| Calif. Electric Car Maker CODA Files For Chapter 11 Sold Only 100 Cars |
May 2nd, 2013 |
BENICIA (CBS / AP) — Electric car maker CODA Holdings Inc. filed for bankruptcy protection Wednesday after selling just 100 cars and said it plans to quit the auto business altogether. The Los Angeles-based parent of CODA Automotive filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Delaware. A consortium of debtors plans to acquire CODA for $25 million, according to a company ...
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| UPDATE 1-Canada April auto sales up 9 pct |
May 2nd, 2013 |
May 1 (Reuters) - Auto sales in Canada rose 9 percent in April on strong demand for pickup trucks from U.S. automakers.Light truck sales, which include sport utility vehicles and minivans as well as pickups, accounted for 55 percent of the Canadian auto sales in April, according to independent auto analyst Dennis ...
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| Ford Chrysler Sales Jump VW Slumps |
May 2nd, 2013 |
Volkswagen AG's successful streak in the United States hit a bump in April as sales dropped for the first time in three years for the German automaker even as US car sales boomed. VW sold 33,600 cars, a 10-per-cent drop from April 2012, the company said Wednesday. The slump came despite a generally upbeat car market in the US and puts a further drag on Europe's largest carmaker, ...
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| 8 cars ruined 10 damaged in Sea-Tac garage fire |
May 1st, 2013 |
SEATTLE (AP) -- A fire at the Sea-Tac Airport parking garage Tuesday morning destroyed at least eight cars and damaged another 10 with heat and smoke, causing an estimated $250,000 in losses, spokesman Perry Cooper ...
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| Grand Theft Auto 5 – new trailers revel in chaos humour and a pitch-perfect soundtrack |
May 1st, 2013 |
Rockstar has launched a trio of fresh GTAV trailers, introducing us to the hoodlums at the centre of its latest gangland adventure - and it looks things are going totally Radio Ga ...
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| Tornado Week What to Do If You Get Caught on the Road |
May 1st, 2013 |
Since Kicking Tires last advised readers five years ago on what to do if they encounter a tornado while driving, the winds of change have kicked up quite a dust storm to cloud the issue. Meteorologists, severe-weather experts and safety advocates have found themselves vehemently at odds with one another since the Red Cross in 2009 changed its position on whether to stay in, or seek shelter ...
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| Ford U.S. sales rise 18 in April cars up 21 |
May 1st, 2013 |
United Way for Southeastern Michigan Exceeds $35 Million Community Giving Goal in Campaign Led by Chrysler Group's Sergio Marchionne and Campaign Cabinet; Ford COO Fields Named 2013-2014 Campaign ...
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| Canada April auto sales rise for Detroit carmakers |
May 1st, 2013 |
May 1 (Reuters) - Canadian sales rose for the three Detroit automakers, led by strong sales for pickup trucks.Ford Motor Co was the top-seller in Canada in April, when sales rose 15.5 percent to 27,907 vehicles.Chrysler Group LLC was second, at 25,745 vehicles, up 5 percent, barely edging out General Motors Co at 25,071 vehicles, up 19 ...
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| Nine employees injured six sent to hospital after explosion at Newmarket auto parts plant |
May 1st, 2013 |
Nine employees were injured at a Newmarket manufacturing plant after an explosion Wednesday morning. According to York Regional Police, six of the injured employees were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Emergency crews were called to the Dortec Industries plant, near Bayview Avenue and Mulock Drive shortly after 9:30 a.m. in response to what authorities are calling a ...
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| Motoring review Audi A3 Sportback 2.0 TDI Sport |
May 1st, 2013 |
If the new Audi A3 looks familiar that's because it's not that different from the old Audi A3. That's not necessarily a bad thing, though. A quick browse of the firm's website suggests Audi sells 44 different types of car that bear the Four Rings. And of all of them - from sleek supercars and off-roaders to luxury saloon and estates - the A3 is the company's best-selling ...
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