| Hitch your trailer to these safety tips |
May 9th, 2013 |
The weather is warm, and that means many of us will be towing trailers more frequently. There are some things to keep in mind before tugging that boat down the highway. First - and this may sound obvious - compare your vehicle's towing capacity against the weight of the items you're towing.Next, make sure you have the proper towing hitch. Hitches vary by the vehicle doing the towing as ...
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| Nikkei up on strong global markets Toyota brokerages lead gains |
May 9th, 2013 |
* Securities shares outperform on upbeat market * Toyota strong, Nomura hikes target by 30 pct * Japan outperforms peers but still has upside -analyst * Toshiba sags on poor earnings By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a third session on Thursday, buoyed by a record finish on Wall Street and strong European shares, and led by gains in ...
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| Facebooks auto-play video ads likely to put off users |
May 9th, 2013 |
Adding another tweak to the site, Facebook will now feature auto play video ads in the news feed starting this July. In a report by Financial Times, these video ads will play automatically for almost 15 seconds with no sound and will replay with sound when the user clicks on it. According to Huffington Post, the addition of another element for the users to feel annoyed about, the pop-up ads ...
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| China sees higher auto sales amid weak economy in April |
May 9th, 2013 |
(18 mins ago) China's auto sales surged 13.4 percent year-on-year in April, an industry group said Thursday, despite weakness in the world's second largest economy. A total of 1.84 million vehicles were sold last month in China, the largest auto market in the world, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said in a statement, AFP reports. "Auto production and sales ...
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| Safety Regulators Close Probes into Ford Chrysler Vehicles |
May 9th, 2013 |
and Chrysler Group LLC after the two U.S. automakers conducted safety recalls this year to fix glitches in some models. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration closed both investigations in early May, according to documents filed on the agency’s website late on Tuesday. In late 2011, NHTSA began exploring reports of corrosion problems in 200,000 Ford Freestar and Mercury ...
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| Nikkei rises on strong global markets Toyota gains |
May 9th, 2013 |
* Nikkei bolstered by gains in U.S., European share markets * Toyota strong, Nomura hikes target by 30 pct * Japan outperforms peers but still has upside -analyst By Ayai Tomisawa TOKYO, May 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average rose for a third session on Thursday, buoyed by a record finish on Wall Street and strong European shares, and led by gains in Toyota Motor Corp shares ...
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| Automotive industry needs funding SA premier |
May 9th, 2013 |
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill says that without funding from both state and federal governments Holden may shut down its production plant in ...
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| BMW M cars could get 230kW three-cylinder engine report |
May 9th, 2013 |
says he believes there is serious potential in high-performance versions of the company’s new three-cylinder engine for its future compact sports cars. Speaking with US publication Car and ...
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| Restrict autobahns to 120kmh German opposition leader |
May 9th, 2013 |
The future of Germany’s derestricted autobahns could be at risk, with the leader of the country’s opposition party in support of a 120km/h limit across the high-speed motorway network. SPD party leader Sigmar Gabriel cites crash statistics that show a lower number of serious injuries and deaths on speed-limited highways as the reasoning for his stance. While SPD has made no formal ...
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| Ferrari wants to sell fewer cars boost exclusivity |
May 9th, 2013 |
Ferrari chairman Luca di Montezemolo told industry journal Automotive News Europe he planned to boost the Italian sports car manufacturer's profitability by selling more high-end, customised vehicles and constricting their availability. "My focus this year and in the years to come is not to grow volume but to increase the exclusivity of Ferrari," Montezemolo said. "This ...
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