Trade Case May Produce Few Results
BEIJING - President Obama's trade case against China on cars and auto parts will have little immediate impact on jobs and companies in the United States, but it is one of the few legal options available to the United States as China's auto industry ...www.nytimes.com
China Smashes Japanese Cars, and Buys Them
Anti-Japanese protests in China have led some of Japan's biggest companies to shut their Chinese operations temporarily. The WSJ's Juro Osawa tells us why Japanese companies are cautious and what it means for broader Japan-China economic ties.online.wsj.com
Special Report: China's car makers cut corners to success
BEIJING (Reuters) - China keeps getting better at making cars. One reason: It's getting better at cutting corners. Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co, one of China's biggest car makers, conducted 20 to 25 crash tests when it developed its popular Panda ...in.reuters.com
Safety regulators investigate police cars made by Ford
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Safety regulators opened a preliminary examination of Crown Victoria police cars made by Ford Motor Co after complaints about a possible defect that could lead to a loss of steering control.articles.chicagotribune.com
Diesel will power car sales despite hike
NEW DELHI: Will the Rs 5 hike in diesel prices reduce the charm of diesel cars for buyers? Not really, because the running cost of a diesel car vis-a-vis a petrol one is significantly lower even at the new price levels. According to a TOI analysis ...timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Young Americans ditch the car
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- America's young people just aren't buying cars like they used to. The share of new cars purchased by those aged 18-34 dropped 30% in the last five years, according to the car shopping web site Edmunds.com. Are you better off?money.cnn.com
IndyCar technology under a hood near you: CNET On Cars Episode 2
The demo cars seat you tandem behind the driver in a sort of sadistic arrangement that has all the dynamics of full bore racing without the visual cues that let you know if you're still right side up.cnettv.cnet.com
Safer cars are making reckless drivers, says Mark Webber
The Australian says F1's dramatic safety improvements have seen drivers adopt a dangerous feeling of invincibility. His comments follow the spectacular accident sparked by Lotus driver Romain Grosjean at the recent Belgian Grand Prix at Spa that led to ...www.theaustralian.com.au
Phillipsburg police report more cars, businesses and homes vandalized
Additional incidents of vandalism to cars, businesses and homes in Phillipsburg indicate that an overnight spree last month was more extensive than initially reported.www.lehighvalleylive.com
US files trade case against China over cars
Chinese workers assemble cars earlier this summer at a plant of Dongfeng Honda, a joint venture between China and Japan's Honda.www.telegram.com
Natchez patrol cars getting laptops
NATCHEZ, Miss. -- Eighteen Natchez police patrol cars will soon be equipped with laptops at no cost to the city. The Natchez Democrat reports ( http://bit.www.sacbee.com
Man accused of stealing parking tickets from cars as part of prank
Police said a man is facing charges after pulling a prank by removing parking tickets from cars in downtown Orlando. Police said 31-year-old Marvin Luc was arrested after he was caught stealing parking tickets from the windows of vehicles parked in a ...www.wftv.com
Volvo Pushes for Self-Driving Cars and Crash-Free World
MONACO - Volvo Car Corp. is developing self-driving cars to cater to young consumers who are too addicted to tweeting, texting and updating Facebook to want to drive a car, much less purchase one, Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby told the 2012 Automotive ...www.insideline.com
Too early to give up on electric cars
Regarding the Sept. 13 editorial "Car crash": The Chevrolet Volt represents the same level of long-term commitment and investment in other leading American industries such as aerospace, computers and telecommunications.www.washingtonpost.com
Afghan demonstrators burn cars, throws stones at US base in protest against ...
... hours, 42 minutes ago in. Hundreds of Afghans burned cars and threw rocks at a U.S. military base as a demonstration against an anti-Islam film that ridicules the Prophet Muhammad turned violent in the Afghan capital early Monday.www.newser.com
Cars invade bus, cycle lanes on BRT
NEW DELHI: Monday started stressfully on the Ambedkar Nagar-Moolchand bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor as vehicles crawled at its various junctions.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Great Brits dominate Car Magazine's countdown of the 50 greatest cars - but ...
The remaining British cars in the top 50 are the Lotus Elan (12th), Aston Martin DB5 (13th), Lotus Elise (17th), Land Rover Defender (24th),Rolls-Royce Phantom (26th), Ariel Atom (32nd), Jensen FF (39th), Caterham Seven (45th), Jaguar XJ (46th), Lotus ...www.dailymail.co.uk
State: 3 used charity's tax status to buy cars
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - State authorities have settled claims against three central New Jersey residents who they say used a cancer charity's tax exempt status to buy millions of dollars' worth of luxury cars without paying sales tax. The Division of ...www.sfgate.com
75 percent of drivers say tech in cars goes too far
Men in particular enjoy having connectivity in their cars (64 percent) more than women (53 percent) and feel safer with technology on-board (61 percent) compared to women (54 percent).www.nydailynews.com
New 2012 cars may be best bet for new purchases
"So rather than going to a car lot and walking down rows of cars, the good way to find out where these cars are and where these bargains exist is by using the inventory tools that are available both on dealership websites and on our website, too," said ...www.necn.com
Monday, September 17, 2012
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