| Landmark Toyota settlement may cover 22 million owners |
May 14th, 2013 |
Washington - A federal judge will decide next month whether to grant final approval to a class-action settlement covering as many as 22 million current and former Toyota owners over sudden acceleration claims valued at as much as $1.63 billion. The settlement is "a landmark, if not a record, settlement in automobile defects class action litigation in the United States," said Steve ...
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| Big 3 dominate vehicle quality survey take or tie for 12 top spots |
May 14th, 2013 |
For the first time in more than a decade, the biggest U.S. automakers had a majority of category winners in a survey of vehicle quality, taking or tying in 12 of 21 segments. General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC models had a majority of category winners, San Diego-based Strategic Vision said in a statement. The three automakers all gained market share in the first quarter for ...
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| Jaguars Turn To Impress U.S. Consumers With New F-Type |
May 14th, 2013 |
The first TV ad in Jaguar's most significant new-car marketing campaign in many years has a simple point: The Jaguar F-Type is so exciting to drive and so fun to look at that it's worth standing in line just to take a test drive. "It's your turn ... to discover a legend for your lifetime" is the tag line of the first of two planned new spots for the car, titled ...
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| Rolls Royce and Bloodhound come together for 1000mph super car project |
May 14th, 2013 |
Rolls Royce, which manufactures the aero-engine, will sponsor and provide technical and financial support to British Bloodhound's super car project. The super car project aims at raising the speed of EJ200 jet engine, originally designed for Eurofighter-Typhoon, to 350mph before igniting a rocket motor to take it supersonic and break the current land speed of 753mph in next year and go beyond ...
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| Concept car Renault Twizy Sport F1 |
May 14th, 2013 |
Formula One driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers a new Renault Twizy Sport F1 car at Renault test center outside Boulogne-Billancourt, near Paris, May 13, 2013. [Photo / ...
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| HSV Gen-F hot VF Commodore range revealed at midnight |
May 14th, 2013 |
will officially launch HSV Gen-F range, the sportiest versions of the Holden VF Commodore, at midnight tonight. We’ll bring you a full gallery, pricing and specifications of the new 430kW GTS, Clubsport, Grange, Senator and Maloo from the moment the embargo lifts. Although the performance arm ...
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| Why Renting Cars Could Soon Be Easier Than Hailing a Taxi |
May 14th, 2013 |
Imagine you’re walking down a city street and you realize you need a ride. Instead of waving your hand to hail a cab, or even pulling out Uber to digitally summon a taxi, you call up a map that shows which cars parked along the sidewalk you could drive away right now. A few taps on your phone, a lock clicks open and you’re on your way. Instant, ubiquitous mobility is the future as ...
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| South Korea shares end up 1 pct on autos techs |
May 14th, 2013 |
Tue May 14, 2013 2:52am EDT * Foreign buying renewed after two selling sessions * Kia shares boosted on share buyback hopes * STX shares rally on financial rescue plans SEOUL, May 14 (Reuters) - South Korean shares rose 1 percent on Tuesday, helped by the return of foreign investors and solid rebounds in auto and technology stocks such as Hyundai Motor and LG Electronics. The Korea Composite ...
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| GM to invest $258M in Milford Twp. data center |
May 14th, 2013 |
Network Operator Alex Provenzano at work at the General Motors Technical Center in Warren. A new, $258 million data center in Milford Township will back up the Warren center as part of an effort by GM to bring more information technology work in-house. (Steve ...
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| BMW M5 images of facelifted super sedan leaked |
May 14th, 2013 |
have been leaked ahead of the car’s upcoming debut later this year, giving us our first undisguised look at the mild update. Published accidently onto the German manufacturer's local website configurator, the images of the ...
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