Ford has announced that a corrective action has been determined to address the latest fire risk for the new Escape SUV and Fusion sedan,coming 10 days after owners were advised not to drive their vehicles. On November 31st,Ford advised ...
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If you are looking for a reliable car, don't assume that certain brands are always the best. Each manufacturer has models that offer a range of reliability, as identified in Consumer Reports' annual car reliability survey. When ...
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Hyundai and Kia today announced that the companies are revising their fuel economy estimates downward after the EPA spot-checked several models and found that the results did not live up to Hyundai's and Kia's claims. The affected Hyundai ...
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The Porsche Panamera: a really fast washing machine ?Jaguar XJL: a leather-lined toaster? Audi A8: an aluminum-crafted blender made for the autobahn? This is one way to interpret comments by Tony Posawatz, the new CEO of Fisker Automotive, ...
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Our complaints about the current Honda Civic are well documented. Despite its pedigree of past outstanding small cars, the current model is too noisy, has an unrefined ride, and unimpressive fit and finish. It falls well short in our ...
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the most powerful, spacious, and technologically advanced Acura sedan, ever. In keeping with the Man-Machine Synergy direction of the Acura brand, the RLX utilizes an all-new direct-injection engine, lightweight body structure, and the ...
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The all-new Hyundai Genesis has been spied undergoing testing in Germany ahead of the Korean luxury sedan's anticipated launch in 2013. The second-generation Hyundai Genesis will benefit from a lighter,heavily upgraded platform than its ...
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General Motors is rushing a facelift for the mid-sized Chevrolet Malibu sedan on the back of slow early sales and unfavourable reviews from North American automotive media. GM CEO Dan Akerson told US industry journal Automotive News the ...
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The Mercedes-Benz CLS Shooting Brake,a stylised wagon version of the company's four-door'coupe',has gone on sale in Australia. Two models are offered initially,comprising a$129,000 CLS250 CDI four-cylinder diesel and a$173,000 CLS350 V6 ...
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The Jaguar XFR-S has been unleashed on a tantalising mountain road in Europe following its unveiling at last month's Los Angeles auto show. The video–posted on Jaguar USA's YouTube page–features the British luxury sports car ...
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A BMW 4 Series Coupe concept has been revealed,confirming the Munich car maker's worst-kept secret of a change in naming strategy for its two-door models. The concept brings a more aggressive and more exclusive approach to the fourth ...
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Japanese automaker Toyota’s luxury vehicle division Lexus has unveiled the new 2013 LS 460 Luxury Sedan line of vehicles in San Francisco, US. 2013 LS 460 line of vehicles includes the LS 460, LS 460L, LS 600hL hybrid, and LS 460 ...
The Federal Government has announced the appointment an automotive industry advocate whose primary task is to increase the number of Australian-made cars in local fleets. Former president of Ford Indonesia and past Ford Australia employee ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor (TMC) has unveiled the new 2013 Avalon sedan in both gasoline and hybrid variants. The gasoline variant of Avalon sedan will be powered by a 3.5 litre DOHC V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic ...
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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) is planning to invest $40m to increase its capacity by 50,000 units per year to a total of 250,000 units. The investment will also lead to the addition of Civic Hybrid production in early 2013, ...
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