| 1954 Mercedes-Benz racer to go under the hammer at Goodwood |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
race car is to be auctioned off at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on Friday July 12. One of the world's most revered Grand Prix racing cars, the 1954 2-litre ...
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| Cadillac CTS to debut new twin-turbo engine eight-speed auto at New York |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
at next week’s New York auto show will also mark the joint debuts of the US marque’s first twin-turbo powerplant and first eight-speed automatic transmission. The new twin-turbocharged 3.6-litre V6 produces 313kW of power and 583Nm of torque – making it the most powerful General Motors V6 ever, and also claiming to be the most power-dense six-cylinder engine in the mid-size ...
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| Chrysler production boom irks workers |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Chrysler to boost production at key US plants over the opposition of blue-collar workers who don't like the new work schedules. Less than four years after Chrysler was saved from certain death by a government-backed bankruptcy and steered back to profitability by Fiat, a growing number of workers are complaining that they are being asked to sacrifice once again. But they're not getting ...
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| Chrysler recalls 2013 V-6 Challengers over fire risks |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Chrysler Group LLC is advising the owners of about 2,500 Dodge Challenger muscle cars with V-6 engines to park them - but not in a garage or near a building - because a short in a wiring circuit can set them on fire. The recall also affects 1,900 cars on dealer lots that haven't been sold.The cars are from the 2013 model year and have V-6 engines. They were made during an eight-week period ...
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| 2014 Cadillac CTS getting twin-turbo V-6 8-speed transmission |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said Monday it will offer a twin-turbo V-6 engine and eight-speed transmission - both firsts for the automaker - in its all-new 2014 Cadillac CTS available this fall.The new 3.6-liter engine can achieve 420 horsepower and 430 foot-pounds of torque, and has been certified as having the highest output in a V-6 engine in General Motors' history, said Richard Bartlett, ...
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| Petroleum use greenhouse gas emissions of automobiles could drop 80 pc by 2050 in US |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
A new National Research Council report has found by the year 2050, the U.S. may be able to reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent for light-duty vehicles, cars and small trucks, via a combination of more efficient vehicles. There will be use of alternative fuels like bio-fuels, electricity, and hydrogen and strong government policies to overcome high costs and ...
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| General Motors and Deloitte Touche in $303 million securities class action |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
A securities class action brought against General Motors (GM) by German’s DekaBank has led to a cash settlement of $277 million. In one of the biggest shareholder recoveries of 2008, the settlement will be paid to shareholders following an alleged misstatement of the auto company’s financials dating back to 2000. GM’s outside auditor, Deloitte & Touche, is ...
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| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| Video of the Day: 2014 Range Rover Sport Arrives in New York City for the Auto Show |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
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This was supposed to be the best teaser video to date of the 2013 Range Rover Sport. Unfortunately, that isn’t the case anymore as the latest Range Rover Sport was caught completely uncovered last week. The 2014 Range Rover Sport is still scheduled to officially bow at the 2013 New York International Auto Show next [...]
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| Insure.com’s 2013 Survey of Most and Least Expensive States for Car Insurance |
Mar 19th, 2013 |
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2013 Insurance Rates by State Rank State Premium* 1 Louisiana $ 2,699 2 Michigan $ 2,520 3 Georgia $ 2,155 4 Oklahoma $ 2,074 5 Washington, D.C. $ 2,006 6 Montana $ 1,914 7 California $ 1,819 8 West Virginia $ 1,816 9 Rhode Island $ 1,735 10 Kentucky $ 1,725 11 Connecticut $ 1,723 [...]
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