| Honda recalls 344000 Odyssey vans for software glitch |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Honda Motor Co. has announced it is voluntarily recalling more than 344,000 Odyssey minivans to correct a problem with the vehicles’ stability control software.The recall affects 344,187 Odyssey vans from the 2007 and 2008 model years. In certain circumstances, an error in the software can prevent the system from calibrating correctly, leading to pressure building up in the braking system, ...
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| Nissan shares dive more than 11 after outlook cut |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Tokyo (AFP) - Shares in Nissan Motor plunged more than 11 percent on Tuesday after the auto giant slashed its full-year earnings forecast, citing a sluggish European market and expensive product recalls.The Tokyo-listed stock was down 11.55 percent to 850 yen in early trade but recovered to 867 yen as investors gave their first reaction to the disappointing figures after a three-day ...
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| GM says Oct China auto sales up 12.2 pct yy |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
BEIJING | Mon Nov 4, 2013 10:51pm EST BEIJING Nov 5 (Reuters) - General Motors Co and its Chinese joint ventures sold 282,446 vehicles in China in October, a 12.2 percent increase from a year earlier, the U.S. automaker said on Tuesday. In September, GM's vehicle sales had risen 13.7 percent year on year. During the first 10 months, GM and its China joint ventures sold 2.595 million ...
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| Youths broke into homes trashed cars Police |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Police have arrested a 17-year-old boy believed to be among "a number of offenders" who stole about $154,000 worth of booty when they broke into homes at Coconut Grove, Nakara and Wanguri on Saturday.Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Stringer said police had recovered $150,000 of the stolen property - a Subaru Impreza, a Holden Commodore, Holden Commodore Omega and a Holden HSV GTS ...
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| Jaguar XF next-gen test mule spied |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
has been spotted near the British brand's test centre at the Nurburgring in Germany. CarAdvice’s spy photographers captured all angles of the black prototype sedan, which disguises its new ‘iQ[Al]‘ modular aluminium architecture with the body panels of the ...
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| 2014 Lexus CT200h F Sport hybrid hatch spied camouflage free |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Lexus CT200h F Sport variant testing on public roads in the USwith all its identifiers uncovered. Headlined by a new front end that brings the premium compact hybrid into line with the Japanese manufacturer's 'L-Finesse' design language, the facelift is clearly distinguished by a new spindle ...
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| Sectarian bigots torch Catholic mans cars |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Martin Bradley, a Catholic living in the predominantly unionist Co village of Garvagh in Co Derry had both his cars burnt out in the early hours of yesterday morning in what police have described as a "hate crime".It is the second time he has been attacked - on Easter Sunday two years ago another two of his vehicles were set alight.Mr Bradley said he was alerted shortly after midnight ...
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| Apache to Farm-in to Buru-Mitsubishi JVs Canning Basin Exploration Permits |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Buru Energy Limited, an Australia-based oil and gas exploration and production company, announced Monday that it has entered into binding agreements with Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Apache Energy Limited (Apache) pursuant to which an Apache subsidiary will farm-in to a number of the joint venture’s exploration permits in Western Australia's Canning Basin. The permits principally ...
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| Japanese auto sales surge in October |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Sales of major Japanese carmakers Nissan, Honda and Mazda rose strongly year on year in China last month, recovering from the sharp drop in deliveries which were dented by last year's consumer boycott of Japanese ...
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| Alfa Romeo Giulia ‘the hardest challenge’ says designer |
Nov 5th, 2013 |
Alfa Romeo Giulia in an interview with Autocar, Ramaciotti said, "Alfa Romeo is the hardest design challenge we face. There is a lot of expectation, so what we do has to be remarkable but stand the test of time." The Giulia, which will replace the Giugiaro-designed 159, has been a consistent subject of internal styling criticism. In 2011, Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne reportedly ...
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