| The New Black? Gold Mercedes-Benz G-Class by Tuner GSC |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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First Mercedes-Benz unveiled a golden fleet at the Cannes Film Festival and now this: the GoldStorm Mercedes-Benz G-Class wide body kit by tuner German Special Customs (GSC). Black has long been a popular color choice for the G-Class, so this golden Gelandewagen should definitely raise eyebrows (and sear eyeballs). GSC’s “tuning program” ditches the signature [...]
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| Volvo V40 Launching with World’s First Pedestrian Airbag |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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The Volvo V40 four-door hatchback will launch in September with the world’s first pedestrian airbag. While the safety technology may help pedestrians, the Swedish automaker hopes that by 2020, no one will be killed or injured in a new Volvo. Twelve percent of traffic accident victims are pedestrians and in Europe it’s 14 percent. Most [...]
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| Rogue is Nissan's best-selling SUV |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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????????? Americans still love riding high above the ground in their vehicles but have been opting for smaller sport utility vehicles to save on gasoline costs. ????????? No wonder, then, that ...
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| Officials investigate suspicious fire at Pittsburg auto shop |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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PITTSBURG -- Authorities are conducting an arson investigation into a fire at an auto mechanic's shop Tuesday afternoon, a Contra Costa County Fire District official said.At 4:04 p.m., ...
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| Cars for Facebook billionaires |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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Facebook partners could still be worth, by most estimates, huge stadium-sized buckets of money. While they can't sell their shares for six months, they're probably thinking about how to ...
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| U.S. auto sales should rise above 14.4 million vehicles this year |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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Rising consumer confidence and pent-up demand should continue to drive new vehicle sales higher for the remainder of the year, according to an analyst from Edmunds.com.Sales of new cars and trucks ...
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| Nissan rolls out Quick Chargers in Europe for electric cars |
May 23rd, 2012 |
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Nissan Motor Co. unveiled its first fast battery chargers Tuesday in Europe for drivers of its own and other technologically compatible electric vehicles.Nissan said its Quick Chargers, the first of ...
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| Ferrari recalls 74 sports cars to fix faulty crankshafts |
May 22nd, 2012 |
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Here's a big oops for Ferrari, the maker of mega-bucks sports cars. It made a mistake building the crankshafts for the engines in its California and 458 Italia models and now will have to ...
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| Tong Yang Wins OE Auto Parts Order from Japanese Automaker |
May 22nd, 2012 |
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Taipei, May 22, 2012 (CENS)--Tong Yang Industrial Co., Ltd., the largest automotive body-parts maker in Taiwan, reportedly won a three-year, 1-billion-yen order from a Japanese automaker, according ...
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| 'Frustrated' Franchitti feeling the gap between Honda, Chevy |
May 22nd, 2012 |
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A quarter of the way through the Izod IndyCar Series season, he is battling not only a daunting points deficit to leader Will Power but an inferior engine. Oh, and bad luck, too. "Frustrating? Yeah, ...
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