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Backseat Driver: Texting while driving more dangerous than DUI?

10:39 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

An informal study by Car and Driver magazine has concluded that driving while cell-phone texting is more dangerous than driving at the minimum legal level......

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Toyota president says product lineup under review

7:59 AM Thu, Jun 25, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

TOKYO -- Akio Toyoda promised a nimbler Toyota that will be more responsive to regional needs in his first public appearance as head of the......

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Backseat Driver: Lower prices help push new diesels from Germany

5:17 PM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Lower diesel prices have helped European car makers in recent weeks. Prices have fallen below gas prices as the economic slowdown has hit the transportation......

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Backseat Driver: Why are cars painted such drab colors?

10:00 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

Sometimes I squint my eyes when driving down 95 and look over at the oncoming traffic - and it's a blur of muddy hues, each......

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Automakers see color as low-cost way for cars stand out

10:00 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

If the new cars in your parking garage seem to be more vivid, it may just be a sign of the economic times. Carmakers are......

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GM will do "heavy lifting" toward plug-in goal

10:00 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

SAN FRANCISCO - General Motors Corp will do the "heavy lifting" to help meet the ambitious goal set by President Barack Obama of having one......

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GM to cut 4,000 more white-collar jobs by year end

10:00 AM Wed, Jun 24, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

DETROIT -- About 4,000 more salaried workers at General Motors Corp. will lose their jobs by the end of the year as the automaker continues......

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AP source: Ford, Nissan, Tesla to get govt loans

9:59 AM Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

WASHINGTON -- The Energy Department is expected to announce Tuesday it is lending money to the Ford Motor Co. and two other automakers from a......

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Study: Detroit lifts quality but Toyota still king

1:13 PM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

NEW YORK -- Ford, General Motors and Chrysler have made strides in new vehicle quality over the last year, but they still lag behind their......

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Honda counts on power of engines in a hybrid world

10:43 AM Mon, Jun 22, 2009 | Permalink | Write a

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By Peter C. T. Elsworth

TOKYO - As an engineering student in the 1960s, Takeo Fukui picked the analysis of nitrogen dioxide emissions as his senior thesis with one goal......

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