| Woman pinned between two cars suffers severe leg injury |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
OTTAWA -- A woman suffered a severe leg injury while pinned between two vehicles at her home near Albion and Lester roads area.Ottawa paramedics say the accident, which occurred Saturday at around 6 p.m., was a complete fluke with no malicious intent. The woman, in her 30s, was taken to hospital in stable condition.Ottawa Police are ...
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| Cars take flight in inaugural contest |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
The flying car, a foot-long strip of balsa wood with wheels, one large foam wing and a bright red propeller, flew just enough to win the sixth grader at Mission Estancia Elementary in Carlsbad the San Diego Air & Space Museum's inaugural "Fly Your Ride!" competition. The prize for the short flight: a cool $2,500 ...
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| One for the road An upgrade for an old Audi A4 diesel |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
Robert Howes is looking to change his Audi A4 diesel and is looking for something similar from the same manufacturer. He would be happy with a two-year-old ...
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| Motoring review Skoda Octavia 1.6 TDI |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
The motor industry tends to divide cars up into sizes: city cars, superminis, estates and so on. The average buyer, however, is more likely simply to choose a car which is the right size for their needs rather than worrying about categories. So perhaps there should be cars in between the standard sizes, to suit them. That's what Skoda, a company individualist in outlook, thinks too.As with ...
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| Woman hits two police cars during chase |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
A WOMAN has been arrested after colliding with two police cars following a chase through the eastern suburbs. Police said the woman, 37, of Seaton, was driving erratically in a white Mazda sedan, crossing on to the wrong side of the road. A police patrol began pursuing the car once it was back on the correct side but the woman allegedly failed to stop. Road spikes were deployed at the ...
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| Amazing Aero Package Promotion For Mitsubishi Owners |
Mar 17th, 2013 |
Bandar Seri Begawan - GHK is offering new and existing Mitsubishi owners a chance to 'beautify' their cars with the automotive cosmetic kit called the 'Aero Package', which is now on promotion for as low as ...
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| Polestar Pays Tribute to Volvo C30 in Video |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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Although it never gained the following and the notoriety of the Volkswagen GTI, we always had a soft spot in our hearts for the Volvo C30. With broad-hipped styling heavily influenced by the 2001 Volvo SCC concept, the C30 finally hit the market as a 2007 model in Europe, and 2008 for the U.S. Volvo’s [...]
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| 2012 Vehicles Show Biggest Fuel Economy Gain Since 1975 |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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Fuel prices may be near an all-time high, but so is vehicle fuel economy, with a 16 percent gain from 2011 to 2012, according to a report from the Environmental Protection Agency, Bloomberg reports. The average fuel economy of vehicles sold in 2012 was 23.8 mpg, an increase of 1.4 mpg from the 2011 average. [...]
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| VW, UAW Discuss Creation of Labor Board in Chattanooga |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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After an unsuccessful 2012 in attempting to organize a foreign-marque transplant factory in the U.S. UAW president Bob King has not completely given up hope on having some form of union representation at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee plant, which currently builds the Passat midsize sedan. VW is reportedly open to talking with King and the UAW [...]
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| Chrysler Adds 200 Workers in Toledo on High Demand for Wrangler |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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When you’re hot, you’re hot, and despite being an unabashedly old-school SUV, the Jeep Wrangler is hotter than ever, thanks to expanded overseas sales, and continued high demand in the U.S. Production in 2012 for the Wrangler exceeded 200,000 units, a new record for the plant. Even with historically poor vehicle sales in Europe, worldwide [...]
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