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  • September 2008

    • Nissan's New Safety System Uses Bee Logic

      PC World  |  Sep 26, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      Nissan's New Safety System Uses Bee Logic

      (Newser) - Nissan is set to unveil new collision-avoidance technology modeled on the behavior of bees, PC World reports, with a small robot car to demonstrate the system in Japan next week. The automakers’ engineers have developed laser range-finders that mimic the insects’ ability to adjust their path and avoid collisions by utilizing their 300-degree field of vision. More »

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      auto industry  • safety  • Nissan  • bees  • car safety  • traffic accident  • auto technology  • laser

  • August 2008

    • Chrysler Looks to Team With Nissan on Midsized Cars

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 7, 08 7:41 AM CDT

      Chrysler Looks to Team With Nissan on Midsized Cars

      (Newser) - Chrysler is in talks to team up with Nissan to produce midsized cars, the Wall Street Journal reports, following an earlier deal to jointly produce pickup trucks and subcompact cars . The move could represent what the Journal calls a "radical new business model," in which Chrysler becomes a marketer and seller of cars made by others, rather than relying on its own engineering. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Chrysler  • Nissan  • Chery

  • July 2008
  • June 2008

    • Japan's Big 3 Move Into New Markets

      New York Times  |  Jun 26, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Japan's Big 3 Move Into New Markets

      (Newser) - Japan’s automakers, traditionally focused on North America and near-home markets, are expanding aggressively into new territories as opportunities shift to Africa, India, and the former Soviet Union, reports the New York Times. One analyst said 76% of the global growth of the Big Three—Toyota, Honda, and Nissan—in the next 6 years will come from expanding markets that “used to be an afterthought.” More »

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      General Motors  • Toyota  • Honda  • Nissan  • Japanese auto industry

    • High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 12:25 PM CDT

      High Gas Prices Are Good for Detroit

      (Newser) - Sky-high gas prices are finally pushing top US auto-makers to turn out fuel-efficient vehicles, and both Detroit and Washington should keep the pedal down to make a permanent change in how, and what, Americans drive, the US top car salesman tells the Wall Street Journal . "You have to tell the American people the truth," the CEO of AutoNation says. "Energy costs will be higher."  More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • energy  • gas  • hybrid car  • fuel costs  • cars  • Honda  • Nissan  • SUVs  • electric

  • May 2008

    • Mayor Vows to Fill SF With Electric Cars

      Wired  |  May 15, 08 10:39 AM CDT

      Mayor Vows to Fill SF With Electric Cars

      (Newser) - The streets of San Francisco might not be paved in gold, but they'll soon be clogged with electric cars if Mayor Gavin Newsom has anything to say about it. Newsom is in talks with Project Better Place to fill the city with electric car charging stations, a move that could push the technology into the mainstream. “It would be terrific if this happened,” said a Plug-In America co-founder. More »

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      San Francisco  • electric cars  • Gavin Newsom  • Nissan

  • April 2008

    • Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief

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

      Car Owner's Cyber Posse Nails Canadian Thief

      (Newser) - 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

  • February 2008

    • Nissan Murano Top Pick for Safety Among SUVs

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

      Nissan Murano Top Pick for Safety Among SUVs

      (Newser) - 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  • Nissan  • SUVs  • Hummer  • car safety  • Kia

  • November 2007

    • Top Rides of 2008

      Popular Mechanics  |  Nov 10, 07 4:34 PM CST

      Top Rides of 2008

      (Newser) - Popular Mechanics test drove a fleet of upcoming cars and trucks to conceive this list of 2008's best rides, in ten categories: Design: Nissan GT-R Value: Scion xB Energy efficiency: GMC Yukon Hybrid and Chevrolet Tahoe Hybrid More »

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      list  • car  • trucks  • BMW  • Nissan  • Chevrolet  • Mitsubishi  • Cadillac

  • August 2007

    • Luxury Cars Flunk Damage Tests

      CNN  |  Aug 2, 07 2:40 PM CDT

      Luxury Cars Flunk Damage Tests

      (Newser) - Luxury cars will rack up exorbitantly expensive damage after even low-speed impacts, a federal safety report says. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety numbers out today show that 11 high-end vehicles, including Mercedes-Benz, Audi, and Nissan models, have bumpers that are too weak and impact absorbers that don't extend far enough—a costly trade-off of design over durability. More »

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      car  • crash  • Nissan  • Mercedes Benz  • Audi  • luxury car  • damage

    • Foreign Cars Outsell Detroit

      Detroit News  |  Aug 2, 07 5:14 AM CDT

      Foreign Cars Outsell Detroit

      (Newser) - Foreign car makers, predominantly the Japanese, sped past their sputtering domestic competitors in July, outselling Detroit  for the first time in history. In their worst month in more than 2 years, the Big 3's July market share was just 48.1%, the Detroit News reports, down 185,000 cars from last July. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • Ford  • Chrysler  • Toyota  • Nissan

  • July 2007

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