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Auto ads up sharply for Super Bowl

12:03 PM Wed, Jan 26, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The auto industry is vying with beverages and movies for the most commercial time of any advertiser category during Super Bowl XLV between the Packers......

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Ferrari to unveil 4-seater Scaglietti

3:54 PM Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Porsche got off the supercar perch in 2002 with its Cayenne SUV. It followed that with its 4-door Panamera sedan, which it introduced in 2009.......

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Resurgent GM nips at Toyota's heels in sales race

3:32 PM Tue, Jan 25, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

General Motors has a shot at being No. 1 again, according to The Associated Press. The resurgent automaker reported Monday that its worldwide sales last......

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Thieves can easily hack remote keyless systems

2:45 PM Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Remote key fobs turn out to be fairly easy to hack, Swiss researchers have discovered, according to USA Today. If your car has a remote......

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Batmobile sells for $370,000 on eBay

11:34 AM Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The Batmobile from the 1989 movie "Batman Returns" sold on eBay for $370,000. The car, which was being sold from Clearwater, Fla., had been offered......

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EPA, Chrysler work on hybrid engines for minivans

11:29 AM Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Talking of fuel mileage, Chrysler and the Environmental Protection Agency are trying to adapt an engine technology invented by the EPA to improve gas mileage......

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 Tags  Chrysler   EPA   hybrids  

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Mileage gains fans as gas prices rise

11:23 AM Thu, Jan 20, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

With gas prices going up, the focus is again on mileage and what automakers are doing to meet the 35.5 miles per gallon standard for......

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Batmobile for sale on eBay

1:45 PM Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

With 1 day and 7 hours left, the bidding for the Batmobile from the 1989 movie "Batman Returns" is up to $302,100 on eBay. Or,......

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Ford investing $400 million in Kansas City plant

1:24 PM Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Ford is investing $400 million to build a new vehicle at its Kansas City, Mo., assembly plant when production of the Ford Escape is shifted......

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Auto workers get dividend from rebound

4:06 PM Thu, Jan 13, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The sweeping overhaul and surprising recovery of the American auto industry is about to pay off handsomely for the blue-collar workers at Ford and General......

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 Tags  Ford   General Motors   union  

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Green Hornet's car is a star

4:22 PM Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I had was no sooner intrigued by the car in the trailers for the new movie "The Green Hornet," than The New York Times runs......

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 Tags  Chrysler Imperial   Green Hornet   Lincoln-Zephyr  

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Volt and Explorer honored in Detroit

4:15 PM Tue, Jan 11, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I like almost everything about the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid. And I am not alone. Last week, the car won the North American Car of......

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 Tags  Chevrolet Volt   Ford Explorer  

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2011 CES turns spotlight on cars

6:05 PM Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Automotive technologies are set to take center stage at the International Consumer Electronics Show - traditionally a venue for the latest must-have smartphone, television or......

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Auto sales end year on high note

3:27 PM Wed, Jan 05, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The December auto sales rate was the best in years, providing the industry and the economy with a New Year tonic. Automakers ended the year......

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Backseat Driver: Are Wagons Due Back?

4:26 PM Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

I have always been a fan of station wagons. My family owned a Ford Zephyr "estate wagon," as they are known in Britain, when I......

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Fiat may increase Chrysler stake before IPO

2:09 PM Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Italian car maker Fiat may raise its stake in Chrysler to 51 percent before a planned initial public offering later this year, according to Bloomberg......

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Ernie Boch used store featured in Automotive News

1:21 PM Mon, Jan 03, 2011 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

A long-haired Ernie Boch Jr. was highlighted in a feature "2010: The Year in Photos," in the Dec. 27 edition of Automotive News. Looking more......

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