| Suzuki Grand Vitara Review |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Long renowned for its benchmark offroad capability in the compact SUV class, the Suzuki Grand Vitara Urban Navigator trades bush-bashing prowess for - as the name suggests - a focus on urban utility, being only two wheel drive. As the badge also suggests, the Urban Navigator gets satellite navigation as standard equipment, in addition to climate control, both unique features for an SUV that ...
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| Motoring review Honda CR-V |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
I've spent a lot of time in SUVs and crossovers over the last few months. Spring isn't really the time for tearing up fields testing them, but thankfully it has been naffing cold and four-wheel drive has come in useful on more than one occasion. I shouldn't complain because it's evident we've become a nation of ugly-looking off-road wagon lovers.Saloon-loving Mondeo Man ...
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| Big Airbag Recall Affects Toyota Honda Nissan and GM But Effects Probably Wont Last Long |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Toyota - but the long-term effect probably won't amount to much. The big Japanese brands have gotten most of the headlines, especially Toyota, since Toyota has a recent history with a mishandled recall over "sticky accelerator pedals" and so-called unintended acceleration. Toyota is also in the hot seat relatively speaking, because Toyota has a nice problem to have. That is, ...
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| Chevrolet Sail Sedan likely to face tough competition from Honda Amaze |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Chevrolet Sail sedan, which was launch in India with a starting price of Rs 4.99 lakh, has so far managed to garner 7000 bookings. The sedan is a boot on hatch version of the Sail U-VA hatchback. The sedan also shares all its components including the engine line up with the U-VA, said the report on ...
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| Summer Gas Prices Consumption Expected to Drop |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
If government projections hold true, Americans this year will pay the lowest summer gas prices they have in two years. The U.S. Energy Information Administration reported this week that the price for a gallon of regular gas is expected to average $3.63 during the summer driving season, identified as April through September. Crude oil prices, which account for two-thirds of the price of gas at ...
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| U.S. will allow Japan to join trade talks despite concerns over autos |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Washington - The Obama administration said Friday it will allow Japan to join 11-nation free trade talks - a blow to U.S. automakers, which have strongly lobbied to keep the world's third largest economy out of the talks.On Friday, the Obama administration said Japan could join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the talks aimed at creating a free trade zone that would account for 40 percent of ...
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| Taste Of Chicago To Include City’s Food Trucks |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
For the first time, some of the city’s food trucks will be selling menu items before and during the Taste’s concert events. The trucks will be parked near the Petrillo Band Shell and will sell food one hour before and then during the concerts. Customers will pay for the food truck fare with regular Taste Of Chicago ...
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| Japanese auto rivals recall 3M cars |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Honda, Toyota and Nissan are recalling more than 3 million vehicles for identical problems with passenger-side air bags, Columbus Business First reported. The airbags, made by Japans Takata Corp., reportedly send plastic pieces flying because of a faulty inflator. No injuries have been reported. For a look at the specific makes and models being recalled, read the story ...
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| Car sales in China grow 13.3 in March |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
(MENAFN) The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) announced that car sales in the country jumped by 13.3 percent last month from a year before to 1.6 million units, reported AP.The association added that sales of German and Korean vehicles grew by more than 20 percent in March, while sales of Japanese cars dropped by 17.8 percent.Meanwhile, sales of Chinese domestic brands climbed ...
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| Worker taken into custody after GM plant evacuation in Romulus |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Romulus - The General Motors's Engine Plant building and grounds were briefly evacuated Friday as police negotiated with a worker who said he was armed inside the plant.Police took the man into custody following 911 calls that he had a gun at the facility.Romulus police Sgt. Corey Sadler told the Associated Press that officers responded to the General Motors Co. engine plant after the calls ...
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