| Nissan to recall 908900 vehicles globally for accelerator sensor flaw |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
7201.T ) will recall around 908,900 vehicles globally including 764,800 in Japan due to a flaw in an accelerator sensor that could cause the engine to stall, the Japanese carmaker said on ...
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| Jeep Cherokee designer defends controversial styling |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
has defended its controversial front end, saying the brand needed to break away from a traditional look. Jeep unveiled the 2014 Cherokee earlier this year in a series of images that ignited forums and drew much negative comment from US motoring writers. Comments centred mostly on the trademark seven-slot grille, which has been bent in a similar tradition to the first Cherokee’s grille and ...
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| Feature Italian auto giant FIAT halves domestic production |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Feature: Italian auto giant FIAT halves domestic production 2013-09-26 05:18:07 by Alessandra Cardone ROME, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Production plants of Italy's auto giant Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (FIAT) are running at half capacity in the country due to the economic crisis and its new global strategy, FIAT's press office told Xinhua. "We are currently employing our ...
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| UAE auto sector may post 13.4 jump in sales this year |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
The UAE automobile sector this year is expected to post 13.4 per cent jump in sales against the projected growth of 7.3 per cent. The sales growth is attributed to buoyant economy aided with soaring consumer confidence, says a senior industry executive. "There was a forecast of a total industry volume of 350,000 automobiles for the year 2013 against 326,000 cars sold in 2012. But now the ...
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| Fiat to sell more cars in south America than Europe in 2013-Elkann |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
MILAN, Sept 26 | Thu Sep 26, 2013 2:40am EDT MILAN, Sept 26 (Reuters) - Italian carmaker Fiat will sell more cars in south America than in Europe this year, Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera quoted Chairman John Elkann as saying. This will allow the group to invest in the production of high profile brands which are manufactured mainly in its Italian plants. "It would not be ...
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 26th, 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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| Man Violently Re-Enacts Grand Theft Auto |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
This writer is pretty firm in the belief that video games and their sensationalized violence do not incite children and teenagers to murder, slaughter, and kill. Other media, such as movies, television, books, and even the evening news incorporate sensationalized violence just as much (and, in many cases, more than) as their video game counterparts, yet, for some reason, video games are often ...
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| Toyota becomes Australia’s biggest car exporter |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Caradvice.com.au reports that the vast majority of the company’s exports are to the Middle East. Nations including Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates import the cars. While those nations account for about 97 per cent of Toyota Australia’s exports, New Zealand and South Pacific nations also import the vehicles. Only last year, the company passed ...
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| Toyota 86 range updated for 2014 |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
range has received a mild update for 2014, headlined by minor mechanical and visual enhancements. Now featuring the same Torsen limited-slip differential as the rest of the range, the price of ...
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| Qoros 3 sedan first five-star Euro NCAP rated Chinese-developed car |
Sep 26th, 2013 |
Qoros 3 sedan 's standard safety equipment includes front, passenger, side and curtain airbags, electronic stability control and speed limitation assistance and ISOFIX child restraint anchorage points. The first production car from Qoros, an equal joint venture partnership between Chery Automobile and Israel Corporation founded in 2007, the 3 sedan is produced in Changshu, China. Unveiled ...
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