| GM Chrysler got federal bailouts but maybe not Detroit |
Jul 21st, 2013 |
During the bleakest days of the Great Recession, U,S. Congress agreed in bipartisan votes to bail out two of Detroit's biggest businesses, General Motors and Chrysler. Saturday, there seemed little appetite from either Democrats or Republicans in Washington for a federal rescue of the birthplace of the automobile industry. Detroit now stands as the largest American city ever to file for ...
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| Motoring review Fiat 500L 1.6 Multijet Pop Star |
Jul 21st, 2013 |
A wave of ennui passes over me every time I see a Mini Countryman. This galumphing mutant is demonstrably a charlatan and a travesty of everything a Mini - by definition a small car - should stand for. That, however, does not stop hordes of people buying them.These buyers are not automotive purists with a sense of history. They simply want a reasonably roomy car with a high driving position and a ...
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| 2014 Chevy Cruze diesel Review |
Jul 21st, 2013 |
With its 700-plus mile range and ground-gobbling torque, the 2013 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel is a natural open-road and interstate traveler. The longer the drive, the better it gets. Offering outstanding fuel mileage and playing the green card have been part of the game to sell hybrids and electric vehicles in the United States. But as German imports have proven, the diesel engine is ...
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| What A Bankrupt Detroit Means For The Auto Industry |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
Detroit this week became the largest American city ever to file for bankruptcy. Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR business reporter Sonari Glinton about what Detroit's fiscal woes means for the nation's auto industry, which is famously linked to the ...
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| San Carlos Woman Drove Up On Sidewalk To Pass Cars Before Crashing |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
BELMONT (CBS SF) — A distraught San Carlos woman drove up onto the sidewalk before crashing at Carlmont Drive in Belmont on Wednesday, police said. Police received a report of a reckless driver passing cars on the wrong side of the road on northbound Sixth Avenue near Ralston Avenue around5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Belmont police Capt. Patrick Halleran said. The vehicle, a Volkswagen sedan, ...
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| Restaurants shops banned from serving randomly parked cars in Ajman |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
Ajman, 20 July 2013 (WAM) - Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Municipality and Planning Department has issued a resolution banning restaurants and shops from making delivery of ordered items to the clients who park their cars illegally and in violation of the traffic rules in the emirate. According to the resolution, restaurants and shops found in violation of the ...
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| Feds probing worker safety at Ga. auto parts maker |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
LAGRANGE, Ga. -- Federal authorities are questioning working conditions at a Georgia auto parts plant for the eighth time in four years, this time in connection with a worker's death.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration launched an inquiry of Sewon American in LaGrange after someone submitted a complaint of excessive heat same the same day Teresa Pickard died, The Atlanta ...
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| Not guilty plea from man charged with torching cars |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
Clayton, MO (KSDK) - A man accused of deliberately setting vehicles ablaze on the Missouri Baptist University campus earlier this year says he's not guilty. 21 year old Andrew Wos of Eureka is charged with four counts of knowingly burning for incidents that occurred May 1, 2013 in the predawn hours at the parking lot of the school. Two of the crimes are said to have occurred at the nearby ...
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| Hang glider accident kills Chinese photographer |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
Well-known Chinese sports photographer Yu Yonggang was killed in a hang glider accident during a Chinese auto race here Saturday. The two-man glider crashed after hitting a wind tower, killing Yu and injuring the pilot, reports Xinhua. Yu, a top auto rally photographer, met with the accident while photographing the Chinese Auto Rally. The organisers scrapped Saturday's second stage and the race ...
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| Michelin voluntarily recalls 100000 tires used in light trucks and SUVs after punctures found |
Jul 20th, 2013 |
WASHINGTON -- Michelin is voluntarily recalling 100,000 tires after a retailer discovered that some had holes and quickly deflated. The recall affects certain sizes of Michelin's LTX M/S 2, X Radial LT2 and Latitude Tour tires. The tires are typically used on light trucks and SUVs. The puncture, in the sidewall, was caused by machines used to handle the finished tires. The tires were made ...
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