| GM Record 253K cars sold in China in May |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said Wednesday the company and its joint ventures sold a record number of vehicles for May in China, as sales rose 9.4 percent over the same period a year ago. The Detroit automaker said the company and joint ventures sold 252,942 vehicles last month in China. GM said Shanghai GM and SAIC-GM-Wuling and all brands posted record sales for the month of May. GM said Cadillac brand ...
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| Chrysler Denies Request For Recall Of 2.7 Million Jeep Fuel Tanks |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
NHTSA is asking Chrysler to recall over two million Jeep models for their fuel tank position. Chrysler claims the vehicles are safe. (Source: ...
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| The Man Behind Chrysler’s Refusal to Recall Jeeps |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
Sergio Marchionne is the man at the helm of Fiat and Chrysler. The Italian-born CEO made a statement Wednesday that sent shock waves through the auto industry. He announced that Chrysler would not recall 2.7 million older model Jeep vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requested the recall after an investigation of the vehicles’ fuel tanks. The World’s ...
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| Is Chrysler Committing Brand Suicide |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
strongly worded statement yesterday (see below), Chrysler insisted that its cars were safe and met federal safety regulations at the time. Chrysler's move may look like common sense when the price tag for a recall is tabulated (estimates range from $270 million on up), but the full costs of a PR debacle could be even higher. Which is unfortunate, because Marchionne has provided a ...
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| 2014 Kia Rondo Review |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
To the credit of the Kia design team, the first thing you'll notice about the sleek all-new fourth generation Kia Rondo is that it shares few of its looks with its frumpy, box-on-wheels predecessor, the Rondo 7. In fact, Kia's latest iteration of the compact seven-seat people mover continues the marque's design revolution under the guidance of Peter Schreyer, the Chief Design ...
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| Hyundai plans to sell battery-electric vehicle in future |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
Hyundai Motor America CEO John Krafcik said Wednesday the automaker plans to sell a battery-electric vehicle in the ...
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| UIEvolution Introduces iHeartRadio HTML5 Application for Embedded Automotive Integrations |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
UIEvolution, Inc., the global leader in connected screen solutions, announced it has launched a versatile and fully-featured HTML5 automotive reference application ...
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| New Microwave Regs Likened to ‘Taking 12 Million New Cars Off the Road’ |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
- Microwave ovens are the newest federal target - after the government already weighed in on light bulbs, toilets, washing machines and other everyday items for Americans - in a crusade against carbon emissions. "That's why we are proud to announce today that the Department of Energy has finalized new energy efficiency standards for microwaves, which will save consumers billions on ...
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| Audi adds live parking information to cars with Connect service |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
Driving can be fun, but parking is decidedly not. It's not just the hunt for a space, with drivers circling blocks like peevish vultures, it's also the frustration of squeezing into a spot when you do find one, only to discover a new ding in your car when you return. Someday soon, those aggravations could be a thing of the past--if the latest connected car technologies work out. With ...
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| Getting ready for driverless cars Benefits recognized sales banned except for testing purposes |
Jun 5th, 2013 |
California Gov. Edmund G Brown Jr., front left, rides in a driverless car to a bill signing at Google headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012. The legislation will open the way for driverless cars in the state. Google, which has been developing autonomous car technology and lobbying for the legislation has a fleet of driverless cars that has logged more than 300,000 miles ...
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