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  • June 2008

    • Roger Clemens Takes Swing at Used-Car Sales

      newser  |  New York Post  |  Jun 18, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Roger Clemens Takes Swing at Used-Car Sales

      It’s hard to imagine, but apparently Roger Clemens is a little short this month. The former pitcher has sold his Bentley to Bret Michaels to help pay his legal fees, the New York Post reports. “Clemens is apparently selling his lavish goods,” an insider said. “Bret is a big fan of Roger’s, and the car is fabulous.” The Rocket had no comment. More »

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      baseball  • car  • Roger Clemens  • legal fees

  • May 2008

    • Under the Hood, Size Does Matter

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 31, 08 2:39 PM CDT

      Under the Hood, Size Does Matter

      Instead of saving on gas by getting smaller cars, many Americans are buying cars with smaller engines. Four-cylinder autos have been zooming off lots nationwide, leaving six-cylinder rides in the dust: Three quarters of mid-size cars sold in May sported the smaller engine, a swerve away from a trend in ever-bigger motors, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      gas prices  • car  • Ford  • Toyota  • Honda  • drivers  • Chevy Malibu

    • Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 10, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Mercury Line May Hit the Scrap Heap

      Once a four-wheeled icon of cool, Ford's Mercury brand is steadily losing traction and may soon be parked for good, the Los Angeles Times reports. Ford has not yet announced a plan to scrap the line, but one key stockholder is urging the company to let it go.  "Mercury has one more product cycle left in it, and then will almost certainly be retired as a brand," one analyst said. More »

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      auto industry  • car  • Ford  • retirement  • auto sales  • auto  • car dealers  • Mercury  • dealership

    • GM's SUVs May Get Smaller

      newser  |  Lef Lane News  |  May 9, 08 2:55 PM CDT

      GM's SUVs May Get Smaller

      General Motors has long used truck chassis as the foundation of its largest SUVs: the Escalades, Tahoes, and Yukons. But with fuel costs going nowhere but up and stricter fuel standards on the horizon, GM is considering switching those models to lighter car-sized underpinnings when they come up for redesign in 2012, Left Lane News reports. Is the 90’s mega-SUV a dying breed? More »

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      Congress  • General Motors  • car  • fuel efficiency  • SUV  • SUVs

    • Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 2, 08 8:44 AM CDT

      Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

      Facing ballooning gas prices, many Americans are turning to smaller cars, with about one in five vehicles sold in April a compact or subcompact, the New York Times reports. That compares to one in eight 10 years ago. “It’s easily the most dramatic segment shift I have witnessed in the market in my 31 years here,” said Ford’s chief sales analyst. More »

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      auto industry  • car  • auto sales  • SUV  • vehicle  • subcompact

  • April 2008

    • Toyota Overtakes GM in Q1

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 23, 08 1:29 PM CDT

      Toyota Overtakes GM in Q1

      GM’s vehicle sales fell 0.6% in the first quarter, helping Toyota, on 2.7% growth, take the global sales lead, the Wall Street Journal reports. Toyota sold 2.41 million vehicles worldwide to 2.25 million for the American giant, which was hurt badly by a 10.2% drop in US sales. GM blamed tough economic times, noting solid overseas figures nevertheless. More »

    • Cars Must Get 35.7mpg by 2015

      newser  |  CNNMoney  |  Apr 22, 08 9:03 PM CDT

      Cars Must Get 35.7mpg by 2015

      Cars will have to get 35.7 miles per gallon by 2015, and trucks will have to get 28.6 under new standards issued by the federal government today. That means a combined average of 31.6mpg, an increase of 25% from current standards, CNN reports. The feds require automakers to meet a combined 35mpg by 2020 under last year's energy bill, and today's standards are a step toward that goal. More »

    • Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 13, 08 6:30 AM CDT

      Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief

      A car thief in Calgary didn't count on rising to internet fame when he stole a rare Nissan Skyline GTR from a dealer, the New York Times reports. The owner posted a picture of the vehicle on an internet car lovers' forum and before long, his fellow forum members had not only spotted the car, they had photographed the suspect, found his details on Facebook, and called the cops. More »

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      Internet  • Facebook  • YouTube  • Canada  • car  • theft  • Nissan  • auto  • Calgary  • forum

  • March 2008

    • Chrysler Will Shut Down for 2 Weeks

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 13, 08 1:32 PM CDT

      Chrysler Will Shut Down for 2 Weeks

      Chrysler plans to shut down all operations for two weeks in July to save money and “accelerate Chrysler's recovery and transformation,” CEO Robert Nardelli writes in a company memo. Employees will take a forced break July 7-20 “in order to create better alignment and efficiency across organizational lines and boost productivity,” says the memo, obtained by the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      auto industry  • car  • Chrysler  • manufacturing  • trucks  • Robert Nardelli

    • Are Car Roofs Tough Enough?

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Mar 3, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Are Car Roofs Tough Enough?

      Three-quarters of vehicles on the road today would fail a proposed tougher standard for automobile roof strength, reports the Wall Street Journal. The current standard, unchanged since 1973, requires that car roofs withstand a force equivalent to 1.5 times the vehicle’s weight, but it exempts those more than 6,000 lbs.—including today's hulking SUVs, which are most likely to roll onto their roofs. More »

    • Mexico Bans All Car Imports— Except '98s

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Mar 3, 08 9:00 AM CST

      Mexico Bans All Car Imports&mdash; Except '98s

      For used-car shoppers in Mexico, 1998 is about to become a very popular year. Starting today, only 10-year-old cars—nothing newer, nothing older—can be imported in Mexico, a move designed to curtail the flood of “vehiculos chatarra,” or jalopies, clogging the streets. Before the change, imports needed to be 10-15 years old, to lessen competition with Mexican car dealers. More »

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      Texas  • Mexico  • car  • trade  • imports  • Mexican border  • car dealers  • used cars

  • February 2008

    • Air Cars Motor Toward US

      newser  |  Popular Mechanics  |  Feb 26, 08 4:20 PM CST

      Air Cars Motor Toward US

      A car powered by compressed air and a supplemental fuel source will be available in the US as early as 2010, Popular Mechanics reports. Manufacturer Zero Pollution Motors wants to introduce a $17,800 six-seater, which the company estimates will get 800 to 1,000 miles out of a tank of air and 8 gallons of either conventional gas, ethanol or another kind of biofuel. More »

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      carbon emissions  • car  • hybrid car  • Tata Motors

    • Nissan Murano Top Pick for Safety Among SUVs

      newser  |  Detroit Free Press  |  Feb 26, 08 2:20 PM CST

      Nissan Murano Top Pick for Safety Among SUVs

      The 2009 Nissan Murano snagged the best safety rating out of 10 midsize SUVs in industry-run crash tests, the Detroit Free Press reports. The Murano was the only one to receive the top "good" rating in front, side, and rear crashes. The Mazda CX-7 and CX-9, and the Mitsubishi Endeavour also fared well overall but missed out on the top ranking for not offering enough protection against whiplash. More »

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      General Motors  • car  • SUVs  • Nissan  • car safety  • Hummer  • Kia

    • DWI: Driving While Immersed

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Feb 15, 08 2:13 PM CST

      DWI: Driving While Immersed

      The first car capable of diving and maneuvering both underwater and on land is in the works, the London Times reports. Inspired by James Bond’s Lotus Esprit in The Spy Who Loved Me, the sQuba is an electric-powered open-top two-seater that "moves like a fish in the water" and can dive 33 feet down. More »

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      car  • electric cars  • James Bond  • Rinspeed  • sQuba

    • Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Feb 12, 08 2:55 PM CST

      Let's All Go for a Ride-Call-Text-Meal-Movie

      As if cell phones weren’t distracting enough, car manufacturers are clogging dashboards with enough gadgets to ensure drivers' attention is on anything but the road, the New York Times reports. With driver distraction figuring in 80% of crashes, front-seat DVD players and the like enrage safety advocates. “You’re looking at a situation that could rival drunk driving,” said one expert. More »

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      car  • drunk driving  • gadget  • car safety

  • January 2008

    • Ten Priciest Vehicles to Insure

      newser  |  Insure.com  |  Jan 19, 08 4:59 AM CST

      Ten Priciest Vehicles to Insure

      Wary consumers already smarting from soaring gas prices won't want to miss Insure.com's new lists of the 10 priciest—and the 10 cheapest—cars to insure. The five with the highest premiums are: Dodge Ram Pickup Chevy Silverado C/K pickup Toyota Prius Honda Accord Nissan Altima More »

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      list  • car  • Ford  • insurance  • Toyota Prius  • premiums  • Dodge Ram 1500

    • Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jan 13, 08 4:26 PM CST

      Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      General Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media accolades. Truck of the Year went to the Mazda CX-9, which beat out two GM finalists for the prize. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • car  • Chevrolet  • Detroit Auto Show  • Mazda  • auto show  • Chevy Malibu

    • Dude, Mom Unloaded My Car

      newser  |  Des Moines Register  |  Jan 9, 08 3:26 PM CST

      Dude, Mom Unloaded My Car

      The "meanest mom on the planet" has unloaded her rule-breaking 19-year-old son's car in a very public Des Moines Register classified ad: "Totally uncool parents who obviously don't love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for three weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat." More »

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      Iowa  • alcohol  • car  • teenagers  • parenting

    • Driverless Cars On Sale Within Decade: GM

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jan 7, 08 10:05 AM CST

      Driverless Cars On Sale Within Decade: GM

      Cars that will drive and park themselves will be on the market in 10 years, GM executives say. It hasn't been perfected, but the technology to create a "driverless" car exists, and the company hopes to use it to drastically increase the safety and efficiency of travel. "This is not science fiction," a GM exec tells the AP. More »

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      General Motors  • car  • autonomous cars

    • 2008's Most Overpriced Vehicles

      newser  |  Forbes  |  Jan 6, 08 9:37 AM CST

      2008's Most Overpriced Vehicles

      Don’t be fooled by a dealer discount when buying a new car—it might just be a sign that the car is priced too high to begin with. Forbes names the vehicles it finds the most overpriced: Dodge Ram 1500 Mercury Grand Marquis Ford F-150 Dodge Durango GMC Envoy More »

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      list  • car  • auto sales  • trucks  • Dodge  • Ford F 150  • Dodge Ram 1500  • Mercury Grand Marquis

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