| Japanese Producing More Cars in US |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
Japanese automakers increased their U.S. manufacturing by 36 percent last year, and Honda's Ohio operations played a leading role. The leap in production results from the confluence of many factors, led by an improving U.S. economy and Japanese companies' recovery from 2011 natural disasters in their country. In all, Japan-based companies built 3.3 million vehicles at U.S. ...
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| Auto Sales Return to Pre-Recession Levels |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
small businesses that need to replace aging pickups to new hires who need a fresh set of wheels for the daily commute, increasingly confident buyers pushed auto sales back to pre-recession levels in the first six months of this year. Sales in the January-June period topped 7.8 million, their best first half since 2007, according to Autodata Corp. and Ward's AutoInfoBank. Automakers ...
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| EE hits out at Vodafone over 4G ads on F1 Grand Prix cars |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
Formula One deal to promote its 4G service on the side of the cars driven by Jenson Button and Sergio Perez at the British Grand Prix.EE, which has made much mileage out of being the first UK mobile company to launch 4G services, is incensed at Vodafone promoting a 4G service that hasn't launched or provided any details to customers.Steven Day, the chief of brand and communications at EE, ...
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| Recall Alert 712000 Chrysler Vehicles |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
Chrysler is voluntarily recalling an estimated 712,084 vehicles in four separate actions due to problems with various safety features, the automaker announced this week. It's more bad news for the automaker after its decision last month -- following a recall request by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration -- to inspect and repair 2.7 million Jeep SUVs due to a fuel-system ...
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| Chrysler Recalls Close To Half Million Vehicles |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
MIAMI (CBS4) - Owners of some Chrysler vehicles will need to check that their vehicle is repaired due to a recall that was just issued. The auto giant said it will recall half a million cars and SUVs because of issues with the active head-restraint function. The problem is reportedly related to a potentially faulty microcontroller that entered the supply chain after the 2011 earthquake and ...
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| Fiat said to agree with Peugeot on investment in van partnership |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
Fiat SpA and PSA Peugeot Citroen agreed to share investment in the development of new delivery vans that will be produced in Italy, according to four people familiar with the ...
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| Where are the food trucks in Saskatoon |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
The company working to create a huge wholesale exhibition centre near Dundurn will enjoy some official clout this weekend during a trip to China with the Saskatoon Regional Economic Development ...
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| About 1500 cars amassed on Russia-Georgia border |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
VLADIKAVKAZ, July 5 (Itar-Tass) - A total of 1,500 vehicles are queuing up at the Verkhny Lars checkpoint on the Russian-Georgian border, sources from the customs department of the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania told Tass on Friday. This is explained by the fact that transit vehicles from Armenia as well as Russian and Georgian nationals heading for holidays move in both directions, the ...
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| At trophy homes for sale high-end cars are featured attractions |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
In the race to draw a moneyed home buyer to a trophy home for sale, the latest in one-upmanship involves the blending of two high-end obsessions: houses and horsepower. At a recent broker preview in Hollywood Hills West, the star of the party was a compound built on part of the old Errol Flynn estate, but the understudies featured four wheels. To reach the main house, visitors passed by nine ...
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| NASCAR Confiscates Roof Flaps From Multiple Cars |
Jul 5th, 2013 |
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Thirty-one cars, including 16 in the Sprint Cup Series, failed inspection before Thursday’s practices at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR confiscated the teams’ roof flaps, which are designed to keep cars on the ground during spins and wrecks at high speeds, for further inspection. Penalties could be possible. The cars involved included all three ...
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