As if Ford didn't have enough problems, they also have to contend with the gift that keeps on giving: their cruise control switches. The company previously recalled 5.8 million vehicles because a manufacturing problem with the switch could cause a…
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2007 Barrett-Jackson, Scottsdale: Boss pair Sold at $530,000
This year's Barrett-Jackson Auction featured twelve pairs of classic cars, of which seven pairs were sold as matched sets. One of the pairs being offered included two 1969 Boss Mustangs. The pair of black 'Stangs both have white stripes and 4 speed…
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Kia Cadenza (K7 in Korea) – Click above for image gallery
Kia has dropped the first official photos of its new top of the line sedan, which has been officially dubbed the K7 in the Korean Domestic Market and Cadenza outside of South Korea. The…
Ford teams with Coulomb Technologies to provide 5,000 in-home EV chargers
Ford has teamed up with California-based Coulomb Technologies to give away free charging stations to early customers of its electric vehicles, starting with the Transit Connect Electric.
Coulomb is spending $37 million to install 5,000 of its…
HRT reportedly close to signing deal with Toyota for F1 support
Toyota TF109 – Click above for high-res image gallery
It appears that Toyota's aborted 2010 Formula One car design may finally make it to the track in 2011 under the banner of the Hispania Racing Team (HRT). The freshman Spanish team has struggled so…
What a novel idea, reducing wieght! The new Mazda2 gets lighter
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Ford showing the Hydrogen ICE C-Max in Europe
The Focus FCV isn't the only hydrogen fueled Focus that Ford has built in the past few years. They also built a few with internal combustion engines running on hydrogen. Now Ford has also built a C-Max with the same hydrogen ICE for demonstration in…
Toyota tops 1 Million worldwide hybrid sales
The pioneer in bringing production hybrid vehicles to market has just achieved a major new milestone. As of the end of May, Toyota has sold 1.047 million hybrid drive vehicles around the world since the introduction of the original Prius a decade…
General Motors files Canadian restructuring plan, will build hybrid car
General Motors of Canada Ltd has followed its corporate parent in Detroit in filing a viability plan with the Canadian government. It contains the usual array of ideas about working with the Canadian Auto Workers union and cutting executive and…
LA 2007 Preview: Toyota to debut 2nd generation Sequoia
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