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NEWS ABOUT: vehicle

vehicle stories: 13 news summaries

 Nissan Leaf Wins Name Game 

Not dirty, sexy, or violent, brand is 'a minor miracle'

Oct 30, 09 5:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Nissan already had its work cut out in designing a hybrid—whatever it made had to measure up to Toyota’s hugely successful Prius. Then it needed a name, which came at the end of a process blending business, culture, and the law. Possibilities must be cleared in hundreds of... More »

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Japan • Toyota • Nissan • Mazda • Toyota Prius • Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • vehicle • automobile • auto imports • Leaf • Nissan Leaf • Daihatsu


 How to Get the Most 
 Out of Your 'Clunker' 

Time offers tips for buyers considering CARS

Aug 10, 09 5:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cash for Clunkers has become a smashing success—but is it right for you? Time explains how to get the most out of your clunker:
  • First, make sure your vehicle really is a “clunker”: Cars that get more than 18 mpg, don't run, haven't been registered and insured
... More »

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automaker • hybrid car • vehicle • US automakers • Cash for Clunkers • Car Allowance Rebate System

Hybrid Owners Have More Accidents, Get More Tickets

Environmentally-conscious motorists also drive more, study says

Jul 17, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Owners of hybrid vehicles tend to drive more, have higher repair bills, and get more tickets than their gas-guzzling counterparts, the Car Connection reports. A study of the behavior of 360,000 motorists found insurers pay 17% more for comprehensive coverage of hybrid owners compared to owners of conventional models.... More »

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insurance • Toyota Prius • accident • driving • Prius • hybrid car • vehicle • cars • gas mileage • automobile • traffic violation • gasoline

House OKs 'Cash for Clunkers' Bill

Rebates up to $4,500 would go to buyers of more efficient vehicles

Jun 10, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The House has passed legislation to give people who trade in gas-guzzling vehicles for more efficient new models rebates up to $4,500, the Detroit News reports. The $4 billion "cash-for-clunkers" bill, aimed at giving the auto industry a boost, passed 298-119, and its backers will now try to... More »

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fuel efficiency • House of Representatives • auto industry • vehicle • Cash for Clunkers

 Volkswagen Challenges 
 Toyota's No. 1 Ranking 

Global sales surge on Germany, China stimulus, Toyota lags

Apr 17, 09 12:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Volkswagen may have beaten Toyota in global sales in the first quarter, Reuters reports. Although VW sales declined overall, the company's market share increased to 11% with 1.39 million vehicles sold. Toyota has not released sales figures, but it estimated its first-quarter sales at 1.23 million. Volkswagen had... More »

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China • Germany • Toyota • automaker • sales • Volkswagen • vehicle • sales projections • global stimulus

Neil Young: Detroit's Dinosaurs Can Go Electric

Rocker makes the case for drivers going big and going green

Nov 21, 08 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - Motorists considering electric cars can hang on to their Cadillac dreams as well, writes Neil Young at the Huffington Post. Barack Obama's plan to get a million electric vehicles on American roads within a decade is possible—and the cars don't need to be tiny or even have new designs,... More »

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fuel efficiency • SUV • electric cars • auto industry • Neil Young • vehicle • cars

Research Paves Way
for Better Wi-Fi in Autos

Researchers find a way to stabilize mobile internet access

Aug 25, 08 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Researchers at Microsoft and two US universities have designed a system to give drivers better Wi-Fi connections, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The technology, presented last week in Seattle, allows a moving computer to hook into one Wi-Fi station as an "anchor" while using other stations as support. Researchers say... More »

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Internet • Microsoft • wireless • WiFi • vehicle • city

GM to Announce New Round
of Major Cuts

$4 gas threatens workforce, car and
truck production

Jul 15, 08 2:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - General Motors is expected to announce another big round of cost-cutting measures today, Bloomberg reports. Insiders say the ailing automaker, hit hard as consumers leave gas-guzzlers standing in car lots, is likely to slash thousands of jobs and reduce production of trucks and SUVs for the second time in two... More »

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General Motors • auto industry • job cuts • vehicle • Rick Wagoner • Hummer

 Green Cars Drive 
 Into LA Spotlight 

Zero-emissions hydrogen cars hit the streets of Hollywood

Jun 14, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hydrogen cars are the latest Hollywood must-have, and automakers are more than happy to see stars behind the wheel, the LA Times reports. The vehicles—which emit nothing but water—instantly speed celebrities to first place in the game of green one-upmanship. They are still years away from going on... More »

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vehicle emissions • Honda • clean energy • vehicle • BMW • clean fuel • hydrogen car • Joely Fisher

SUVs Plunge in Value as Drivers Turn to Smaller Cars

Downsizing is in as pump prices start to pinch drivers

May 24, 08 8:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - SUVs are falling out of fashion fast as gas prices go through the roof, CNN reports. As drivers downsize to more fuel-efficient vehicles, gas-guzzlers are filling up used-car lots—but there aren't many buyers. The biggest SUVs—like the Cadillac Escalade, Ford Expedition, and Chevy Suburban—are dropping in value... More »

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Ford • SUV • gas prices • auto industry • vehicle • SUVs • drivers • pickup trucks

Small Cars Surge Amid Sky-High Gas Prices

1 in 5 vehicles sold in April was compact or subcompact

May 2, 08 8:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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SUV • auto industry • vehicle • auto sales • subcompact • cars

 Toyota Overtakes GM in Q1 

US giant's worldwide sales off 0.6% as overseas growth mitigates domestic dip

Apr 23, 08 1:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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%... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • auto industry • vehicle • auto sales • Japanese auto industry • first quarter earnings • cars

Teams Fail to Build Elevator to Heaven

Contestants still struggling to realize Willy Wonka fantasy

Oct 22, 07 5:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - The race was on and the wind was up, which was something of a problem because contestants in the second annual Space Elevator Games in Utah yesterday were vying to send a vehicle 400 feet up a vertical cable attached to a crane. The prize of $500,000 in NASA... More »

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NASA • cable TV • space • Roald Dahl • elevator • vehicle

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