Tips and Advice about November
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VW: More “UP!” for Tokyo, L.A.
While the automaker still needs “to do some homework,” it is beginning to look like little more than a matter of time before Volkswagen officials approve a long-considered U.S. assembly plant. One of the key...
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Isuzu to Build Toyota Small Diesels
Toyota Motor Corporation and Isuzu Motors have reached an agreement for production of a new-generation, smaller-displacement four-cylinder diesel engine for the European market, beginning in 2012. The new plan...
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Avis Now Offers In-Car Wi-Fi
Forget the pricey hotspots you pay for in coffee shops, bookstores and airports. Avis says some of its rental fleet will offer in-car Wi-Fi connections. The service initially is available in cars rented from theSan...
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Prius Versus HUMMER: Exploding the Myth
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Bengt Halvorson, Deputy EditorDISCUSS: Which one's greener? Over the past year, there has been an explosion of stories raising questions about the real environmental cost of hybrids. One of the most misleading ones, which has been spread by...
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Rental Companies Next to Merge?
Four of the major car-rental companies could be talking merger, the New York Times reports, and if the deal goes through the resulting firm could rival Avis in size and reach. The talks involve the parent company...
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NASCAR Barbie Ready for Race Day
Some people (not us — no, not ever) see NASCAR as a big dress-up game with life-like, media trained Ken dolls. So no surprise — in fact, it’s pretty shrewd — thatAmerica’s favorite doll is making her way...
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GM Restating Some Earnings
General Motors will delay its year-end earnings report while it calculates the extent of a series of accounting errors that could add an extra $450 million to $600 million to its balance sheet. The automaker...
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Bush Plugs Alt-Vehicles in Address
President George W. Bush offered support for new automotive technology during a wide-ranging pre-Christmas press conference in which he also discussed the need to expand the size of the U.S. Armed Services, the...
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