| Tesla Model S gets top score |
May 19th, 2013 |
Inside, the car looks like something Marty McFly might have brought "back from the future" in place of his iconic fusion-powered DeLorean. A giant 17-inch touch screen glows in the center of the dashboard, controlling everything from high-res Google Earth maps to opening the sunroof, setting the responsiveness of the regenerative brakes, and adjusting the suspension ride height. In all, ...
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| Mercedes S-Class wows with 3D cameras and night vision |
May 19th, 2013 |
The Mercedes S-Class, to be launched in 2014, is packed with blow-your-mind details: LED lights, a perfumer, radar, 3D cameras. There was a time when luxury cars were defined by their sheer size and mass, their power, performance and, of course, exclusive details like leather seats and wood trim.Those factors distinguish the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class, but there's more to the redefined ...
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| Groundwork being laid for rise of fuel cell cars |
May 19th, 2013 |
Full-service future: A worker at a gas station pumps hydrogen into a fuel cell car in April in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture. The station, operated by JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp., is the first in the nation to offer both gasoline and hydrogen fuel. | ...
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| Holdens signs similar to Mitsubishi when it closed Adelaide plant |
May 19th, 2013 |
HOLDEN is in danger of shutting its manufacturing operations and could bring the rest of the car industry down with it. That's the warning from University of Adelaide Associate Professor John Spoehr, who says he is seeing similar signs to the lead-up of Mitsubishi's Adelaide factory closure in 2008. LABOR MP SEEKS TARIFFS TO SAVE HOLDEN JOBS "I'm very concerned about the ...
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| Will Mad Men create buzz for GM like it did for Jaguar |
May 19th, 2013 |
In case you haven't been following Mad Men this season, the big news is that Don Draper and his ad geniuses have landed the biggest plum account of all, General Motors. But if GM surfaces again in ...
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| Fiat Denies Rumors of Headquarters Move from Italy to U.S. |
May 18th, 2013 |
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We’ve all see examples of official denials by companies until the official announcement comes that confirms the earlier rumors. Many analysts interpreted comments made by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne about Europe being “less and less relevant” and wanting to be headquartered in a geographical region that has the “adequacy of capital markets to support our [...]
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| 2014 Porsche Cayman First drive |
May 18th, 2013 |
The 2014 Porsche Cayman's curves are dominated by air scoops. Two large scoops accentuate the front end; the two side scoops are functional, feeding air through a low-restriction intake to the Cayman's 6-cylinder ...
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| Green diary rescue Pedal power electric cars OFA on climate change |
May 18th, 2013 |
Every week Daily Kos diarists write dozens of environmentally related posts. Many don't get the readership they deserve. Helping improve the odds is the motivation behind the Green Diary Rescue. In the past seven years, there have been 226 of these spotlighting more ...
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| Nissan’s mad scientists grow a bluntly boffo GT-R |
May 18th, 2013 |
Nissan's GT-R was among the first, if not the first, of the supersport cyborgs, cars with multimode, fully algorithm-based handling, and powertrain and dynamics control pumped through a fantastically dialed-in all-wheel-drive ...
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| Commuter rail snarled after Connecticut trains derail |
May 18th, 2013 |
It could take weeks to get commuter rail service in Connecticut back to normal following the derailment of two trains Friday, the mayor of Bridgeport said. The evening rush-hour derailment between Bridgeport and South Norwalk caused about 70 injuries and tore up the tracks, which Mayor Bill Finch said would need extensive repairs that would greatly complicate transportation into the New York ...
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| McLaren boss wants Button to stay on beyond 2015 after new Honda deal |
May 18th, 2013 |
London, May 17 : McLaren team boss Jonathan Neale has said that he hoped that ace driver Jenson Button will remain with the team beyond this season following the announcement of a new engine deal with ...
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| New Jersey increases distracted driving enforcement with sting operations |
May 18th, 2013 |
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New Jersey enforcement officers are increasing measures to stop distracted driving. Those who are distracted while driving and cause an accident could face vehicular homicide and assault charges.
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| Car condos proposed for former General Motors site in Pontiac |
May 18th, 2013 |
The planned M1 Concourse is envisioned to include a restaurant, ...
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| Jeep Builds its 1 Millionth Wrangler JK |
May 18th, 2013 |
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As one of the most iconic vehicles worldwide, the Jeep Wrangler marks its 1 millionth vehicle produced. Earlier today the 1 millionth Wrangler JK model rolled off Chrysler Group’s Toledo, Ohio Assembly Plant, with executives, employees and UAW representatives waiting at the end of the line to mark the occasion. The black 2013 Jeep Wrangler [...]
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| Pinecrest Couple Awoke To Find Cars On Cinder Blocks |
May 18th, 2013 |
PINECREST (CBS4) -A South Florida couple woke up to find their cars sitting on cinder blocks--used by crooks to rip off pricey rims and tires. ';We couldn’t go anywhere. We woke up this morning and we walked out the door and there were no wheels,'; said Pinecrest resident Kim Kaskel. While Kaskel and her husband slept Thursday night, thieves stole all four rims and tires from ...
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| Staged Auto Accidents Probed |
May 18th, 2013 |
Authorities in South Florida say 33 more people have been charged in a three-year crackdown on staged auto accidents used to defraud insurance companies out of millions of ...
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| Volvo Cars Teams Up with Swedish House Mafia |
May 17th, 2013 |
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Volvo has been teasing a big reveal with short YouTube videos, and we–among others–speculated that the Volvo crossover way in the background could’ve been the new XC90. We were wrong. What we though was going to be a big reveal of an all-new vehicle turned out to be a music video. Volvo and Swedish House [...]
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| Ford Being Sued Over EcoBoost Engines |
May 17th, 2013 |
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Ford Motor Co. is facing a lawsuit over alleged issues and defects with its 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engines. Three vehicle owners in Ohio have reported these issues, and according to the lawsuit, their engines “contained serious latent design, manufacturing, or assembly defects.” The three drivers have said the problems occur at highway speeds, where the [...]
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| MT Poll: Which Fast and Furious Movie is Your Favorite? |
May 17th, 2013 |
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The Fast and Furious franchise is blowing up once again now that the sixth installment, “Fast & Furious 6″ is hitting theaters, and the seventh movie is on the horizon. While we’ve seen lots of modified cars, unrealistic car chase scenes, and underwhelming acting in just about every one of them, many enthusiasts still have [...]
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| TOTD: Is There Room in Cadillac’s Lineup for a Third SUV? |
May 17th, 2013 |
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While Cadillac sells more models every month than Lincoln, Ford’s premium brand offers more SUVs. Where Cadillac showrooms feature the Escalade and SRX, Lincoln offers the Navigator, MKT, and MKX, while development continues on the Ford Escape-based MKC crossover. We’re revisiting a thread originally started last year, in which Motor Trend forum member PR32A asked [...]
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| Discover volcanic luxe in Iceland and art-deco cars in Nashville |
May 17th, 2013 |
Thingvellir, Iceland: Set amid the volcanic landscape of Mount Hengill, less than an hour drive from Reykjavik, ION is geared to adventurous travellers who prefer natural wonders to nightlife. Guests of the ultra-modern hotel can go fly fishing, diving and white-water rafting, tour the Gullfoss waterfall, geysers and glaciers, and explore Thingvellir National Park with a hiking guide or on ...
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| 2014 Jaguar F-TYPE First drive |
May 17th, 2013 |
Jaguar design chief Ian Callum and his team have made the new F-TYPE sports car resolutely modern, avoiding retro details or blatant references to the legendary E-Type. For more than a half-century, the world has awaited a new sports car ...
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| NHTSA Tests New Crop of Vehicles |
May 17th, 2013 |
A host of 2014 vehicles have earned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's five-star rating in crash tests, perhaps most notably the ...
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| Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington to square off |
May 17th, 2013 |
Get ready to roll. Baltimore and Washington’s fleets of food trucks are squaring off again. Some 40 trucks, 20 from each city, are expected to attend the second Taste of Two Cities event on June 1, which is relocating from Westport Waterfront to Rash Field. Food trucks from Baltimore and Washington will compete in several categories. An overall winner will be presented the Mayor’s ...
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| Europes April auto registrations rise first time in months |
May 17th, 2013 |
Monthly new auto registrations in Europe improved last month for the first time in 18 months, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday. April registrations in the European Union, comprised of 27 countries, improved 1.7 percent, from 1.02 million to 1.04 million, the association said, brought on by extra selling days because this year, the Easter holiday was in March, ...
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| European car sales rise but it is a dead cat bounce |
May 17th, 2013 |
For the first time in a year and a half, car sales in Europe rose, but without an almost 15 percent increase in Britain they would have been negative again. Indeed the rebound in April was weak – one analyst called it a ';dead cat bounce'; – and was linked to several one-off factors which suggests we are not looking at a sustained recovery. Last year demand for new cars in ...
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| European car sales slump ends |
May 17th, 2013 |
Milan - European auto sales grew in April for the first time since September 2011, ending 18 consecutive months of decline, but the improvement was a technical one because of two extra work days last month, the European automaker's association said ...
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| Glimmer of hope for EU car sales |
May 17th, 2013 |
DDAIF all pushed higher. Peugeot's stock rallied by as much as 7%. New car demand in the United Kingdom continued to grow, but the picture remains mixed elsewhere in the EU. Car registrations were up in Spain and Germany, but fell in Italy and France, which dipped back into recession in the first quarter of the ...
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| Layman Chevy showroom get smell of new and more cars |
May 17th, 2013 |
The redesigned Bobby Layman Chevrolet, still located at 3900 W. Broad St. Bobby Layman Chevrolet hasnt moved from its jingle-immortalized address, but it has a new look. The auto dealership at 3900 W. Broad St. in Columbus is debuting its new showroom and administrative offices Friday, showing off the newest design from its supplier General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) Instead of renovating, it made more ...
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| 2014 Jeep Cherokee Production Pushed Back One Month |
May 17th, 2013 |
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Chrysler Group LLC has announced that production for the new 2014 Jeep Cherokee will be delayed by a month, but that sufficient inventory will be ready by the fall. Chrysler is trying to iron out issues that arise when launching a new vehicle. The Cherokee replaces the Jeep Liberty, making it the brand’s most important [...]
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| Fiat Mulling Idea to Move Headquarters from Italy to United States |
May 17th, 2013 |
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When Fiat took over Chrysler back in 2009, there were rumblings that the Italian automaker would bring the Pentastar back to Turin. Now, as Italy’s economic turmoil rages on, it appears that Fiat is kicking around the idea of ditching its home of more than 100 years in Lingotto–and its roof-top–track for greener pastures in [...]
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| BMW’s Z4 GTE Picks Up Where the M3 GT Left Off—Winning |
May 17th, 2013 |
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It’s going to break the hearts of many M-sters, but the last of the current-generation M3s are spoken for. And we’re not likely to see the F30-generation-sedan M variant until near the end of this year. On top of that, the coupe version, the M4, won’t make its first public appearance until some time next [...]
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| Cadillac Improves CPO Program |
May 17th, 2013 |
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 Cadillac's Certified Pre-Owned program will take its vehicle coverage to new heights, with a new bumper-to-bumper warranty for up to six years or 70,000 miles - whichever comes first.
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| Lawsuit Targets Ford EcoBoost |
May 17th, 2013 |
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 Bohrer Law Firm LLC has filed a class action complaint on behalf of all Louisiana purchasers and lessors of 2011 and 2012 Ford F-150 trucks with the Eco Boost engine.
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| Cars collide in north St. Louis after driver runs light |
May 17th, 2013 |
St. Louis, MO (KSDK) - A north St. Louis crash late Thursday remains under investigation after one of two drivers involved ran a red light and collided with a second car. The impact flipped the speeding car onto its top, where it then slid on the roof nearly a block. The crash occurred around 11:50 p.m. last night on North Florissant at Salisbury Street. Witnesses told police a northbound car ...
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| European car sales end losing streak respite may be brief |
May 17th, 2013 |
FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Europe's ailing car market ended a streak of 18 straight months of falling sales, though a number of one-off factors suggested that a sustained recovery will be harder to ...
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| Which Cars Fit Three Car Seats |
May 17th, 2013 |
Parents are often searching for the automotive holy grail: a car that's not a minivan and can fit three child-safety seats across the backseat. It's a short list. In the more than three years that Cars.com editors have been installing car seats into test vehicles, we've come across only a handful of cars that can hold three car seats across a backseat. For 2014, the Jeep Grand ...
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| Turkish police arrest suspect in bombings that killed 51 |
May 17th, 2013 |
Turkish police said they arrested a man who allegedly bought two cars used in two bombings that killed at least 51 people on the Syrian border last week. Mehmet Genc was arrested and police sought to detain two other suspects who attempted to escape to Syria but failed because of increased security at the ...
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| Cars catch fire in Tampa brush fire |
May 17th, 2013 |
TAMPA - Hillsborough County Fire Rescue is working on a brush fire that broke out in the Port Manatee area of Tampa at a junkyard, putting several cars in the line of fire. The flames caught at least four cars on fire near a junk yard at near East Bay Raceway Park off US-41. Tons of smoke is pluming over the area, but it is not affecting visibility on Us 41 right now. On Thursday night, there ...
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| Tesla plans to raise up to $1.08B while repaying U.S. |
May 17th, 2013 |
Tesla Motors Inc., the electric-car maker run by Elon Musk, increased the size of its equity and debt offerings by 30 percent to as much as $1.08 billion to repay its U.S. loan and build up cash reserves. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based company said in an SEC filing that it plans to sell as many as 3.9 million shares for $92.24 apiece. Musk is due to purchase 1.08 million shares for about $100 ...
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| In India its a bumpy road for trophy cars |
May 17th, 2013 |
Mumbai : It's not easy being the owner of an exceedingly expensive car in India. Just ask Rishabh Jain, whose Lamborghini Murcielago LP640, in a shade of metallic grey called Grigio Telesto, spends an inordinate amount of time under a cover in the parking lot of his apartment building in the affluent Malabar Hill neighbourhood in Mumbai.On a recent Sunday drive along the sea-hugging Marine ...
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| Study finds no safety benefits in hands-free texting |
May 17th, 2013 |
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A recent study found that hands-free texting is no safer than handheld texting.
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| Supreme Court says warrantless blood tests are generally impermissible |
May 17th, 2013 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that warrentless blood tests for DUI suspects are generally unconstitutional.
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| Illinois lawmakers consider banning handheld cellphone use for drivers |
May 17th, 2013 |
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Currently, drivers may legally talk on their handheld cellphones in the Land of Lincoln. However, a proposed law could soon change that.
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| Data reveals the most common distractions in fatal crashes |
May 17th, 2013 |
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A recent analysis details the top 10 causes of fatal distracted driving accidents.
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| Even during the joyous act of motorcycling in Utah, accidents can and do happen |
May 17th, 2013 |
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With spring and summer upon us, it behooves every Utah motorcyclist to follow common-sense safety practices. However, despite responsible motorcycle driving, sometimes bikers are hurt or killed in accidents caused in part or in whole by the negligence of other drivers.
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| San Diego police officer gets probation after DUI accident |
May 17th, 2013 |
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The recent arrest of a San Diego police officer highlights the potential consequences of drunk driving
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| Cars Internet connectivity poses cyber attack threat |
May 17th, 2013 |
Wellington, May 16 : With the cars becoming more powered and connected to the Internet and operated by computers, the risk of cyber attacks have ...
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| Two NATO truck drivers killed near Afghan border |
May 17th, 2013 |
Two NATO drivers were killed when gunmen opened fire on supply trucks passing through northwest Pakistan near the Afghan border, local officials said. The News quoted local official Asmatullah Wazir as saying, that the first driver was killed in the Jamrud area of Khyber by two motorcycle-borne gunmen. In a separate attack, gunmen opened fire on another NATO supply truck in a suburb of ...
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| Four hurt in auto repair shop fire |
May 17th, 2013 |
Firefighters extinguish a fire that erupted in a depot of a residential building in Adonis, north of Beirut, Wednesday, April 3, 2013. (The Daily Star/Hasan ...
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| GM works to wow customers exec says repeat business target in sight |
May 17th, 2013 |
In 2011, General Motors Co. North America President Mark Reuss announced a bold goal: He wanted the automaker to have the best customer service in the automobile industry. Internally, the company has narrowed its focus to meet that goal. More resources - money and people - in the past few years have been devoted to wow customers, working with them to resolve conflicts and improve vehicle quality ...
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| Bicyclist dies after hit by two cars |
May 17th, 2013 |
According to FHP, the first car that hit Robinson was a white 2005 Hyundai driven by Christopher M. Jones, 24, of Tarpon Springs. Troopers say Jones left the scene of the crash and then abandoned his car a few miles ...
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| Virginia man accused of crashing stolen ambulance into cars www.privateofficer.com |
May 17th, 2013 |
Police say a man was drunk when he stole an ambulance and crashed into five cars in Norfolk. Just after 11:00 p.m. Tuesday, police say 25-year-old Lamont Antonio Davis got into the private ambulance that was parked at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital and drove off. They say he drove down Colley Avenue, crossed the median and crashed near the intersection with Westover ...
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| 33 more charged in Fla. staged auto accident probe |
May 17th, 2013 |
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Authorities in South Florida say 33 more people have been charged in a three-year crackdown on staged auto accidents used to defraud insurance companies out of millions of dollars.Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer said Thursday those charged included doctors, chiropractic clinic owners and therapists in Palm Beach and Miami-Dade counties. Ferrer says the group staged ...
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| Sports hatch track test Ford Fiesta Metal v Suzuki Swift Sport v Volkswagen Polo GTI |
May 17th, 2013 |
Volkswagen Polo GTI are the cheapest brand new driver's cars on sale. Each pack enough poke to elevate driving entertainment beyond that of a regular small hatch, yet none will force drivers with modest wallets into the Centrelink ...
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| UK automotive manufacturing on the rise |
May 17th, 2013 |
Car manufacturing in the UK rose by 17 per cent in April. What's more, the nation is outperforming most other countries in the ...
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| Ram’s 2500 / 3500 HD pickup Driven: Going for the Gold Medal of Tow Ratings |
May 17th, 2013 |
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While half-ton pickups often lead lives of suburban leisure, three-quarter and one-ton class trucks are seldom extended the luxury. Often put to work within minutes of taking delivery, big dogs like Ram’s 2500 and 3500 HD models are built to flex their muscles on a daily basis, and live in a world where a soiled [...]
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| Holden Commodore final VE rolls off production line |
May 17th, 2013 |
Holden Commodore SS Z Series automatic sedan pictured is the last of more than 520,000 VEs to leave Holden Vehicle Operations in Elizabeth since the start of production in 2006. More than 350,000 VE Commodores and derivatives have been sold in Australia in that time, while more than 170,000 have been exported to five continents, including utes to South Africa, sedans to the Middle East and ...
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| Honda confirms Formula One return |
May 17th, 2013 |
from 2015. The Japanese brand had been strongly rumoured to return to motorsport’s premier racing category after leaving at the end of the 2008 ...
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| Kentucky Blood Center donors will get chance to win a Toyota Prius |
May 17th, 2013 |
Those who donate at the Beaumont Branch of the Kentucky Blood Center on Friday will receive a T-shirt and a $20 coupon for a future PODS ...
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| BMW CEO to Germans Chill out and start buying electric cars |
May 17th, 2013 |
German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) visit a BMW plant in Leipzig on Nov. 5, 2010. The plant will be expanded to produce the newly-developed Megacity electric car. (Steffen Kugler/AFP/Getty ...
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| Column Electric cars charging forward |
May 17th, 2013 |
Photo credit: Consumer Reports gave the Tesla Model S a stellar rating. (Getty) It's been a wild couple of weeks for Tesla Motors, the rapidly-growing manufacturer of electric cars. It became a Wall Street darling after its announced its first-ever quarterly profit, driven by significantly better-than-expected sales. But even more importantly, the highly-influential Consumer Reports named ...
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| NHTSA’s New Chief Considers Auto-Brake Systems |
May 16th, 2013 |
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David Friedman has been appointed as the new deputy administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), and has considered making auto-brake systems in cars a mandatory feature. Friedman has previously pushed for stricter fuel economy standards and lower oil consumption. Automatic braking systems use cameras and radar systems to detect oncoming vehicles, as [...]
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| Video: Is Volvo Teasing the Next-Generation XC90 SUV? |
May 16th, 2013 |
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In this latest teaser video from Volvo, we get 11 seconds of a man walking up to a lighthouse. There are no hints as to what will be unveiled, except for what might be an SUV to the left of him. It’s hard to speculate what we will see in the debut, but it’s possible [...]
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| Honda to Return to Formula 1 in 2015 with McLaren |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Confirming a rumor that has been making the rounds for years now, and picked up quite a bit of steam within the past six months, Honda has announced it will return to Formula 1 as an engine supplier beginning in 2015. Honda didn’t explicitly say why it wouldn’t join up next season when the 1.6-liter [...]
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| EPA’s Low-Sulfur Fuel Proposal a Mixed Bag for Refineries, Manufacturers |
May 16th, 2013 |
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In March of this year, the EPA took a few more steps in converting its long-gestating Tier 3 fuel-standards proposal to reality. According to a report in the Washington Post, the rules (which include plans to cut sulfur content by two-thirds and impose fleet-wide pollution limits on new vehicles by 2017) have been in regulatory [...]
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| 2 Dealers Receive Dataium’s Web Awards for April |
May 16th, 2013 |
Ron Carter Hyundai and Antwerpen Hyundai Catonsville have each received an award from Dataium for the month of April.
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| Mitsubishi Prepares Second-Gen EV Pikes Peak Racers |
May 16th, 2013 |
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536-hp, AWD racer set to "race to the clouds."
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| NHTSA Considers Making Automatic Braking Mandatory |
May 16th, 2013 |
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First antilock brakes, then traction and electronic stability control, and now automatic braking? The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reportedly considering a push to make automatic braking, as seen on vehicles such as the Volvo S60, a mandatory feature for all new cars. The news comes from NHTSA administrator David Strickland, who made [...]
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| Soar Over Volkswagen’s Worthersee Festival (W/Videos) |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Diehard Volkswagen enthusiasts wouldn’t miss the annual Worthersee festival in Austria, but in case you couldn’t make it out this year, the videos below take us for a tour inside the celebration, in which we see Volkswagens of all shapes and sizes everywhere the video camera turns. Onto its 32nd year, the Worthersee festival draws [...]
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| Ford experiencing rapid sales growth in coastal markets |
May 16th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co.'s shift to beef up car offerings that appeal to coastal markets is accelerating ahead of schedule. Led by the new C-Max compact hybrid and revamped Fusion midsize car and Escape compact SUV - three of the five vehicles that comprise Ford's self-created "supersegment," a segment comprised of subcompact, compact and midsize cars plus compact SUVs - the Dearborn ...
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| Report EV charging stations may grow tenfold by end of decade |
May 16th, 2013 |
The number of electric-vehicle charging stations is expected to grow tenfold by the end of the decade, according to a new report compiled by IMS Research. EV charging stations, which totaled 135,000 globally in 2011, could grow to 10.7 million by 2020, the report said, led by growing electric-vehicle markets like the U.S., China, Japan and Germany. "While volumes may not reach the levels ...
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| Toyota starts exports of French-built Yaris cars to N.America |
May 16th, 2013 |
PARIS | Thu May 16, 2013 1:02pm EDT PARIS May 16 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has begun exporting French-made Yaris compact cars to customers in North America for the first time this month. Toyota said it planned to export around 25,000 gasoline versions of the Yaris built at the northern French town of Onnaing, near Valenciennes, to the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico ...
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| Toyota is Asia’s top firm |
May 16th, 2013 |
Tokyo - Toyota has accelerated past South Korea's Samsung Electronics to become Asia's biggest company by market value, after the Japanese automaker's shares doubled in the past ...
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| Automaker Honda to return in 2015 |
May 16th, 2013 |
Japanese automaker Honda said Thursday it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren in a bid to revive their championship-winning partnership.Honda president Takanobu Ito said, "We shall act as McLaren-Honda," and they are resolved to be "the No.1." AFP - Global ...
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| A16Zs Chris Dixon on the Internet of Locks Cars New York and Everything Else |
May 16th, 2013 |
Kevin Maney Chris Dixon is a New York guy with a degree in philosophy from Columbia University. He's also, as of last fall, a partner at hot Silicon Valley venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (which shortens its name to A16Z--16 is the number of letters between the A and the Z). All in all, that gives him a pretty interesting point of view on the big technology shift that's being ...
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| Disneys Planes Teaser Soaring Over Cars Land |
May 16th, 2013 |
First full length trailer for Disney's animation featuring voices by Dane Cook, Val Kilmer, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Brad, Garrett, Teri Hatcher and John Cleese. The plane racing movie is set to hit theaters on August 9, ...
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| Osceola County shoot-out damages cars in Buenaventura Lakes |
May 16th, 2013 |
KISSIMMEE – Gunshots fired about 1:40 am. Thursday drew Osceola County sheriff's deputies to the area of Royal Palm and Alameda drives, according to the sheriff's office.When they arrived, an unidentified resident told deputies he had been in his back yard when he heard gunfire on the street and then saw an older model white Dodge Caravan leave the area. Deputies found what ...
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| IEC in talks to buy Better Place cars |
May 16th, 2013 |
Better Place Inc. electric cars in what is being described as a pilot project. IEC would then consider gradually expanding the scale of procurement if the pilot project is deemed successful. IEC's departmental managers already receive Toyota Prius hybrid cars. IEC said, "As a national company we see importance in participating in the reduction to the environmental damage by introducing ...
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| Briefs New No. 2 NHTSA official has history with automakers |
May 16th, 2013 |
Washington - The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has a new No. 2 official who has often sparred with automakers. David Friedman, deputy director of the Clean Vehicles Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, was sworn in as deputy administrator at NHTSA on Wednesday, his boss, David Strickland disclosed at a Senate Commerce hearing. Friedman, who was in attendance at the ...
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| Car Promises That Werent Kept |
May 16th, 2013 |
, and in the following months purchased the remaining shares and privatized the entire company. With the acquisition came a new edict: No future product announcements. "We don't know, at this point, to what extent any of those future products are in the works," Lotus Cars USA spokesman Kevin Smith told us. "We don't even, frankly, know that much internally right now ...
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| SUV vs. Small Car Crashes Deadly Despite Good Test Scores |
May 16th, 2013 |
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A new study from the University at Buffalo has found that crash test scores are less relevant when a sedan is in an accident with an SUV. The study will be presented in full on May 16 at the annual meeting of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine in Atlanta. In a head-on collision between [...]
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| 100,000th Porsche Panamera Built |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Porsche is undoubtedly one of the most iconic automakers, and its sports cars have been pleasing enthusiasts for decades. So when Porsche began deviating from its tried and true recipe of classically styled performance coupes, more than a few in the industry raised an eyebrow. In an effort to expand its sales and customer base, [...]
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| SUV, Compact Car Prices Rise at Auction |
May 16th, 2013 |
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 Wholesale used vehicle prices rose seasonally but fell annually in April, indicating continuation of a softening overall pricing environment.
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| Honda to Build Engines For McLaren F1 Team |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Honda to build turbo V-6 engines.
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| Revealed! BMW M235i Spied During Photo Shoot |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Our Best Look Yet at the M235i
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| Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez to step down |
May 16th, 2013 |
, is expected to step down at the end of the year after 13 years at the helm, according to the Sunday Times. Bez, who turns 70 this year, will reportedly move into an ambassadorial role with the quintessential British sports car marque, after effectively transforming the company from an under-performing niche operation into a profitable global business. After joining ...
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| Automotive Leather Supplier Eagle Ottawa Increases Hungarian Plant Capacity |
May 16th, 2013 |
Eagle Ottawa, the world's largest automotive leather supplier, is expanding its manufacturing facility in Szolnok, Hungary to meet increasing customer demand. The facility will increase by 60% in size. Groundbreaking will take place on June 10, 2013 and the expansion is expected to be complete in October 2013. The company's investment will be bringing 150 new jobs to the ...
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| McLaren Say Honda Deal Keeps Them Among F1 Elite |
May 16th, 2013 |
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| Bowling Green auto parts plant will invest $66M create 100 jobs |
May 16th, 2013 |
A Bowling Green auto parts maker has broken ground on its second expansion since November. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC will add an 87,000 square-foot building, an investment of up to $66 million that will create 100 new full-time jobs, according to The Associated Press. The plant, a joint venture between Kobe Steel Ltd., Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., has been located in ...
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| Bicycle Sunday Look ma no cars |
May 16th, 2013 |
Fit & Fun For 47 years, the city of Seattle has closed a section of Lake Washington Boulevard to vehicles on select spring and summer Sundays and turned it over to bicyclists and walkers. In fact, "Bicycle Sunday," sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Cascade Bicycle Club, is one of the older open-streets events in the country. About 2,500 people take advantage of the ...
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| Hyundais Blue Link-equipped vehicles to come standard with care service |
May 16th, 2013 |
Hyundai Motor America said Thursday that all new Blue Link-equipped vehicles will come standard with three years of free Assurance Connected Care service. Blue Link is Hyundai's telematics system, which includes Assurance Connected Care, a service that includes an emergency assistance feature, collision notification and monthly vehicle health and maintenance alerts. Hyundai says it is the ...
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| IIHS Gives Top Safety Pick + to 2014 Subaru Forester, 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport |
May 16th, 2013 |
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The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) has announced test scores for its most recent compact crossovers, and Mitsubishi and Subaru have reasons to smile. Only two out of the 13 vehicles tested earned the top honor of Top Safety Pick+. The 2014 Subaru Forester was the only vehicle to earn Good ratings on the [...]
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| Recall: 2013 Subaru Outback and Legacy Over Steering Problems |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Earlier this week Subaru announced a recall that would affect certain 2013 model year Outback and Legacy vehicles manufactured between February 15, 2012 and June 15, 2012. The reason these vehicles are being recalled is that the inner and outer shafts of the steering column may become disengaged from one another. In the event that [...]
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| Gran Turismo Celebrates its 15th Anniversary |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. has announced that Gran Turismo 6 will be released in time for the holidays this year, game creator Kazunori Yamauchi revealed a 15th anniversary celebration today. The newest installment of PlayStation’s best-selling franchise will bring more authenticity to the “Real Driving Simulator,” along with new track and cars. Along with the [...]
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| National Transportation Safety Board Recommends Lowering Legal Drunk Driving Limit |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Not wholly shocking, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended that all states lower what legally constitutes drunk driving from a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 to 0.05 percent. The NTSB says that about 10,000 people die each year from alcohol-related car accidents, and 170,000 are injured. This would be one way to lower those numbers, [...]
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| Tesla To Pay Back Department of Energy Loan Through Stock Sale |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Tesla Motors, Inc. has announced its plan to pay back the Department of Energy by offering almost 3 million shares of common stock, as well as $450 million aggregate principal amount of convertible senior notes. The automaker has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 405,454 shares of common stock [...]
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| First 2014 Infiniti Q50 Rolls off Assembly Line, Signals Infiniti Future |
May 16th, 2013 |
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The discontinued Infiniti G sedan fell a little further back in the rearview mirror today, as the first production 2014 Infiniti Q50 rolled off the assembly line at the Tochigi plant in Japan. Infiniti CEO Johan de Nysschen was on hand, as was Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn. The future of the Japanese luxury automaker will [...]
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class Breaks Cover: Mega Gallery |
May 16th, 2013 |
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Sorting through Mercedes-Benz’s ever-expanding lineup, it can feel like a never-diminishing bowl of alphabet soup. But as far as the suits in Stuttgart are concerned, there is one letter that matters above all: S. The 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class exemplifies that rare confluence of driving characteristics, advanced technology, and luxury that embody and lift the automaker’s [...]
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| LeMons New England Inspections: Honda-Powered VW, Saab-Powered Nissan, Suzuki-Engined Saab |
May 16th, 2013 |
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We have returned to New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the third annual Loudon Annoying 24 Hours of LeMons, where legions of BMW E30 3-series and E28 5-series race cars provide a sort of bland backdrop for the more brain-hurtingly weird hardware. Let’s see what we’ve got lined up for this weekend of wheel-to-wheel action. Three [...]
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