| General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action |
May 15th, 2013 |
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
May 15th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| Feds urge states to lower drunken-driving limit |
May 15th, 2013 |
Washington - A National Transportation Safety Board recommendation to lower the legal limit on drunken driving would save hundreds of lives annually, the NTSB said. The new limits - a blood-alcohol content of 0.05 percent or lower, compared to the current 0.08 percent - would put a small woman near the brink after just one drink in an hour. A medium-sized man would be there after two. Such a ...
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| Car sales at record levels |
May 15th, 2013 |
CAR sales have fallen for the fourth straight month but consumers are continuing to buy vehicles in record numbers, with 1.13 million sold in the year to ...
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| 10 Handy Smartphone Apps for Drivers |
May 15th, 2013 |
LAME... Why do I care how many G's my car is pulling? Anyway the only good apps are Free apps. Check out GasBuddy, It tells you the lowest gas prices in the area and it's maintain by the membership and is ...
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| 10 Most Useless Car Technologies |
May 15th, 2013 |
Whoever wrote this sounds like some one who just hates technology. Pretty sure the map lights helped me a lot of times, it does get dark in the car and if I drop something I need to see it. ...
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| 10 outrageous options on luxury cars |
May 15th, 2013 |
Just another example of how much a car can be when engineers have the budget to do it and how people feel that all these options make them more luxurious. Let's be real though. This is nothing to drool about because these cars will only be bought and driven by the wealthy, not rich. That means that 99% of us have a front row seat to view it from the storefront window. Be careful not to ...
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| 10 Things Your Car Will Have By 2020 |
May 15th, 2013 |
I agree with some of this. Cars do need to shave a few pounds that's for sure. The driver seat of a chevy suburban weighs 90+ lbs. I mean come on. The Amish could build a lighter seat. If the Corvette has taught us anything its you can build a lightweight aerodynamic car that gets good fuel mileage and it can still be beautiful. But on the other hand they coming up ...
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| Germany court to Google Clean up defamatory auto-complete search suggestions |
May 15th, 2013 |
A German federal court has ordered Google to clean up the auto complete search suggestions that it offers. The popular search engine automatically suggests search results as per the combination of keywords. A German businessman, who accused Google of delinking him to scientology and fraud, started the case. In a report by BBC, the court does not mean that Google should sanitize its entire ...
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| Cars vs. motorcycles Cant we all just get along |
May 15th, 2013 |
If you ride a motorcycle, you've probably had it out by now. Like daffodils and tulips, bike enthusiasts herald the arrival of spring.I don't ride, though I cover motorcycle events. I've taken the training (I'm contemplating a second go at my test, if only to prove to myself I can pass it), and done rides with colleagues and friends. I'm an excellent passenger, I'm ...
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