| Israeli Maker of Electric Cars Goes Bankrupt |
May 26th, 2013 |
Tel Aviv (dpa) - Better Place, an Israeli company that makes electric cars, filed for bankruptcy on Sunday following lower-than-expected sales. The company was launched with much fanfare in 2008, but has since lost some 3 billion Israeli shekels (800 million US dollars). It sold its first Renault Fluence electric vehicles one year ago and went on to sell only a few hundred cars, rather ...
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| U.S. investigates 400000 Ford F-150 trucks for engine problems |
May 26th, 2013 |
Washington -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Sunday it is opening a preliminary investigation into 400,000 2011-2013 F-150 trucks for acceleration problems In a notice posted on its website, NHTSA said it has received 95 reports of incidents of reduced engine power during hard accelerations in 2011-2013 Ford F-150 trucks equipped with 3.5L gasoline turbocharged direct ...
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| Hot wheels Ventura County-based food trucks hit road as summer nears |
May 26th, 2013 |
Jon Markov and Lesley Swain are the owners of the Rockin’ Rollin’ Rotisserie truck. Gourmet food trucks are multiplying in Ventura County, from the week-old Jolly Oyster Kitchen featuring a menu by "MasterChef" season 2 finalist Adrien Nieto to the Space Shuttle Cafe, on the road since ...
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| Personal Finance Savings galore on auto policies |
May 26th, 2013 |
It's Memorial Day weekend and the open road awaits. With the start of the summer driving season, it's also a good time to do a little insurance checkup.First, some good news: If you're on a limited income, the state Department of Insurance just dropped its premiums for those with clean driving records. Starting July 1, under the California Low Cost Automobile Insurance Program, ...
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| Flint Durant statue heads to foundry for bronzing |
May 26th, 2013 |
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - General Motors founder William "Billy" Durant will soon be immortalized in bronze.The finished statue will then be placed in the downtown Flint statue plaza that already features automotive giants Louis Chevrolet and David Buick, according to The Flint Journal."Having him in the center of these two automotive names, he's the guy who brought them to Flint, ...
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| 2013 Kia Sportage SX review notes: A compact crossover with hot looks |
May 26th, 2013 |
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I like the 2013 Kia Sportage SX just fine.
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| Night 7 in Sweden Cars ablaze police attacked as nation debates immigrant policy |
May 26th, 2013 |
Police officers of the Swedish riot police search young men in the Malarhojden suburb of Stockholm, Sweden on early Saturday morning of May 25, 2013, the sixth straight night of unrest that flared in Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs (AFP ...
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| Tesla CEO sets affordability as his electric-car goal |
May 26th, 2013 |
Call it Elon Unchained. With the early repayment last week of Tesla Motors ...
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| Auto Outlook Four-cylinder engines back long summer for autoworkers |
May 26th, 2013 |
The Detroit Three automakers are scaling back their annual summer production shutdowns to keep up with demand for top-selling models. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler usually idle plants for re-tooling and maintenance in July, but for the second consecutive year Ford is cutting back shutdowns in Chicago; Louisville, Ky.; Wayne, Mich.; Oakville, Ontario.; and Cuautilan and Hermosilo, Mexico, ...
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| Toyota dealer buys plots in Bahrain project |
May 26th, 2013 |
Ebrahim Khalil Kanoo, the exclusive distributor of Toyota and Lexus vehicles in Bahrain, has purchased plots from the Investment Gateway - Bahrain project in the Muharraq Governorate to build new ...
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