| Video: This Man’s Home was Designed Around a Ferrari 512i BB |
May 23rd, 2013 |
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Gearheads love their cars, but it takes a certain kind of obsession to design your house around your car. Holger Schubert of Los Angeles did just that, building his half-garage, half-office work space to showcase his classic Ferrari 512i BB. This new video shows Schubert’s daily routine pulling in and out of his home, and [...]
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| 30 cars restaurant torched on 4th night of Sweden riots |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Groups of youths have burnt down a restaurant, torched more than 30 cars and injured three police in a fourth night of riots in suburbs of the Swedish capital that started following a fatal police shooting. Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren says at least 30 cars were set ablaze across western and southern Stockholm early Thursday. Firefighters said they have "never before seen so many fires ...
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| GMs Akerson awards two college scholarships to students from hometown |
May 23rd, 2013 |
General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson Thursday returned to his hometown of Mankato, Minn., to award two students at Mankato West High School with new college scholarships each worth $40,000. Akerson, who graduated from Mankato High School in 1966, and his wife, Karin, established the Akerson Family Scholarships this year to help a male and female student with their college education. ...
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| Drop top season Nothing says summer like a convertible |
May 23rd, 2013 |
There are good cars and not-so-good cars, but there is no such thing as a bad convertible on a sunny day. I know this because I have driven the Chrysler 200 convertible. ...
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| Illegal street racing can lead to California auto accidents |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Munoz vs. Confidential Auto Dealership Negligence; Delivery driver rendered paraplegic when fork lift operator allowed lift to topple over onto while plaintiff was making delivery at auto ...
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| Former Chrysler Fisker CEO launches venture fund with Penske |
May 23rd, 2013 |
By Deepa Seetharaman DETROIT | Thu May 23, 2013 11:46am EDT DETROIT May 23 (Reuters) - Tom LaSorda, the former chief executive of Chrysler Group LLC and Fisker Automotive, is launching a venture capital fund with racing magnate Roger Penske to invest in technology startups. The fund, IncWell LP, will provide initial investments ranging from $50,000 and $250,000. IncWell has "strong ...
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| Foreign automakers expect overall U.S. sales in 2013 to top 15.1M |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Washington Several large foreign automakers said they expect U.S. auto sales in 2013 will top 15.1 million vehicles, but one warned the summer buying season may ...
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| Halliburton adds 100 CNG trucks to its fleet as part of pilot program |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Halliburton has invested in 100 hybrid vehicles that can run on compressed natural gas or conventional fuel. Oilfield services giant Halliburton, one of the key players in South Texas Eagle Ford Shale, has deployed nearly 100 light-duty compressed natural gas trucks across its U.S. field locations. Houston-based Halliburton purchased the vehicles as part of a pilot program that be rolled out ...
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| Nissan recalls Micras over steering problem |
May 23rd, 2013 |
Nissan is recalling tens of thousands of its Micra cars in the UK after some drivers reported that the steering wheel became loose in their hands.The Japanese firm announced it was calling back 841,000 cars worldwide over the glitch, the company's third major recall in less than a year.In the UK, the recall applies to 133,869 Micras made between December 2002 and May 2006 at the ...
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| Will Tesla Have To Give Up And Let Dealers Sell Its Cars |
May 23rd, 2013 |
n Fashion Square , an upscale shopping mall in Scottsdale, Arizona. That's exactly what it is: a show room, because Tesla can't sell cars in Arizona, as the polite clerk informed me. I could look over a Model S, take home some spiffy Tesla t-shirts and souvenirs, and read promotional material, but I couldn't buy a car there. The showroom is purely meant for education and customer ...
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