| Asian brands dominate 2013 Ward’s 10 Best Interior awards |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
year, WardsAuto applies the same model to select what it believes are the US market's top 10 vehicle interiors. The 10 Best list was narrowed down from an original group of 46 vehicles that feature all-new or significantly upgraded interiors for 2013. Each vehicle's interior was scored against several criteria including materials, ergonomics, comfort, safety, value, fit and finish and ...
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| McLaren launches first approved pre-owned vehicle program |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
has launched its first approved scheme for pre-owned vehicles, giving those buying second-hand McLaren models the same level of confidence as if buying from new. ...
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| Honda Civic Hatch Diesel Review |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Pros: Diesel engine refined, torquey and economical; sweet manual gearbox; improved steering; benchmark cabin flexibility; terrific interior quality; fine value ...
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| GM Honda Ford under I-T lens for allegedly selling cars at a loss |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
Excise duty is due on almost all goods manufactured in India and is levied on the assessed value -- usually the price at which the item is sold. General Motors and Ford said they were cooperating with the tax authorities. Mercedes-Benz and the Indian subsidiaries of Honda and Suzuki declined to comment. While no tax demand has been made yet against any of the car companies as part of the latest ...
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| How roads were not built for cars |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
cycling . A bunch of cars were parked on the pavement and a bunch more were clogging up the road ahead. "It's not as though roads were even built for cars," I mused, and I'm pretty sure my eyebrows must have been knotted and my lips pursed as I was thinking this.Rewind. I used a couple of words that may need a little explaining. The first is pavement. As my book is about ...
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| Tesla CEO Says He Might Go to Washington to Fight Dealer Franchise Laws |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
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Tesla Motors is continuing its fight to set up independent stores to sell its novel electric cars, and dealers are fighting back. Now its CEO, Elon Musk, says he’s willing to take his case to Washington to smite the traditional dealership sales model in one fell swoop. “If we’re seeing nonstop battles at the state [...]
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| General Motors and Ford Jointly Developing 9- and 10-Speed Automatic Transmissions |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
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Long having lagged behind the foreign competition in transmission gear count, it was a big deal when General Motors and Ford announced their first partnership to develop a six-speed automatic transmission together in the mid-2000s. Alas, technology rarely stays still, and General Motors and Ford have once again partnered up to develop automatic transmissions with [...]
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| Peugeot 208 T16 Pikes Peak revealed |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
racer that will contest the upcoming Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 30. Nine-time world rally champion Sebastien Loeb will pilot the specially ...
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| Mitsubishi G4 concept previews new compact sedan |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
is headed for this week’s Shanghai auto show where it will preview the Japanese manufacturer’s next-generation compact sedan. The Shanghai show represents the first time the concept has been shown outside its domestic Thai market following its low-key unveiling in Bangkok, emphasising the global nature of the upcoming production car. ...
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| India to allow import of 2.5 lakh EU cars at 10 duty |
Apr 16th, 2013 |
European Union at a concessional tariff of 10% -- a move that will come as a major relief to European auto majors who have to currently pay 100% customs duty on vehicles that cost over $40,000. The tariff rate quota -- which means allowing a specified number of a product at lower duty -- can be used over a five-year period, starting 2017 under the ...
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