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Berlin Protesters Torch Luxury Cars

Sardonically named 'BMW' claims responsibility for arsons

Feb 27, 09 3:13 PM CST
(Newser) - As the financial crisis inflames class tensions, economic protest in Berlin has taken the form of arson attacks on luxury cars, Bloomberg reports. Activists have torched more than 2 dozen vehicles this year, and the pace is increasing. A group puckishly calling itself “BMW”—an acronym for "... More »

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Germany • Berlin • arson • recess • class divide • arsonist • cars • recession depression

 Classic Bugatti 
 Sells for $4.5M 

1937 model gathered dust in garage for 50 years

Feb 8, 09 10:06 AM CST
(Newser) - A 1937 Bugatti that sat unused for 5 decades has sold at a Paris auction for $4.5 million, the BBC reports. The family of a British doctor found the car in his garage after he died. It's one of only 17 in the world. Despite its age, the Type... More »

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sports cars • auction • Paris • Britain • Bugatti • cars

US Choice:
Put Money
in Startups
or Big Three

Tesla needs aid for new electric sedan

Jan 17, 09 1:42 PM CST
(Newser) - Small upstart Tesla wants to build on the success of its bold electric sports car—the pricey Roadster—by building a tamer sedan for the masses. But to do so, it needs a big infusion of cash from the Obama administration, which is looking to boost clean energy. The situation,... More »

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DaimlerChrysler • Ford • green energy • US government • electric cars • Chevrolet Volt • Tesla Motors • cars

 For Sale: Obama's
 Old Car; Price: $1M 

Previous bidding reached $125,000 before seller canceled auction

Jan 15, 09 12:10 PM CST
(Newser) - As Barack Obama upgrades to a customized Cadillac limo fit for a president, the 2005 Chrysler 300C he once drove around Illinois is up for sale on eBay. Bidding starts at $100,000, but eager fans can fork out $1 million to buy it immediately, Time reports. The seller bought... More »

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Barack Obama • Chrysler • eBay • auction • cars • President Obama

 Cult Appeal Helps 
 Subaru Buck Market 

Loyal, expanding fan base moves sales, market share up in down year for industry

Jan 13, 09 11:51 AM CST
(Newser) - While other car companies are stuck in reverse, Subaru keeps chugging along, Time reports. While its fan base tends to buy cars only every 7.3 years, it remains fiercely loyal to the brand, known for safety, green operations, and good value. Subaru increased sales last year, and boosted its... More »

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automaker • auto industry • cars • Subaru • all-wheel drive

OPINION

Car Tech Advances Can Recharge Detroit


Jan 3, 09 11:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Detroit needs to heed Henry Ford's advice and take failure as "the opportunity to begin again more intelligently," Sebastian Thrum and Anthony Levandowski write in the New York Times. Here are four technologies that can help the Big Three automakers turn things around:
  • Car-to-car communication: Wireless
... More »

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Internet • Detroit • solar power • auto industry • auto technology • wireless technology • computer • cars

(Newser) - A rare Bugatti sports car found in a late British doctor’s garage will be auctioned off next month and is expected to fetch at least $4.3 million for his surprised relatives, the AP reports. The Type 57S Atalante, built in 1937, is one of only 17 ever made.... More »

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sports cars • England • auction • Bugatti • cars • antique

Drunk Drivers Must Install Breathalyzer Ignition Locks

Six states institute laws requiring gadgets

Jan 2, 09 1:38 PM CST
(AP) - Motorists convicted of driving drunk will have to install breath-monitoring gadgets in their cars under new laws taking effect in six states this week, the AP reports. The ignition interlocks prevent engines from starting until drivers blow into the alcohol detectors to prove they're sober. Alaska, Colorado, Illinois, Nebraska, and... More »

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Alaska • crime • South Carolina • DUI • Nebraska • Washington • drunk driving • Illinois • Colorado • cars • Mothers Against Drunk Driving • ignition locks

Toyota Working on Mass-Market Solar Car

Company believed to be trying to build first mass-market car running soley on sunshine

Jan 2, 09 7:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota is trying to leapfrog rivals by developing a mass-market solar-powered car on the sly. The futuristic vehicle will get power from solar cells in the rooftop, providing enough energy to power only its accessories initially, reports Hybrid Cars News. The company is thought to be years away from creating... More »

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Toyota • solar power • electric cars • hybrid car • solar panel • Panasonic • cars

ANALYSIS

Monthly Fee May Pave Way for Electric Car Boom

Developer strikes deals with countries, cities for broad charging infrastructure

Dec 24, 08 8:05 PM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli entrepreneur bets you’ll be willing to pay to fuel up your car like you pay your monthly cell phone bill. If Shai Agassi is right, Jim Motavalli writes in Yale Environment 360, it could be the charge electric cars need to succeed. Partnering with nations, cities, and... More »

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electric cars • lithium ion batteries • green transportation • Better Place • Shai Agassi • cars • automobile

 3 Detroit Finalists 
 Up for Car, 
 Truck of Year 

Ford, Chrysler vehicles face off against three foreign competitors

Dec 19, 08 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Three Detroit-made vehicles are among six finalists for the 2009 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards, the Detroit News reports. The Ford Flex will compete with the Hyundai Genesis and the Volkswagen Jetta TDI for the year's best car, while the redesigned Ford F-150 and Dodge Ram... More »

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Ford • Dodge • auto industry • trucks • US automakers • Ford F 150 • cars

One Man's Coffee Grounds Are Another's Biodiesel

Waste can be turned into cheap fuel

Dec 16, 08 11:25 AM CST
(Newser) - If lattes seem overpriced now, wait until coffee becomes a precious commodity. An engineering professor spied an opportunity in the layer of oil he found floating in an old cup of coffee one morning. He extracted what was left in some used grounds—about 10%-15% oil by weight—with simple... More »

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energy • coffee • biofuel • fuel • biodiesel • green energy • clean fuel • cars

 Miley Gets 
 Wheels: 
 Mom's Old 
 Porsche 



Singer wanted a different car for 16th birthday

Dec 12, 08 10:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Barely 16-year-old Miley Cyrus has not only a learner's permit but a car—a Porsche Cayenne, no less. “I didn’t get the one I wanted,” the teen sensation tells Extra, but she admits that her mom’s old car is “a pretty good hand-me-down.” This... More »

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celebrity • Hannah Montana • Miley Cyrus • Porsche • driver's license • cars

OPINION

 Detroit's Sourest 
 Lemons 

A look at these clunkers will leave little doubt why Motown's in such a mess

Dec 7, 08 8:12 PM CST
(Newser) - With Detroit automakers making headlines on Capitol Hill, the New York Daily News offers a retrospective on the Motor City’s biggest lemons:
  • Ford Edsel: A gas-guzzling marketing disaster that became a byword for failure.
  • Chevy Aveo: From 0 to 60 in 11.7 seconds.
... More »

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Chrysler • General Motors • Detroit • Chevrolet • Consumer Reports • Plymouth • Hummer • cars • Buick

 Obama Tags Are 
 'Hot' Commodity 

Long Island man can't keep vanity plates away from thieves

Dec 1, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - A New York supporter of Barack Obama has vanity plates bearing his candidate’s name, but dares not use them, the Post reports. The man, who got the plates during the primaries, has caught thieves trying to pry them off his car. “Those plates will probably, at some point,... More »

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Barack Obama • New York • thief • Long Island • Election 2008 • cars • President Obama • license plates • vanity plates

Luxury Car Sales
Hit the Skids

Shine wears off top end of auto market as downturn bites

Nov 28, 08 3:01 AM CST
(Newser) - Sales of luxury cars are dropping as fast as their downmarket counterparts, the Wall Street Journal reports. Sales of top-end vehicles plunged 30% last month, spelling major trouble for carmakers who had been relying on fat profit margins on luxury cars to offset falling demand for mass-markets vehicles. Analysts... More »

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Lexus • luxury car • Lamborghini • auto industry • auto sales • cars

ANALYSIS

 Honked Off: 
 Car Horns 
 More Harm 
 Than Good 

Horns are hard to ban, but may make drivers more reckless

Nov 26, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The next time you honk your car’s horn, you might want to ask why you're doing it. Grabbing the horn by the bull for Slate, Dave Johns thinks you’re probably too close to do anything but tell your obstacle to get out of the way. That’s because... More »

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car safety • traffic accident • cars • automobile • Car horns • honking

 Ford Tops Safe Car List 

With help from Volvo, firm leads with 16 vehicles

Nov 25, 08 11:36 AM CST
(AP) - The insurance industry named dozens of new cars and trucks, led by Ford and its Volvo subsidiary, to its annual list of the safest vehicles today. Ford and Volvo saw 16 of their 2009 vehicles make the list; Honda followed with 13. Some 72 vehicles received the top safety pick... More »

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Ford • Volvo • SUV • auto industry • trucks • car safety • cars

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

 Tech Predictions—From 1968 

Seeing a future full of computers and four hour work days

Nov 20, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - In 1968 a science fiction writer made some predictions about what 2008 might look like on Nov. 18, 2008. Take a step back into the future with this list from Sci Fi:
  1. Online shopping: Long before Al Gore invented the Internet, he predicted shoppers would pay their bills
... More »

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health • global warming • email • space travel • predictions • cars • computers • Advanced Cell Technology Inc.

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