| Motor racing-Honda to return to F1 in 2015 with McLaren -sources |
May 15th, 2013 |
By Norihiko Shirouzu and Yoko Kubota TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Honda will return to Formula One in 2015 as McLaren engine partners, replacing Mercedes, sources close to the company said on Wednesday. Honda's Chief Executive Takanobu Ito is set ...
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| Mayor Ford being investigated by city after putting magnets on cars |
May 15th, 2013 |
Toronto Mayor Rob Ford puts 'Rob Ford Mayor' magnets on cars outside an Etobicoke meeting on the Humbertown redevelopment, May 14, 2013. (Justin Fauteux/The Globe and ...
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| Electric car maker Tesla plans to sell new stock |
May 15th, 2013 |
Washington - California startup electric vehicle automaker Tesla Motors Inc. said it will issue 2.7 million new shares of stock and new debt due in 2018 to repay the Energy Department early for the remaining $450 million in a low-cost government loan. In 2009, Tesla won a $465 million U.S. loan - one of five awarded under the $25 billion Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program - but ...
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| NHTSA says it will guard against hacking into vehicles electronics |
May 15th, 2013 |
Washington - The top U.S. auto safety regulator said the agency would take action to ensure self-driving cars electronically connected to traffic networks and to each other can't be hacked. National Highway Traffic Safety Administrator David Strickland told the Senate Commerce Committee that the agency has asked for $2 million for a new office dedicated to electronic issues. "NHTSA ...
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| San Jose City Council Eases Restrictions On Food Trucks |
May 15th, 2013 |
SAN JOSE (KCBS) - San Jose residents will soon have more options from food trucks and street vendors after passing a new ordinance that allows them to sell fresh fruits and vegetables. The ordinance will make it easier for vendors selling fresh fruit and vegetables to obtain the necessary permits to sell in neighborhoods and near community centers, schools, libraries and religious assembly ...
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| Best used cars 2013 |
May 15th, 2013 |
See our story for strategies on how to get the best deal.)Vehicles have automatic transmissions, unless noted otherwise, and all have standard stability control and front, front side and head-protecting airbags. Dealer, private-party and certified prices are averages based on actual transactions reported ...
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| Thefts from cars in Empire includes Police Chiefs |
May 15th, 2013 |
Empire police are investigating a string of break-ins and thefts from cars within a two block radius. The break-ins happened Monday into Tuesday morning and NEWS9 learned today that one of the cars broken into, happened to belong to the chief of police. Chief Matthew Donahue lent one of his vehicles to his daughter, Alyssicia Degarmo while her car was getting repaired. Eight cars, seven of them ...
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| Craigslist Auto Sale Ends With Mans Kidnapping |
May 15th, 2013 |
MAY 15--A Maine teenager who advertised his BMW for sale on Craigslist was forced into the vehicle's trunk at gunpoint and taken on an eight-hour drive to Delaware by a man who masqueraded as a purchaser, The Smoking Gun has learned. After posting his online ad last month, Alexander Filatov, 19, was contacted by Travis Landry, who said he was interested in buying the grey 2004 sedan. ...
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| Subaru cars recalled for loss of steering |
May 15th, 2013 |
Steering shafts in the cars, all from the 2013 model year, could become disengaged causing a loss of steering. The steering shaft on the cars is made from two pieces -- an inner and an outer shaft -- which, in the vehicles involved, can become separated. If that happens, the driver can lose the ability to steer the ...
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| 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class First Look |
May 15th, 2013 |
If it wasn't enough of an opulent and technological tour-de-force before, the 2014 Mercedes-Benz S-Class leaves no question now. The automaker's flagship sedan gets a makeover for the new model year, with more athletic-looking styling, a host of over-the-top new comfort and convenience features, and updated safety systems. The sedan is longer, lower and wider than the previous version, ...
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