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Recent News for "Auto Borla" |
Nearly two dozen members of the U.S. Senate sought answers today from General Motors and Chrysler on efforts to resolve complaints from dealers who lost business with the car companies.
Automobile Magazine is at the 2009 Los Angeles auto show and covering all the new car debuts. We also reviewed the 2011 Buick Regal before the car made it to the show stand.Forecaster J.D. Power and Associates said today that it expected U.S. auto industry sales to increase slightly on an adjusted basis in November from a year earlier due to stable retail sales and growth in fleet sales.A sampling of the best tech from the annual SEMA Show.The TomTom Car Kit for iPhone lets you consolidate the number of devices carried around by elevating iPhone navigation to a standalone navigation device level. It's pricey, but TomTom gives users a fair amount of functionality for the money. Originally pos...Featuring a built-in GPS receiver, microphone, speaker and charger, TomTom's iPhone car kit has certainly been a long time coming, but it's finally here.AP - Auto retailer America's Car-Mart Inc. reported on Friday a 61 percent higher fiscal second-quarter profit, as consumers turned to the used car market amid tighter credit restrictions.Reuters - U.S. retail sales grew more than expected last month as vehicle sales bounced back from a deep slump, but non-auto sales edged up just slightly, suggesting consumers remain cautious.Italian businessman Gian Mario Rossignolo plans to revive the De Tomaso sports car brand. The former Fiat executive aims to build 8,000 De Tomaso cars a year in a former Pininfarina factory near Turin.When the new Chevrolet Camaro hit the streets last spring, Virgil Coffman, age 101, decided he had to have one. His choice? A bright yellow, 426-hp, 6.2-liter, V-8-powered Transformers Special Edition.NewsFactor - Google sketched out more details Thursday about its Chrome operating system, which is slated to become available before the end of next year. Google said the project's initial target is to get Chrome OS up and running on the computing devices that depend most on Internet connectivity.RepairPal, a Web site that provides free auto-repair estimates for consumers, has landed a deal with AOL Autos. AOL Autos now features RepairPaland#8217;s estimates on its site.Ford Motor Co.'s Fusion mid-size sedan today was named Motor Trend magazine's 2010 "car of the year," adding to the perception that changes to the No. 2 U.S. automaker's vehicle lineup are gaining traction.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak said today his country was willing to reopen discussions on the automobile trade under a free trade agreement with the United States to address U.S. industry concerns.Those automatic car starters have always seemed like a delicious luxury to me. A winter day crusted with snow, so cold that death seems warm. The long march to the car, the long wait for it to warm up, all solved by the single push of a keychain button. Surprisingly, there’s an App for that. [...]BMW AG has set up a joint venture with carbon-fiber specialist SGL Group to build lightweight components for BMW's Meg-acity electric vehicle.Six pit crew workers for Dale Earnhardt Jr. were involved in a car accident Sunday morning on the way to Phoenix International Raceway.In a tough economy business travelers must find new ways to economize. One area often overlooked is the cost of renting a car.AP - Police say Russian figure skater Andrei Lutai (AHN'-drey loo-TEYE') stole a car and drove it while drunk after finishing 10th overall in the Skate America competition in Lake Placid.AP - The 2010 Ford Fusion was named Motor Trend magazine's car of the year Tuesday, beating out the Toyota Prius, BMW 7-Series, Chevrolet Camaro and others in the closely watched competition. |
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