| Rally Car for the Road: Mitsubishi Evolution GSR Driven on Ignition |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
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The Mitsubishi Evolution was the dream car for many young enthusiasts – particularly before it came to the U.S. And like that younger fan base, the Evo has matured over the years. On this episode of Ignition, Carlos Lago takes a look at the 10th generation 2013 Mitsubishi Evolution GSR to find out whether it [...]
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| April Fools Day Becomes Another Marketing Tool |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
The April Fools' Day is dead. Or at least the gentle jester of the common folk has been converted into a corporate colossus controlled by global marketing executives. Companies around the world, from Google to BMW and Sony, have adopted the tradition of goading the gullible on April 1 to show their lighter sides and steal some free publicity. This frame grab image released by ...
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| Ex-slave workers to sue Mitsubishi |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Chinese workers who were abducted and enslaved by Japan's Mitsubishi Corporation during World War II and their families set up a nationwide group on Sunday to demand an apology and compensation from the company.The group demanded the company pay 100,000 yuan ($16,000) to each worker or the worker's descendants, and establish a historical monument for them in Japan, said Liu Huanxin, a ...
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| GM And Other Auto Majors Hit Overdrive In The U.S. Luxury Car Market |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
The American luxury car market is heating up. With the European auto market in free fall, the onus to generate profits falls largely on the U.S. and China. The American car market has rebounded strongly after crashing in 2009. The luxury car market jumped 12% to 1.6 million units in 2012 and sales for 2013 are expected to be strong as well, as the initial data suggests. Luxury cars have fatter ...
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| PickupTrucks.com GM Releases 2014 Silverado Sierra Specs |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Cars.com's sister site PickupTrucks.com notes that GM's announcement of performance specifications on its new half-ton pickups follows the automaker's tendency to feed us only morsels of info at a time. There's still plenty to chew on for those hungry for the ...
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| 2013 Toyota RAV4 First drive review |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Toyota redesigns its hot-selling RAV4 compact crossover for 2013, losing both the V6 engine and the available 7-passenger seating. Standard underbody covers help improve the aerodynamics and therefore fuel economy. When ...
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| Toyota March sales fall |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp and its joint ventures in China sold 75,900 vehicles in the country in March, down 11.7 percent from a year earlier, the Japanese automaker said Monday.Toyota sold 184,700 vehicles in China from January to March, down 12.7 percent from the same period a year earlier, it said in a text message to reporters.Japanese carmakers' sales in China have suffered since late 2012 ...
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| GM new V-8 pickup trucks to get 23 mpg on highway |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
General Motors says its new Chevy Silverado full-size pickup truck will get 23 miles per gallon on the highway with 5.3-liter V-8 engines. The company says that's a little better than all of its V-8-equipped ...
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| Recall Alert 3037 Ford and Lincoln Sedans and SUVs |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
SUVs due to leaky fuel tanks, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The affected vehicles were manufactured between July 19, 2011, and March 15, 2012, and their fuel tanks may have a marginally sealed side seam, which may not be strong enough in an impact. This could cause the tanks to leak, increasing the risk of a fire. Ford will begin notifying owners on April 22, ...
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| Video Food trucks now driving a $1.5B industry |
Apr 1st, 2013 |
The Cooking Channel's James Cunningham, author of "Eat St.: Recipes from the Tastiest, Messiest, and Most Irresistible Food Trucks," discussed on "CBS This Morning" why food trucks have exploded in popularity in the last decade, and what it takes to be a successful food truck ...
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