| Smash Gallery owners like cars but venue isnt gasoline alley |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
CAR ONE: A low-low 1959 Chevrolet often parks beside the Smash Gallery of Modern Art at 580 Clark Dr. It and a same-make '49 hotrod belong to 50-this-week artist 12 Midnite, real name Shon Franks. Now in its 23rd year and umpteenth iteration, Smash is owned by Midnite and wife Jennifer Abrams, a former CBC-TV producer who regrets a pal of his wrecked her 1963 Mercury ...
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| China demands Volkswagen to recall defective cars |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
BEIJING - China's consumer quality watchdog on Saturday urged German car maker Volkswagen to recall defective cars with DSG problems. The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) said in a statement on its website that its research has basically confirmed the Volkswagen' direct shift gearbox (DSG) transmission has defects which may cause engine ...
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| Kyle Busch beats Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw for NASCAR pole | Auto racing |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Count Kyle Busch among those who like NASCAR's new car. Of course, a track record is bound to draw praise from a driver. Busch won his first Bristol Motor Speedway pole Friday with a lap in his Toyota at 129.535 mph, beating Ryan Newman's 10-year-old track record of 128.709. Kasey Kahne of Enumclaw was second in qualifying at 128.995. The Food City 500, a ...
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| Obama pushes research fund to get cars trucks off oil |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
President Obama blows a kiss to First Lady Michelle Obama, unseen, before delivering the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. (Joshua Roberts, Bloomberg) LEMONT, Ill. - Envisioning cars that can go "coast to coast without using a drop of oil," President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to authorize spending $2 ...
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| GM CEO Akerson to visit Capitol Hill tout automakers success |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Washington - General Motors chairman and CEO Dan Akerson will be on Capitol Hill Thursday to meet with members of Congress as the Detroit automaker hopes to put the contentious political battle over the auto bailout behind.It's the CEO's first trip to Capitol Hill in 14 months - and first since the Detroit automaker was in the middle of the political fervor in the 2012 presidential ...
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| Rockets come from behind to beat Timberwolves |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
The Houston Rockets came from 20 points behind to claim a 108-100 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in NBA (National Basketball Association) action at Toyota Center. James Harden led the Rockets Friday night with 37 points, eight assists and seven boards. Jeremy Lin recorded 24 points, eight assists and four steals, reports Xinhua. Chandler Parsons netted 14 points, and Greg Smith added 12 ...
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| President Obama Calls for $2 Billion Allocated to Alternative Fuel Research |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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It’s a little difficult to talk about new projects when your country is $17 trillion in debt, but President Barack Obama has asked Congress to set aside $2 billion for alternative fuel research. Extending his “All of the Above” strategy, today Obama said he wants the U.S. to use monies earned from royalties that oil [...]
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| Thread of the Day: Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT Base Model or Loaded Diesel? |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
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The 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee’s styling updates are mostly subtle, but the SUV received substantial upgrades under the hood – and in the transmission tunnel. A new 240-hp 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 joins the 3.6-liter V-6, 5.7-liter V-8, and SRT model’s 6.4-liter V-8 on the engine roster. All engines are backed by a new eight-speed automatic [...]
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| VW introduces apprentice training in Tennessee |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
Volkswagen AG has introduced apprenticeships - an old German tradition singled out recently by President Barack Obama - to help the automaker's young workers in Tennessee to hone their skills.Older workers help train younger ones, who become more attractive to employers as they gain expertise in such areas as finance and electronics, Horst Neumann, VW's human resources director, said ...
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| GM seeks $4M tax break for Lansing plant |
Mar 16th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. could receive $4 million in tax breaks from the City of Lansing for a $38.6 million logistical center it is considering building to support its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant.GM is seeking a 12-year tax abatement, according to GM's application for tax breaks.The facility would be used for "warehousing and sequencing" to support Lansing Grand River and would ...
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