| New Technology Becomes More Common |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
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 New technologies are becoming available and affordable for more and more drivers, according to Edmunds.com.
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| Plug in for Adventure: BMW Debuts Concept Active Tourer Outdoor |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
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What better place for BMW to show a more rugged version of the environmentally-friendly Concept Active Tourer hybrid wagon than at an outdoor fair? The Concept Active Tourer Outdoor will be shown at the German automaker’s display this weekend at the OutDoor Friedrichshafen fair in Germany. The Concept Active Tourer Outdoor gives future customers an [...]
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| 2013 Toyota RAV4 Rated “Poor” In IIHS Small Overlap Test |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
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RAV4 flubs small overlap test.
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| Toddler buys Austin Healey vintage car on eBay using dads smartphone |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
The US toddler purchased the 1962 Austin Healey Sprite using her father's smartphone for $225 through the website's app. Her shopping spree wasn't kept secret for long however after Paul Stoute received an email requesting payment for the vehicle; "I actually thought it was a phishing email -- one of those where people try to steal your information, that kind of thing," ...
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| Used car sales zoom forward |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
China's used car transactions reached 359.5 billion yuan ($58.59 billion) in 2012, up 22.6 percent year-on-year with a total of 7.94 million units sold, data from the Mini­stry of Commerce (MOFCOM) showed Thursday.Sales of new cars in China have topped the world for three consecutive years, with around 25 percent of the world's auto production going to China in 2012, data showed. ...
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| Govt forces dump trucks to equip motion sensors |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
The city's government will require dump trucks and other large vehicles that haul dirt and construction waste to equip special motion sensors so they don't cause as many fatal traffic accidents, officials said at a meeting Thursday.The vehicles caused 11 traffic accidents and 11 deaths in the city over the first five months of this year, said Lu Yuexing, the director of the Shanghai ...
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| Car Sales Have Foot On Accelerator At Midyear |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
DETROIT (WWJ) – Despite dealing with fiscal cliffs, a weak recovery and--just recently--fears of higher interest rates, car buyers show no signs of discouragement. Early indications are when carmakers report their June sales figures, the overall numbers will be the best since December of 2007. That will put a ribbon on car sales for the first half of 2013, producing one of the brightest ...
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| Auto Industry Helps Lead New Hiring |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
DETROIT (WWJ) – The U.S. auto industry was at least partially behind the nation’sstrong June jobs report. Car companies and their suppliers added 5,100 new jobs in June. That’s on top of 6,100 jobs added at dealerships. The pace of hiring is expected to pick up as we enter the second half of the year, and car companies add more new shifts at auto plants. This comes as sales ...
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| IIHS 2013 Toyota RAV4 Poor in Small Overlap Test |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
At Toyota's request, its compact crossover wasn't put through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's tough new small front overlap test, and now we know why. ...
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| Ford announces 3Q dividend of 10 cents per share |
Jul 11th, 2013 |
Ford made a pre-tax profit of $8 billion in 2012 and is on track for a similar year in 2013, despite big losses in Europe and a still-growing presence in the lucrative China ...
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