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Toyota US Plants Suffer from Parts Shortage

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Reports said Friday that Toyota is currently suffering from parts shortage, therefore will be suspending production at North American vehicle factories. Bill Visnic, an analyst of Edmunds.com, said that such event is inevitable that suppliers in Japan will trickle down to North American operations. According to reports, Toyota production will be suspended beginning on April [...]

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GM’s Chevrolet Volt chosen as North American Car of the Year

2007 Chevrolet Volt Concept

General Motors’ (GM) Chevrolet Volt, a plug-in hybrid car, was picked as North American Car of the Year at the Auto Show in Detroit Monday. On the other hand, the Ford Explorer SUV was chosen as Truck of the Year in the awards distributed during the preview days of media at Detroit Auto Show. The [...]

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Toyota resolves lawsuit for $10 M over crash in California

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Toyota has concurred to pay $10 million in resolving its legal suit with the family of those who were involved in a deadly crash in California, according to lawyers on Thursday. The incident involved a state trooper alongside his three relatives to experience a fatal car crash, igniting the recall of the carmaker in its [...]

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BMW to make its first hybrid sports car

BMW hybrid sports car

According to BMW AG, it will make its first hybrid sports car as part of a wider effort to produce vehicles that are fuel-efficient. The Munich-based carmaker also said that the model of Vision Efficient Dynamics, which speeds up to 100kpm in 4.8 seconds while releasing 99g of carbon dioxide every kilometer, will go on [...]

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Ford Motor to create latest Lincoln SUV

Ford Motor officials said that the company is expected to create a latest Lincoln sport utility vehicle at the Louisville Assembly Plant. The adding of the nameplate of Lincoln to the lineup of Louisville will come as the company focuses its attention more on an extravagance that was mostly missed when Ford Motor owned Range [...]

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Chrysler Foresees $135 M Profit Increase in Q4

Chrysler executives announced a fearless forecast of $135 million profit gain in the last quarter. In spite of company’s profit losses in the third quarter, officials announced that the company narrows its losses to $84 million, and released its forecast of gaining a profit of $135 million in the fourth quarter to earn a total [...]

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New design of labels to overhaul fuel economy

new designs for fuel economy labels

The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation on Monday suggested a couple of new designs for fuel economy labels that will be employed on all new vehicles. The restoration, which will be the largest in the past 30 years, targets to help clients easily evaluate the effectively and the impact on the environment [...]

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