| Whats the price of driving Honda is tops GMC ranks lowest in study of gas costs by brand |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
DETROIT -- Every new car window sticker shows the estimated cost of fuel for a year, but that figure may not reflect the miles you drive. A new survey does that math for you. GasBuddy.com, a website that uses data from volunteers, gas stations and other sources to keep track of gas prices nationwide, ranked more than 750 vehicles from the 2013 model year based on the cost of fuel per mile ...
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| NY-NJ Sets Aug. 19 Date for RFID on Trucks |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
A program to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks serving container terminals at the Port of New York and New Jersey will go into effect Aug. 19. The program originally was scheduled to go live on July 15.The RFID tag program requires trucks to register under the port ...
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| Swift CEOs Cozy Deal for Cold Trucks |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
acquiring a refrigerated-trucking business owned by Swift Chief Executive Jerry C. Moyes for $189 million in cash and $36 million in assumed debt. Moyes--who founded Swift in Phoenix 47 years ago with a single truck--is also the company's largest shareholder with a 3.5 percent stake, according to Bloomberg data. On a conference call today, which did not include Moyes, Swift officials sought ...
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| Cars on nations streets oldest in a decade |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
The cars on U.S. roads have never been older. Americans are waiting longer to replace their cars, a trend that has led to the oldest average age for vehicles in more than a decade. According to data from research firm Polk, the average age for all light vehicles, including passenger vehicles and light trucks, on U.S. roads is 11.4 years, a record high. By contrast, the average age in 2002 was 9.8 ...
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| 2013 Nissan Juke Test Car Gallery |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
, Cars.com's Kelsey Mays took a look at the editorial staff's love/hate relationship with Nissan's compact crossover and his "praise runs thin." The 2013 Nissan Juke comes in S, SV, SL and sported-up NISMO trims in front- and all-wheel drive. Standard on all is a zippy, turbocharged 188-horsepower, 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine, bumped up to 197-hp in NISMO models. ...
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| Toyota issues safety recall on Tacoma pickup trucks |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. is recalling more than 340,000 Tacoma vehicles. Toyota Motor Sales USA Inc. is recalling more Tacoma pickup trucks. This time, the company has issued a voluntary safety recall on more than 340,000 Tacoma Access Cab model pickups manufactured between 2004 and 2011 including some produced in San Antonio. The reason for the recall: Seat belt issues. Toyota has moved an ...
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| Recall Alert 10 Model-Year 2014 GM SUVs |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
GM is voluntarily recalling just 10 model-year 2014 full-size SUVs due to a problem with the brakes that could affect stopping distances, according to the automaker. The affected vehicles include ...
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| Ford executive expects automaker will boost capacity to meet demand |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
Trainer Susan Spaulding holds an instruction sheet used by trainees to install parts on July 31, during a demonstration at the Ford Flat Rock Plant in Flat Rock. (Steve Perez/The Detroit ...
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| Japanese battery trial seeks to transform how grids work |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
On a windy island 500 miles north of Tokyo, Japan is about to experiment with a battery designed to transform the way electricity is supplied and at the same time boost Prime Minister Shinzo ...
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| Photos A closer look at Hondas Anna engine plant |
Aug 7th, 2013 |
The Honda engine plant in Anna is a sprawling 3 million-square-foot manufacturing facility built amidst the lush farmland of Shelby County. With Honda Motor Co. investing $180 million into a new round of upgrades to its Shelby County engine manufacturing facility, we thought it worth taking a look at the plant there. The Anna plant is the largest manufacturing operation in the Dayton region ...
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