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February 2011 Archives
3:56 PM Mon, Feb 28, 2011 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth  Email
Is the compact market getting crowded? Time was when the Honda Civic and the Toyota Corolla ruled, ranking first or second year after year. But......
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4:35 PM Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | Permalink |
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I love this review of Nicolas Cage's latest movie, "Drive Angry," by Roger Moore, movie critic of the Orlando Sentinel. "Drive Angry is an over-the-top......
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4:12 PM Fri, Feb 25, 2011 | Permalink |
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Sixty-four former Chrysler dealers, including the former Tarbox Jeep in North Kingstown, are suing the U.S. government, claiming the Obama administration violated their rights......
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4:45 PM Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | Permalink |
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There's a shift going on in the global auto market, according to Jesse Snyder, senior editor at Automotive News. In a recent commentary on Automotive......
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4:14 PM Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | Permalink |
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Remember Dustin Hoffman's cracking red 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto in the 1967 film "The Graduate?" (Check out this short video from the movie......
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3:34 PM Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | Permalink |
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South Korea's Hyundai is celebrating its 25th anniversary in the U.S. "Remember when gas prices stood at $1.20 per gallon, typical financing topped 10 percent......
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3:09 PM Tue, Feb 22, 2011 | Permalink |
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Rolls-Royce will debut a Phantom EV concept car at next month's Geneva Auto Show, according to Automotive News Europe. The Phantom Experimental Electric will serve......
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5:29 PM Wed, Feb 16, 2011 | Permalink |
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A survey by LeaseTrader found fewer than 20 percent of rear seat passengers fasten their safety belts. Even passengers who regularly wear a seatbelt as......
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12:09 PM Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | Permalink |
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General Motors isn't the only American auto company selling well in China. Ford's two joint ventures in China sold 53,300 vehicles in January, up 20......
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11:52 AM Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | Permalink |
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Lamborghini will unveil a flagship supercar costing more than $370,000 called the Aventador, its most powerful series production vehicle ever, at the Geneva auto show,......
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10:28 AM Mon, Feb 14, 2011 | Permalink |
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General Motors will pay more than $189 million in profit-sharing to 48,000 hourly workers and millions more in performance bonuses for salaried employees, according to......
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5:17 PM Fri, Feb 11, 2011 | Permalink |
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Chris Hurd, president of Hurd Auto Mall in Johnston, was nominated by the Rhode Island Automobile Dealers Association for the prestigious 2011 TIME Dealer of......
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12:13 PM Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | Permalink |
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During Wednesday's news media previews at the Chicago auto show, Hyundai introduced a purpose-built rally version of its coming Veloster coupe, as well as......
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12:07 PM Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | Permalink |
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General Motors unveiled its Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 at the Chicago Auto Show, according to The Associated Press. The new version of the Camaro, whose ZL1......
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12:04 PM Thu, Feb 10, 2011 | Permalink |
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Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne backed off an earlier statement that Fiat and Chrysler could be merged into a single company with its headquarters in the......
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2:59 PM Tue, Feb 08, 2011 | Permalink |
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It was striking that the Super Bowl's much anticipated ad fest was dominated by auto companies and auto-related companies. Not only did nine car companies......
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2:39 PM Thu, Feb 03, 2011 | Permalink |
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By Peter C. T. Elsworth Email
I was driving to work after the ice storm when a large crust of snow and ice flew off the car in front and hit......
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4:11 PM Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | Permalink |
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Ford will pay its 40,600 U.S. hourly employees profit sharing checks averaging $5,000, according to Bloomberg. Ford announced the payout after reporting earnings of $6.56......
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4:07 PM Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | Permalink |
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More good news for General Motors. The company's vehicles made up 9.4 percent of China's passenger vehicle market in the first 11 months of 2010,......
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4:06 PM Wed, Feb 02, 2011 | Permalink |
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The Tata Nano has not been selling well, according to Automotive News. Sales of tiny Indian car, which caught the world's imagination in 2008, rose......
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