| Ford Cuts Mulally’s Compensation After Falling Short of 2012 Goals |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
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2012 proved to be a mixed bag for automakers, with strong sales in North America and some emerging markets, but record losses and low sales in Europe. Unfortunately for Ford, the losses and issues in Europe kept the company from meeting its performance goals for the year. Ford CEO Alan Mulally’s 2012 compensation, while still [...]
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| 18-Year-Olds Charged After Landscape Trailer Lands On Billerica Cars |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
BILLERICA (CBS) – Two teens have been charged with leaving the scene of an accident that left a landscape trailer on top of several cars parked in a nearby driveway. Around 10 p.m. Thursday, police were called to Salem Road to find the trailer on top of parked vehicles in the driveway. Police say it looked like the trailer broke free from the towing vehicle, left the roadway, hit some ...
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| One Millionth Volkswagen Tiguan Rolls Off the Assembly Line in Wolfsburg |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
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The Volkswagen Tiguan was introduced to the world in production form back at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show. Now, over six years later, Volkswagen has built its one millionth Tiguan unit, a white R-Line model with a 1.4- liter TSI engine rated at 160 horsepower. This milestone, while respectable in its own right, shouldn’t come [...]
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| 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK350 4Matic review notes: A little more masculine |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: Perhaps my judgment was skewed by several days of driving larger Mercedes-Benz GL-class SUVS, but this little 2013
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| Nokian Tyres Sets Ice Speed Record in Audi RS6 |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
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It may not have the brand cachet among mainstream drivers as Goodyear, Michelin or even Hankook, but Nokian Tyres has been making snow and winter tires for more than 70 years for cars, trucks and SUVs. The Finnish tire company, whose name sounds suspiciously like that of the mobile phone brand, is quite confident in [...]
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| Week’s AE highlights Food trucks ‘West of Memphis’ and Nick Offerman |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning March 17, 2013 include the movie "West of Memphis," a reading by Amanda Coplin, the play "Good People" and the BOOST Dance ...
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| Army member gets 5 years for Afghan scam |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
Afghanistan . Tonya Long, a 13-year Army veteran, pleaded guilty to stealing at least $1 million in cash payments meant for Afghan drivers of trucks delivering supplies to U.S. military bases in Afghanistan, the Los Angeles Times reported. During a hearing on March 4, prosecutors said Long would steal the money, then ship the money, stuffed in VCRs, to Pope Field, N.C., where the packages were ...
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| Toyota China to withdraw 4400 FJ Cruiser cars |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
(MENAFN) China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) stated that Toyota will call back 4,400 FJ Cruiser cars in the country, reported Xinhua News.AQSIQ attributed the move to defected seat belts, noting that the affected models were produced between December 2007 and March of the current year.The recent recall is Toyota's second in 2013, as ...
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| Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 near-series Show Vehicle |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
Stuttgart/Dubai, Mar. 17. (BNA) -- Superior 6x6 all-wheel-drive technology, AMG V8 biturbo power and looks that leave no room for any doubt: the Mercedes-Benz G 63 AMG 6x6 near-series show vehicle is an off-roader which represents the last word in forward-thrusting power far from the beaten track. 544 hp, a 6x6 drive, low-range ratio, five differential locks, portal axles, tyre pressure control ...
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| VW ordered to recall cars |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
German carmaker Volkswagen AG was ordered by China's top quality watchdog Saturday to recall vehicles equipped with the company's direct shift gearbox (DSG), after several malfunctions of the technology were exposed by an investigative program on China Central Television (CCTV).The CCTV program, which was aired on World Consumer Rights Day on Friday, said that the DSG technology could ...
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