| Hyundai Kia recall more than 2.2M vehicles in for electrical air bag issues |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Washington - It's been a tough six months for fast-growing Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Co. and affiliate Kia Motors Co.On Wednesday, the Korean automaker said it would recall more than 2.2 million vehicles in North America in three recall campaigns involving problems with brake light switches and air bags. It is one of the largest-ever callbacks of vehicles by the Korean automakers, and ...
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| March Sales Winners and Losers: One Fewer Day, Plenty More Sales…For Most |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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March is when sales begin their ascent through about September. Automakers are ramping up deliveries of all-new models as auto show season winds down and future cars become today’s. It’s generally a pretty good bellwether for the rest of the year, which should resonate well with most automakers. Reporting their sales yesterday, the market found [...]
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| Detroit Electric Reveals Two-Seat, All-Electric SP:01 Sports Car in the Motor City |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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An old name returned to Motor City Wednesday evening, riding in on what we believe to be a re-purposed Lotus Exige chassis. Under the moniker SP:01, the first vehicle offered by the newly re-christened Detroit Electric Company was introduced to the automotive world. The Detroit manufacturer originally produced around 13,000 electric vehicles before its late-1930s demise, [...]
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| Braking News: 2014 Honda Fit to Offer Low-Speed Active Braking System |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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Honda will introduce an all-new Fit for 2014, and expectations are running high—over two generations, the small hatchback has appeared on our 10Best Cars list every year since 2007. Although the company has yet to release many details about the next-generation version, we do know that production will switch next year from high-cost Japan to [...]
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| German car sales hit the skids |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
NEW car registrations in Germany, a key measure of demand in one of the most crucial sectors of Europe's top economy, fell sharply in March, data ...
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| Federal Boulevard closed after auto-pedestrian accident |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Federal Boulevard has been closed Wednesday afternoon near West 51st Avenue after an auto-pedestrian accident.Denver Police announced on Twitter at 2:15 p.m. that southbound Federal was closed at West 52nd Avenue and northbound Federal was closed at West 51st Avenue.Police said the extent of injuries to the pedestrian were unknown.More details on this story will be posted when they become ...
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| CORRECTED-Mitsubishi recalls Outlander Sport vehicles for several issues |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
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| New Car Sales Figures March 2013 |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Toyota Camry (1,916 – 45.9%) Mercedes-Benz C-Class (879 – 43.4% of medium car segment over 60k) BMW 3 Series (542 – 26.8%of medium car segment over ...
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| St. Paul Suspect in police chasecrash has history of auto theft |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Emergency crews at the scene of a two car crash at University Avenue and Marion Street in St Paul at about 7 a.m. on Wednesday, April 3. Firefighters extricated one occupant from this pickup, and medics transported them to Regions Hospital. (Photo courtesy of Peter ...
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| Top convertibles for 2013 |
Apr 4th, 2013 |
Of all automotive indulgences, convertibles are the sweetest. Although they're typically more expensive, heavier and more impractical than their sedan counterparts, drop-tops offer more smiles per gallon. Even as automakers strive to meet increasing governmental and consumer demand for more efficient sedans and crossovers, they still save their most expressive efforts for convertibles, which ...
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