| GM goal Build 500K electrics annually by 17 |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Sausalito, Calif. - General Motors Co. plans to build 500,000 vehicles a year by 2017 that would be powered in some way by electricity, the automaker's head of global product development said ...
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| Carbon fiber wheels lighter |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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What began as a collegiate engineering exercise has produced the first commercially available one-piece automobile wheel made from carbon fiber.Why would someone want such a wheel on a car? ...
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| Toyota recalling 2.8M cars across the globe |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling 2.8 million cars worldwide, the latest in a string of massive recalls for the Japanese automaker.The recall includes 670,000 2004-09 Prius hybrids in ...
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| Toyota recalls 2.77 million vehicles for stering and water pump flaws |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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A mechanic shows a hybrid system water pump of a Toyota Prius II model at a Toyota service centre in Zurich on Wednesday. Toyota Corp said it will recall around 2.77 million vehicles worldwide, ...
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| Rolls Royce to open Perth showroom |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Growing demand for the luxury automobile brand Rolls Royce has led the company to announce it will open two new showrooms in Western Australia and Queensland. "The company already has service ...
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| Mark Phelan Scion FR-S Subaru BRZ are almost identical |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Send in the clones. The virtually identical * * 2013 Scion FR-S and Subaru BRZ make a mockery of the idea that a brand's identity matters.The sporty coupes are at their best when the throttle is ...
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| Chrysler to trumpet 1250 new jobs for Michigan |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Chrysler will provide more evidence today that its recovery is in full swing as it details plans to invest $238 million in three Michigan plants and add about 1,250 jobs so it can ramp up production ...
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| Bay area gets algae-based biofuel |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Drivers in the San Francisco Bay area have become the first motorists in the nation to fill up their gas tanks with an algae-based biofuel.The fuel, known as Biodiesel B20, went on sale Tuesday at ...
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| Toyota to settle shareholder suit for $25.5M |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Toyota has decided to settle for $25.5 million a shareholder class-action lawsuit filed after reports of accidents attributed to unintended acceleration triggered the recall of as many as 10 million ...
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| Fisker eyes SE Michigan for tech site |
Nov 15th, 2012 |
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Fisker Automotive, the California-based electric car specialist that builds the $102,000 Karma luxury sedan, is considering southeast Michigan for a new technical center it will open somewhere in the ...
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