| Honda CR-V diesel here in January |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
range from January, as the Japanese brand’s local division belatedly attempts to cash in on SUV buyers’ hunger for diesel-powered models. It will also ...
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| Toyota SUV for smelly triathletes has a shower |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
MORE You'd think the biggest challenge for triathletes is to keep from drowning during the swim, crashing during the ride or hitting the wall during the run. Nope, says Toyota. It's contending with the filth afterwards.Triathletes are a dripping, sweaty, smelly mess after a vigorous competition or practice, so Toyota has come up with a novel prototype of a vehicle suited to them. It ...
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| 5 most-stolen sports cars |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
Think that muscle car you cruise around in is hot? Well, it may soon be. The National Insurance Crime Bureau has released its list of most-stolen sporty cars, and American rides lead the pack. Go USA! Oh, right. In the years 2009 through 2012, 1,509 Chevrolet Camaros, 980 Ford Mustangs and 782 Dodge Challengers were reported stolen nationwide, with over 10 percent of each of them ...
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| Ad of the Day How Do You Get a Ghost Out of Your 1996 Honda Civic |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
It's Halloween, folks. And you know what that means? Time to roll out the "spooky" marketing stunts! The yearly onslaught of Halloween-themed viral ads has become a tradition that's getting up there with super-clever-but-actually-lame April Fools' Day pranks on the list of overused holiday marketing ...
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| Analyst GM could buy back more U.S. stock |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
The Treasury has vowed to exit GM completely by March 31, but a GM buyback could speed the exit. Once the government exits, GM can again pay a dividend. (Detroit News ...
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| Ford recalling 2600 Focus Electrics for potential power loss |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. said Thursday that it is recalling approximately 2,600 Focus Electric cars because of a potential loss of power to the wheels while ...
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| Toyota has verdict go against them in sudden acceleration claim |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
Though a New York jury returned a defense verdict in favor of Toyota back in 2011, the car company has since decided to settle out a sudden acceleration claim. Toyota apparently decided to settle this matter after a jury returned a verdict of $3 million and was scheduled to decide upon punitive damages.The 2005 Camry that was being driven at the time of the accident was claimed to have sped out ...
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| Toyota stumbles on one crash test still rated ‘reliable’ |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
Google the phrase "Toyota slammed by Consumer Reports" and you'll get millions of results in a quarter of a second. Yes, CR made big news by dropping the Toyota Camry, RAV4 and Prius v from its long list of "recommended" vehicles. Big news.Despite this embarrassing stumble, there is also good news about these models in CR's latest, just-released reliability study. ...
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| U.S. October auto sales expected to show 12 percent rise |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
DETROIT (Reuters) - U.S. auto sales to be reported on Friday are expected to be up 12 percent from a year ago as the federal government shutdown did not greatly impact consumer ...
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| Toyota plans to launch large hybrid SUVs in 2016 Nikkei |
Oct 31st, 2013 |
A logo of Toyota is seen on the steering wheel of Toyota's ultra-compact tandem two-seater electric vehicle i-ROAD during the Toyota Advanced Technologies media briefing in Tokyo October 10, ...
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