| 2014 FIAT 500L First drive review |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
Cab-forward design, pillars hidden by dark glass and two-tone roof paint are FIAT 500L trademarks. More aggressive styling, such as chin scoops and 17-inch multispoke wheels, mark this as a Trekking ...
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| Toyota Recalling 600000 Sienna Minivans |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
Toyota is recalling 615,000 Sienna minivans in the United States for a problem that could allow them to roll away when parked. The minivans involved are from the 2004, 2005 and 2007 through 2009 model years. In these vehicles, a mechanism inside the shift lever could break allowing the minivans to be shifted out of park without the brake pedal being pressed. If that happens the vehicle could ...
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| Top Ford dealer marks 60 years of custom cars |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
Beau Boeckmann from Galpin Auto Sports, shows off the new Galpin Ford GTR1, designed to evolve in the tradition and evolution of the Ford GT had it ...
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| Mexico City Journal Stranded in a Sea of Cars Where Speedometers Barely Budge |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
MEXICO CITY -- From the top of a tall building on a clear night, the traffic here looks like a stream of light -- bright white flowing one way, ruby red the other. On the ground, however, it's painfully obvious that the opposite is true: nearly everyone is ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2014 Nissan Versa Note |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
Cars.com reviewer Kelsey Mays calls Nissan's redesigned hatchback "basic, affordable transportation." Its loud powertrain and cut-rate-looking interior do not impress, but its price tag does. Mays says bargain shoppers will find this "blue-light special" ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
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In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the U.S.
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| Jasper auto supplier expanding adding jobs |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
JASPER, Ala. (AP) - An automotive supplier in north Alabama is getting ready to open its expansion and more than double its staff. Gov. Robert Bentley's office announced that he plans to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning for the new HTNA facility in Jasper. HTNA stands for Hayashi Telempu North America Corp. The company first located in Jasper in 2011 in an existing building ...
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| Medtronic gets US approval for artificial pancreas system with auto shut-off |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
Medtronic Inc. said Friday that it has won U.S. government approval for what it said is the first artificial pancreas system that automatically stops insulin treatment for diabetics when the patient has had enough. People with Type 1 diabetes have a pancreas that is unable to produce insulin, a hormone that regulates blood sugar, or glucose, Medtronic said. An artificial pancreas closely mimics ...
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| GM CEO Sees ‘Car Gal’ Soon Leading Auto Company |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
CBS Detroit DETROIT (WWJ) - GM CEO Dan Akerson says we’re coming close to the day when a woman will be the chief executive at one of America’s major carmakers. "Note that the Detroit three are all run by non-car guys. Someday, there will be a Detroit Three that’s run by a car gal." Akerson making the comments at a lunch, sponsored by Inforum, that was part of the ...
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| Toyota recalling 600000 minivans |
Sep 27th, 2013 |
The minivans involved are from the 2004, 2005 and 2007 through 2009 model years. In these vehicles, a mechanism inside the shift lever could break allowing the minivans to be shifted out of park without the brake pedal being pressed. If that happens the vehicle could roll ...
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