| Volkswagen Could Build Full-Size SUV in Tennessee |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
the automaker is mulling an expansion in Chattanooga, which produced around 180,000 Passat sedans in 2012, to assemble an SUV designed specifically for the U.S. market. That new three-row vehicle would compete with the likes of the Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Traverse and Honda Pilot. The automaker's current Tiguan battles their smaller siblings -- the Ford Escape, Chevrolet Equinox and Honda ...
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| Recall Alert 2012 Subaru Outback and Legacy |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
that affected model-year 2010-11 versions of the cars. The affected vehicles were manufactured from April 6 through May 12, 2011 (check your vehicle's build date on a sticker on the driver-side doorjamb), and use a wiper motor cover that may overheat. This could lead to a fire. Subaru has already notified all affected owners, and dealers will replace the wiper motor cover for free. Owners ...
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| Toyota recalls 310000 SUVs for seatbelt problem |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
Toyota is recalling 310,000 of its FJ Cruiser sports utility vehicles worldwide because the seatbelt anchor could become detached through wear, the company said on ...
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| Hungary Snowstorm strands thousands in their cars |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
BUDAPEST, Hungary -- A snowstorm in Hungary brought drifts 10 feet (3 meters) high and violent gusts of wind, forcing thousands of people to spend the night in their cars or in emergency shelters after being stranded on a major highway.Rescue officials said wind gusts up to 100 kph (62 mph) caused trucks to jackknife across the key M1 highway between Budapest and Vienna -- the capitals of Hungary ...
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| Recall Alert 2007-13 Toyota FJ Cruiser |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
SUVs due to a problem with the driver and front passenger seat belts. According to Toyota, the seat belt retractors for the driver and front passenger are mounted in the vehicle's rear access doors; due to insufficient strength of the rear door panel, cracks may develop over an extended period of time if the rear door is repeatedly and forcefully closed. If cracks occur in the panel around ...
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| Which Cars Fit Three Car Seats |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
UPDATE: Parents are often searching for the automotive holy grail: a car that's not a minivan and can fit three child-safety seats across the backseat. It's a short list. In the more than two years that Cars.com editors have been installing car seats into test vehicles, we've come across only a handful of cars that can hold three car seats across a backseat. The latest car to ...
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| Ford seeks more stability on pension after shortfall widened |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co., the automaker moving to close a growing deficit in its pension, will shift more of its plan's assets to fixed income to shield against changes in interest rates.The shortfall for Ford's U.S. pension plans would have dropped by $2.3 billion or risen by $2.8 billion as of the end of 2012 if interest rates went up or down by 1 percentage point, according to a presentation ...
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| Fisker co-founder It would be wrong to stay |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
Washington - Henrik Fisker, the co-founder of struggling electric vehicle start-up Fisker Automotive Inc., says walking away from the company that bears his name may be the toughest decision of his career.Fisker, 49, a well-regarded former BMW, Aston-Martin and Ford Motor Co. designer, founded the startup luxury firm, Fisker Coachbuild, in 2004, which eventually became Fisker Automotive in 2007, ...
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| VW considers works council for Tenn. Plant |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
Wolfsburg, Germany - Volkswagen AG is considering installing a German-style works council, possibly in tandem with the United Auto Workers union, at its Chattanooga, Tenn., plant, a senior company official said Friday.The Wolfsburg, Germany-based automaker expects to reach a decision by mid-year whether to establish a works council at its only U.S. assembly plant, Horst Neumann, the ...
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| Obama calling for $2 billion for clean energy clean cars |
Mar 15th, 2013 |
Congress budget $2 billion for alternative energy research over the next ten years, with an emphasis on clean car technology.He is due to announce the specifics of his clean energy plan - which includes the establishment of an Energy Security Trust - during a Friday speech at the Argonne National Laboratory outside ...
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