| Chrysler recalls SUVs |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Days after announcing it would fight a federal safety regulator's request to recall 2.7 million older vehicles, Chrysler Group announced the recall of 630,000 newer model ...
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| New Mitsubishi-Nissan minicar goes on sale |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. started selling a jointly developed minivehicle in Japan on Thursday, aiming to catch up with rivals such as Daihatsu Motor Co. and Suzuki Motor Corp. The new vehicle — sold under the brand name of DAYZ by Nissan and eK-Wagon by Mitsubishi Motors — offers better fuel-efficiency of 29.2 km per liter than those of competing models. The two ...
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| Mercedes-Benz Lets You Light Up Your Hood Ornament |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Mercedes-Benz's new dealer-installed illuminated logo option kind of looks like the glowing arc reactor in Iron Man's chest -- though anyone who's seen the blockbuster films knows Tony Stark's luxury brand of choice is Audi. Still, it's not Robert Downey Jr. who stars in Mercedes-Benz's new commercial, but the automaker's three-pointed star itself, now ...
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| Cars gone but not forgotten |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Lotus Elise The Elise was a brilliant exercise in automotive minimalism. It was super-lightweight -- just over 2,000 pounds in its heaviest configuration -- and had a tiny, 1.8-liter engine and barely any amenities. This mid-engine roadster was about the purest distillation of driving joy ever created. A base Elise could accelerate from zero to 60 mph in just under five seconds, while a ...
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| Make your car last 250000 miles |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
My 1995 Chevy Blazer has over 337,000 miles on it. My husband has kept it up. By now I would of bought a newer vehicle, but she has been so good to me, that I refuse to give her up. I bought Her in 1997 with 42,000 miles on it, and have never had a problem with her...She runs like a charm and would probably cry when I did have to say goodbye, but for now, I take good care of ...
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| 64 indicted including military personnel in San Diego auto theft sting |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
June 6, 2013: San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis announces an undercover auto theft operation that resulted in 64 indictments, including several military ...
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| House committee to hold new Delphi pension hearing |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Washington Two House members will hold a hearing Monday in the four-year-battle by thousands of Delphi Corp. retirees to regain their full pensions. The House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a field hearing in Dayton on Monday at Sinclair Community College ...
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| House majority urges Obama to address currency manipulation |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Washington More than half of U.S. House members wrote President Barack Obama on Thursday, urging him to address currency manipulation as part of talks to create a 12-nation free-trade zone called the Trans-Pacific Partnership. It comes as U.S. automakers have expressed alarm that the Japanese government has been devaluing its currency through a series of central bank moves. A cheaper yen in ...
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| U.S. Orders Chrysler to Recall 435000 Jeeps |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
Chrysler is recalling nearly 435,000 Jeeps to repair problems with leaking transmission fluid or delayed deployment of airbags, US safety regulators said Thursday. The move comes just two days after the carmaker refused to cooperate with a request by US transportation safety officials to recall 2.7 million Jeep sport utility vehicles due to reports of fires after rear-impact crashes. The ...
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| Road Test 2013 Chrysler 300C |
Jun 6th, 2013 |
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – You have to admit: If there is a car company today that is wringing more out of a nameplate, and even better, managing to keep it relevant and cool, it is Chrysler and the 300C. Designer John Varvatos drives Iggy Pop around in one and Motown is getting a version to call its own. The SRT-8 version will make you feel like you are ready for the track and if you turn on a ...
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