| Ford on Track to Beat Toyota With Best-Selling Car |
Aug 31st, 2012 |
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Ford Motor Co. says its Focus small car is on track to become the best-selling car in the world this year, trumping the Toyota Corolla. Ford sold 489,616 Focus sedans and hatchbacks worldwide in ...
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| MT Poll: Should Seniors Ever Be Required to Hand Over Their Car Keys for Good? |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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When it comes to risky drivers, several measures have been taken to educate and restrict teen drivers, and stop distracted drivers from using their cell phones. But has enough been done to assess driving aptitude of the elderly? Just recently in Los Angeles, a 100-year-old man (going on 101) backed his car into a group [...]
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| DuPont To Sell Auto Paint Unit To Carlyle Group For $4.9 Bln |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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DD:Quote ), commonly called DuPont, agreed Thursday to sell its DuPont Performance Coatings or DPC, business to private equity firm Carlyle Group L.P. ...
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| Pre-Registrations Create a Nearly-New Market Accounting for 2% of Cars Offered for Sale |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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Research by Auto Trader indicates that while there is undoubted evidence of pre-registration activity this year, the overall volumes are potentially not as high as last year.
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| NHTSA Urged to Maintain Its Support for Annual Vehicle Inspections |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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Auto parts industry groups recently expressed concerns over proposed changes to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) regulations regarding promotion of State inspection programs that reduce car accidents.
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| U.S. Government and Industry Partner to Promote Electric Cars |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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- A 120-million-dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to the nationwide Electric Vehicle (EV) Project aims to promote and expand the use of electric vehicles in the United ...
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| Daniel Howes Founders son ready to take Axle reins |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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Probably not since ol' Henry Ford handed the presidency of the Blue Oval to his son, Edsel, in 1918 has the Detroit auto industry seen the kind of dynastic succession occurring at American Axle ...
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| Mitsubishi to produce Pajero Sport in Russia in 2013 |
Aug 30th, 2012 |
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Japan's Mitsubishi Motors plans to start production of its Pajero Sport car in Russia starting next year. Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko said the new vehicle will be made at the PSMA Rus ...
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| Five-Year Plan: GM to Invest $1 Billion to Expand Russian Operations |
Aug 29th, 2012 |
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With Russia emerging as one of the fastest-growing markets in the world, GM is betting its marbles on the economic growth of the country. The U.S. automaker has announced plans to invest $1 billion to ramp up car and component production at its Russian facilities within the next five years. GM has plants in the [...]
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| Spied! 2014 Kia Forte Spotted Looking Showroom Ready |
Aug 29th, 2012 |
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We’ve already laid eyes on the new 2014 Kia Forte sedan (also called the Cerato and K3 in international markets) in renderings and photos but we now get a look at the real deal thanks to our spy photographers, who snapped it while it was being tested in the desert alongside a Ford Focus. Not [...]
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