| Scottsdale ends ban on ice cream trucks |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
The jingle of the ice cream trucks will be heard on Scottsdale streets again after the city council opted to end a four-decade ban. Fox 10 reported the city lifted the ban placed in the 1970s because at the time Scottsdale officials feared the trucks were distributing drugs or other illegal substances. Vendors likely will be able to go through the process to get a license within 30 ...
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| Top 5 auto picks in current market weakness |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
Nifty and has corrected over 10 per cent in last three months. According to Macquarie, the current weakness provides a good opportunity to buy auto stocks with strong fundamentals. Following the price downward correction, many auto stocks are trading below their historical average multiples and are available at attractive valuations. "While we expect demand headwinds to recede, any ...
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| Ford shows off its 2014 off-road SVT Raptor |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. on Tuesday unveiled upgrades to its off-road SVT Raptor for the 2014 model year.The new Raptor, on sale this fall, will come in a Ruby Red Metallic exterior color and includes new box-side graphics.Interior upgrades include Brick Red seat bolsters with black inserts and cloth honeycomb highlights and a console top finish panel.Raptor SE will also be available in Tuxedo Black ...
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| GM retests Facebook waters |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. is again friends with Facebook.Nearly a year after it ceased paid advertising on the social media site, the automaker said Tuesday it's back.GM has launched a pilot, mobile-only advertising effort with Facebook focused on the subcompact Chevy Sonic. The move follows the May 2012 announcement by then-Global Chief Marketing Officer Joel Ewanick that GM was cutting paid ...
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| Ford Fusion may get 1.5-liter engine option |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co. may be eyeing a smaller-displacement engine for its hot-selling Fusion midsize sedan.An announcement could come this week that Ford will offer a 1.5-liter engine as an option on the 2014 Fusion. Other new features and options, including two new colors - Dark Side and Sunset - could also be made public by the end of the month.An ad for a sunset-colored, or orange Fusion, had ...
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| Chrysler recalls 260K vehicles |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
Washington - Chrysler Group said Tuesday it is recalling about 260,000 vehicles worldwide in six separate recall campaigns to fix a variety of problems in pickups, cars and SUVs.Six separate recall campaigns is a large number for Chrysler. By contrast forall of 2012, Chrysler had 13 recall campaigns covering 1.3 million vehicles.But it's still a relatively low number of vehicles when ...
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| Stabenow Resume fed auto loans |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
Washington - Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Lansing, hopes a new chief at the Energy Department can turn around the struggling $25 billion auto loan program, which hasn't awarded funds for a new project in more than two years.Last month, the Energy Department disclosed it doesn't plan to award any more loans from the $25 billion auto loan program created by Congress in 2007, despite the fact ...
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| Too many food trucks in our city Some city councillors think so. |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
The city's popular fleet of food trucks could be cut back after their impact on bricks and mortar businesses was hotly debated by City councillors last night. A council committee approved a set of guidelines for the mobile vendors, after a survey attracting 950 responses - a council record - found overwhelming support for them. But the number of permits to be issued remains up in the air. In ...
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| Toyota Camry Hybrid overtakes Prius in local sales |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
While sales of the Camry Hybrid have reached 20,087 in the three years since the first-generation Australian-built sedan went on sale in early 2010, sales of the Prius - the car Toyota claims as the world’s best-selling hybrid - have only hit 18,168 since its Australian introduction in 2001. Now it its third generation, the Toyota Prius has been differentiated over recent years with the ...
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| Range Rover Evoque Convertible shelved |
Apr 10th, 2013 |
revealed at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show will not go into production according to European media, though Land Rover is refusing to confirm or deny the rumours. Unofficial reports currently circulating say that feedback from the public have led Jaguar Land Rover to having second thoughts about going into production with the Evoque Convertible. Land Rover Design Director, Gerry McGovern, was ...
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