| Auto theft on rise California a hotbed for hot cars |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES, Morning traffic fills a freeway on April 25, 2013 in Los Angeles. Latest insurance figures show California is the leading state for car theft in the United States. Car thefts across the nation rose 1.3 percent last year, after declining for the previous eight and eight of the Top 10 "hot spots" for stealing cars were in California, where the financial crunch has reduced ...
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| NHTSA Hot Underinflated Tires Are Dangerous |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
When the asphalt heats up, so do your tires, and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is warning motorists that a temperature spike combined with underinflated tires is a dangerous recipe. According to the agency, tire failure causes around 11,000 crashes every year. NHTSA cites underinflated tires as the most common cause of tire-related accidents, but others include tread ...
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| DEWA launches Auto-Pay service with Citibank |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
WAM DUBAI, July 1st, 2013 (WAM) -- Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has activated a new Auto-Pay service with Citibank, as part of its strategy to enhance cooperation with various banks and financial institutions in order to further strengthen its standards of customer service. The facility will allow the bank customers to use its online channels for the payment of their DEWA bills ...
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| Couple critically hurt when cars collide in St. Louis |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
Two people were critically injured early today when two vehicles collided at Martin Luther King Drive and North Euclid Avenue.The crash happened at about 2:30 a.m.Police had no further details to report early ...
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| Top 10 places in U.S. for auto theft |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
In 1964, California crooners the Beach Boys sang about having "fun, fun, fun, 'til her daddy takes the T-bird away." Well, nearly 50 years later, Golden State residents still have to worry about someone snatching their ride from them -- but it's not their daddy. The Des Plaines, Ill.-based National Insurance Crime Bureau has released its latest "Hot Spots" ...
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| U.S safety regulators close Ford Hyundai auto defect probes |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
DETROIT, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators closed an investigation into defective engine cables in more than 467,000 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sable cars after Ford Motor Co said it would fix the problem without issuing a recall. Damaged speed control cables on Taurus and Sable cars from the 2000 through 2003 model years with Duratec engines failed to enable the driver to brake properly, ...
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| Buick crossover compares well to Lexus RX Honda Pilot |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
David Dunbar Buick, the former plumbing inventor and businessman, surely never envisaged the Buick Motor Co. he founded 110 years ago would end up the darling of upscale Chinese car buyers and the home of an upscale crossover wagon like the 2013 Enclave.Yes, the Buick story in China is shocking. General Motors' Buick brand sells hundreds of thousands of Buicks there every year, enough to ...
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| Mercedes-Benz clocks 32.33 sales growth |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
New Delhi, July 1 : Automobile giant Mercedes-Benz announced it has clocked 32.33% incremental volume in April-June 2013, its best ever quarter growth in the last 2 years. ...
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| Honda registers growth of 45 in April-June |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
New Delhi, July 1 : Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), a leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, reported a sales growth of 248% during June 2013 by selling 9,297 units as against 2,667 units sold during June ...
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| Nissan CEO promises growth calls pay average |
Jul 1st, 2013 |
Japan (AP) ?X Nissan Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn is promising sales growth to shareholders in a turnaround from years battered by natural disasters and a boycott ...
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