| Ford and Toyota feud over whos is bigger |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
Ford Focus FORTUNE -- Ford Motor Company can't be faulted for bragging that it sells more of a single car model, the compact Ford Focus, than any automaker in the world-even if the claim is debatable, given Toyota's rebuttal that its Corolla compact is the true champ. The number of cars separating the two models isn't that large. Which one sold more probably relates to ...
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| GM and Ford Team Up on New Nine- and 10-Speed Transmissions |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
In terms of the auto industry, Detroit is not exactly a big town -- discussions between automakers happen more often than people realize, given that everyone working at these companies lives as neighbors. But General Motors and Ford Motor Co. have just announced a formal collaboration of their own, a new program to jointly develop nine- and 10-speed automatic transmissions. The transmissions ...
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| Renault aims to sell 40k units |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
CEO of Renault Greater China, in a recent interview. He said four models - Koleos, Megane, Latitude, and Fluence - will be locally made. Last year, Renault sold 29,724 units, growing 22.4 percent from a year ago. The Koleos was the company's highest-selling model, accounting for 90 ...
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| Kia venture to debut electric car at Shanghai auto show |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
later this month. Based on Kia's compact Cerato, Huaqi is only differentiated by its logo, which is in the shape of an "X". Driven by an electric engine, it can reach peak power of 30kW and a top speed of 110 ...
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| 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage Sedan Debuting at Shanghai Motor Show as G4 Concept |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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Near the end of this month, Mitsubishi will be heading to the 2013 Shanghai Auto Show, debuting their new G4 sedan and CA-MiEV subcompact sedan concepts. The automaker will also be showing their updated production range. Although the G4 made its initial debut at the Bangkok International Motor Show last month, as of now it’s [...]
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| Name That Shifter, No. 124 |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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It’s Monday, and that means it’s time to present this week’s shifter. You’ll have until mid-day Wednesday to identify the make and model of the vehicle whence this shifter came. The first person to respond correctly in the Backfires section below will win a Save the Manuals button and sticker.* Good luck! (* Offer open [...]
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| Dealer Settles Consumer Complaints |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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 A Pennsylvania used-car dealer has settled with the state’s attorney general on a number of consumer complaints.
Nicholas B. Dizes, owner of Olympic Motors Inc. in Folsom, entered into an assurance of voluntary compliance, filed by the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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| Dealer Faces Charges of Not Paying Taxes |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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 William E. Burden, the owner of Palm Trading Group, LLC, a used car dealership located in Longwood, Fla., has been arrested on charges that he stole more than $49,000 in sales tax he collected from customers, but failed to send in to the state.
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| Air Bag Maker Recalls Units |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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 Air bag manufacturer Takata has determined that certain passenger side air bag inflators it manufactured and supplied to various vehicle manufacturers for use in passenger air bags may produce excessive internal pressure causing the inflators to rupture upon deployment of the air bag.
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| Utility Warns of Scam |
Apr 15th, 2013 |
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 New Jersey’s PSE&G is urging its customers to be alert to a scam that is increasingly targeting small businesses.
In the scam, which has been reported across the country, individuals misrepresenting themselves as PSE&G employees threaten to turn off electric and gas service if payment is not made to them that day.
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