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Since the first of its series of recalls last fall that involved eight million vehicles for acceleration and brake problems, more than 320 lawsuits have accumulated in federal and state court against Toyota Motor Corp.
Read moreAmerican Honda Motor Company is recalling 167,000 Acura TSX models between 2004-2008 because of a hose defect that could cause a fire. The cars being recalled are Acura TSX models sold in the United States with a 2.4-liter inline 4-cylinder engine.
Read moreDiesel vehicles continue to be a hard sell in the United States. But if there’s one car that could and should catapult sales, it’s the 2010 BMW 335d.
Read moreGeneral Motors will invest more than $890 million which will create or retain more than 1,600 jobs in five North American plants to produce a new generation of fuel efficient small block truck and car engines.
Read moreTour de France veteran George Hincapie likes cars as much as the next auto enthusiast. He’s partial to Audi and Infiniti, including the latter SUV model in which he has a one-of-a-kind sound system installed. He also owns a Ferrari, but maybe not for much longer.
Read moreHertz, the No. 1 car rental company, is acquiring rival Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc. for $1.27 billion in cash and stock, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
Read moreGeneral Motors is calling its newest hybrid concept the Chevy MPV5, but you might think of it as a very tall and roomy Volt. Unlike the Volt the MPV5 concept, which GM unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show, seats five and has more passenger and luggage room (30.5 cubic feet vs. the Volts 11 cubic feet).
Read moreThe Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is only four years old, but its reputation has quickly spread around the globe among elite automobile enthusiasts. It tops the list of the world’s top-10 most expensive cars. Here’s the list: Bugatti Veyron, $1,700,000 The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the most powerful, most expensive, and fastest street-legal production car in the world, with a proven top speed of over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253 mph). It reached full production in September 2005. The car is built by Volkswagen AG subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS and is sold under the legendary Bugatti marque. It is named
Read moreWhat do you suppose some car designers consider the most important part of a car? The engine? Styling? Suspension and handling? Performance? The overall package? Actually, it’s none of the above.
Read moreHyundai has done a marvelous job styling the 2010 Tucson. The car looks like it just walked out of a fashion shoot from a New York glamour magazine. The lines are crisp and modern, the design is new and relevant. The overall impression is youthful fitness and movie star good looks.
Read moreRoman Mica, contributing editor to TheWeeklyDriver.com and owner of the automotive site, www.tflcar.com, recently had the chance to test drive the 2011 Ford Fiesta.
Read moreFerrari will produce six new models before 2013 as part of Fiat’s restructuring plans and they include a successor for the Ferrari Enzo hypercar and a hardcore version of the 458, like the 430 Scuderia.
Read moreAfter quick success in several worldwide markets, the 2010 Ford Transit Connect was introduced in North America in mid-2009 after its debut at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. Unlike wildly configured new vehicles like the Nissan Cube and Kia Soul, the Transit Connect joined the marketplace for a specific reason — practicality.
Read moreGeneral Motors has made a final payment of $5.8 billion to the U.S. and Canadian governments, which complete the automaker’s $6.7 billion loan total. The automaker wired $4.7 billion to the U.S. Treasury Department and $1.1 billion to Canada.
Read moreCar buyers often search Edmunds.com to research new and used cars and the read the reviews of the web site’s automotive experts. But the site is also a vast resource for many additional automotive areas, including car insurance.
Read moreVespa celebrated 60 years in operation in 2005 and to commemorate the anniversary, Vespa introduced a new model, LX. The Vespa LX went on sale from March 2005, replacing the Vespa ET series. One of its key selling points was a Vespa tradition, a Vespa Girl complementing the new machine.
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