| 2014 Toyota Yaris, Vios, Hybrid, Six-Passenger Concepts – 2013 Shanghai |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
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Lately, China has become a major destination for luxury car debuts, but not all Chinese are millionaires, or in the market for ostentatious motorized displays of their wealth. The big news for Toyota at this year’s Shanghai auto show was the introduction of a new Yaris hatchback and Vios sedan variant, as well as the [...]
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| 2014 Audi A3, S3 Gets Trunked – 2013 Shanghai |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
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We’re fans of hatches, of their versatility, and for some, even their styling. But in many markets in the world, not offering a conventional three-box sedan is a sure-fire formula for slow sales. Despite the lack of a proper sedan in its U.S. lineup, the Audi A3 has sold relatively well. But in its quest [...]
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| Canadian officials remind pet owners to pick up dog poo |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
Police in Sudbury, Ontario, said they are on the lookout for rogue dog owners who let their pets poop on other people's lawns -- and don't pick it up. Officers with the Rainbow District Animal Control office get about 100 complaint calls about dog poop every year. To deal with it, they send officers in unmarked patrol cars to look for owners who let their dogs poop and run, the ...
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| Willie Nelson to play benefit show for West Texas firefighters |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
Willie Nelson announced he will play a concert to benefit the West, Texas, Volunteer Fire Department after this week's fertilizer plant explosion. At least 14 people died, 200 people were injured and 150 homes, three rescue trucks and a fire truck were destroyed in Wednesday's fire and explosion at the West Fertilizer Co. plant. Among the dead were five volunteer firefighters, the Los ...
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| Hybrid electric autos in spotlight at Shanghai auto show |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
This was not surprising, given that China, the world's biggest auto market, has just experienced a winter of unprecedented smog amid high vehicle emission ...
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| Buying a New Car Checkout Auto Financing Sites |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
Zero percent financing sounds like the car buyer's holy grail. But be careful, says this older post by Gary Hoffman at AOL Autos. ...
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| Pedrosa continues Repsol Hondas dominance |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
Dani Pedrosa set the pace in third practice at the inaugural Grand Prix of the Americas on Saturday.The Spaniard posted a blistering time of two minutes and 04.408 seconds in Austin, extending Repsol Honda's dominance at the Circuit of the Americas.Pedrosa's team-mate and MotoGP rookie Marc Marquez, who blitzed the field in Friday's two practice sessions, was second quickest after ...
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| Honda names de Ferran technical consultant |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
The 2003 Indianapolis 500 winner has been associated with Honda since 1996, and de Ferran won his first CART race for the manufacturer that year at Cleveland. He won six races, 16 poles and the 2000 and 2001 championships with ...
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| Hamish McRae Were buying new cars but still wary of other big-ticket spending |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
One of the country's most respected financial journalists and commentators Hamish McRae is an associate editor of The Independent. He was named Business and Finance Journalist of the Year 2006 at the British Press ...
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| DMV Hosts NorCal Workshop To Create Rules For Driverless Cars |
Apr 21st, 2013 |
SAN JOSE (CBS/AP) — With auto officials saying driverless cars could be available by the end of the decade, California officials want to hear from the public on how to regulate the vehicles. Close to 30 people attended a workshop held by the Department of Motor Vehicles in Sacramento on Friday where DMV officials were seeking public input on possible regulations of the driverless ...
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