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Auto industry still faces rocky road
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The auto industry has been battered by a never-ending storm of bad news for more than a year, but the last few weeks have been a happy change.4 hours ago -
A Brief Guide To Successful Car Shopping On Craigslist
Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility —
Authority: 138
Inspired by my current quest for a sub-$5,000 daily driver, I’ve decided to publish a companion piece to the generalized buyer’s tips I outlined months ago specifically geared towards purchasing from Craigslist. Unlike other digital automotive marketplaces (Vehix, AutoTrader, etc) Craigslist provides the unique ...16 hours ago -
Ford will not sell Ka in U.S.
Allpar Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep News —
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According to CEO Alan Mulalley, Ford won’t be bringing the second-generation KA minicar to North America.The Ka, which has been enormously popular in Europe, was being considered but Ford executives decided the car was too small for American tastes. The Ford Fiesta, which goes on sale early next year, will be the ...17 hours ago -
Chrysler Kills ENVI Program, Still Promises Electric Cars In Low Volume
Renewable Energy News Syndicator —
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Ever feel like a sucker? Well right now, you should. After taking billions in bailout loans from the Federal Government, promising a half-million electric cars on the road by 2013 and even going so as establishing an electric vehicles program, Fiat-owned Chrysler has renegged on pretty much all of its electric car ...20 hours ago -
Electric Vehicles International Brings Electric Delivery Vans to California
Renewable Energy News Syndicator —
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Electric Vehicles International is returning to its home in California from Mexico and later this month will have a state tour to celebrate; from their new home in Stockton to the state capitol, Sacramento. Along the way, they are offering test drives for any interested Californians. So if you’ve ever wanted to ...20 hours ago -
Episode 267 – India in the News, Volvo Safety System, Autonomous Audi TT
John's Journal —
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Runtime 6:46 Lots of news coming out of India over the weekend, involving Nissan, Toyota and General Motors. Volvo introduces new safety technology for its cars that brakes for pedestrians automatically. Audi plans to tackle Pike’s Peak with an autonomous car. All that and more plus, a look at the new 2010 Outback ...20 hours ago -
Obama to Automakers: We’ll Count Electric Cars Double For Low Emissions Standards
Renewable Energy News Syndicator —
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To spur the switch to electric cars the Obama administration is proposing a “build one, get one free” rule for makers of electric cars. For each full electric vehicle they build, it could be used to count as two zero emissions vehicles towards the new low carbon emissions rules they have set. In may, the ...20 hours ago -
Toyota Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit Over Sudden Acceleration Problems
Ride Lust - Motion + Mobility —
Authority: 138
You knew it was only a matter of time. In response to the floor mat scandal that’s been slowly gaining steam at the Toyota camp, a group of enterprising ambulance chasers from the California-based law firm of McCuneWright, LLP have filed a class action lawsuit against the Japanese automaker. Spearheading the ...23 hours ago -
Chryslers Envi Electric Vehicle Program is Dead
Straightline —
Authority: 149
This comes as a surprise to absolutely no one in the automotive industry. Chryslers Envi electric vehicle program, a hastily rolled out alternative energy dog-and-pony show, was a farce from the beginning and nobody, expect maybe the federal government, was buying it. Chrysler went from having no electric ...1 day ago -
Why Im Still Not Buying A Car
Capital Gains and Games —
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Floyd Norris had an interesting article in yesterdays New York Times about the state of the auto industry. He notes that car buyers in general are coming back and, as he shows in the second graph, theres been a sharp uptick in consumer purchases. But Im not one of these buyers, and am not going to be ...1 day ago -
Layoffs slowing down, but upturn isnt coming yet
BloggingStocks —
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Filed under: Employees , Economic data , Recession Employers are planning to cut fewer jobs for the third month in a row, according to a new report that Challenger, Gray & Christmas has supplied to BloggingStocks . The executive outplacement firm says that the number of planned reductions fell 16% ...2 days ago -
Trashed: Formula One No Longer Made In Japan
Emptywheel —
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As you all might know, we here at Emptywheel are car people. And one annoying thread ran common as a persistent undercurrent through all of our auto and auto bailout coverage over the last year, and that was how pitiful and incompetent the American marques were, how much they deserved their fate and how awesome the ...2 days ago -
Onion: Ford Unveils New Car for 2010
Little Green Footballs —
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G.M. Is Snatching Defeat from the Jaws of Victory with Opel
40 Years In The Desert —
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As a part of the deal that would have GMs Opel/Vauxhall division sold to a consortium headed by Canadian auto parts manufacturer the workers agreed to wage and benefit concessions that would save the firm €265 million . OK, so far, so god, but then GM decided to back out of the sales deal at the last minute . ...3 days ago -
Car makers are stalling and its partly my fault
Family: News and advice on family matters children and parents —
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Car makers have been hammered by the recession their future looks bleak says Jeremy Warner.3 days ago -
Tesla CEO Has “Reservations” About Rival Fisker’s Feasibility
Renewable Energy News Syndicator —
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About 16 miles down the turnpike in Delaware from the old General Motors where startup Fisker Automotive plans to build an upcoming plug-in hybrid vehicle, Elon Musk, CEO of rival Tesla Motors, yesterday told an audience at the University of Delaware (and more joining via Second Life) that he has “some reservations ...3 days ago -
Tesla CEO Has “Reservations” About Rival Fisker’s Feasibility
Earth2Tech —
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About 16 miles down the turnpike in Delaware from the old General Motors where startup Fisker Automotive plans to build an upcoming plug-in hybrid vehicle , Elon Musk, CEO of rival Tesla Motors, yesterday told an audience at the University of Delaware (and more joining via Second Life ) that he has “some ...3 days ago -
An Industry 1st, Ford Unveils Inflatable Seat Belts
Car Buying Tips —
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In a press release yesterday, Ford announced the 2011 Ford Explorer will be equipped with back seat belt-mounted air bags. According to Ford, they are the first carmaker to mass produce this safety feature. The inflatable belts are designed to protect...3 days ago -
Video: Dump Truck Pushed Off Fourth Floor of Packard Building in Detroit
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Why did these people spend nearly four months trying to push this dump truck off the fourth floor of the abandoned Packard building in Detroit? Because it was there and no one was around to tell them not to. Its just one part of a Wall Street Journal article about how Detroit has become a vandals paradise ...3 days ago -
Firestone introduces Ride-Rite LS
Allpar Chrysler, Dodge, and Jeep News —
Authority: 478
Firestone Industrial Products Company announces the development of Ride-Rite LS, a new load adaptive shock designed to work with the company’s Ride-Rite air helper springs.Ride-Rite LS is a tri-tube, mono-flow shock absorber designed to iimprover performance under a full range of load and temperature conditions. ...3 days ago
