| Photos Legendary Italian auto race - The 2013 Mille Miglia |
May 18th, 2013 |
Only 375 vehicles are accepted for participation in the famous Mille Miglia race, selected exclusively from the models that took part in at least one of the historical Mille Miglia races (from 1927 to 1957) and driven by crews coming from all over the world. The race starts off in Brescia and journeys to Rome and then back again, taking in magical Italian scenery along the ...
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| Auto review Acura RLX too much like a Honda to justify price |
May 18th, 2013 |
Strip away the $61,345 price tag and ignore all of its competitors, and the 2014 Acura RLX isn't a bad car. It's a quiet, luxurious and stylish front-wheel-drive sedan that sits at the top of the lineup for Honda's premium brand. Unfortunately, the RLX has plenty of competition, since it swims in the choppy waters of the midsize luxury pool. Its peers throw into sharp relief the ...
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| European car sales rise slightly in April |
May 18th, 2013 |
In April, for the first time in 18 months, monthly new auto registrations in Europe increased. The European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Friday April registrations in the 27-nation European Union climbed nearly 2 percent, from 1.02 million to 1.04 million. The numbers got a little help from the calendar: The Easter holiday was in March - not April, as it was in 2012 - so there ...
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| Car condos proposed for former General Motors site in Pontiac |
May 18th, 2013 |
The planned M1 Concourse is envisioned to include a restaurant, ...
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| Laura Berman Aussie travels the world searching for Tucker cars |
May 18th, 2013 |
Brendan Edgerton poses with a 1948 Tucker at The Henry Ford in Dearborn. ...
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| Six charged with trying to defraud Nissan www.privateofficer.com |
May 18th, 2013 |
Six people have been indicted in a plot to defraud Nissan out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by making fake claims that they purchased lemons when they bought their cars. The indictment, filed Friday in federal court in Nashville, accuses Kenneth Carter, 44, of Corona, Calif.; Francisco DeLaRosa, 40, of West Covina, Calif.; Adrian Franklin, 39, of Chandler, Ariz.; Bruce Young, 49, of ...
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| Auto safety advances through the decades |
May 18th, 2013 |
This coincided with a growing realization that safety should be considered in car design. By 1934, General Motors was crash-testing its cars by slamming them into stationary barriers. Unlike modern crash tests, in which cars are attached to chains and pulled into barriers, drivers back then leapt from the vehicles just before impact. By the end of the decade, manufacturers such as Auto Union, the ...
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| Jeep Builds its 1 Millionth Wrangler JK |
May 18th, 2013 |
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As one of the most iconic vehicles worldwide, the Jeep Wrangler marks its 1 millionth vehicle produced. Earlier today the 1 millionth Wrangler JK model rolled off Chrysler Group’s Toledo, Ohio Assembly Plant, with executives, employees and UAW representatives waiting at the end of the line to mark the occasion. The black 2013 Jeep Wrangler [...]
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| Suzuki dealers want payout over auto maker’s plans to leave Canada |
May 18th, 2013 |
Suzuki Canada Inc. dealers say they deserve a payout from the auto maker over its plan to halt vehicle sales in Canada next year.The dispute has ended up in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, where Suzuki has filed a motion seeking dismissal of a claim dealers brought against the company under the National Automobile Dealer Arbitration Program (NADAP), which settles issues between dealers and ...
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| Pinecrest Couple Awoke To Find Cars On Cinder Blocks |
May 18th, 2013 |
PINECREST (CBS4) -A South Florida couple woke up to find their cars sitting on cinder blocks--used by crooks to rip off pricey rims and tires. ';We couldn’t go anywhere. We woke up this morning and we walked out the door and there were no wheels,'; said Pinecrest resident Kim Kaskel. While Kaskel and her husband slept Thursday night, thieves stole all four rims and tires from ...
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