| AutoNation profit up 14 on growing car sales |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Detroit - AutoNation's first-quarter net income rose 14 percent as the country's largest auto dealership chain reaped benefits from a U.S. car and truck sales recovery that is gaining strength.Revenue at the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., company grew 12 percent for the quarter. All of AutoNation's businesses contributed, including new and used car sales, service, financing and ...
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| Canadians like little cars but they really love big trucks |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
In Pictures: The world's biggest, baddest SUV Leonard, a friend from Edmonton, couldn't wait to show me his Ram Crew Cab. When the snow flies, he stuffs his "sleds" - snowmobiles - in the bed and his gear in the back seat, then heads to the back country for a little hunting. No, a lot of hunting. Days of it camped in the snow. Those are his passions: the Ram and hunting with ...
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| GM takes aim at Ford Chrysler with revamped 2014 trucks |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
The 2014 Chevrolet Silverado has three auxiliary power outlets, old-style cigarette-lighter plugs, three USB outlets for charging phones and electronic gadgets and a 110-volt outlet. "You could basically power the house from inside the truck," Chris Hilts, the Silverado interior design manager, said at a recent ...
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| From the Model T to the Prius these cars changed the world |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Like the humans that build and buy them, most cars fade into oblivion - history remembers only a select few. So what are the cars that will be remembered, and why? As with humans, what counts is impact - provoking change, showing an inventive way forward, and reflecting the spirit of an age.Here are some of the vehicles that have changed the ...
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| Hondas Dream Neo another addition to range of cheapest bikes |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Japan's auto major Honda Motors Pvt. Ltd. has launched its cheapest motorbike 'Dream Neo' in India priced at Rs 43,150. Honda's Indian arm Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI)'s Dream Neo is powered by an 110cc engine and the company claims that it will give a mileage of 74 km per litre of ...
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| Woman spends ‘sex money’ on top cars |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Tokyo - A 77-year-old woman who received $4-million from a 79-year-old man in exchange for sexual and romantic favours has been ordered to repay the cash by a court in Japan, a report said on ...
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| Liberia Flashy Cars Amid Abject Poverty - LTA Ignores Excessive Waste and Rants At FPA |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
THE REGULATORS of Liberia's Telecommunications sector, in a ranting response to a FrontPageAfrica report for Thursday, April 11 2013 headlined: 'Unhealthy Working Environment' AT LTA: Staff Exodus, Issues Haunt Regulator, accused the newspaper of taking a slant to suit what LTA says is FPA's "unstated anti-LTA policy, is steeped in gossip, hearsay, untruths and ...
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| Snyder wants big changes to Michigan auto insurance |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Michigan Governor Rick Snyder discusses proposed changes in the state's No-Fault Insurance law during a Thursday morning news conference in the Michigan Capitol. (Dale G. Young / The Detroit ...
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| What to expect at the Shanghai auto show |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
The growth of the Chinese auto market, once a playground only for the wealthy, is being fueled more and more by consumers who aren't elite. At the same time, the rich are buying more luxury than ever ...
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| Toyota to expand Kentucky factory to produce Lexus model |
Apr 18th, 2013 |
Toyota isn’t talking about the project until a news conference scheduled for Friday, but the automaker's plans leaked out after the Kentucky Economic Development Finance Authority gave preliminary approval to $146.5 million in tax incentives for the effort. The expansion was first reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader, which said it would cost $531 million and create as many as 750 ...
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