| Ford Toyota both claim to have top-selling car |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
LOS ANGELES - For the second time in seven months, Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. both claim to produce the world’s top-selling car. The clash shows how counting in the global automotive industry is complicated. Ford said Tuesday that its Focus compact was the leading global nameplate with 1.02 million sales last year, citing R.L. Polk & Co. data that pegged Toyota’s ...
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| Five Injured At Matteson Auto Auction |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
MATTESON (CBS) — Five people were injured when a car lost control and drove into a crowd at a car auction on Thursday. A worker was preparing to drive a vehicle into the auction area around 9:45 a.m. at Manheim Auto Auction, 20401 Cox Ave., when the car drove into the crowd. Five people were taken to several different hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Developing ...
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| Honda Toyota and Nissan Canada recall more than 200000 vehicles over faulty airbags |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Honda, Toyota and Nissan are recalling more than two million vehicles globally, including more than 200,000 in Canada, for an identical problem with airbags on the passenger side whose inflator may burst, sending plastic pieces ...
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| Toyota Ford Duke It Out in Sales Number War |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
872,774. The automaker cited registration data from well-known consulting firm R.L. Polk. Now Toyota begs to differ, and it's making the rounds today to tell its side of the story."Toyota sold 1.16 million Corolla vehicles globally in 2012, compared to 1.02 million Focus nameplate registrations recently attributed to R.L. Polk by Ford Motor Co.," spokesman Mike Michels said in an ...
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| Ford Focus is worlds top-seller |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Ford Focus which was the world's best-selling automobile overall last year, according to new data from R.L. Polk & Company.The Detroit automaker's compact model rang up more than 1 million sales last year, almost 17% more volume ...
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| Photos Sneak peak at Bob Ross Auto Groups new look |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Jenell Ross, president of the Centerville-based dealership, said a big challenge in 2012 was selling cars while the showrooms were undergoing renovations to comply with brand requirements. "We're looking forward to 2013 being just about business and trying to get back to business as normal," she said. After two years working amid constant renovations, one of the Dayton areas largest ...
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| 2013 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Car Seat Check |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
, a five-seat SUV, is often asked to pull family duty over its two-door Jeep Wrangler sibling. While its high ride height means kids will be asking parents for a boost to get into it for a long time, it did work well with our child-safety seats. For 2013, the Wrangler Unlimited received new supportive seats in both rows. For the Car Seat Check, we use a Graco SnugRide 30 rear-facing ...
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| Nissan to increase pay at Tennessee Mississippi plants |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Jackson, Miss. - Nissan Motor Co. will raise pay for its employees in Mississippi and Tennessee.The company has told its employees it will increase their wages starting in October at its Canton, Miss., and Smyrna, Tenn., assembly plants, as well as its Decherd, Tenn., engine plant.Nissan says pay will go up by 55 cents an hour for production employees and 65 cents an hour for maintenance ...
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| Joint Airbag Recall Affects More Than 3 Million Cars |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda simultaneously announced a global recall of nearly 3.4 million vehicles to replace defective air bags. The faulty air bags could deploy with excessive force and send shards of metal into the passenger side area. Coordinated recalls are unusual in the auto ...
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| Obamas EPA nominee touts 2025 mpg deal at confirmation hearing |
Apr 11th, 2013 |
Washington - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a confirmation hearing Thursday on the nomination of the Obama administration's top auto emissions regulator to head the Environmental Protection Agency.Gina McCarthy, who had a key role in negotiating a deal with major automakers to double fuel-efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025, faced some tough questions from ...
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