 4C is Born |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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Carscoop releases a video showing what goes into creating the Alfa Romeo 4C.
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| 2014 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra Crew Cab Configurators Go Live |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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They’ve been revealed and driven, and have been the source of a great deal of speculation and some trash-talking by truck fans on both sides of the GM/Ford fence. Now, we have a better idea of the prices on some of the most popular configurations. Configurators for the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500 [...]
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| MT Video Week In Review: Pike’s Peak Racers, Gulf Coast in Jaguar XFR-S, SRT Ad Debut |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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This week, we have a diverse mix of video fare for you. We start off with a test of the latest Honda Civic Si, to see how it stands up to the latest standard-bearers in the hot compact class, the Ford Focus ST and the Volkswagen GTI. Then we look at some Pike’s Peak racers [...]
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| Video: Subaru Rally Team Higgins and Drew Win 100 Acre Wood Rally |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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Rally racing, like Formula One, may have had its origins overseas, but has gained plenty of fans in the U.S. The traditional rival marques have been Subaru and Mitsubishi with the Impreza WRX and Lancer Evolution, but lately, Ford has made a high-profile entrance into the sport with driver Ken Block. In a mini-documentary series [...]
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| 5 Best TV Dad Cars |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
fuel-injected '57 Corvette , it just didn't project the image of a stable, practical family-friendly 1950s dad. Here are some of our favorites from some classic and some more recent TV ...
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| The Hartford Ordered to Pay $20M to Auto Body Shops |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
A Connecticut judge has ordered The Hartford insurance company to pay $20 million to auto body shops for an unfair trade practice related to hourly labor rates for vehicle repairs. The judge’s decision last week for punitive damages is in addition to a jury award of nearly $15 million reached against the company in 2009. The Auto Body Association of Connecticut alleged that The Hartford ...
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| Cashing in on Restored Cars |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
This transcript is automatically generated Forget flipping houses let's talk about flip flip and some cars. I gotta be careful out sick curse word. Data covers auto restoration job counts customs does just that but can average purse in cash and on restoring a beautiful vehicle. Days the star of the series counting cars on the History Channel and. And then. Hey good morning David. Good to see ...
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| Cars gone but not forgotten |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
Lotus Elise The Elise was a brilliant exercise in automotive minimalism. It was super-lightweight -- just over 2,000 pounds in its heaviest configuration -- and had a tiny, 1.8-liter engine and barely any amenities. This mid-engine roadster was about the purest distillation of driving joy ever created. A base Elise could accelerate from zero to 60 mph in just under five seconds, while a ...
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| 3 seniors arrested in plot to attack armoured cars |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
Police car lights. (QMI Agency) MONTREAL - Police arrested three men in their 60s of plotting to attack cash-carrying armoured vehicles. The four-month police investigation into the alleged imminent attack led officers Saturday night to a social housing complex in the city's south end where police said they found a highly dangerous explosive device. Police performed two controlled ...
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| Group of 9 drivers in souped-up cars cited for careless driving |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State Police say troopers cited nine drivers traveling together on Highway 42 toward the coast after other motorists complained that they were driving carelessly. According to a police statement, the motorists said that the drivers in "souped-up" vehicles were making unsafe passes, racing, and running cars off the road while trying to keep up with one ...
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| Montreal police arrest 3 men in alleged plot to rob armoured trucks |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
MONTREAL -- Three men in their 60s face charges after police cracked an alleged plan to rob at least one armoured truck and had to destroy a possible bomb found in a Montreal apartment. Police arrested the trio, aged 62, 63 and 65, on Friday and the suspects are expected to appear in court on Monday. It was the first link of a chain of events that would end with a controlled explosion in a ...
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| Mary Barra Considered Prospect For Next General Motors CEO |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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Although career prospects for women are better now than perhaps at any time in past history, there are still a few positions that have not seen a female chief executive. The U.S. has not had a woman president, and General Motors has never had a female CEO. If a report from Bloomberg and Automotive News [...]
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| Israeli occupation authorities reopen the Karem Abu Salem Crossing allowing entry of 220 trucks lade with goods |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
Gaza: June 16 -- (BNA)-- Israeli occupation authorities decided to partly re-open the Karem Abu Salem commercial crossing today allowing the entering of 220 trucks laden with goods for the commercial, agrarian and transportation sector as well as relief assistance. The head of the committee in charge of goods' entry into the besieged Gaza Strip, engineer Raed Fattouh, stated that the ...
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| Motorists Have Lost Their Rag, Says Major Car Retailer |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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More than 70 percent of motorists are driving around in cars with defects which their parents would have put right in two flicks of an oily rag.
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| 2014 Fiat 500L Driven: Fiat Rips a Page Out of Mini’s Playbook |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
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Fiat has moved on from its initial marketing flop with J.Lo. The brand now deploys a little Italian cheek—literally—with scorpions snipping bikini tops and singer Pitbull fist-bumping the tiny 500 into the American psyche. Sexy sells, and sales are up, but now comes the five-door 2014 500L, in which the 500’s cutesy, bug-eyed face looks [...]
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| Recycling center fire sends black smoke over Indianapolis |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
A major fire at a recycling center warehouse fueled by car tires and wood ballets sent clouds of black smoke floating over Indianapolis Saturday. Fire officials said the blaze, which broke out about 1 p.m. near downtown Indianapolis and forced the evacuation of nearby homes, may not be extinguished until Monday, The Indianapolis Star reported. "This is a very dangerous situation," ...
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| ET Vintage Rolls Royce to make their way back to India |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
Samsung Galaxy S4 versus HTC One: Which is a better buy? The mobile giants step back into the ring for another round, as we referee the fight between ...
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| Amaze works wonders for Hondas brand makeover more launches ahead |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL). A slew of missteps -- from mispricing premium hatchback Jazz, to ignoring the mass market and, subsequently the diesel segment when the price differential with petrol widened -- coupled with a few natural calamities elsewhere like an earthquake in Japan and floods in Thailand hit HCIL hard. Between fiscal years 2007 and 2013, market share steadily dropped from a peak ...
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| 6 injured in interstate crash involving 6 cars 2 motorcycles |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
/inline-content --> Six people were taken to a hospital Saturday after an eight-vehicle collision on Interstate 15 northbound near Charleston Boulevard. Nevada Highway Patrol responded to the crash involving six cars and two motorcycles about 1:10 p.m. Five adults and one child were taken to University Medical Center with injuries that were not life-threatening, Trooper Loy Hixson said. The ...
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| BMW 4 Series Coupe lighter faster two-door revealed |
Jun 16th, 2013 |
is longer, wider, lower, up to 45kg lighter and 60 per cent stiffer than its 3 Series Coupe predecessor. BMW reinforces the reasons for the name change, saying that the new 4 Series Coupe "emphasises not only its stand-alone design, but equally an even greater technical differentiation from its BMW 3 Series ...
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG Drag Racing a CLS63 AMG |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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Auto Express pits a Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG against a CLS63 AMG in a quarter mile drag race.
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| A Closer Look at Forza Motorsport 5, the McLaren P1 |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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Juicy Details on the Upcoming Racing Game
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| Honda Civic, Kia Rio Win Tow Car Awards in U.K. |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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If you need any more evidence that the automotive cultures are different between Europe and the U.S. you need look no further at the list of winners of the 2013 Tow Car Awards, conducted collaboratively between Practical Caravan and What Car? Magazines for the U.K.’s Camping and Caravanning Club. Among the winners are names familiar [...]
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| GM recalling 231000 SUVs for fire risks |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Washington -- General Motors Co. has agreed to recall 231,000 older SUVs over fire risks and urged owners to park them outside garages until they are repaired. The Detroit automaker agreed to recall 193,000 2006-2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Buick Rainier, SAAB 9-7x, Isuzu Ascender and 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer EXT and GMC Envoy XL in the United States. The recall also includes 3,546 in ...
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| E3 brings set of screenshots from Grand Theft Auto V |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Cinematic aspirations are evident in "Grand Theft Auto V" (All rights reserved - Rockstar Games) The nine new screenshots delivered to support Sony's planned console bundle of Grand Theft Auto V have been posted up on the game's site, giving visitors a chance to explore various aspects of life in and around satirical U.S. West Coast city Los Santos. With predecessor Grand ...
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| Week in Review: Luxury Cars, Spy Shots, and a Modern Stone-Age Family |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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We recap the week's biggest automotive news in our Week in Review.
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| Honda apologizes for Fit EV shortage |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Honda issued a rare apology on Friday to frustrated customers who were having difficulty finding the electric version of it popular Fit ...
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| Mahindra ties up with CIE to form global auto component alliance |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Diversified Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group Saturday entered into a global alliance agreement with Spain-based component manufacturer CIE Automotive to form a new company, Mahindra CIE. "Eight years ago, we at Mahindra set out to build an Indian automotive supplier with a global footprint and this drove a series of acquisitions in India and Europe for us," Anand Mahindra, chairman, Mahindra ...
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| Indias MM buys stake in Spanish auto parts firm |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
NEW DELHI (AFP) - India's biggest sports utility vehicle maker, Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) announced on Saturday it was acquiring a 13.5 percent stake in Spanish auto component company CIE Automotive.The announcement of the "multi-structured" cross-holding equity deal caps two years of talks between the Indian equipment-to-aerospace conglomerate and the Spanish ...
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| Mahindra to buy 13.5 percent stake in CIE Automotive |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Mahindra and Mahindra Saturday said it will buy a 13.5 percent stake in component manufacturer CIE Automotive for 96.24 million euros (Rs.738.45 crore). "A committee of directors of the company on June 15, 2013 has approved entering into a share purchase agreement with Participaciones Internacionales Autometal, CIE Automotive and Autometal S.A.," the company said in a regulatory filling to the ...
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| A Closer Look at Forza Motorsport 5, the McLaren P1 |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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Juicy Details on the Upcoming Racing Game
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| Bicycle safety for adults and children |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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cyclists should follow needed precautions and traffic laws. Parents must take children's limits into account and teach them safe bicycling practices.
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| Avoiding severe DUI penalties in Delaware |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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Avoiding severe DUI penalties in Delaware
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| With extra DWI enforcement, drivers should know their rights |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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Many drivers may notice an increase in DWI enforcement over the summer. It's important that a person charged with a DWI is well-aware of their rights.
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| Mitsubishi Motors eyes new Indonesian plant |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Reuters © A Mitsubishi Motors logo is seen on display at the New York International Auto Show in New York City, April 20, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica ...
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| Desert heat only magnifies problems that can occur in or with our cars |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Saturday, June 15, 2013 | 2 a.m. In the extreme heat of Las Vegas, the term "car accident" takes on a new meaning. Vehicles don't have to be moving or even occupied to become damaged or disabled. All it takes is the sun to melt a candy bar on a seat cushion or for the heat to sap an already-weakened battery. Jay Blynn, owner ...
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| Custom $280000 65 Dodge pickup pilfers parts from Rolls |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
Talk about pricing what the market will bear. How about $280,000 for an old Dodge pickup? Or $190,000 for a 1950s station wagon-cum-jalopy covered in rust? These are the kind of prices Jonathan Ward, owner and head designer of Los Angeles-based custom automobile maker Icon ...
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| Robots test Ford vehicles at Michigan proving grounds |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
The robots inside Ford's 2014 Transit Van, above, at its proving grounds are mechanical contraptions that look nothing like humans. (Bryan Mitchell/Special to The Detroit ...
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| LeMons Washington DC Inspections: Pintos, TR7s, and an Austin Marina |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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We’re back at Summit Point Raceway for the fourth annual Capitol Offense 24 Hours of LeMons, and we just finished our typical Friday inspections. We had the usual BMW 3-series, Mazda RX-7, Honda Prelude, and Chevrolet Camaro teams among the 100 or so entries, but we also had some notable LeMons firsts. We’ve seen a [...]
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| TOTD: What Will You Do With Your Enthusiast Dad on Father’s Day? |
Jun 15th, 2013 |
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It’s Father’s Day weekend and we know many of you will spend time with dad doing anything and everything car-related. For this Thread of the Day, we want to know what you plan to do with your old man, whether it’s an epic road trip or spending an afternoon in the garage turning wrenches. Perhaps [...]
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