| 2013 Cadillac SRX Premium Collection review notes: Surprising handling reflexes and power |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I liked this 2013 Cadillac SRX more than I thought I would. That is to say it drives better than I thought it would in some respects.
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| SUVs eco-friendly cars take center stage at biennial Seoul Motor Show |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
GOYANG, South Korea -- Gas-guzzling SUVs, eco-friendly electric cars and the odd brave attempt to marry the selling points of both are taking center stage at the biennial Seoul Motor ...
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| Japans Domestic Auto Sales Fall 15.6 in March |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses fell 15.6% from a year earlier in March, stretching the run of on-year declines to seven straight months, as demand weakened from the previous year following the expiration of government subsidies for fuel-efficient cars, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said ...
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| Toyota says March China auto sales down 11.7 pc |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
China sold 75,900 vehicles in the country in March, down 11.7 per cent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said on Monday. Toyota sold 184,700 vehicles in China in January-March, down 12.7 per cent from the same period a year earlier, it said in a text message to reporters. Japanese carmakers' sales in China have suffered since late last year after violent anti-Japan protests in ...
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| Road Crew Large trucks cant be barred from highway |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
of the St. Louis County Department of Highways and Traffic each Wednesday at 1 p.m. for the Road Crew, an online chat about area traffic and transportation issues. Submit questions ...
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| More efficient gas engines gain on diesels |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
General Motors and Chrysler are adding diesels to their U.S. car and truck lineups, but traditional gasoline engines and hybrids are becoming so fuel-efficient that American consumers have fewer financial and performance reasons to buy them.Diesel-powered cars are losing ground to advanced gasoline engines: They cost thousands of dollars more than comparable models with gas engines. They no ...
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| Police impound 80 cars in Qld over break |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
FOUR people have died on Queensland's roads and more than 80 cars have been impounded across the state during the Easter long weekend. Superintendent Craig Hanlon said one in 120 motorists breath tested were found to have been drink driving. Three women were involved in three separate crashes where the blood alcohol concentration was more than four times the legal limit. "Those readings ...
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| Critics Auto-title loans hurt poor consumers |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Following Arizona voters' rejection of a permanent extension of payday lending, auto-title lending has surged with more than 430 auto-title-lending branches getting licensed in 2009 alone - the year after payday lending was rejected by voters. According to AZCentral, consumer advocates are alarmed by the rapid growth in title loans, which can carry interest rates in the triple digits. Such ...
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| Frustrated police impound more than 80 cars during Easter blitz in which 16878 offences detected |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
FRUSTRATED police have impounded more than 80 cars during a horror Easter period in which four people have died on Queensland roads. In the latest incidents to shock police three women involved in separate crashes have been charged with drink-driving offences after each allegedly had readings more than four times the limit at Mt Cotton, Ferny Grove and Southport. Police claim the readings were ...
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| Mitsubishi hit by fresh battery problem |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
MITSUBISHI Motors said Friday it had detected a new problem with lithium batteries used in its plug-in hybrid vehicle, the latest battery issue to affect the Japanese automaker in the past few days, media reports said. The troubled batteries are made by a joint venture formed by Mitsubishi Motors, Mitsubishi Corp. and GS Yuasa. The latter is also the manufacturer of problem lithium batteries that ...
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