| Opa-locka teen is first female graduate of new school for auto mechanics |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
The first and only female graduate from the Braman Automotive Training Center now works in the Braman Miami Collision Center, but Joselyn Marrero said she never realized she was making school history. She just loved working on cars.“It shows that a woman can do anything a man can do. You have to put your mind to it,” said Marrero, 19.She has been working on cars since she was a little ...
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| New York Auto Show Subaru Unveils The New Subaru WRX |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
New York International Auto Show. "Subaru is all about capability on one hand and performance on the other. This car is all about the performance end of that spectrum," said Tom Doll, president of the U.S. sales and marketing subsidiary, based in Cherry Hill, N.J. The New York auto show opens to the public Friday, March 29 through April 7 at the Javits Center ...
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| Fitch Expects to Rate Ally Auto Receivables Trust 2013-1 Presale Issued |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Fitch Affirms Australia at 'AAA'; Stable Outlook Fitch Ratings has affirmed Australia's Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) at 'AAA' with Stable Outlooks. Australia has remained one of the strongest performing economies in the 'AAA' universe since the global financial crisis began, with real GDP rising to 3.6% in 2012 from 2.1% ...
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| 2014 Scion tC Up Close |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Since its introduction, the Scion tC has been the brand's top seller, a sporty coupe (but not really a sport coupe) very much in the vein of a Hyundai Veloster, Kia Forte Koup or Honda Civic Coupe. With a more powerful base engine than any of them, it's done fairly well in the marketplace but is about to be massively upstaged by Toyota's decision to bring its new true sport ...
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| Men caught smoking pot in police lot |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
State Police said a trooper followed the scent of marijuana to a group of alleged pot smokers in the police barracks parking lot. Police said the trooper was at his personal car in the parking lot of the Totowa barracks Tuesday when he detected the scent of marijuana and looked over to see a group of three men smoking marijuana in a 2002 Oldsmobile Intrigue two cars away, The Newark (N.J.) ...
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| Readers skeptical of take-home sheriff cars |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
The number of Sheriff's Department take-home vehicles has increased from 582 to 617 since 2011. Sheriff Gore remarked, "I know this is looked at as a benefit or a perk, but the hostage negotiator who's called out at 3 or 4 in the morning doesn't quite look at it that way." It would be interesting to know how many times the hostage negotiator has been called out after ...
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| UPDATE 1-Aging vehicles leave Toyota North America chief optimistic on new sales |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
By Ben KlaymanNEW YORK, March 28 - Toyota Motor Corp's top North American executive voiced optimism on Thursday about the U.S. economy and said demand in the industry this year would be driven by the need for consumers to replace aging cars and trucks.Jim Lentz, newly appointed chief executive of North America, said the Japanese automaker sees U.S. industry new-car sales hitting 15.3 ...
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| CHP seeks cars in possible I-5 racing hit-and-rin |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
SAN DIEGO -; A motorcyclist was injured in a hit-and-run collision Wednesday night on Interstate 5 when he was struck by two cars that were believed to have been racing, the California Highway Patrol ...
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| Giving the green light to food trucks |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
Escondido's City Council made the right decision when it voted to let food trucks operate in the city. Thanks to their exposure on TV food channels, they bring a touch of culinary excitement with ...
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| United Auto Workers says membership up slightly in 2012 as industry recovers |
Mar 29th, 2013 |
DETROIT - The United Auto Workers union says its membership rose slightly last year as the U.S. manufacturing sector continued its recovery. The UAW said Thursday it had 382,513 members in 2012. That was an increase of nearly 1,800 workers - or less than 1 percent - from the previous year. The union said it gained members at auto parts plants in Alabama and Kentucky and a bus factory in ...
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