| Simi Valley teacher gets surprise award from Helpful Honda Guys |
May 10th, 2013 |
Sinaloa Middle School teacher Ryan Rosuck is surprised in her classroom Thursday by the Helpful Honda Guys, who awarded her with digital cameras, iPads and other gifts in Simi Valley. Rosuck will use the gifts for her work with the yearbook ...
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| Holden Malibu earns five-star ANCAP rating Fiat Freemont scores four |
May 10th, 2013 |
Holden Malibu scored 35.47 points out of 37, according to ANCAP "performing well across all crash tests and providing good levels of protection to the majority of body regions for both the driver and passenger". The mid-sized Malibu sedan tested was fitted with six airbags (dual front, side and curtains) and electronic stability control as standard, although lost marks for failing to ...
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| Jaguar F-Type coupe spied in the metal |
May 10th, 2013 |
Jaguar F-Type roadster , but with a smooth hardtop roof in place that accentuates the two-door sports car's muscular haunches. Like the Roadster, ...
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| Model S boosts Tesla but mass market electric cars still elusive |
May 10th, 2013 |
By Deepa SeetharamanDETROIT, May 9 (Reuters) - Kevin Baillie, co-founder of a visual effects company that works on major motion pictures, had never been in a car like his new Tesla Model S electric sedan, but somehow it looked familiar."When I got into my car, I thought, 'Wait a minute, this looks like something from the movie I just worked on,'" said Baillie. ...
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| Skoda Rapid Sport concept unveiled |
May 10th, 2013 |
The concept separates itself from the standard car with a grey and red two-tone metallic paint job, aggressive front and rear bumpers and skirts, emboldened tail-lights, a black boot lip spoiler, squared-off dual-exit exhaust system and 19-inch alloy wheels highlighted with black on one side and red on the other. The interior receives a sports steering wheel, Recaro seats and illuminated door ...
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| Drive On What cars do celebrities give to mom |
May 9th, 2013 |
With Mother's Day fast approaching, forget the candy and flowers. Give mom the spanking new car of her dreams. That's the approach that some celebrities have taken. Who better to reward for your success ...
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| Navy extends Rolls-Royce engine repair contract |
May 9th, 2013 |
Rolls-Royce will continue to repair and overhaul its T56 engines used on U.S. Navy aircraft under a recently awarded contract extension. The extension has a value of $35 million but Rolls-Royce didn't disclose its performance period. Rolls-Royce said the services contract is for depot-level repair of T56 Series III engine modules used by the Navy's P-3 Orion maritime patrol planes and ...
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| CAAM April auto sales growth up |
May 9th, 2013 |
Vehicles sales in China rose 13.4 percent in April from a year earlier, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) said Thursday.That compares with a 10.7 percent year-on-year gain in March.In April, automakers shipped 1.84 million passenger cars, trucks and buses to dealerships in China, with sales in the first four months up 13.2 percent to 7.27 million, CAAM ...
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| Volkswagen announces recall of 91000 cars in Japan |
May 9th, 2013 |
Volkswagen is recalling about 91,000 cars in Japan, a spokesman for the company said, citing potential gearbox problems that have already caused a recall in China.The spokesman said that the problems were due to the hot and wet climate, the extreme stop-and-go traffic, and the pollution that is typical of some Asian cities.Volkswagen said in March it would recall 384,181 vehicles in China due to ...
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| Cincinnati auto supplier looking to fill 100 open jobs |
May 9th, 2013 |
ThyssenKrupp Bilstein of America CEO Fabian Schmahl, left, with Eric Giese, manager of the Hamilton plant. Thanks to steady growth and new contracts from auto manufacturers, Thyssenkrupp Bilstein of America Inc. is looking to fill 100 open positions at its operations in Hamilton. The German-owned manufacturer makes shock absorbers and recently invested more than $5 million in its Hamilton ...
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