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Battery car start-ups race to prove critics wrong
Fisker Automotive and Tesla Automotive have run into speedbumps on the road to producing a viable battery car. But they aren't giving up.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:33:37 GMT

Honda recalling 46,000 vans to fix rear doors
Honda is recalling nearly 46,000 Odyssey minivans in the U.S. because the rear doors can fall on people unexpectedly, and have on at least two occasions.
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:49:44 GMT

Nevada first state to authorize driverless cars
The Jetsons would feel right at home in Nevada -- which this month became the first state in the nation to formally approve legislation authorizing the use of autonomous vehicles on its roadways.
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Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:52:35 GMT

New amphibious truck targeted to first responders

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:45:11 GMT

Group names top female-friendly car dealers
Women are more likely than men to express frustration at the car buying experience. But that’s beginning to change thanks to women who are using word-of-mouth and social media to get the word about which dealers to patronize and which to avoid.
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Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:26:48 GMT

Chrysler drops application for government loan
Chrysler withdrew an application on Thursday for a U.S. government loan worth more than $3 billion to help it make more fuel efficient cars and trucks.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 22:54:00 GMT

Nevada OK's regulations for self-driving cars
Nevada is envisioning a day when taxicabs might shuttle fares without a driver, or people with medical conditions that make them ineligible for a license could get around with a virtual chauffeur.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:58:37 GMT

GM posts highest annual profit ever
General Motors posted flat fourth-quarter income Thursday, but still managed to haul in $7.6 billion worth of net income in 2011, up 62 percent from the prior year.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:13:28 GMT

Feds to crack down on texting while driving

The Obama administration wants automakers to put limits on vehicle technologies that permit texting and cellphone calling when a car is moving.

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:45:02 GMT

The case for Obamacare as a plot to up car sales
An attorney challenging President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law before the U.S. Supreme Court said on Thursday that Congress could require Americans to buy a car or other product if people were compelled to obtain medical insurance.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:50:30 GMT

GM earnings hint at threat from Europe's widening woes
General Motors Thursday became the latest American employer to report that the deepening economic slowdown in Europe has begun to take a toll on corporate profits.
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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:52:42 GMT

Auto dealers' ranks rise for first time in years

It’s become a seeming fact of life that the number of U.S. auto dealers will decline each year — but 2011 saw an unexpected turnaround with the dealer count actually rising for the first time in years.

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 17:24:11 GMT

You can feel safe in these top-rated small cars

Choosing the safest auto available is particularly important when shopping for a small car, where every advantage is essential.

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:36:18 GMT

Toyota puts more passion, SI style, into Lexus

When Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda suggested he wanted to put more passion into the Lexus brand few might have thought he meant that in its more lustful interpretation. But that’s apparently how the marketing folks at the luxury brand took it.

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:25:11 GMT

GM ending pensions for white-collar workers
General Motors said on Wednesday it will end traditional defined benefit pension plans for its U.S. white-collar employees, seen as consistent with its goal of lowering pension risk for investors.
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:13:54 GMT

Mitsubishi ranks as 'most toxic' vehicle, study says

Love that new car smell? Well, it doesn’t love you back, according to a new study of toxic materials released by the flame retardants and plastics that sometimes coat the interior parts of a car.

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:10:48 GMT

Lexus named most dependable; Chrysler last
Toyota's luxury brand Lexus topped a vehicle dependability survey of owners of 3-year-old cars and trucks as model-year 2009 vehicles improved to record-high quality levels, J.D. Power said.
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:54 GMT

Automakers shift gears, embrace 'frenemies'
There was a time when auto manufacturers measured their strength by how much they could do alone. But erstwhile competitors are now finding it critical to team up on projects.
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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:25:33 GMT

For cheap car insurance, buy a minivan

The annual ranking of highest and lowest insurance rates by vehicle is out. Two Toyota Sienna models topped this year’s list as cheapest to insure, with an average annual insurance rate of $1,111 and $1,114.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:05:49 GMT