| 3 big questions General Motors needs to answer |
May 28th, 2013 |
new truck models but brought on extra workers and stretched out schedules to make sure there are no screw-ups. Second-guessers on the popular investor site Seeking Alpha are sharply divided about the automaker's prospects. "General Motors continues to roll" is the headline on one posting. Another reads: "General Motors: A Sucker's Bet." Let's focus first on the ...
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| 2013 Honda CR-Z review notes: Fun for a hybrid |
May 28th, 2013 |
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WEST COAST EDITOR MARK VAUGHN: Everybody's right, the detractors and the believers. The CR-Z does not perform like a
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| German automakers try to block emissions standards |
May 28th, 2013 |
Dieter Zetsche, CEO of German carmaker Daimler, arrives in a Mercedes SLS Electric Drive at the Electro Mobiliy Conference of the German Government in Berlin May 27, 2013. (Thomas ...
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| Mercedes-Benz to install QR codes on cars to rescue crash victims |
May 28th, 2013 |
Mercedes-Benz has decided to stick Quick Response (QR) stickers on its car to allow rescue workers to find the car's schematics and try to save crash victims. The barcodes of the QR have been designed to help firefighters and paramedics get critical information about the crash victims and save them in the most efficient manner possible. As reported by the BBC, these codes direct smartphones ...
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| Turkey to Restore Restrictions for Bulgarian Trucks June 1 |
May 28th, 2013 |
In mid-May, Bulgarian freight road carriers blocked the Kapitan Andreevo-Kapakule and the Lessovo border crossing points between Bulgaria and Turkey in protest against restrictions on the other side of the border. Photo by ...
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| Dave Matthews Band has freedom to gear set list to Toyota Pavilion audience |
May 28th, 2013 |
May 28--Of all the summer acts expected to appear at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Dave Matthews Band has become perhaps the most faithful. The Charlottesville, Va.-based band is scheduled to play Scranton on Wednesday at 7 p.m., the group's seventh show here in the last eight years. Tickets for the concert, which also features opening act moe., start at $40.50 and go up to $75, and ...
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| Foxlink to tap China automotive electronics market |
May 28th, 2013 |
Taiwan-based connector maker Cheng Uei Precision Industry (Foxlink) will begin to tap China's automotive electronics used in energy saving, safety control and smart devices market in the second half of 2013, according to company chairman Guo ...
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| Toyota FT-HT Yuejia concept new video reveals interior |
May 28th, 2013 |
Toyota FT-HT Yuejia concept car debuted at the 2013 Shanghai auto show, the clip shows the six-seater accompanying a young man as he transitions through life from dating to marriage to having a family. With an exterior highlighted by sharp LED headlights, an angular front grille and suicide-style doors, the interior features six seats in a 2+2+2 layout - with the front passenger seat able to ...
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| Fiat rises to highest in nearly two years on Chrysler buyout talk |
May 28th, 2013 |
FIA.MI ) rose more than 4 percent to a peak since August 2011 on Tuesday as speculation over a deal to buy the 41.5 percent stake it does not already own in Chrysler ...
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| Guangzhou Auto group to up production |
May 28th, 2013 |
Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd recently announced that it plans to invest 1.7 billion yuan to double the production capacity of its wholly-owned passenger car unit to 200,000 vehicles a year. The company also said it will invest another 1.15 billion yuan in product development of the Trumpchi, its own passenger car ...
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