| LeMons Button-Turrible Inspections Wrap-Up: The Homer and the Heat Dominate |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
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Some would argue that holding a race in one of the country’s hotter locales at the end of June would be folly. This weekend, the 24 hours of LeMons has proven them correct by traveling to Buttonwillow Raceway Park in Southern California. The track itself is among the more popular on the LeMons calendar, but [...]
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| Ford to recall over 13000 vehicles over door problem |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. will recall about 13,100 vehicles of the 2013 Explorer SUV, Taurus and Lincoln MKS models over a door latch problem, the company said. Ford said the child safety locks may turn off automatically when opening or closing a door, thus allowing the doors to be opened from the inside. No accidents or injuries have been reported so far, Xinhua cited Detroit News as saying. The ...
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| The nine hottest cars this year |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
Most of the popular models with major increases in sales have undergone some significant changes recently. In most cases, it has been a design overhaul of the entire model. Alec Gutierrez, senior market analyst at Kelley Blue Book, explained why redesigns of vehicles have had such an impact on the sales. "These are all the latest and greatest redesigns, so they really feature the best in ...
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| General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| US safety agency investigates nearly 344000 Honda Odyssey vans that can brake on their own |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
DETROIT -- U.S. safety regulators are investigating some Honda Odyssey minivans because they can brake without the driver pressing the pedal. The probe affects nearly 344,000 vans from the 2007 and 2008 model years. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it has received 22 complaints from owners about unexpected braking. In some cases, the vans braked while drivers were ...
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| Government probes Honda Odyssey brake problem |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
DETROIT -; U.S. safety regulators are investigating some Honda Odyssey minivans because they can brake without the driver pressing the ...
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| Moscow police detain several suspects who allegedly opened fire from wedding cars |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
MOSCOW, June 29 (Itar-Tass) - Moscow police have detained several people who opened fire from wedding cars, a Moscow police source told Itar-Tass on Saturday. Someone called police at 10:45 Moscow time to report that fire had been opened from a wedding motorcade on Varshavskoye Highway. Police launched a special plan to intercept the shooters. "Policemen detained several suspects on ...
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| Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Drops Due to Rising Rates J.D. Power |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
Due to rising insurance prices and some unhappiness with policy offerings, overall customer satisfaction with auto insurance companies is down in 2013 from an all-time high in 2012, but remains comparatively high relative to the previous decade, according to the J.D. Power 2013 U.S. Auto Insurance Study released today. The study measures customer satisfaction across five factors: interaction, ...
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| Honda to recall 42672 units of second generation City in India |
Jun 29th, 2013 |
: Honda Cars India Ltd (HCIL) said on Saturday that it will recall 42,672 units of second generation Honda City cars manufactured in 2007 and 2008 to replace their power window ...
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