| Automotive distribution warehouse to open in Hazelwood create jobs |
Dec 12th, 2012 |
HAZELWOOD, Mo. (KSDK) - On Tuesday the Missouri Department of Economic Development announced an automotive distribution warehouse will move to Hazelwood, Missouri. Perfection Clutch will make the ...
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| Video: Lincoln Heritage Though the Years |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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The newly minted Lincoln Motor Co. wants you to know on its ascension back to prominence—a plan the automaker has recently shared with the media—it’s not starting from scratch. The 2013 Lincoln MKZ is new, but this isn’t a new project, say, a Tesla or Fisker; Lincoln’s roots and heritage are real, but if your [...]
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| Supercar Roundup: A New Lamborghini, Audi Snubs the U.S. and Jag Pulls Plug on C-X75 |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Every so often, automakers do something with their high-horsepower supercars so cool that we have to check out. While chances are slim that most of us will ever get into these six- and seven-figure devices of visceral speed, they’re notable for what they bring to the market—or in the case of two of these vehicles, [...]
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| Ford Updates Software to Make Sure Your 1.6-Liter EcoBoost Engine Doesn’t Explode |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Ford has had a past few weeks that we wouldn’t wish upon anyone, suffering two recalls in the same week for some of the same vehicles. Among the biggest concern was that 2013 Ford Escape and Fusion SE and SEL models equipped with the new EcoBoost 1.6-liter engine could overheat and quickly go up in [...]
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| Speed Sells: Charting Global Supercar Sales—with Charts! |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Thanks, worldwide super-rich, for buying enough wildly impractical cars to support their continued manufacture. Above, we’ve mapped the global distribution of the 7673 Bugatti, Ferrari, Lamborghini, and McLaren cars sold in 2011 with help from the automotive-data specialists at Polk. Comparison Test: 2011 Ferrari 458 Italia vs. 2011 McLaren MP4-12C, 2011 Porsche 911 GT2 RS [...]
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| Original Acura NSX Buyer’s Guide: A Mid-Engined Supercar for the Price of a New Accord |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Supercars are expensive; buying used is the schlub’s way to get previously unattainable stuff at a reasonable price. Take, for example, the Acura NSX. Prices when new ranged from $60,000 in 1991 to just shy of $90,000 by the time production stopped in 2005. Now, though, this mid-engined exotic—with the reliability, comfort, and everyday drivability of, [...]
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| First Images of 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-class Leak Ahead of Debut |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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The 2014 Mercedes-Benz E-class’s element of surprise finally has been completely blown. After the E-class was caught completely undisguised in Spain, Mercedes itself posted teaser photos of the E’s new headlight design and let us take a spin in the 2014 E63 AMG sedan. Now, images of the refreshed E-class have spilt onto the internet. Differences between the new [...]
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| Volkswagen Routan Minivan Not Dead Yet, But Future Looks Bleak |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Saying that the Volkswagen Routan has not lived up to expectations would be a bit of an understatement. When the model debuted five years ago at the Chicago auto show, VW hoped to move 45,000 of the reworked Chrysler minivans per year. Um, not so much: The first eleven months of this year saw just [...]
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| World’s Oldest Surviving Production Ford Comes Home: Bill Ford’s New 1903 Model A |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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They say depreciation begins the minute an owner drives a new car home. But if the car survives beyond a normal lifespan, it stops depreciating and begins acquiring value as a collectible. The process can consume a lot of time, as illustrated by this 1903 Ford Model A. New, its base price was $850. Last [...]
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| Canned Chrysler Workers Reinstated After Drinking on the Job |
Dec 11th, 2012 |
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Two years ago, Chrysler dismissed 13 factory workers – and suspended two – for drinking and smoking questionable substances on the job. Fast forward to today, and the very same workers are back on the job at the Jefferson North Assembly plant, Fox News reports. How did it happen? Although Detroit local television station Fox [...]
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