Archive for January, 2012

Chrysler cooperating in Jeep Liberty air bag probe

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

Washington- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is upgrading an investigation into nearly 390,000 Jeep Liberty SUVs for reports of inadvertent air bag deployments.
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Mazda recalls more than 52,000 Tribute SUVs over fire risks

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

 Mazda recalls more than 52,000 Tribute SUVs over fire risks Washington— Mazda Motor Co. said Saturday is recalling 52,390 2001-02 Tribute SUVs over fire risks — and is warning owners not to park them in garages until the company gets replacement parts.
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Scott Burgess: 2012 Kia Soul Eco lacking in spirit

Sunday, January 29th, 2012

 Scott Burgess: 2012 Kia Soul Eco lacking in spiritThe 2012 Kia Soul has a lot going for it. So why would Kia, the fastest growing brand in America last year, want to muck things up by tweaking the Kia Soul just enough to annoy people?
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NAIAS 2012: Scion Leader Still Wants a Pickup

Monday, January 16th, 2012

2012 NAIAS: Scion Leader Still Wants a PickupJack Hollis, VP and GM of Scion, seems as eager as ever for a little pickup, but we’ll wait and see.
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Spied! Dual-Exhaust Ford-F-150 FX2

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Spied! Dual-Exhaust Ford-F-150 FX2Our spy shooters saw this dual-exhaust F-150. Could a new Lightning be in the works?
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2014 Silverado/Sierra Has Big Changes

Monday, January 16th, 2012

2014 Silverado/Sierra Has Big ChangesWe’re hearing more and more about the coming GM full-size platforms and their implications.
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Ford Has Unveiled its iHeartRadio App for Drivers

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Ford Has Unveiled its iHeartRadio App for Drivers

Ford has provided its vehicles drivers easy in-car access to the popular iHeartRadio app. Ford is the first automaker that makes this service available for drivers using the voice control through Ford SYNC AppLink. Photo: The app was developed by SYNC, a snapshot from secure.syncmyride.com The new iHeartRadio is a Clear Channel Radio’s digital fully [...]
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BMW Preparing to Launch the Sixth Generation 3 Series in Australia

Monday, January 16th, 2012

BMW Preparing to Launch the Sixth Generation 3 Series in Australia

BMW Australia has launched a socializing project for its 3 Series fans. People can submit photos of themselves and their BMW vehicles to the automaker’s Facebook page and participate in the competition. Photo: a photo of BMW fan from BMW Australia Facebook page The competition is a part of the new sixth generation BMW 3 [...]
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Honda Encourages People to Create Their ‘Leap Lists’

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Honda Encourages People to Create Their 'Leap Lists'

Honda has rolled out an integrated advertising campaign in support of the launch of the all-new Honda CR-V in the US. Photo: a snapshot from one of the Honda CR-V commercials, from www.trustcollective.com Developed by Honda’s long-standing agency of record, RPA, the campaign features six national TV spots and a dedicated web site at http://leaplist.honda.com. Visitors are [...]
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Today’s youth a tough sell for automakers

Monday, January 16th, 2012

 Todays youth a tough sell for automakersAccording to GM, there are 80 million millennials — a group it defines as'- to 24-year-olds — in the United States. And they already wield a trillion dollars in spending power. Unfortunately for Detroit, they are spending little of that money on cars.
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