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Road safety advertisement that belittles the boy racers, 2007-06-28 09:16:43
It is the latest road safety campaign and there is not a mangled body in sight. Australian safety campaigners have decided to hit boy racers where they are vulnerable. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, cars, driving, automobiles, boy-racers

What is a Tuning Chip?, 2007-06-29 19:35:12
technology, cars, car, car-tuning, tuned, chip-tuning72 Lexus cultivates elite work force9 hours ago - Seeded by BozzorSource: Ever wondered how Lexus can build cars which have more in common with a Swiss watch than other cars in terms of assembly standards? Here is the answer: a workforce continually trained in both doing and thinking, continually tested, continually inspired and continually breakign ne … ...Bookmark tags: business, japan, cars, quality, training, toyota, automobiles, workers, Lexus

'Top Gear' Burns! Props Destroyed., 2007-08-16 12:31:19
Yesterday a fire destroyed a barn at Hill End Farm in High Street, Sandridge in which props were stored for our favorite auto show from the UK, Top Gear. ...Bookmark tags: entertainment, top-gear, arson, bbc, england, uk, television, cars, automobiles

China's new middle class in love with cars - big cars, 2007-08-18 09:30:30
It was the frugal minicar that lured the Liu family to the showroom, but it was the full-size sedan that hooked them. ...Bookmark tags: business, china, middle-class, automobiles, cars, greenhouse-gases, emissions, environment

Norway cracks down on car ads: cannot be called clean or green, 2007-09-08 12:30:33
No car can be "green," "clean" or "environmentally friendly" according to some of the world's strictest advertising guidelines set to enter into force in Norway next month. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, norway, environment, cars, automobiles, advertising, green, clean, environmentally-friendly

Ford Freestyle: Explorer For a New Century, 2007-09-18 16:01:00
It seems that the 1990s was the decade of the SUV in the United States. During that time, we saw the market go from only a handful of different models to dozens and dozens of different choices. Every carmaker had to offer at least one SUV model to be competitive, if not more. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automotive, ford, automobiles, suv, freestyle

The Indians are Coming! Tata on the hunt for Jaguar..., 2007-10-01 19:00:42
Whilst not well known in the US, the Indian Tata group is one of the world's most well managed diversified companies and is now on the prowl for more acquisitions. ...Bookmark tags: cars, acquisition, automobiles, automotive, business, india, land-rover, jd-powers, tata, tata-motors

Old Cars Weekly - Weekly News and Marketplace, 2007-10-02 13:30:43
J ust when you thought all the great cars had been found, another set of doors open to reveal an amazing collection of heavy metal. That was this enthusiast's good fortune when he stumbled upon more than 20 rare and desirable vehicles laid to rest in a Maryland barn. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, barn-find, old-cars, cars, automobiles, maryland

2008 NIssan Skyline GT-R is Superfast, MegaCool, 2007-10-21 15:01:06
It beat the Corvette, Mercedes, and a Porsche. Now it's shooting for the record books through a key indicator in the production model speed race. ...Bookmark tags: travel, cars, automotive, car, autos, automobiles, nissan, vehicles, concept-cars, skyline

Are manual transmissions really that much better for the environment?, 2007-10-31 19:30:55
Can I dramatically reduce my carbon footprint (as well as save some cash at the pump) by switching to a stick shift? Excerpted from the answer (emphasis mine): ...Bookmark tags: environment, cars, automobiles, co2, carbon-footprint, manual-transmission, stick-shift, fue-economy

Toronto Police versus The Pedal-Powered '86 Buick Regal, 2007-12-03 22:00:54
"Flintstones...meet the Flintstones..." A Toronto artist strips down an '86 Buick Regal, installs four pedal-power stations for driver and passengers, and turns it loose in Toronto with his friends at the wheel. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, toronto, automobiles, buick-regal, pedal-powered-cars

When Perfection Gets Even Better: Toyota to save over $2.7B annually starting next year, 2007-12-14 04:30:33
There is no company on earth like Toyota: they not only rewrote the rulebook on Six Sigma, but they are about to take it to a new level whereas other carmakers are struggling to get to where Toyota was 2 decades ago. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, toyota, autos, automobiles, manufacturing, assembly, six-sigma

Driving Miss Lazy: The race is on for cars that drive themselves, 2007-12-20 11:00:45
With each passing day I grow more pessimistic about the likelihood of ever owning a flying car. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, autos, automobiles, automation, automated-cars

Leave the Driving to Smart Cars, 2007-12-21 16:30:29
Today's automobiles are equipped with computers that give you directions and diagnose onboard problems. But that's just the beginning. Vehicles will soon be able to sense other cars, keep you from breaking the law, and more. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, driving, automobiles

Aptera Electric 300 mpg 3-Wheeler Car: First Look, 2007-12-22 16:00:55
Three hundred miles per gallon and a Jetsons-style look are enough to get anyone excited. But ever since the word got out on it last month, Aptera's innovative Typ-1 three-wheeler has been the target of relentless theorizing and conjecture across the Web. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, autos, automobiles, 3-wheeler-car, all-electric

57mpg? That was so 20 years ago - The 1987 Honda CRX, 2007-12-26 17:30:32
I actually drove this car for a few weeks back in early 1990 and was amazed at how lithe and agile it was. Just goes to show how much weight cars have put on over the years. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, epa, honda, automobiles, fuel-economy, crx, honda-crx

Germans tighten car exhaust rules, 2008-01-01 13:00:56
Three German cities - Berlin, Cologne and Hanover - have introduced "environmental zones" to reduce fine particle emissions from traffic. ...Bookmark tags: world-news, environmental-zones, fine-particle, emissions, cars, automobiles, traffic, vehicle, sticker, stickers

Revolutionary air car runs on compressed air, 2008-01-04 12:30:56
BBC News is reporting that a French company has developed a pollution-free car which runs on compressed air. India's Tata Motors has the car under production and it may be on sale in Europe and India by the end of the year. ...Bookmark tags: technology, cars, automobiles, clean, green, zero-emissions-vehicles, compressed-air, tata, india

Ford Eats Toyota's Dust - Forbes.com, 2008-01-05 22:30:34
It's a sad day for the maker of the Model T. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, sales, ford, toyota, automobiles, auto-industry, drop

Porsche To Add Another Hybrid to its Future Lineup, 2008-01-08 19:00:55
Porsche has announced it is developing a hybrid version of its forthcoming Panamera and says the gas-electric version of the four-door sedan will burn 30 percent less fuel than its gas-only counterpart. ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automobiles, porsche, hybrid-electric-gas-engine

Va. Considers Ban on Genitalia Displays, 2008-01-16 17:00:59
It's one thing to dangle fuzzy dice from a rear view mirror, but decorating a trailer hitch with a large pair of rubber testicles might be a bit much in Virginia. ...Bookmark tags: us-news, sex, cars, virginia, automobiles, morality, obscenity, genitals

Nano Hypocrisy?, 2008-01-17 11:30:36
"One car gets 46 miles per gallon, features fancy accessories, and sports two engines with a combined 145 horsepower. The other car reportedly gets 54 miles per gallon, runs on a diminutive 30-horsepower engine, and is positively spartan in its interior trimmings. ...Bookmark tags: cars, ecology, automobiles, nano

White-Hot- The New Favorite Car Color, 2008-01-23 12:24:24
Silver loses its long-held top spot as the most popular car color, according to paint ...Bookmark tags: business, cars, automobiles, paint-color

Mitsubishi's Australian assembly operations in Adelaide will close by the end of March, 2008-02-05 06:31:43
Another death knell for Australian manufacturing. ...Bookmark tags: business, Mitsubishi, australia, cars, automobiles, employment, manufacturing, adelaide, jobs

Skeptics Doubt We'll See ZAP's $30K Electric Sports Car in 2009, 2008-02-05 09:31:49
ZAP says it will begin producing the Alias by the middle of next year, a timeline that many say is exceedingly optimistic -- if not impossible -- given that the company only recently invited suppliers to design components for the $30,000 car. ...Bookmark tags: business, global-warming, cars, automobiles, production, manufacturing, electric, alias, agw