| Pent-up demand for new cars will end |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
But a top auto industry executive says that the pent-up demand likely will be satisfied by late next year.Jim Lentz, Toyota's North American CEO, said the demand for new cars from owners of older models could dry up sometime late in 2014. If the economy isn't creating jobs at a faster pace when that happens, the boom could screech to a halt."The market then has to work off a much ...
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| 20 ways to save gas this summer |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
How to Fix Up Your Car's Interior on the Cheap For every penny that gas prices go up, Americans spend $1.25 billion more per year at the pump. No one wants to waste that kind of money. So unless you're hauling the whole ball ...
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| 5 DIY Emergency Roadside Repairs |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Better advice is to LOOK at the car once in a while. Yes, actually open the hood, get a flashlight and peer into the beast and see what's looking like it's going to need help.You can generally see radiator hoses that are worn out, low and dirty fluids, leaky things, and more. And walk around the car to see the tires (low pressure should be ...
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| Five die in US road crash |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Five people were killed and two injured in a rear-end collision between two trucks in the US state of Texas, authorities said. Officials from Texas Department of Public Safety said the accident happened early Sunday morning on a road near Seagraves in west Texas, reported Xinhua. A pickup carrying two people collided with the rear of another truck carrying five, causing both to overturn. After ...
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| Kiwi kids exposed to secondhand smoke in cars |
Sep 30th, 2013 |
Almost a quarter of Kiwi kids are being exposed to secondhand smoke in vehicles, a new study shows. Otago University research found 23 per cent of Year 10 students - usually aged 14 and 15 - were affected over a given week. The research, led by department of public health professor Richard Edwards, used information from annual surveys of a combined 25,000 youngsters between 2006 and 2012. ...
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| Are self-driving cars around the corner Depends which corner |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of driverless cars to impatient expectation, but self-driving vehicles are moving ahead faster than rules of road. An LCD panel shows camera sensor information on the Nissan Autonomous Drive Leaf electric vehicle on a test track in August in Irvine, Calif. (Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg News) The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of ...
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| 17 must-carry items for your car |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
RE: Tire changing tools! MAKE SURE YOU are out of the lane(s) of traffic!! While the tire is flat on the ground, break loose all 5 lug nuts; THEN jack the car up and remove the bolts.What the heck--just let the AAA boys tow the car & get it ...
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| Nissan Infiniti Mazda6 recalled in U.S. |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
warned that doors in up to 98,000 Mazda6 sedans could open while the cars are in motion. The company blamed door latching screws used in model years 2009 through 2013. The company said dealers would apply a thread-locking adhesive, replace any missing screws and tighten ...
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| Curious check out electric hybrid cars at Lake Eola |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
Josephine Carey peeks inside of a custom solar-electric car parked at Lake Eola Park on Sunday, September 29, 2013. A group of electric and hybrid cars were parked at the park in celebration of National Plug In Day. (Jacob Langston/Orlando ...
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| Gang arrested for selling stolen cars in UAE |
Sep 29th, 2013 |
Major General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Director of Dubai Police Investigation Department , said on Sunday that the gang was trying to sell 60 vehicles that were initially owned by a car rental agency, but were seized by the bank after the owner failed to pay the loan ...
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