| Toyota to announce plans to build first Lexus in U.S. |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Washington - Toyota Motor Corp. plans to announce Friday a major investment at its Georgetown, Ky., facility to build its first Lexus luxury vehicle in the United States.The Japanese automaker has scheduled a conference call with its president Akio Toyoda and Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota's North American region, to announce the news that it will build its Lexus ES 350 in Kentucky.On Wednesday, ...
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| Toyota to produce luxury Lexus model at Ky. plant |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- Toyota is preparing to announce a decision to produce a luxury Lexus model in Kentucky, a move that would create an additional 750 jobs, pushing employment at its Georgetown plant past 6,700 ...
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| Kentucky contender for planned Toyota expansion |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Toyota is considering expanding in Kentucky to add an unspecified vehicle model that would create 570 full-time permanent jobs, pushing employment at its Georgetown plant past 6,700 workers.The automaker has scheduled simultaneous news conferences for Friday morning at the Georgetown factory and in New York.Company spokesman Steve Curtis said that further details of ...
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| Photos Classic custom cars on show at TRADEX |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
The annual BC Classic and Custom Car Show revs up Friday, April 19, 2013 and runs until April 21. The event is at TRADEX - Trade & Convention Centre, 1190 Cornell Street, Abbotsford. Here’s a preview of what auto enthusiasts can look forward to. For information on show hours and ticket prices, go to: ...
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| Newark N.J. Cop Indicted on Auto Insurance Fraud Charge |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Prosecutors say a veteran Newark, N.J., police officer has been indicted on insurance fraud charges. Johnathan Taylor faces charges of conspiracy, aggravated arson and insurance fraud in the indictment handed up by an Essex County grand jury. It was made public on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Plainfield resident faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted on all counts Prosecutors claim Taylor ...
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| VIDEO Massive sinkhole swallows cars |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Rain from a massive spring storm pummeling the Midwest is being blamed for the huge sinkhole that opened up, taking three cars and sending one driver to the ...
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| Chicago sinkhole swallows three cars as classic spring storm slams mid-west |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
tornadoes in the Plains, and with torrential rains causing floods and transportation chaos in several states - and a sinkhole in .Seemingly every community in the Plains and Midwest was under some sort of watch or warning. Up to a foot of snow was expected in parts ...
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| GM Expects EPA to Rate 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel at 2746 MPG |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
diesel will get an EPA rating of 27/46 mpg city/highway with its standard six-speed automatic transmission. The highway rating represents the highest of any non-hybrid car in the U.S., GM says, but the EPA's combined rating -- 33 mpg -- is just 2 mpg better than a gas-powered Cruze Eco with its automatic. It also falls 1 mpg short of the ...
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| Video captures sinkhole swallowing cars on Southeast Side |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
One person was hospitalized after a sinkhole swallowed three cars in the South Deering neighborhood on the Southeast Side this morning. Witnesses said the hole opened up around 5 a.m. at 9600 South Houston Avenue, quickly growing from about 20 feet to about 40 feet. First two cars slid in, then a third as the hole widened, witnesses said. A fourth vehicle was towed from the edge as it was about ...
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| Kauai judge to set manslaughter trial date for retired Hawaii auto dealer James Pflueger |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Randal Valenciano was initially for a proposed plea agreement between prosecutors and Pflueger, 87, but a court file this week noted that the hearing is now to set a trial date. ...
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