| Briefs Chrysler Groups buys proving grounds in Naples Fla. from Harley-Davidson |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Chrysler Group LLC has purchased a 531-acre test track on the edge of the Florida Everglades.The facility, which includes a 2.1-mile straightaway and a 1.1-mile oval, was owned by the Harley-Davidson Motor Co., which will continue to use the track to test motorcycles. Chrysler paid $7 million for the proving grounds; it was used by Ford Motor Co. before Harley-Davidson purchased it in ...
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| Toyota Camry and Aurion exports account for 70 per cent of local production |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Aurion sales have totalled 5027 for the first three months of 2013, over the same period 69,762 vehicles were exported - including 7383 in March alone. A single month all-time high has been set for this financial year in August 2012, with 8470 Toyotas leaving our shores. Toyota says that 97 per cent of exports go to the Middle Eastern region, including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia ...
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| Utes March 2013 sales overview |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Toyota HiLux (3127) led a first quarter charge by the commercial models that saw three utes slide into March's highest selling cars list - HiLux ...
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| Hyundai Kia to recall record two million cars in S. Korea U.S. |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Seoul, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI): South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia Motors planned to recall more than 2 million vehicles in South Korea and the United States for stop-lamp defects, the company said Thursday. Hyundai will recall around 110,000 vehicles sold in South Korea, including Avantes made between July 2009 and March 2010 as well as Santa Fes produced between ...
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| Briefs Toddler in Toyota makes his own drive-thru |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
A toddler's first experiment behind the wheel was not only brief but also disastrous - for both a building and his parents. A four-year-old boy left in the driver's seat of a car by his father, who had gone into a McDonald's in northern Toronto, Canada, put the car in gear and drove into the restaurant. To make matters worse, not only was the Toyota Camry not insured, but the ...
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| McLaren MP4-12C GT3 helps launch new racetrack |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
then to set a lap record in a McLaren MP4-12C GT3 racer? Located about 50km from Queenstown on New Zealand's South Island, Highlands Motorsport Park was run-in by Kiwi-born Porsche Carrera Cup driver Craig Baird, in a brand new 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged ...
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| 1 in custody after car hits 3 police cars outside police HQ |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
PORTLAND, Ore. – A downtown Portland intersection was closed Wednesday night after a driver trying to get away from police crashed into three police cars right outside of police headquarters. One person was taken into custody ...
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| Detroit Electric launches first vehicle all-electric sports car |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Detroit - Resurrected automaker Detroit Electric "put the stake in the ground" Wednesday night with the debut of its first vehicle at new headquarters inside the Fisher Building: an all-electric, carbon fiber and aluminum SP:01 sports car.The vehicle introduction was an important mile-marker in a five-year journey for Albert Lam, former CEO of the Lotus Engineering Group and now chief ...
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| Fiat to launch North America ad campaign |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
New York - Chrysler Group LLC's Fiat brand plans to reveal a new advertising campaign early next month, the head of the Fiat brand in North America said during an interview at the New York International Auto Show last week.Ads for the brand should begin airing on television during the first week of May and will be supported with digital and social media including YouTube, Tim Kuniskis, ...
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| Earlier concepts inspire Ford trucks design |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
The Ford F-150 concept truck, known as the Atlas, debuted in January during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Atlas has a tailgate step that also serves as a cargo cradle. (David Coates The Detroit ...
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