| Waiting Game Higher U.S. Auto Sales As The Average Car Tops 11 Years Old |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
Ford Model T; Ford photo The average car or truck on the road today has been around longer than the Obama presidency, a statistic that has auto dealers and manufacturers drooling over all that pent-up demand. The average passenger car on the road today is a record 11.4 years old, according ...
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| Thats More Like It Analysts Expect August Auto Sales Best Since 2006 |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
GM assembly plant, Lordstown, Ohio; GM photo August auto sales look to be the highest in for a single month since 2006, further putting the Great Recession in the U.S. auto industry's rearview mirror. Automakers are expected to announce August sales on Wednesday, Sept. 4. Forecasters said they expect unit sales of close to 1.5 million new cars and light trucks in August, an increase of ...
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| Extended Ramadan offers bring in bumper UAE car sales |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
Car dealers celebrated bumper sales as extended promotions through August, normally a quiet month, pulled in droves of buyers. Dealers including Al Nabooda's Volkswagen, Al Habtoor's Mitsubishi and Juma Al Majid's Hyundai all extended ...
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| Canada needs to get ready for self-driving cars transportation advocate |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
A transportation advocate says driverless cars could be ready for Canadian roads within four years, but nobody seems to be at the wheel to regulate and plan for such vehicles."The model that government likes to use in transportation -- in trying and testing it and doing the research -- we don't have time for that. It just won't happen smoothly as we want it to," said Paul ...
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| New Mazda6 poised for gains |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
The five-seat Mazda6 interior looks nicer, too, with soft-touch plastic all around and nearly an inch more rear legroom than its predecessor. Front seats now have anti-whiplash head restraints, and push-button start is standard on all ...
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| Braun sentenced for assault auto theft |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
MARIETTA - A Vincent man was sentenced Friday to nine months in prison for beating up an acquaintance and stealing the man's car. Washington County Common Pleas Judge Randall Burnworth sentenced Jeremy R. Braun, 29, of 1080 Walsh Road, Vincent, to nine months in the Orient Correctional Center and three years of post-release control. A Washington County grand jury indicted Braun Dec. 5 on a ...
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| Toyota investing $90M in W.Va. plant |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
Tomblin says Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc. plans to increase production of 6-speed automatic transmissions by 20,000 per month by early 2015. The transmissions are produced for the Avalon, Camry, Lexus RX350, Sienna and ...
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| Most people dont get further than 500mtrs from their cars |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
London, Aug 30 : A new survey suggests that nearly a fifth of British adults never venture more than 500 metres from their car, indicating that people are getting out and about much less than previous ...
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| Toyota to boost U.S. production |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
Toyota said Friday that it will spend $102 million to increase production of transmissions in this country. The company said it will boost its automatic-transmission assembly and machining capacity at its Buffalo, W.Va., plant, as well the capacity at its powertrain plant and Bodine Aluminum casting facilities in Missouri and Tennessee. The project will create more than 100 ...
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| Technology Has Us on Auto-Pilot. |
Aug 31st, 2013 |
This morning the phone rang, that in itself was a surprise since I am now more accustomed to hearing the little beep that signals an email message or a text has arrived as opposed to the sound of my phone ringing. I used to welcome phone calls because they meant I was about to be connected to a person. As an extrovert, I love connecting with other people. Yahoo, someone from the outside world ...
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