| Most-Watched Videos of the Week |
May 25th, 2013 |
Cars.com sister site PickupTrucks.com put another feather in its cap of dominance of our most-watched videos this week. PickupTrucks.com Editor Mark Williams invited viewers along on his first drive of ...
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| Drive On 40th state bans texting in cars |
May 25th, 2013 |
Add Hawaii to the list of states that have banned texting while driving. The 50th state in the union becomes the 40th state to crack down on distracted motoring. Not bad when you consider the movement to ...
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| Riots spread outside Stockholm Sweden in sixth night of violence |
May 25th, 2013 |
Rioting spread beyond the Swedish capital Stockholm, with youths torching vehicles and buildings on the sixth straight night of street violence, officials said. Specially trained police from Gothenburg and Malmo backed up local officers in Stockholm, the BBC reported Saturday. The disturbances began Sunday in Stockholm, but spread Friday to Orebro, where about 25 masked youths set fire to three ...
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| 10 Most Useless Car Technologies |
May 25th, 2013 |
Whoever wrote this sounds like some one who just hates technology. Pretty sure the map lights helped me a lot of times, it does get dark in the car and if I drop something I need to see it. ...
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| Supreme Court Judge Swats Down NYC’s “Taxi of Tomorrow” Nissan NV200 Deal |
May 24th, 2013 |
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First, it was Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s ban on large-size sugary beverages. Now it’s his taxicab. In yet another display of judicial oversight, a state Supreme Court judge has struck down Bloomberg’s proposed “Taxi of Tomorrow” plan that would have given a nearly exclusive contract to Nissan to supply 13,000 NV200 minivans for duty in the [...]
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| Volkswagen Builds 250,000th Passat in Tennessee |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Ah, the power of German engineering. Volkswagen of America has built its 250,000th Passat family sedan after a two-year run in Tennessee. Re-engineered and reintroduced two years ago, the Volkswagen Passat quickly picked up steam in the segment with a cheaper price, more space, and better accommodations for an American audience than the old German-built [...]
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| 2013 Honda Civic HF Sedan Tested: Simple and Thrifty |
May 24th, 2013 |
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In an era when most manufacturers are turning to the comparative complexity of hybrid drivetrains and their attendant battery packs in pursuit of ever-loftier fuel-economy goals, it’s refreshing to see Honda strive for incremental gains in efficiency by making just a few simple and inexpensive tweaks. The trick in this approach, however, is discovering how [...]
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| Jaguar Takes on Mille Miglia with XK120, E-Types in New Video |
May 24th, 2013 |
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The Mille Miglia is one of Italy’s most famous automotive events, as the 1000-mile rally from Brescia to Rome and back attracts some rare, iconic sheetmetal. This year, Jaguar participated in the classic car rally with XK120s and E-Types. However, they automaker also brought along its newest sports car: the F-Type roadster. This year’s Mille [...]
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| Grid 2: Mono Edition Costs $190,000, Comes with BAC Mono Supercar |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Grid 2 just became the most expensive video game in the world. Game-maker Codemasters announced Grid 2: Mono Edition this morning, a limited-edition one-off $190,000 video game that comes with a brand-new BAC Mono – essentially a road-legal track toy – giving Grid a Guinness World Record in the process Grid 2: Mono Edition’s $190,000 [...]
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| Mercedes-Benz Turns to Ford for Help on Three-Cylinder Engine |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Mercedes-Benz and its parent company Daimler are more than capable of building technologically advanced engines, but the automaker is admiring a powerplant built by Ford. Taking note of the blue oval’s turbocharged, direct-injected 1.0-liter three-cylinder EcoBoost engine, Mercedes is now partnering with Ford to learn more about the tiny mill. Automotive News Europe spoke to [...]
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| Does North Carolina really want an auto plant |
May 24th, 2013 |
Steve Googe, executive director of the Davidson County Economic Development Commission, looks out over the I-85 Corridor Park in Davidson County. In The Business Journal's May 24 edition, reporter Catherine Carlock chronicles the rocky road that Davidson County officials have traveled putting together a large industrial site capable of attracting new industry and the jobs that would come ...
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| Cars shops ablaze in 5th night of Sweden riots |
May 24th, 2013 |
STOCKHOLM -- More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the fifth straight night, police and firefighters said ...
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| Momentum Jaguar Southwest Houston unveils luxurious F-Type Slideshow |
May 24th, 2013 |
The unveiling of the Jaguar F-Type 217 at Momentum Jaguar Southwest Houston's F-Type launch. Click through the slideshow to see more photos from the event. More than 200 people showed up to Momentum Jaguar Southwest Houston Thursday evening for the reveal of three 2014 F-Type convertibles. The three vehicles, which run from $73,845 to $95,720, are built with an all-aluminum frame that aims to ...
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| Bicycle sales outpace car sales in Italy |
May 24th, 2013 |
A quarter-million more bicycles were sold in Italy in 2012 than automobiles, the transport undersecretary said, calling it a revolution in commuting. Bicycle sales outpaced those of cars by 2,000 in 2011, but last year 1.65 million bicycles were sold in the country, compared to 1.4 million cars, the Italian news agency ANSA reported Friday, adding it has been 48 years since more bicycles than ...
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| Cut to the Chase: The Making of a Modern-Day Automotive-Action Sequence |
May 24th, 2013 |
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“It’s reality plus 30 percent,” explains Justin Lin about the outsize action in the four Fast & Furious films he has directed. “We take everything that step beyond.” However, that step beyond, that leap from live action to full seat-rattling mayhem, takes people, cars, two years, logistics that span the globe, and a thick layer [...]
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| 2014 Audi R8 V-10 Tested: Still the World’s Most Logical Supercar? |
May 24th, 2013 |
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The Audi R8 has always been a starter supercar, a toe into the high-g waters. It doesn’t wear an exotic badge, and it won’t trigger too many adverse assumptions about your manhood. Other supercars are riskier, wilder, more dangerous, less defensible. They test you by draining their batteries while at rest in the garage. They [...]
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| Chrysler Recalls SUVs for Crash Risks |
May 24th, 2013 |
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 Chrysler Group LLC is recalling 295,345 model year 2005-2010 Jeep Grand Cherokee vehicles manufactured Feb. 11, 2004, through March 9, 2010; and 2006-2010 Jeep Commander vehicles manufactured Jan. 31, 2005, through March 10, 2010.
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| Renault Unveils 320-HP Twin’Run Concept In Monaco |
May 24th, 2013 |
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| Refreshing or Revolting: 2014 Buick LaCrosse |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Introduced at the New York auto show, the 2014 Buick LaCrosse gets a mid-cycle update to keep distance between it and the new 2014 Chevrolet Impala with which it now shares underpinnings. While the powertrains are unchanged, the LaCrosse gets a refreshed exterior and interior as well as an eight-inch touch screen. Up front, the [...]
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| Car review Jaguar sets bar high for 2014 F-Type |
May 24th, 2013 |
The automaker is billing the F-Type, now for sale, as the spiritual successor to the elegant 1961 E-Type. One thing the car won't do is lift sales ...
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| Maserati recalls 692 cars in China |
May 24th, 2013 |
Maserati Granturismo models manufactured between July 31, 2003 and September 25, 2008, said the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (AQSIQ). The vehicles had "substandard" rear tyre-rods, which "could result in loss of control" depending on road conditions, ...
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| Collapsed I-5 bridge was used by 67000 cars a day detours set up |
May 24th, 2013 |
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - The Washington Transportation Department says 67,000 vehicles a day used the stretch of Interstate 5 through Mount Vernon that is now blocked by the collapse of the Skagit River bridge.Mount Vernon is about 60 miles north of Seattle and 40 miles south of the Canada Border. The roadblock on both directions of I-5 is expected to cause a major disruption in trade and ...
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| List Toyota tops BMW as worlds top auto brand |
May 24th, 2013 |
Toyota has passed BMW in a ranking of the world's most valuable brands. The list was put together by a keeper of such scores called Brandz. But it's no time for celebration if you're in the auto industry. ...
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| Terrafugia Transition flying cars roar into reality |
May 24th, 2013 |
The Terrafugia Transition lets you fly over traffic and point-to-point between more than 5,000 community airports around the United States. Courtesy ...
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| Highway horror Washington state bridge collapses plunging cars into river |
May 24th, 2013 |
Washington state along a heavily traveled commuter route collapsed late Thursday.The bridge is located on Interstate 5. Washington State Patrol officials said no one was killed in the incident, which could have been sparked by a truck collision, when a driver hit the side of the ...
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| Prius leads 2013 California car sales domestic brands make gains |
May 24th, 2013 |
The Toyota Prius hybrid was the bestselling vehicle in California during the first quarter of this year, narrowly outpacing Honda’s redesigned Accord ...
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| How Much Would it Cost to Fix Kanye West’s Lamborghini? |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Rapper Kanye West had some car trouble recently — paparazzi stationed in front of the house of girlfriend Kim Kardashian saw West’s custom Lamborghini Aventador being caught by Kardashian’s electric gate, and got it all on video. West’s Aventador was being delivered to the Kardashian house after getting serviced, TMZ reports. As the car made [...]
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| UPDATE 1-Nissan to recall 841000 vehicles due to steering wheel glitch |
May 24th, 2013 |
Thu May 23, 2013 1:51am EDT TOKYO May 23 (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co Ltd will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide including the Micra compact car, also known as the March, as a result of a steering wheel glitch, Japan's No.2 automaker said on Thursday. Nissan is recalling certain models of the Micra compact car produced in Britain and Japan between 2002 and 2006, as well as the Cube, ...
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| Nissan says to recall 841000 cars over steering problem |
May 24th, 2013 |
The recall will cover the Micra, known as the March in some markets, and Cube models produced in Japan and Britain between 2002 and 2006, a company spokeswoman said. Nissan sold the cars -- 763,000 units of Micra and 78,000 of Cube -- in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, but has not received any accident reports related to the glitch, the spokeswoman said. "A bolt in ...
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| Renault Zoe cabriolet open-air EV tests the water on Facebook |
May 24th, 2013 |
has appeared on the French brand’s dedicated electric vehicle Facebook page. While it looks convincing, the image is a computer generation created by a fan of the ...
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| Falling dollar to help auto industry govt |
May 24th, 2013 |
Australia's falling dollar provides powerful export assistance to the automotive industry, Trade Minister Craig Emerson says. Dr Emerson said the Australian dollar, which this month slipped below parity with the US dollar, has increased the competitiveness of Australian industry. He said Ford, unlike Holden which had identified production out to at least 2022, lacked an export strategy. ...
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| Auto Factories Cutting Back on 2-Week Summer Down Periods |
May 24th, 2013 |
Workers assemble a 2011 Ford Explorer at Ford's Chicago Assembly Plant. Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that 21 of its North American factories will shut for only one week this summer. (M. SPENCER GREEN | ...
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| 3 Injured After Bridge Collapse Sends Cars Into Water |
May 24th, 2013 |
A portion of the Interstate 5 bridge is submerged after it collapsed into the Skagit River dumping vehicles and people into the water in Mount Vernon, Wash., Thursday, May 23, ...
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| Blaze damages Ventura home 2 cars |
May 24th, 2013 |
The resident of the home near Appian Way was home with a dog and heard a noise in the garage, officials said. After discovering a fire in the garage, the resident notified authorities and got ...
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| South Africa to help Nigerias auto industry a milestone in inter-African cooperation |
May 24th, 2013 |
The lack of economic diversification throughout sub-Saharan Africa may stymy South Africa’s pledges to help Nigeria industrialize. And making the automotive sector Nigeria’s flagship industrial target may not be so easy, experts ...
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| My Car One UAE Toyota Land Cruiser thats able to turn heads |
May 24th, 2013 |
Growing up in Yemen and spending most of his childhood seeing the 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, Max Stanton admits he always wanted one. "The first time I ever went into one of these cars, I went to an island called Socotra, in Yemen. I must have been about 10 at the time. We flew there and there was no proper airplane. We were there for the first time ever and we needed a car to drive us ...
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| Bridge Collapses In Wash. State People Cars In Water |
May 24th, 2013 |
The Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River at Mount Vernon, Wash., collapsed Thursday, leaving an unknown number of people and vehicles in the ...
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| Stockholm suburbs beset by 5th night of violence |
May 24th, 2013 |
Eleven cars and parts of two schools and a police station were charred early Friday after a fifth night of unrest in immigrant enclaves around Sweden's capital. Some 300 to 500 youths gathered around eight blazing cars in northwestern suburban Rinkeby, with some young men vandalizing other vehicles, police told Sweden's Tidningarnas Telegrambyra news agency. More than a dozen ...
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| Volkswagen Golf v Mazda 3 v Toyota Corolla v Holden Cruze v Ford Focus v Hyundai i30 v Opel Astra v Honda Civic |
May 24th, 2013 |
in the battle for small car supremacy. Mid-spec, petrol-engined, automatic-equipped hatchbacks were chosen (but Focus and Corolla were only available in higher grades), with prices ranging from $23,000-$30,500 on test. Another two models could have been added, though the five-door hatchback versions of the Kia Cerato and Nissan Pulsar hadn’t quite landed in time for this ...
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| Bridge collapses sends cars into river |
May 24th, 2013 |
Olympia, Washington - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in a rural area north of Seattle collapsed on Thursday, sending vehicles and people into the frigid water below, authorities ...
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| Cars drivers plunge into river after Wash. I-5 bridge collapse |
May 24th, 2013 |
By Andrew Rafferty and Justin Kirschner, NBC News Three people were rescued from a river after a bridge along Interstate-5 in Washington State collapsed on Thursday evening, plunging cars into Skagit River below, according to Washington State ...
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| Mitsubishi Motors proposes capital change |
May 24th, 2013 |
dividend payments - after a gap of around 15 years - and will be put to shareholders at the annual meeting on June 25, the company said. "We decided to conduct a reduction in capital with the main purpose of setting up an environment in which we can resume dividend payments at an early stage," it ...
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| European shares edge lower led by banks autos |
May 24th, 2013 |
LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 5:44am EDT LONDON May 24 (Reuters) - European shares edged lower on Friday, led by auto and banking shares as investor sentiment remained shaky on concerns about a possible rolling back of U.S. monetary stimulus. The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down 0.4 percent at 1,225.26 points at 0941 GMT, with selling momentum accelerating as the index ...
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| Photo of the Day: Dodge Charger SRT8 |
May 24th, 2013 |
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Talk about a world changer. As you’re aware, we’re more of a consumer operation, so when available, the cars we choose to drive and review tend to be the budget, economy, or bread and butter offerings. Sometimes, though, we don’t really have a choice–we get what’s available in the media fleet. Like here, with this [...]
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| Holden fears the Federal Coalitions plans for the auto-industry SA Premier says |
May 24th, 2013 |
PREMIER Jay Weatherill say Holden has informed him fears over the Federal Coalition's plans for the car industry are its main concern as it weighs up its future in SA. Holden yesterday said "swift action" from political leaders was needed to guarantee security. The car maker struck a $275 million deal with the Federal Labor Government last year as part of plans to build two new cars ...
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| Ford to retire Falcon when Australia plant closes in 2016 |
May 24th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. will shed 1,200 jobs when it ends auto manufacturing in Australia in 2016, but ...
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| Kingston has first-day lead on European Tour |
May 24th, 2013 |
James Kingston shot a 6-under-par 66 and owns the lead after Thursday's play at the European Tour's BMW PGA Championship in England. Kingston had seven birdies and a bogey on the day and is one stroke ahead ...
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| Auto lifting incidents on the rise in Allahabad |
May 24th, 2013 |
Despite constituting squads to check auto lifting menace in the city and taking auto-lifting prone areas under scanner, the auto-lifters are having a good time in Allahabad with about 110 vehicles including 22 four-wheelers being lifted in the past four and half ...
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| CEVA Logistics Names Barnett as Automotive VP for the Americas |
May 24th, 2013 |
has appointed Jim Barnett as vice president of its automotive division for the Americas, effective immediately.Barnett will be based in Detroit and brings nearly 20 years of supply chain management and automotive manufacturing experience to this role. He joined the supply chain company in 2009 and for the last four years served as chief operating officer of CEVA's joint venture with Anji ...
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| Chevrolet begins selling diesel Cruze in U.S. |
May 24th, 2013 |
Available for $25,695, the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel offers a segment-leading 46 mpg highway, and can go 717 miles on one tank of diesel fuel. ...
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| Call for crisis talks on car manufacturing |
May 24th, 2013 |
FORD Australia says it will contribute to a government package to assist workers who are set to lose their jobs, as unions urged the government to hold crisis talks on the future of local car manufacturing. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine says the car maker needs to outline its plan to financially help 1200 sacked workers after announcing it will cease its manufacturing operations at its ...
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| MWR cars others bring awareness to storm victims |
May 24th, 2013 |
CONCORD, N.C. -; Owner Michael Waltrip and others in the NASCAR garage hope to bring attention to the needs of those affected by the Oklahoma tornadoes at the Coca-Cola 600 this ...
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| The Collectors George Passadore loves cars and the 1950s |
May 24th, 2013 |
George Passadore, retired regional chairman of Wells Fargo Bank, in a bumper car, one of the more playful vehicles in his vast collection. George Passadore, the retired regional chairman for Wells Fargo Bank, started his automobile collection before he could legally drive, buying his first car, a 1933 Plymouth Coup, at age 14. The Collectors: George Passadore's vintage autos Today, he houses ...
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| Oklahoma tornado victims allowed to return to their damaged homes |
May 24th, 2013 |
A tent is pitched on a property as rescue workers search through debris in Moore, Oklahoma on May 22, 2013. A destructive tornado tore through the city on May 20. UPI/J.P. ...
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| Cars burning as Stockholm braces for fifth night of riots |
May 24th, 2013 |
Firemen extinguish a row of burning cars in the Stockholm suburb of Rinkeby after youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm for a fourth consecutive night, late Thursday, May 23, 2013. AP PHOTO/SCANPIX, FREDRIK SANDBERG STOCKHOLM--At least six cars were torched in a Stockholm suburb late Thursday, as the Swedish capital braced for a fifth night of riots. Firefighters were ...
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| Top producers of electric cars bring their best to expo |
May 24th, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> Zhongguancun's leading companies in the electric vehicle industry will flex their technical muscle at this year's China Beijing International High-Tech Expo. Beijing National Battery Technology Co Ltd, a subsidiary of State Power Group Co, has a team with 15 years of experience in battery development and a nearly 20-year history of technological cooperation with ...
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| Seoul shares steady on banks autos but gains seen capped |
May 24th, 2013 |
Thu May 23, 2013 10:29pm EDT * KOSPI edges up, but rises limited amid foreign selling * Banks, autos fuel upside momentum * Oil price fall hurts refiners, chemical companies SEOUL, May 24 - Seoul shares edged up on Friday helped by auto and banking stocks, regaining some of the ground lost a day earlier on weak Chinese manufacturing data and concerns about less monetary stimulus in the United ...
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| Fitch Assigns Auto ABS FCT Compartiment 2013-2 Expected Ratings |
May 24th, 2013 |
Lack of Stringent U.S. CMBS Underwriting Could Affect REITs Changes in the availability, pricing, and underwriting stringency of U.S. CMBS financing could affect REITs directly and indirectly, according to Fitch Ratings. In addition, a boom-or-bust cycle for CMBS loan performance would negatively affect REITs that regularly access the CMBS ...
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| GM Recalls 2013 Cadillac SRX For Loose Lug Nuts |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Although the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has not yet posted this recall to their website, the recall of select 2013 Cadillac SRX models has been posted on the Transport Canada website and Cadillac dealers have been notified. The vehicles involved in the recall are equipped with 18-inch wheels with potentially loos wheel nuts. [...]
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| Inside the 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Even though the Mercedes-Benz lineup has received a lot of criticism–from overwrought styling on some models to somehow being too luxurious on others–our colleagues at Automobile Magazine say the new C-Class due in March 2014 promises to get a lot of things right. It will be sleek and sporty, roomier than the previous model, but [...]
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| The Physics Of Redline: Secrets of Sky-High Engine Speeds |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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The term “Redline” technically refers only to the red hashmarks on a tachometer, but it is synonymous with maximum engine speed. The 9000-rpm Porsche 911 GT3 and Ferraris prove that, even if redlines are dropping with the proliferation of turbocharged and diesel engines, there are still some high achievers out there. In the above illustration [...]
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| 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Tested: 47 mpg city! |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Two Accord generations ago, Honda offered a hybrid powertrain in its mainstream sedan. But it was a performance-oriented V-6 hybrid that never achieved the lofty fuel-economy numbers that eco buyers crave. Now, Honda is jumping back in the game with a new, efficiency-oriented Accord hybrid, and its mileage is impressive. It’s rated by the EPA [...]
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| 2015 BMW M4 Spy Photos: The Remaking of an Icon |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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What It Is: This sleek two-door coupe is nothing less than the M4, which will replace the M3 coupe. BMW is renaming the coupe version of the 3-series to 4-series, and a similar fate is in store for the 1-series coupe, which will be known as 2-series in the future—thus implicitly acknowledging that the 6-series [...]
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| McLaren Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Special-Edition 12C Coupe and Spider |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Whatever happened to celebrating a double-digit birthday with a cake, or a lawn full of flamingos—you know, one for each year the old codger has been around? In the auto industry, birthdays now are celebrated largely with special-edition models, and McLaren is rolling out a pair of them for its 50th anniversary. The limited-production 12C [...]
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| NADA: Rental Car Bill Could Cause Headache for Dealers |
May 23rd, 2013 |
The NADA’s Peter Welch warned lawmakers this week that a bill concerning rental car recalls could subject dealers to new federal inspections, reporting requirements and penalties.
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| Carfax Lawsuit Stalls Sale of Parent Company |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Potential buyers of R.L. Polk & Co. said they are watching and waiting to see what will happen with a recent lawsuit filed against Carfax.
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| Auction: 2009 Maserati Quattroporte Wagon Has Hidden Shotgun Holder |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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If we had our way, there’d be a wagon variant of every sedan on the market. While we’re left to dream of Aston Martin Rapide wagons, a wealthy Italian man put his money where his mouth is. The result is the 2009 Maserati Quattroporte Touring Bellagio wagon, which is now up for auction. Hand built [...]
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| Video: This Man’s Home was Designed Around a Ferrari 512i BB |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Gearheads love their cars, but it takes a certain kind of obsession to design your house around your car. Holger Schubert of Los Angeles did just that, building his half-garage, half-office work space to showcase his classic Ferrari 512i BB. This new video shows Schubert’s daily routine pulling in and out of his home, and [...]
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| TOTD: Resurrected Nissan Sentra SE-R or Rebadged Megane R.S.? |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Nissan may have a very competitive entry in the supercar market, but the brand doesn’t really have a performance-oriented offering for C-segment shoppers. The new Juke Nismo is kind of like a crossover-ized compact hot hatch, but for many it doesn’t fill the void left by the Sentra SE-R and other past small, sporty Nissans. [...]
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| McLaren 50 12C Special Edition Celebrates Automaker’s 50 Years |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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The P1 might be McLaren’s ultimate 50th anniversary present to itself, but that’s not the only way the automaker is celebrating. As part of its 50th anniversary celebration, McLaren today announced the limited-edition 50 12C and 50 12C Spider, bespoke special-edition models built by the McLaren Special Operations team. With just 100 units to be [...]
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| 30 cars restaurant torched on 4th night of Sweden riots |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires ...
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| GMs Akerson awards two college scholarships to students from hometown |
May 23rd, 2013 |
General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson Thursday returned to his hometown of Mankato, Minn., to award two students at Mankato West High School with new college scholarships each worth $40,000. Akerson, who graduated from Mankato High School in 1966, and his wife, Karin, established the Akerson Family Scholarships this year to help a male and female student with their college education. ...
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| Illegal street racing can lead to California auto accidents |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Munoz vs. Confidential Auto Dealership Negligence; Delivery driver rendered paraplegic when fork lift operator allowed lift to topple over onto while plaintiff was making delivery at auto ...
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| Foreign automakers expect overall U.S. sales in 2013 to top 15.1M |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Washington Several large foreign automakers said they expect U.S. auto sales in 2013 will top 15.1 million vehicles, but one warned the summer buying season may ...
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| 2014 Porsche Cayman First drive |
May 23rd, 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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| Fitch Losses Dip Three Straight Months for U.S. Auto ABS |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Fitch: Sub-Saharan Africa Has Gradual Upgrade Potential Fitch Ratings says in a newly-published report that targeted reforms and policy initiatives could see Sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) sub-investment grade ratings gradually upgraded, despite per capita income falling well short of peers. The challenge for Africa from a rating perspective is the low level of GDP per capita - most SSA ...
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| Ally will pay $2.1 billion to resolve ResCap claims |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Washington Ally Financial Inc. said Thursday it will pay $2.1 billion to resolve claims from creditors of its bankrupt mortgage unit, a move that should help the U.S. Treasury begin its exit. The Detroit-based auto lender said last week it had reached a deal for its troubled mortgage unit Residential Capital LLC to complete its bankruptcy restructuring. ...
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| Nissan recalls Micras over steering problem |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Nissan is recalling tens of thousands of its Micra cars in the UK after some drivers reported that the steering wheel became loose in their hands.The Japanese firm announced it was calling back 841,000 cars worldwide over the glitch, the company's third major recall in less than a year.In the UK, the recall applies to 133,869 Micras made between December 2002 and May 2006 at the ...
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| NHRA star Brown to test Toyota stock car |
May 23rd, 2013 |
CONCORD, N.C. -- NHRA star Antron Brown wants to give left turns a shot. The 2012 Top Fuel champion will test a Toyota stock car for Rev Racing, an academy style developmental organization for NASCAR's diversity program, on Tuesday at Motor Mile Speedway in Radford, Va. Brown and Rev Racing owner Max Siegel insists this is not a gimmick, that they are serious about finding out if the ...
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| Honda USAC strike partnership |
May 23rd, 2013 |
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Honda and the U.S. Auto Club have announced a multi-year partnership that will make Honda the title sponsor of several midget racing ...
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| Ford still has a long way to go to match Toyota’s brand value |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Joe Hinrichs, the former Ford of Canada president who now oversees all of Ford's operations in both North and South America, says he and everyone at Ford have a laser-like focus on quality. Good thing on a bunch of fronts, especially when it comes to brand-building.Ford Motor has suffered a recent series of embarrassing recalls, and the delayed arrival of the new Lincoln MKZ - to fix quality ...
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| Recall Alert 2013 Cadillac SRX |
May 23rd, 2013 |
crossovers for loose wheel nuts that may cause creaking, steering vibration and, eventually, wheel-nut detachment and a possible crash. The recall involves SRXs with 18-inch wheels that haven't been rotated as part of regular service -- a total of 18,871 cars. Cadillac is one of GM's four U.S. divisions. There are "no reports of wheel failures in real-world driving," ...
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| Nissan will call back 841k cars due to steering problems |
May 23rd, 2013 |
(MENAFN) According to a statement by Nissan Motor Co Ltd, the company will take back nearly 841,000 cars around the world due to problems in steering wheels, reported Reuters.Japan's second-largest carmaker is recalling the Micra and the Cube models produced in Britain and Japan between 2002-06.The company said that the bolt used in the steering wheel is probably not attached well and that ...
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| Ford Gives Australia More New Products; Will Stop Local Production in 2016 |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Ford Motor Company will be accelerating the introduction of new products for Australian customers, transforming its business operations to improve sales, service, and create a more efficient and profitable business structure. The plan opens up the possibility of importing more U.S. built models, such as the Mustang, Explorer, and others. The downside, at least for [...]
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| 2013 Chevrolet Sonic RS Manual Tested: “RS” Stands for “Regular Sonic” |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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After years of diluting its fabled SS badge, Chevrolet has sworn off applying it to models that are unworthy and unfun. But hold the applause, as there’s another letter sequence that wears the double-sided sticky tape: RS. This less-fondly remembered moniker, which is “a throwback to ‘Rally Sport,’ ” according to a Chevy spokeswoman, now goes [...]
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| Quoth the Falcon, Nevermore: Why Ford’s Closing Its Australian Production Facilities |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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In the end, the timing came as a surprise, even if the outcome was long considered a foregone conclusion. Dearborn’s final decision to pull the plug on Ford’s 88-year-old Australian manufacturing operations was announced at a press conference in Melbourne Thursday morning—absent of the usual drip of leaks that tend to accompany an announcement of [...]
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| 2014 Bentley Flying Spur drive review: No longer a Continental, Bentley's big sedan still crosses continents with ease |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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| Win a Custom Mustang, F-150, or 335i in Bilstein Contest |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Shock absorber maker Bilstein has organized a contest in which one entrant will win a custom BMW 335i coupe, Ford Mustang GT, or a Ford F-150, as well as a trip to the 2013 SEMA show in Las Vegas. The sweepstakes allows gearheads to pick which car Bilstein builds, and what parts go on the [...]
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| Ford to Close Its 2 Australian Auto Plants |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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| Grand Theft Auto V Gets A $150 Collector’s Edition Comes With A Hat |
May 23rd, 2013 |
two separate collector’s editions with the more expensive set packing in numerous physical items. First up is the $80 special edition for Grand Theft Auto V. Here’s all that comes with ...
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| Nissan says to recall 841000 cars over steering glitch |
May 23rd, 2013 |
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's number two carmaker Nissan said Thursday it would recall some 841,000 compact cars worldwide due to a steering wheel problem.The recall will cover the Micra, known as the March in some markets, and Cube models produced in Japan and Britain between 2002 and 2006, a company spokeswoman said.Nissan sold the cars in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, ...
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| Chrysler jabs Tesla over loan repayment |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Sergio Marchionne, left, the CEO of Chrysler Group and Fiat, isn't happy by the claim of Tesla CEO Elon Musk that Tesla is the first automaker to repay all of its ...
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| St. Paul OKs street merchants Grocery trucks in Mpls |
May 23rd, 2013 |
With food trucks entrenched in the streetscapes of both Minneapolis and St. Paul, both cities are moving to expand the mobile concept to other forms of retail. The Star Tribune reports that the St. Paul City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a plan to license mobile nonfood retail clearing the way for truck-based vendors selling stuff like antique furniture and clothes. City officials ...
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| Flying cars roar into reality |
May 23rd, 2013 |
flying cars and the concept is no longer confined to the big screen. In fact, they are already in the air. The prototype of this latest take on an old concept took its maiden flight just over a year ago from Plattsburgh Airport in New York. It lasted eight minutes and reached an altitude of 425 metres. Dubbed The Transition, it only made it into the air because it weighs just 440kg. A modern ...
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| Riots in Sweden enter fourth day |
May 23rd, 2013 |
A restaurant and police station were burned as rioting in Sweden, in its fourth day, spread to at least 15 suburbs around Stockholm, officials said. The unrest began Sunday in Husby, northwestern Stockholm, where officials said rioters set cars on fire. Violence spread to Hagsatra as rioters, largely youths, threw stones at police officers and firefighters. Police said a restaurant in Skogas, ...
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| According to Montlick & Associates, Complaints About Distracted Drivers Largely Underreported |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Distracted driver-related accidents are largely underreported, Montlick & Associates warns.
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| Corcentric: E-Invoicing Saves Time and Money |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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New blog post illustrates how streamlining your invoice processes through automation saves both time and money.
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| UPDATE 1-Mitsubishi Motors weighs capital shift dividends-sources |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Wed May 22, 2013 11:50pm EDT * Automaker may propose 10-for-1 reverse stock split * May also seek capital reorganisation * To clear $9 bln in accumulated losses * Shares drop 11.5 pct, after recent strong gains By Kentaro Sugiyama and Yoko Kubota TOKYO, May 23 (Reuters) - Mitsubishi Motors Corp is taking steps toward resuming dividend payments after nearly a decade-long turnaround bankrolled by ...
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| My Car A classic Toyota Land Cruiser turns heads in the UAE |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Growing up in Yemen and spending most of his childhood seeing the 1979 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ40, Max Stanton admits he always wanted one. "The first time I ever went into one of these cars, I went to an island called Socotra, in Yemen. I must have been about 10 at the time. We flew there and there was no proper airplane. We were there for the first time ever and we needed a car to drive us ...
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| Nissan to sell first joint minicar to expand in Japan market |
May 23rd, 2013 |
A worker assembles a vehicle at Mitsubishi Motors Mizushima plant in Japan. Nissan produces a minicar at the plant. (Photos by Tomohiro ...
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