| Another round of recalls for Toyota to fix suspension defect |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Toyota told the public that a defect in the suspensions of nearly 800,000 of its vehicles was fixed last year. But it turns out that the problem persists for many owners of these cars and SUVs. Now the automaker is announcing a second round of recalls of the affected vehicles, to try to get rid of ...
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| 2 semi trucks crash spill fuel and unknown fluid on I-94 west of Ann Arbor |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
updated September 17, 2013 at 7:55 AM A crash involving two semi trucks, one of which jackknifed, shut down westbound Interstate 94 near Zeeb Road for a short time Tuesday morning, officials said. Huron Valley Ambulance spokeswoman Joyce Williams said emergency crews were dispatched at 5:57 a.m. Tuesday to westbound I-94 west of Zeeb Road for the crash. She was not sure how the crash took ...
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| GTA5 Grand Theft Auto gamers queue for latest edition |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
. To celebrate the latest release of the billion-dollar video game franchise, a launch party was held outside the Best Buy store on Bay and Dundas Streets in downtown Toronto. By shortly after 10 p.m. about 40 gamers, mostly 20-something males, were waiting in the roped-off area in front of the store. And the crowd continued to grow until the 12:01 a.m. release of the much-anticipated video ...
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| Toyota to raise vehicle prices |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Japanese automobile major Toyota's Indian subsidiary Tuesday said it will increase the prices of its key models by 1.50 percent from Sep 21, 2013, on the back of the falling rupee value. According to the company, prices of entry-level sedan Etios, entry-level hatchback Etios Liva, Innova and Corolla Altis will be increased. Earlier, Sandeep Singh, managing director and chief operating officer, ...
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| ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ sales expected to fall short |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
"Grand Theft Auto V" isn't stealing the top-selling title from "Call of Duty." Take-Two Interactive's GTA V, which went on sale Tuesday, will be one of the top games of all time, with the potential to sell 24 million units in its lifetime, according to Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter. Nevertheless, analysts do not expect GTA V to surpass ...
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| Rail cars loaded with pipe separate from train |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
FAIRBANKS, Alaska -- Nine rail cars loaded with pipe separated from a train and hit a trailer laden with sheet rock before slamming into delivery vans.The Alaska Railroad says in a release the accident happened Monday night during a switching operation in Fairbanks.There were a total of 15 cards involved in the accident, but six were empty. The loaded cars hit the trailer, then rolled over a ...
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| Meet the Top 10 cars youll either love or hate |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
MORE You may love 'em. You may hate 'em. But chances are, you aren't sitting on the fence when it comes to these controversial cars models from the last decade that either draw cheers or jeers.Our friends ...
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| GTA 5 Sales Analysts Predict Massive Grand Theft Auto 5 Day One Sales |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
Arvind Bhatia and Brett Strauser of Sterne Agee had this to say regarding "GTA 5" and its day one sales potential. "We see potential for worldwide day-one sell-through of 6.5 million units [and] $400 million for GTA V." Colin Sebastian of Robert W. Baird also states that "GTA 5" could earn a whopping $1 billion in sales in the game's first month alone. ...
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| Banks may get cheaper funds for auto realty loans |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
finance ministry are evaluating a 'funding for lending' scheme that will result in cheaper loans for sectors such as housing and automobiles. To achieve this, banks will be allowed to borrow from RBI at rates 1-2% lower than the market under a special scheme. "Refinancing under this scheme will enable cheaper auto and home loans," said atop official involved in the ...
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| European auto sales hit new low |
Sep 17th, 2013 |
For the first eight months of the year, passenger car sales in the European Union were off 5.2 percent to 7.84 million compared with the same period last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association said Tuesday. That's the lowest January-August figure since the group started keeping track in ...
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