| Opel approves German plant closure report |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Opel ‘s decision to cease production at its 50-year-old Bochum assembly plant by the end of 2014 was approved by its supervisory board as part of the company's comprehensive 10-year turnaround plan, dubbed ...
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| Shifter problem behind Honda recall of CR-V Odyssey and Acura RDX |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
During internal testing of the vehicles, Honda discovered that in subfreezing temperatures it could be possible to shift the vehicle's transmission out of the park position without depressing the brake pedal. "This hasn’t actually happened on a vehicle that is in customers' hands," said Honda spokesman Chris Martin. "We have done it on vehicles that we own and ...
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| Michigan Governor Unveils Auto Insurance Plan |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and Republican lawmakers have unveiled a proposal to end unlimited lifetime coverage for medical expenses tied to auto accidents. Drivers now pay $175 per car per year to cover catastrophic injuries, and the fee is rising to $186 this summer. The insurance lobby and other critics say Michigan’s unique requirement for unlimited medical coverage is too expensive. ...
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| Business briefs Toyota plans expansion at Kentucky plant |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Toyota plans expansion at Kentucky plant Toyota is planning an ambitious new project for its flagship Georgetown, Ky., plant that could see it producing a new vehicle and adding 750 jobs. Katie Smith of the state's Cabinet for Economic Development said the project is a vehicle model that is new to the plant, which would produce 50,000 of them annually beginning in fall 2015. She declined to ...
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| Larry Page defends Googles big bets on Glass driver-less cars |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
IDG News Service - Google's core product may always be search, but the company is just as serious about providing in-the-moment information to users with emerging technologies such as Google Now, self-driving cars and Glass, CEO Larry Page signaled on Thursday. Those products, along with others such as voice-based search, may comprise risky "big bets" at the company, but Google ...
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| Rolls-Royce Ghost Alpine Trial Centenary Collection launched |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Rolls-Royce Works Team and privateer entrant James Radley covered 2929km of challenging mountain terrain - considered the toughest automotive endurance test of the time - in four Rolls-Royce Silver Ghosts. The cars performed without fault, establishing a reputation for peerless reliability and mechanical excellence and gaining the unofficial but widely acknowledged title as the 'Best Car in ...
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| Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept compact SUV leaked |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Sleeker and more sporting in appearance than its squarer styled sibling, the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept has a narrow front grille and LED headlight assembly, large front air intakes and a bonnet with twin air vents positioned back towards the heavily raked windscreen.Hard-wearing plastic cladding features along the car’s lower edges covering the front and rear underbody, side skirts ...
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| Honda recalling more than 20000 SUVs minivans in Canada |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
Honda is recalling more than 225,000 minivans and SUVs in North America -- including 20,800 in Canada -- to fix a problem with the automatic shifters. The recall includes the Honda CR-V small SUV and Odyssey minivan from the 2012 and 2013 model years. Also covered is the 2013 Acura RDX SUV. Honda says the device that stops drivers from shifting out of park without a foot on the brake may not ...
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| Giant sinkhole swallows up three cars |
Apr 19th, 2013 |
US folks must be wondering if they've stumbled into the apocalypse after the Boston bombings, the Texas factory explosion, and now a giant sinkhole in Chicago.This incredible footage shows the third car falling into the abyss after a street on the south side of Chicago collapsed overnight.Merko Krivokuca was driving when his truck fell into the sinkhole. Incredibly, he only sustained a few ...
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| 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Gets 46 mpg, Highest Highway Fuel Economy in Segment |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
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Set to go on sale this summer, the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo Diesel gets an EPA-estimated 46 mpg on the highway, the highest of any non-hybrid vehicle in America. The Cruze Diesel also has a highway range of 700 miles on one take of diesel fuel, equating to 10 hours of highway driving. The [...]
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