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March 19, 2010Scion will sell a facelifted version of the Scion xB for the 2011 model year. The car, which looks like a short hearse, will sell in the US for $16,000 with a manual transmission. An automatic gearbox will add another $950, and "delivery, processing...
Maybach brand to kick the bucket
March 17, 2010According to British magazine AutoExpress, Daimler’s ultra-luxury brand, Maybach is more or less on life support. This is something most people could have predicted in 2002, right after Maybach came out with basically a done-up S-class at 4 times...
Doing It Wrong v1.0 – Snow Chains
March 17, 2010This is the inaugural post of the Doing It Wrong Series, where we celebrate stupidity in the automotive world. In today’s edition, either the driver of this Ford Mustang is a moron, or he’s got the world’s only front wheel drive Mustang...
Electric cars in US: Thousands of charging stations to be built
March 17, 2010By Tom Banse Construction to begin on thousands of charging stations for clean cars What's billed as the biggest rollout of electric vehicle infrastructure in the world is about to begin in the United States. Urban planners are deciding where to...
Honda to recall 412,000 minivans and trucks for brake problems
March 17, 2010Honda Motor Company says it will recall 412,000 vehicles in the United States because of problems with the braking system. The recall covers about 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element sports utility vehicles from the 2007-2008 model years. Honda...
March 16, 2010The new Optima, Kia’s new Camry-fighter, looks better than any other car in its class. Borrowing some styling cues from it’s larger brother, the Cadenza, this looks like a home run for Kia. There’s also a little hint of Audi styling...
Toyota: Unintended acceleration problems persist despite recalls (video)
March 05, 2010By Mil Arcega The U.S. Transportation Department is looking into complaints from some Toyota owners who say they are still experiencing problems with unintended acceleration even after repairs to their recalled vehicles. The complaints raise concerns...
Ford sales race past GM; Toyota falters
March 03, 2010Ford says its sales in February rose for every brand, when compared to the same month last year Some of the world's major automakers are seeing a surge in sales, led by a 43 percent jump at U.S.-based Ford Motor Company. Ford on Tuesday said its sales...
You say Toyota, the boss says Toyoda
March 02, 2010The head of Toyota's global operations,Akio Toyoda, a grandson of the automaker's founder, told members of the U.S. Congress on Feb 24 he is "deeply sorry for any accident" that Toyota drivers have experienced. CNN's Jeanne Moos has quirky...
Toyota chief Akio Toyoda 'deeply sorry' for safety problems
February 24, 2010The head of Toyota's global operations is promising to do everything in his power to make sure safety problems do not result in another death. Akio Toyoda, a grandson of the automaker's founder, told members of the U.S. Congress Wednesday he is "...