| Auto suppliers to bring at least 350 jobs to Ala. |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley says two affiliated companies in the automotive supply field will build their first U.S. production facility in Tuscaloosa, creating at least 350 new jobs by 2016.Bentley announced the plans during a Monday morning news conference at the Tuscaloosa River Market in Tuscaloosa.Bentley said in a statement that Purico Group and Bolta Werke GmbH, which ...
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| Heptathlete Johnson-Thompson becomes new Nissan Micra ambassador |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
British heptathlon star Katarina Johnson-Thompson is set to appear in a series of television idents across some of Sky Living's most popular daily programmes after she was announced as the new Nissan Micra's ambassador. The London 2012 Olympian and current European under 23 champion will feature in the branding alongside the new Nissan Micra supermini from today as part of the car ...
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| DirecTV and Toyota to Launch Dynamic Advertising and a New Era of Marketing |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
Bloomberg ) In a new advertising endeavor, DirecTV and Toyota have teamed up to try out "dynamic advertising." This new approach threatens the traditional advertising model which shotguns product marketing — trying to capture the broadest segment possible with a single ad. Dynamic advertising allows companies like Toyota to sift through mountains of consumer data to target a very ...
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| Honda Announces 2014 Accord Hybrid Price |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
In the market for a high-mileage hybrid around the Halloween holiday? Honda has a treat for you. On Oct. 31, the 2014 Accord Hybrid will begin haunting dealerships at a starting price of $29,945; all prices include a $790 destination charge. The 2014 Accord Hybrid comes in three trim levels: base, EX-L ($32,695) and Touring ($35,695). The base model comes standard with a blind spot warning ...
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| 2014 Toyota RAV4 Whats Changed |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
, was completely redesigned for 2013, so changes are minor for its second season. Toyota is expanding its Entune audio system offerings across most of its vehicles, and four different versions are available on the RAV4 for 2014. The base system that's standard on the LE has a 6.1-inch touch-screen with a backup camera, Bluetooth, iPod, USB ports and six speakers. The version that's ...
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| Lamborghini CEO expects SUV concept Urus to go into production |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
Lamborghini SpA expects the concept Urus vehicle, its first SUV since the Rambo Lambo of the 1990s, to get cleared for production, the supercar ...
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| September Car Sales Set To Soften |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
CBS Detroit TROY, MI - (WWJ) After an August that saw a post-recession sales peak, expect the car market to take a breather in September. Part of it is an anomaly with this year’s calendar that saw much of Labor Day weekend pushed ahead into August. "Labor Day certainly caused some sales, just from a reporting standpoint, to get lumped into the August number, which is one of the ...
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| Self-Driving Vehicles Move Ahead Faster Than Rules of Road Cars |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
The world has moved quickly from wonder at the idea of driverless cars to impatient expectation. The Cadillac SRX zipping around a test track in suburban Detroit is flashing a sign: Not so fast. The car can pilot itself at highway speed while the person in the driver's seat eats a hamburger. Yet the first versions of General Motors ...
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| Police arrest 2 Oxnard teens arrested on auto theft weapons charges |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
Patrol officers heard gunshots and responded about 4:40 a.m. to the 1300 block of Hull Place in Oxnard. The officers saw a vehicle leave the area and tried to stop the driver, police said. Two teens ran away from the car and were arrested after a short foot chase, police ...
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| Chrysler Group files for IPO of up to $100-million |
Sep 23rd, 2013 |
Chrysler Group LLC on Monday filed paperwork for an initial public offering offering of up to $100-million (U.S.), an action that could slow majority owner Fiat's plans to take full ownership of the U.S. auto maker.The offering will be underwritten by JPMorgan Chase & Co., the company said in a securities filing posted on Monday, more than four years after the third-largest U.S. auto ...
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