| 2 wheels more fun practical than four |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
With gas prices remaining stubbornly high and possibly on the rise with the prospect of a fresh Middle East conflict, ...
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| Cars alight at Brisbane warehouse blaze |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
Firefighters are battling to contain a large fire which has engulfed a warehouse in Brisbane.Cars and scrap metal are ablaze after fire broke out at a Woolloongabba warehouse, in inner Brisbane, at about 2.30pm (AEST) on Thursday.No injuries have been ...
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| South Korean trade unions hold partial auto strikes |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
South Korean autoworkers at Hyundai and its affiliate Kia are holding limited strikes, demanding improvements to wages and benefits. The strikes, organised by the Korean Metal Workers Union (KMWU), began on August 20, amid an offensive by the global auto corporations internationally on wages and conditions. South Korea's auto industry has been hit by falling global demand, and intensifying ...
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| Detroit Doesnt Have Enough Cars to Sell |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES | Strong August auto sales numbers revealed a problem last month that Ford, General Motors and Chrysler once would have begged for — not enough cars to ...
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| The poor man’s guide to automotive theft-proofing |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
But the cruel truth was soon revealed - my Pontiac had been hot-wired and driven to a chop shop where a crew of tattooed thieves dismembered it like a slaughtered cow. (Thirty years later, it still hurts to think about it.)So what's the best way to theft-proof your car? If you've got the money, you buy a late-model vehicle with an immobilizer system and park it in a solid block garage ...
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| Foton Tunland Mine Spec Chinese ute made for Aussie mines |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
has developed a special version of the one-tonne ute designed specifically for Australian mines. FAA Automotive Australia’s ‘Mine ...
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| Autos factories boost stock market |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
"Car sales were really impressive," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. They're important for what they suggest about the larger economy: solid consumer spending and increased manufacturing. "It means the economy is holding up," he ...
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| U.S. car sales speed past pre-recession levels |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
The 2014 Ford Fusion Titanium. Auto sales in August were up 17 percent from a year earlier, and that pushed new car sales to pre-recession levels. The Wall Street Journal reports on the suddenly hot car market. Get the full story ...
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| George Zimmerman ticketed for speeding in Florida |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
George Zimmerman got a speeding ticket in Florida this week, his second traffic stop since he was acquitted of killing an unarmed black teenager, police said. The Lake Mary Police Department said Zimmerman was pulled over Tuesday, the Orlando Sentinel reported. The department released a video of the traffic stop. Zimmerman was given a ticket that carries a fine of $256, police said. In late ...
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| Toyota recalls 3 69 000 vehicles worldwide over system and engine faults |
Sep 5th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp. is reportedly recalling 3, 69,000 vehicles worldwide owing to hybrid-system problems and engine bolt defects. Of the total number of vehicles recalled, Toyota spokeswoman Shino Yamada said that no accidents were related to either recall. The first recall is over an inverter in the hybrid system for the Lexus RX400 and the Highlander models overseas and the Harrier and Kluger ...
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