| 2013 New York Auto Show What to Expect |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Billed as the nation's "first and largest-attended" auto show, the 113-year-old New York International Auto Show also may be the most ironic -- hosted by the only U.S. city in which more than half the residents don't own a car. But that fact won't be reflected on the expo's 900,000-square-foot show floor, set to feature more than 1,000 vehicles, including a host of ...
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| U.S. has serious concern about Japan auto policy |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Washington - President Barack Obama has "serious concern" about Japan's auto trade policy, a senior administration official said Tuesday. Acting U.S. Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis told the Senate Finance Committee that the administration wants to see Japan make more progress on auto issues.Last week, Japan asked to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, a ...
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| Fiat sees U.S. ruling on Chrysler valuation by June or July |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
GENEVA, March 19 | Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:36pm EDT GENEVA, March 19 (Reuters) - Italian automaker Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said on Tuesday he expected a U.S. court to rule on the valuation of a stake in Chrysler by June or July. Fiat owns 58.5 percent of Chrysler, while VEBA, a health-care trust affiliated with the United Autoworkers' Union, owns the rest. As part of ...
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| RPT-UPDATE 2-European car sales fall again in February as austerity bites |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Tue Mar 19, 2013 12:27pm EDT * Sales overall down 10.2 percent to 829,359 * Slowest Feb since ACEA started compiling figures in 1990 * Ford sales drop 20.8 percent to 53,660 cars * GM, Fiat next biggest fallers By Jennifer Clark MILAN, March 19 (Reuters) - Europe's car sales fell last month to their lowest February level in at least 23 years, industry figures showed on Tuesday, dwindling to ...
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| Old GMs liquidating trust settlement talks fail |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
General Motors Co.'s old assets in bankruptcy said settlement talks with a group of note holders failed, in a lawsuit over how hedge funds made claims in the company's 2009 bankruptcy.The Motors Liquidation Company GUC Trust, liquidating in Manhattan bankruptcy court, had participated in mediation with holders of notes in a Nova Scotia unit, according to court papers filed Monday. The ...
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| Automakers Say EV Noisemakers Too Loud |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
. Automakers would have to implement sounds that could be heard amid background noise at speeds up to 18.6 mph; automakers could craft their own noises, and the requirement would phase in beginning with the 2015 model year. Several cars, including ...
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| Police Man scratched hundreds of cars |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Police in Netherlands said they arrested a man who admitted to scratching paint on hundreds of cars to work out his frustration from personal problems. Emmen police said the 59-year-old man, whose name was not released, admitted Monday to causing more than $1.3 million in damage to hundreds of cars during the past year to work out his "frustration" from personal problems, DutchNews.nl ...
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| Chevy Corvette 60 years of cool |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
When the new C7 Corvette Stingray goes on sale this summer, it will be almost exactly 60 years since the debut of America's sports car. Over those 60 years, ...
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| Jaguar XS England’s new 3 Series rival goes prototype testing |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Jaguar XS name isn’t confirmed yet for a model that isn’t expected until about 2015 and is currently being developed under the codename X760 as a rival for the likes of the Audi A4, BMW 3 Series and Mercedes-Benz C-Class. It will mark a return to entry-level luxury for Jaguar since the X-Type was discontinued in ...
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| Esquire editor We show ornamental women in same way as cars |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
At a panel discussion on feminism in the media Esquire editor Alex Bilmes admitted images of women were used in the same way as cars, but claimed this was more honest than female portrayal in women's magazines. Photograph: Graeme ...
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