| McLaren confirm Honda as engine suppliers from 2015 |
May 16th, 2013 |
Formula 1 team McLaren confirmed Thursday that they will form a new multi-year technology partnership and use Honda engines from the 2015 season. The McLarens will race using Honda engines and energy recovery systems, renewing an association that became one of the most successful and powerful in Formula 1 history during the 1980s-90s. The announcement brings back Honda back into the sport after ...
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| Several Compact Crossovers Fail IIHS Small Overlap Test |
May 16th, 2013 |
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's newest test -- frontal small overlap -- is pretty tough to ace. The agency recently performed the test, meant to simulate a crash of a vehicle's front corner into another vehicle, a tree or a pole, on 13 compact SUVs; 11 scored Marginal or Poor. The ...
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| Hyundais Blue Link-equipped vehicles to come standard with care service |
May 16th, 2013 |
Hyundai Motor America said Thursday that all new Blue Link-equipped vehicles will come standard with three years of free Assurance Connected Care service. Blue Link is Hyundai's telematics system, which includes Assurance Connected Care, a service that includes an emergency assistance feature, collision notification and monthly vehicle health and maintenance alerts. Hyundai says it is the ...
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| Aston Martin CEO Ulrich Bez to step down |
May 16th, 2013 |
, is expected to step down at the end of the year after 13 years at the helm, according to the Sunday Times. Bez, who turns 70 this year, will reportedly move into an ambassadorial role with the quintessential British sports car marque, after effectively transforming the company from an under-performing niche operation into a profitable global business. After joining ...
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| Bicycle Sunday Look ma no cars |
May 16th, 2013 |
Fit & Fun For 47 years, the city of Seattle has closed a section of Lake Washington Boulevard to vehicles on select spring and summer Sundays and turned it over to bicyclists and walkers. In fact, "Bicycle Sunday," sponsored by Seattle Parks and Recreation and Cascade Bicycle Club, is one of the older open-streets events in the country. About 2,500 people take advantage of the ...
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| RPT-Fitch Assigns Auto ABS FCT Compartiment 2013-1 Final Ratings |
May 16th, 2013 |
Thu May 16, 2013 9:30am EDT (Repeat for additional subscribers) May 16 (Reuters) - (The following statement was released by the rating agency) Fitch Ratings has assigned Auto ABS FCT Compartiment 2013-1 final ratings as follows: EUR361.2m class A, due May 2020: 'AAAsf'; Outlook Stable The ratings address timely payment of interest and payment of principal by the final maturity date in ...
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| Honda Returns To Formula One After Five Years |
May 16th, 2013 |
Japanese car manufacturer Honda is returning to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to McLaren. They left the sport in 2008 because of financial trouble but their ...
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| McLaren Say Honda Deal Keeps Them Among F1 Elite |
May 16th, 2013 |
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| Bowling Green auto parts plant will invest $66M create 100 jobs |
May 16th, 2013 |
A Bowling Green auto parts maker has broken ground on its second expansion since November. Kobe Aluminum Automotive Products LLC will add an 87,000 square-foot building, an investment of up to $66 million that will create 100 new full-time jobs, according to The Associated Press. The plant, a joint venture between Kobe Steel Ltd., Mitsui & Co. Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., has been located in ...
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| 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Car Seat Check |
May 16th, 2013 |
Both the Jeep Grand Cherokee's exterior and interior get refreshed for the 2014 model year. The changes don't affect the Grand Cherokee's ability to fit three child-safety seats across the backseat, however. Since its 2011 redesign, the Grand Cherokee has been one of the handful of cars that ...
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