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Automotive RSS FeedsThe killer hay bale - What a bizarre way to depart this mortal orb. RIP, ELO founder and cellist. A vinyl copy of Eldorado still lurks somewhere in the DepEd's archives....Feed Source: www.just-auto.com 'Thermal incidents' - Ferrari doggedly referring to vehicular fires as 'thermal incidents' and wanting to avoid the use of the more common and also more obviously alarming term (ie 'fire') is not exactly without precedent in the PR world.
American mobile phone company Kyocera once had a problem with overheating batteries that exploded. The PR people referred to batteries in the phones that might be prone to 'rapid disassembly'. And the term 'uncontrolled thermal event' has been used in the aerospace business before.
Other possible terms for explosions include 'spontaneous rapid disassembly event' and 'unplanned loss of containment'.
Crash? How about 'deconstructive deceleration event' ITALY: Ferrari 458 fires prompt global recall... Pump up the volume - News the component and tyre workers' dispute is also involving many of South Africa's forecourts reminds me of a time when I had a student weekend job in a petrol station as we refer to them in the UK.
For the princely sum of £1 per hour - £1 mind - I would trot out from my little hutch and fill punters' cars with petrol, diesel and whatever else they needed doing.
The manager - perhaps realising he wasn't exactly paying me movie star wages - decided to dangle the incentive of selling oil to the same customers - with the result I would use my non-existent sales skills to harangue drivers into buying the product -whether they needed it or not.
Health and safety didn't appear to be quite the priority it is now either - I would periodically clamber up onto the massive lorries delivering 25,000 litres of petrol a time - and 'dip the tanks' - just to make sure the volume was right, while also inspecting the mammoth underground tanks.
... More j-a Leaf driving - Our man Golding has a go at the Leaf.... Mini's new 'flow' ad - Clever new 'flow' ad for the Mini Countryman. Closest I've got to the new BMiniW so far.... Copy? IPR infringement? That's flattery squire... - The broad subject of car copies, 'Frankencars', technology rip-offs and intellectual property theft and rights infringements generally in China has been done to death before (not that that means it has gone away, of course).
Over there they are pretty adept and quick at a bit of snazzy reverse engineering (to a certain level, anyway) that can turn a Yaris into a much cheaper Florid. There's a cultural thing that allegedly means they see it as a form of flattery and they are collectively moving away from that anyway now etc, etc. The blatant copies are overwhelmingly sold in China so the international fuss is limited - and international OEMs have been caught in a tricky position, politically. Upset powerful people in China or turn a blind eye as long as it's fully understood that the model stays for sale only in China?
Anyway, I did just come across this website with links to reports that do some interesting c... 'Messi engine' - I am not alone in the just-auto/Aroq office in being fascinated by the often bizarre and eyebrow raising things that go on in the world of football (soccer if you're American) - on and off the pitch.
And the crazy world of the high-end footballer never ceases to amaze. Whether its mysteriously crashing your Ferrari (Mr C Ronaldo), getting lairy for the paparazzi outside a London nightclub at 2am (too many takers to mention though Ledley King springs to mind), these young guys with their wealth and adulation give us something to talk about even before they kick a ball.
Product and brand endorsements? I guess a certain David Beckham provides the model to follow. Designer brand associations are the holy grail. Get a few of them and more will come a knockin' - but don't overdo it in developing your prestige personal brand over a number of years.
I have just come across something a little incongruous while on Chery Auto's webs... 'Straddling bus' - Just when you think you have pretty much seen and heard everything on the problems of and solutions to chronic road congestion in urban areas
There's something called the 'straddling bus' concept in China that is apparently being seriously proposed over there.
It looks like a cross between a RoRo ferry, catamaran, tram and a bendy bus on steroids. The promotional video is well worth a look. Is it serious? They do have appalling traffic congestion in Chinese cities - vehicle parc growing all the time with 10% pa GDP growth and a humungous auto industry now present - and air pollution is something they are very concerned about.
Maybe it could work on selective busy dual carriageways, no turning for cars. Can't quite see it on the Euston Road.
Would you drive under one? Watch the video and try and keep a straight face.
... Peugeot's 3008 HYbrid4 'plug-in' - It will be interesting to see how the Peugeot 3008 HYbrid4 - a diesel hybrid - does in the market next year. But wait until 2012 and the 'plug-in' version of the same car is planned for introduction. Peugeot says that the plug-in 3008 HYbrid4 will return 141 miles per gallon (British mpgs I think, or 2 litres/100km) and average just 50g/CO2. I wonder what the range on a fully charged battery will be PARIS PREVIEW: PSA to debut world's first diesel hybrid production car... Language of Tolstoy - I've spent a large proportion of this week trying to get through to a certain Russian car company with varying degrees of success.
A large part of the calls have been attempting to talk to the media relations department, but the operator doesn't speak English and I don't speak Russian.
A quick bash at Google language tools comes up with a romanised version of media as 'sredstva massovoi informatsii.' The only bit of that I could understand was informatsii, so I repeated this several times in what my colleagues said was becoming an increasing attempt at a Russian accent.
In fact, kind souls that they are, they insisted I was sounding like the Russian meerkat from the UK's sensationally successful TV ad for car insurance that has been running for quite some time.
Now Russian is the language of Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, et al and a beautiful-sounding language at that, so far be it from me to ruin it. Needless to say, all I got for my 'informatsii' effort... Life after GM... - There's a heart-warming tale from Kalamazoo, Michigan, on what happened when GM closed a plant there.
The former GM site is now a business park that houses 13 companies and hundreds of employees, in stark contrast to more than 75 manufacturing plants across North America that remain idle since Detroit's Big Three automakers began shuttering operations in 1980.
Kaiser Aluminum has invested more than $100 million in the Kalamazoo plant where 150 workers are now turning out parts for the aerospace, defense and other industries; Seneca Medical Inc. set up a distribution centre for medical and surgical supplies inside the old factory while it builds a new facility on 10 acres it acquired on the campus; numerous smaller companies have leased space; and Candlewood Suites opened a new 95-unit hotel on the site last autumn.
"When General Motors closed the plant in 1999, we had a potential white elephant on our hands," recalled Ron Kitchens, CEO of Southwest Michigan Firs... Moscow supremacy - From Jaguar comes the XJ Sentinel - which as its name suggests is a fairly tough cookie that is sure to be a hit with those who feel they might be the target of some pretty robust characters.
Unveiled at the Moscow Motor Show the Sentinel looks like it could cope with just anything anyone so-minded could throw at it - and that includes Jaguar itself - which seems to have had some fun trying to blow its own car up.
Talk of Moscow reminds me of my last visit around two years ago, when the Russian capital's notoriously gridlocked streets were as vivid a reminder as anything of the country's rapid embrace of all things western - it took almost as long to get to the hotel as it did to fly from London.
And many moons ago I was also on a trip to Moscow with the guide book sternly warning us that under no circumstances wer... Cable car - My ongoing battle with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (still not a snappy title) has entered a new phase, having watched our local television news here in the UK's Midlands region yesterday (24 August).
There on the screen was the new British business secretary touring - among other automotive sites - a test track near Warwick to meet apprentices and engineers from Aston Martin and Jaguar.
BBC Midlands ran a piece highlighting Cable's jaunt to the region, which appeared to include the Liberal Democrat business secretary enjoying some er, most un-Liberal like supercar driving in Aston Martin and Jaguar vehicles.
OK, Jaguar's hybrid car is called the 'Limo Green,' so maybe that'll assuage the more traditional wing of his party.
And the visit came hot on the heels of the business department chief's fairly tough comments on the UK industry recently, which weren't exactly highlighted when I attended his ... No small beer for Italdesign - This is an interesting ad featuring a Roman taxi driver and highlighting the clever people at Italdesign Giugiaro in Turin.
It's actually for Corona Extra beer but its star attraction is the extraordinary Italdesign Quaranta prototype based on the 1968 Bizzrrina Manta.
Quite apart from referencing every Italian cliché in the book - pasta, Italian man still with mama, Italian man gesturing wildly and making sure his hair looks good - the car itself is absolutely stunning.
The ad itself is actually pretty good though - the Roman backdrop firmly associates the core brand with luxury and heritage - although would anyone know it's Italdesign behind the motor?
And it ends with a humorous shot of the cabbie getting in a taxi himself having - presumably - had to give the Quaranta back.
Should Corona decide to expand the concept maybe they could do a UK ad with... Learning to ride the Prancing Horse - It seems Ferrari has had a spate of incidents with its rather swift 458 Italia brand.
Three fires - plus one unfortunate incident when a 458 was involved in a London Heathrow storage blaze - have got the good folk at Ferrari scratching their heads.
There have also been a reported number of accidents - although that is maybe more common than thought with new supercars - this is a very fast motor car and anyone not experienced at handling it might well have a few teething problems.
Interestingly, Ferrari often runs courses at several sites around the world to teach new customers just how to handle models such as the 599 GTO.
Anyone considering parting with what is a fair amount of cash for a Ferrari, might well give some thought to going on one.... It'd be quicker to wok - Next time you happen to be stuck in a queue, spare a thought for the residents of Beijing, who have apparently just had to endure a nine-day traffic jam.
Motorists were caught up in an extraordinary 100km logjam that wasn't exactly helped by road works and broken-down cars on the Beijing-Tibet road.
China's phenomenal economic growth is all very well but consumers are going to start falling out of love with cars if they're constantly crawling or at a standstill.
However, one of the reasons for China's huge economic success is its resourceful population.
It appears local residents along the highway were offering noodles at four times the usual price to hungry truck drivers.
It's an ill wind ... Not dead, just sleeping - Classic British cars - which ones need reviving?
The Daily Telegraph opines.... Carnage on the roads - I have looked into road death stats before and the aggregate numbers are undeniably scary.
Tens of thousands being killed on the roads annually in Western Europe (30,000-40,000 sticks in the mind - I think a broadly similar figure for the USA) is undeniably a big headline number and not to be casually dismissed.
And I obviously applaud the efforts of all those charged with getting accident rates and casualties down. The fact that - in Europe - accident rates vary so much by country suggests that there are things that can be done to improve safety, so there's no room for complacency or simply shrugging the shoulders. Car design, safety technology, highway construction/layout, street 'furniture', rules of the road and driver education - especially for the inexperienced kids - all have roles to play.
That said, a degree of perspective is needed. The physical transportation of people and goods will never be entirely risk free. More people die fro... Detroit dinosaurs not dead - Remember those 1980s photos of UAW officials banning imports from UAW car parks and encouraging the public to take a sledgehammer to a Datsun?
Thought such dinosaur union attitudes were over?
Think again ... Blame 'cab' on the French - Ever wondered why a London 'cab' is called that? The answer is in this entertaining photo gallery.
Interesting that a black cab ride is the goal of many UK visitors, if the Daily Telegraph is right.
The latest TX taxi is still in production, too, both here in the UK and now in China.... South Korea’s first electric car now unveiled - Car firm Hyundai has shown off South Korea’s first electric car, the BlueOn.... Nebraska vehicle dealer execs sue bank, Toyota arm - OMAHA, Neb. — Three former executives of a Scottsbluff car dealership have filed a federal lawsuit against their bank and Toyota's financial arms over accusations that they stole dozens of vehic ... Poster Printing Company Laughs its Way to Back to School Profits - Poster printing website PosterBurner.com ended August with record sales and a livelier than usual workplace. Custom posters are popular with college students looking to add a personal touches to dorm ... Adhesive Packaging Specialties has been Awarded the NSAI Certificate... - The National Standards Authority of Ireland is accredited under the Aerospace Registrar Program and has certified that Adhesive Packaging Systems has complied with the requirements and standards in th ... Netcost Releases Their Upgraded Client Portal - Claim Access - Streamwood, IL (PRWEB) September 9, 2010 Netcost Claim Services, a U.S. based Nationwide Claims Administrator releases their 3.0 Version web based Client Portal Claim Access for their Insurance and Fl ... Ford says global auto production will rise in 2010 - NEW YORK — Ford expects global auto production to increase 5 to 10 percent this year over 2009 levels, a modest gain that reflects the still-weak economy. "The business environment is challen ... Honda raises price for 2011 Odyssey to $27,800 - TORRANCE, Calif. -- Honda set the pricing for its all-new 2011 Odyssey minivan Thursday at $27,800, about $840 more than the 2010 version.The minivan goes on sale Sept. 30. It faces tough competition ... Francis Ford Coppola set to speak at Hong Kong investment forum - HONG KONG -- U.S. film director Francis Ford Coppola will speak at an investment forum in Hong Kong, organizers said Wednesday, after actor Michael Douglas cancelled his appearance to undergo cancer t ... Nissan team checks quality in Thai-made March cars - YOKOHAMA -- Thai-made Nissan March subcompact cars — the first major model from a Japanese automaker being mass produced abroad for sale in Japan — are getting extra scrutiny from a team of qualit ... Carmaker Audi's car sales up 22% in August on strong growth in China - BERLIN -- German carmaker Audi says August sales are up by 22 percent on the same month a year earlier, driven by strong growth in China. Audi AG said Wednesday it delivered some 80,300 cars worldwide ... Indian car sales hit all-time high during August for second straight month - MUMBAI -- Car sales in India surged to a record for a second straight month in August on strong demand before the holiday season, despite rising prices and supply constraints. Figures released Thursda ... Ford Summons Dealers to Discuss Lincoln's Future - will host a meeting for its Lincoln dealers in early October to discuss its plans for re-energizing a brand that has long trailed luxury market competitors such as Cadillac and Mercedes... Citroen takes early lead in Rally of Japan - Sebastien Ogier (Citroen) took the overall lead on the first day of the Rally of Japan on Thursday with championship leader Sebastien Loeb sixth, 2.4sec behind. Ogier won two special stages on his ... Tennessee Launches $2,500 Electric Vehicle Rebate - Tennessee will offer a $2,500 tax rebate to the first 1,000 buyers of electric vehicles sold in the state, state officials announced yesterday. Tennessee’s $2,500 rebate can be combined with the $7 ... Tom Brady's Car Accident is Big News - Celebrities get in car accidents just like everyone else. This morning, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a car accident in downtown Boston today that seriously damaged his Audi S8 sed ... More Shoppers Buying Used Cars; Prices Seen Rising - DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Edmunds.com said there was significant evidence that a growing number of former new-car shoppers are turning to used vehicles, a trend that is driving up prices of the latter, ... Ray LaHood Should Resign Over Toyota - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood should resign. There’s really no other way for him to adequate apologize for the damage he did to Toyota by running his mouth before making sure his bra ... Shanghai's first car wrap service gets support from Avery Dennison - Avery Dennison's advanced pressure-sensitive materials and application techniques to personalize private vehicles with professionally finished graphic "wraps."... OEConnection and Navistar expand parts supply network solution to International truck dealers in - Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- OEConnection LLC, the leading Online Parts & Service Exchange in the automotive industry, has announced the expansion of their supply chain solutions to the International ... Apple Inc., Ford Motor Company, General Electric Company, Microsoft Corporation - PennyStockAlley.com, a premier micro cap research firm provides subscribers with comprehensive research, in depth due diligence and technical analysis to provide our subscribers with high octane stock ... US-Based Epson Toyocom Timing Products Division Introduces New Series of Auto Safety Gyro-Sensors for Stability and Rollover Protection - EL SEGUNDO, CA--(Marketwire - September 9, 2010) - Epson Toyocom Corporation's U.S.-based Timing Products Division today announced a new series of compact, reliable gyro-sensors (angular rate sensors) ... Ford Said to Reverse Plans to Make SUV in Kentucky for Export - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. has canceled plans to move production of a small sport-utility vehicle from Europe to Kentucky as currency exchange rates no longer favor U.S. production, accordi ... Super Series returns to Zwartkop - DAMAGE CONTROL: Anthony Taylor needs a good result at Zwartkop to consolidate his Production Car championship lead after a disappointing outing at Phakisa.... 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid - This week’s Reader review is brought to us by “Fusion,” from Columbia, S.C. If you haven’t guessed, Mr. Fusion is the owner of a new 2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Like many hybrid novices, it took ... GM tests audio Facebook updates in cars - General Motors Co. is testing software that would let drivers talk to their cars to update status messages on the Facebook social media Web site, as well as listen to Facebook messages, the company sa ... Emission Reductions Slowed Down by Heavier and More Powerful Cars - — The potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from cars is not being fully realized. The average Swedish car buyer still purchases a heavier and thirstier car than the average European, e ... Honda Recalls 81,261 Life Minicars - -(Dow Jones)- Honda Motor Co. (7267.TO) is recalling 81,261 Life minicars, saying the vehicle's brake component made of resin could swell in excessive heat under the sun, possibly preventing the bra ... China's auto sales rebounds in August after July's monthly decline - China's domestic automakers sales to auto dealers rebounded 6.29 percent month on month to 1.322 million units in August after a monthly decline in July, the China Association of Automobile Manufactur ... Luxury auto sales sharply increase in Turkey - Luxury auto sales increased by 55 percent in Turkey year-on-year between January and August 2010. According to the data by Automotive Distributers' Association, 11,700 E-segment and F-segment luxu ... HotelTravel.com Formula 1 Event Guide Sets Pace for Italian Grand Prix - HotelTravel.com’s Formula 1 event guide moves to the Autodromo di Monza this week for one of the most fashionable events on the F 1 calendar. The Italian Grand Prix is traditionally one of the faste ... Service King Collision Repair Plans National Expansion - Richardson, TX (PRWEB) September 9, 2010 Dallas-based Service King plans to embark on an ambitious national expansion led by new president Cathy Bonner that could double revenue over the next five yea ... Research on Ford Motor and Tata Motors -- Emerging Markets Continue to Boost Auto Sales - www.wallstreetequityresearch.com to receive free research reports on these companies. Companies in the Auto Manufacturers - Major industry have been faring well recently, with some posting quarterly ... New auto parts plant in Maury County may create 385 jobs - A subsidiary of a Japanese-owned auto parts maker plans to open a plant in Maury County that eventually could create 385 jobs in a community that has taken a hit from the partial closure of General Mo ... American Honda signs on as Grand Prix of Alabama sponsor - The Grand Prix of Alabama will be sponsored by American Honda from 2011 through 2013 after a deal was signed Wednesday, organizers said. The Indy Car event, which will be held on April 8-10, 2011, wi ... Dyno-Testing the Automotive X Prize Finalists - The finish line of the Progressive Automotive X-Prize is finally in sight. If you follow emerging automotive technology like electric cars and hybrids, you're no doubt excited about the Automotive ... Vettel looking for more Monza magic - MAIDEN VICTORY: Sebastian Vettel kisses the trophy after his first F1 win at Monza in 2008; he'll need more of that Monza magic to stay in contention for the 2010 title. Photo: Reuters... Hyundai unveils S Korea's first full-speed battery car - Hyundai has unveiled South Korea's first street-legal battery car, designed to tap into the increasingly competitive alternative-fuels market, hailed as the industry's future. The country's largest ... Chinatown Wars HD on the App Store - NEW YORK - (Business Wire) Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), today announced that Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars HD is now available on the Ap ... Ford won't be thrown in - Cockerill - Leicester boss Richard Cockerill insists he will resist the temptation to throw talented fly-half George Ford into the deep end. With Toby Flood facing around two months out with a knee injury and ... How Obama's tax credit helps, hurts IT spending - Computerworld - WASHINGTON -- Among the proposals President Barack Obama made this week to boost the U.S. economy is one that will allow businesses to write off all of the investment they do in 2011. ... Warrants may be needed for cell phone data, court says - Computerworld - In a precedent-setting decision, a federal appellate court this week ruled that judges have the option of asking prosecutors to obtain a warrant before they are allowed to access to an ... Japan's Nissan unveils new brand for China - BEIJING: A Chinese unit of Japan's number three automaker Nissan Motor has announced it will launch a new brand for China to tap the huge demand in the world's largest car market. The Venucia ... India auto industry production grows at 32.38% April-Aug.+ - NEW DELHI, Sept. 9 (AP) - (Kyodo)—Production by the Indian auto industry grew 32.38 percent from April through August this year compared to the same period last year, data released by Society o ... Asset Performance Group Announces PAS-55 Endorsed Assessor Status... - The Asset Performance Group announces that it has been recognized by the Institute of Asset Management as an 'Endorsed Assessor' of the Publicly Available Specification for Asset Management (PAS-55).... The Utah Honda Dealers Association Announces The Honda CR-Z Is Here to... - Honda CR-Z ’s sold in the first month on the market in Japan, Honda has reason to celebrate. Their conservative estimate of sales per year globally is 40,000 – 50,000 units. The top percentage of ... Bentley to add 'entry-level' model - Nobody's immune to a global recession, so Bentley will add a V8-powered "entry-level" model to the midlife update for its Continental GT luxury performance coupe.... Kia names new top executive after recalls - Kia Motors promoted the chief of its overseas operations to the company's top executive job after his predecessor resigned following a global recall of more than 100,000 vehicles because of defective ... GM launches Cruze at Ohio plant - LORDSTOWN, Ohio -- General Motors launched its Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan at its factory near Youngstown, Ohio, on Wednesday with a parade of red, white and blue models.... Cadillac CTS soars to new heights - Very competitive prices, good fuel economy and a thrifty taste for regular gasoline add to the CTS coupe's appeal. The rakish coupe's relatively flat front seats lack the lateral grip a sporty car sh ... Driving duo aims to continue its domination this weekend at Utah 250 - TOOELE — It has been a perfect season in every sense of the word for Scott Pruett. Pruett and teammate Memo Rojas have virtually wrapped up their second Daytona Prototype racing championship in ... Traffic deaths at lowest in 60 years - Traffic deaths in the USA are at a 60-year low despite a slight uptick in miles driven, and the chances of dying on the road are the lowest ever, the Department of Transportation says.... Mexico August Auto Production Up 53% On Strong Exports - -(Dow Jones)- Mexican auto production in August rose 53% from the year-ago month to 205,740 vehicles, continuing a rapid recovery from the slump of 2009, according to figures released Wednesday by t ... How About A Group Hug - Image by Getty Images via @daylife Ford Motor is notorious for its executive infighting and jealous fiefdoms. My former Forbes colleague, Jerry Flint, who died Aug. 7, once compared Ford with Renai ... Ferrari Enzo successor to feature HY-KERS regenerative braking - Ferrari is one of the last auto makers to step into the green world of frugal fuel economy. Although the Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Concept was unveiled earlier this year at the Geneva show, it isn’t u ... 2011 Holden Barina could be Chevrolet Aveo to debut at Paris show - In standard Chevrolet Aveo form, the car is said to feature much of the same chunky body design features as the sporty-looking Aveo RS Concept model. Reports say Chevrolet is aiming to place the car i ... Pricing and Trim Levels - One of the most confusing aspects of new-car shopping is figuring out the different trim levels, all of the added options and the final price you’re going to pony up to get what you want. For 2011, ... In webcast, GM'S new CEO talks about vision - Detroit -- In his first major address to his company's global workforce, General Motors Co.'s new CEO, Daniel Akerson, urged employees Wednesday to "be on the attack" against rival auto companies. Sit ... Ohio assembly line shows off first Cruze subcompacts - Lordstown, Ohio -- Chevrolet's first Cruze subcompacts -- red, followed by white, then blue -- rolled off the assembly line Wednesday. Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland pressed an inked thumbprint against the ... More roadside chargers needed for electric cars - NEW YORK — The auto industry calls it range anxiety: Drivers want electric cars but worry they won't have enough juice to make long trips. After all, what good is going green if you get stranded ... GM plans Facebook, OnStar link - Detroit -- GM customers may soon have the ability to update their Facebook pages and listen to text messages from behind the wheel, General Motors Co. officials said Wednesday. Along with these new fe ... Jaguar returns to royalty with the 2011 XJ V8 sedan - The low curve of the roof gives the XJ a coupe-like appearance and the back of the XJ pushes out, but still hides more than 18 cubic feet of cargo space in the trunk.... Consumers find auto deals, discounts thing of past - Detroit -- For years, Americans shopping for cars were treated to all sorts of deals and incentives, especially at the end of summer. Think Cash for Clunkers, which paid up to $4,500, or promotions th ... License plate holder protects front bumper - Don't you hate it when you pull into a parking place, aren't quite sure where the front edge of your bumper may be and -- scrape! -- you hear that awful noise that indicates your bumper and the curb h ... Publisher speeds release of 'Overhaul,' Rattner's book on auto bailouts - The publisher of an insider account of the Obama administration's $85 billion auto bailout has shifted gears and moved up the scheduled release date, citing intense interest in the book. Houghton Miff ... Jabiru Metals extends Jaguar mine life - On Thursday 9 September 2010, 15:28 Base metals miner Jabiru Metals Ltd has increased the life of its Jaguar project in Western Australia by three years to more than eight after upgrading its miner ... Titan to up pricing on OTR tires - Titan Tire Corp. is raising prices on its Titan-branded OTR (off-the-road) aftermarket tires beginning Oct. 1. The 3 percent to 10 percent range of increases is to offset higher costs for raw materia ... NABC Pride nominations due Sept. 15 - The National Autobody Council (NABC) reminds everyone that the deadline for nominations for the 15th annual Pride Awards is just one week away, Sept. 15, 2010. The PRIDE Awards seek out and recogn ... FAST-Aid relief fund raises $130,000 for MDR California 200 accident - FAST-Aid relief fund raises $130,000 for MDR California 200 accident Aug. 14, 2010 changed the lives of many in the off road community. Some lost loved ones, some suffered injuries, and some remembe ... Emerging market countries threaten North American automakers - Within four years, North American commercial vehicle companies won¹t be able to compete against low-cost commercial vehicle manufacturers based in emerging-market countries such as Russia, Indi ... AASP-MN 16th annual Lights On For Safety event to be held Sept. 25 - Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Minnesota (AASP-MN), in cooperation with the Minnesota State Patrol, will hold its 16th annual Lights On For Safety event, Sat. Sept. 25 from 9-1 p.m.. AA ... Raybestos Brand Surpasses 1,400 Parts Listings for 2011 Model Year - Raybestos Brake and Chassis, a member of the Affinia family of brands and the Official Brakes of NASCAR, has added more than 1,400 brake and chassis parts listings to their 2011 model year catalog. ... AAM and USW say Chinese tarrif program a success - The Alliance for American Manufacturing (AAM) has issued a report, saying that the tariffs, imposed one year ago by President Barack Obama, on imported tires from China are achieving a positive effe ... 2010 GP3 Series to conclude in Italy on Pirelli tires - With the soon-to-conclude GP3 Series marking Pirelli's forthcoming return to Formula One racing next year, Italy's Monza circuit near Pirelli's headquarters in Milan will host this season's final GP ... Toyota recalls more than 116,000 Hi-Lux vehicles in Australia - SYDNEY--Toyota Wednesday announced a safety recall of more than 116,000 four-wheel-drive HiLux vehicles in Australia, following concerns that the vehicles might be damaged if used frequently on rough ... Holden to expand SA production plant with 50 new workers - Although we don’t normally provide classifieds for jobs and careers, since this is in the industry and it does affect the amount of ‘Australian-made’ cars produced, we thought we sho ... Elephant God Marks India Boom for Cars, $12,500 Suits - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- S.K. Singhal, head of textiles at India’s biggest fabric maker, bought the finest wool Australia ever auctioned this year to make fifty $12,500 suits. In the wedding and f ... Mitsubishi UFJ Buys China’s Bank Shares on High Interest Margin - Sept. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co., a unit of Japan’s biggest bank, has been buying Chinese bank stocks listed in Hong Kong on optimism they will maintain higher net inte ... Food trucks are rolling into the mainstream - Familiar restaurant names are starting to show up in the parade of brightly painted food trucks jostling for customers. In Los Angeles, the venerable Canter's Deli, a fixture on... Hybrid trucks hauling yogurt and wine in trial - Fine wine and yogurt are being mobilized in a Quebec study to determine whether hybrid commercial trucks are worth the extra cost. Only a handful of trucks on the province's roads are diesel/electric ... State warns of suspending licences of striking auto drivers - Taxi and auto rickshaw drivers who participated in the strike on Tuesday, may face harsh action from the Transport Department. Transport Minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil instructed the Transport Com ... Jeremy Clarkson interview on the Stig’s exposed identity - Jeremy Clarkson was interviewed by Witney TV recently to talk about the Stig unveiling controversy and how Tog Gear feels about it. The video below is just a teaser, but it suggests Top Gear is ‘ ... 2011 Lexus IS250 plays drums in new advertisement - Lexus has expanded the Lexus IS range by introducing the F-Sport package as well as the new Lexus IS350 and IS250C, all of which will be included in the... 2011 Bentley Mulsanne exudes exclusivity - The 2011 Bentley Mulsanne has a starting price of $285,000. No more than 800 of the "ultra-luxury" sedans will be made annually. Each takes nine weeks to build.... Metro native Tim Allen to be voice of Chevrolet - The voice of Pure Michigan will become the new voice of Chevrolet. Comedian and actor Tim Allen will do voiceovers in TV commercials for the all-new 2011 Chevy Cruze when the ads begin airing Tuesday, ... Automakers still making a date with the powerful V-8 engine - Despite pressure from federal gas mileage rules ratcheting up, makers are selectively peppering their lineups with the iconic engine — known for smooth, high-torque power — that many thoug ... Japan decides to end subsidy program for eco-friendly cars+ - TOKYO, Sept. 8 (AP) - (Kyodo)—(EDS: ADDING INFO IN 3RD, 8-9TH, LAST 5 GRAFS) Japan decided Wednesday to terminate a government subsidy program to encourage purchases of environmentally friend ... Best Cars For The Buck - A $17,500 Mitsubishi Lancer, for example, costs roughly $4,000 less than the base model MINI Cooper. But when you tally all the expected ownership costs for five years, the Lancer costs $5,000 more th ... Semiconductor Equipment & Materials, Auto Dealerships - In trading on Wednesday, Semiconductor Equipment & Materials shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 1.1%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Veeco Instruments , off about 9.4% ... Citroen DS4 Racing rumoured - DS4 model were released, further information from the French maker has leaked and now there’s a possibility of a Citroen DS4 Racing planned for production.... 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