| Toyota may spend $1.1 bn to settle US cases |
Dec 28th, 2012 |
DETROIT: Toyota Motor Corp has proposed spending $1.1 billion (681.5 million) to install safety systems and provide cash payments to customers to resolve sweeping US class-action litigation over ...
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| Briefs Audi to invest $17B in new cars capacity |
Dec 28th, 2012 |
Audi, the world's second-largest maker of luxury vehicles, plans to spend 13 billion euros ($17 billion) through 2016 to develop new cars and expand production capacity as it pursues BMW AG ...
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| Toyotas legal woes arent over |
Dec 28th, 2012 |
Toyota Motor Corp. has settled a big portion of the lawsuits filed in the U.S. against the company but still faces many product-liability cases that could expose it to big verdicts, legal experts ...
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| Tesla Superchargers on East Coast allow Boston to D.C. Range |
Dec 28th, 2012 |
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The first of many expected Tesla Motors’s supercharging stations to come have officially opened on the East Coast. The highly trafficked I-95 corridor from Boston, Mass., to the nation’s capitol— Washington, D.C., is now equipped with the range-extending stations in Milford, Conn., and Wilmington, Del. The two stations will join the five supercharging stations currently [...]
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| Quick Drive: 2013 Scion iQ EV |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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Let’s start with a little perspective: Toyota has sold about 400,000 Camry sedans this year. The Lexus LFA, the automaker’s $375,000 supercar, was limited to a run of just 500 vehicles. Still, the LFA was nowhere close to being the rarest car Toyota made in 2012. That distinction goes to the 2013 Scion iQ EV. [...]
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| Ford Lawsuit States Misleading Fuel Economy on C-MAX, Fusion Hybrids |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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For d is being sued for misleading consumers regarding fuel economy on two of its hybrid models. The lawsuit claims the 2013 Ford C-MAX hybid, and the popular midsize 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid, don’t get the fuel economy Ford claims. The Ford Fusion Hybrid gets an EPA estimated 47 mpg city, 47 mpg highway, and [...]
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| Toyota Settles Unintended Acceleration Claims for $1.1 Billion |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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In an effort to move forward, Toyota Motor Corp. is setting aside at least $1.1 billion to settle various lawsuits stemming from its unintended acceleration debacle. Toyota has already paid millions to the NHTSA for failing to properly disclose internal information, and has issued several costly recalls. The new settlement will allow for new brake-override [...]
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| Details of the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette Leaked Ahead of Detroit Debut |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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| 2013 Land Rover LR2 Gets Improved Fuel Economy, Says EPA |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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| Consumers Show Little Interest in Electric Cars, Study Says |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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