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Prius drives Toyota past 5-million mark in global hybrid sales
Since introducing the first Prius in Japan back in 1997, Toyota Motor Corp. has sold 5 million hybrids worldwide, including 2 million in the U.S., the automaker said Wednesday. Toyota said the owners of its hybrids have saved more than 3 billion gallons...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Toyota, Honda, Toyota Motor Corp., Lexus
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U.S. auto manufacturers score biggest April since 2007
DETROIT — Ford, GM, Chrysler and Nissan all reported double-digit U.S. sales increases last month, signaling the best April for car and truck sales in six years. A rebound in pickup truck sales led the way, especially for the Detroit automakers....
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Automotive Equipment, Business, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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GM and Ford to partner on transmissions with more speeds
Two of the biggest rivals in American industry — General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. — are again joining together to develop transmissions for their next generation of cars. The automakers said Sunday they will team to create nine-speed...
Tags: Jeep, Automotive Equipment, Passenger Cars, General Motors Corp., SUVs and Crossovers
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Chrysler's first-quarter profits dip, expenses for new models rise
Chrysler Group said Monday that its first-quarter profit fell 65% to $166 million. The automaker’s earnings were hurt by higher expenses to launch new models and slower business in Europe and South America. Revenue fell 6% to $15.4 billion...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Jeep, Automotive Equipment, New Products, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008)
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Huge recall for Honda, Toyota, more: Airbags can spray shrapnel
A faulty airbag part that can explode and send shrapnel into the passenger cabin is responsible for the global recall of more than 3 million cars manufactured by Honda, Nissan, Toyota and General Motors and will likely lead to more recalls. The...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Automotive Equipment, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Japan, Toyota Motor Corp.
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Faulty air bags can spray shrapnel; carmakers issue recalls
For at least a decade, the owners of more than 3 million cars from six automakers drove around with air bags that could shoot shrapnel around the cabin in a crash. The problem went undetected by the world's biggest automakers and safety regulators on...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Automotive Equipment, Toyota Motor Corp., Japan, Toyota Recalls
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Ford hoping to tap thirst for fuel efficiency with phone app contest
Ford Motor Co. will offer a $25,000 first prize for whoever makes the best phone app for fuel efficiency. The Ford Personalized Efficiency Challenge runs through July 24. Anyone entering has to work through the automaker's OpenXC research platform....
Tags: Alternative Energy, Buick, Petroleum Industry, Automotive Equipment, Honda
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Toyota and Ford fight over bestselling car bragging rights
Ford and Toyota -- two of the biggest automakers in the world -- are in an ego contest over which car sells the most globally, the Focus or the Corolla. Earlier this week Ford Motor Co. trumpeted how its Focus compact car is the bestselling vehicle...
Tags: Vehicles, Toyota, Automotive Equipment, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles
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Skechers gets new auditor after insider-trading allegations
Skechers USA Inc. appointed a new auditor Wednesday to replace its former accounting firm, KPMG, which was rocked by an insider trading scandal and resigned earlier this month. The Manhattan Beach shoe maker’s board of directors named BDO USA as...
Tags: Scott London, KPMG, Finance, Insider Trading, Herbalife Limited
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Durable goods orders plunged in March as demand for aircraft fell
WASHINGTON -- Orders for long-lasting goods, such as aircraft and computers, unexpectedly plunged 5.7% in March -- the largest drop in seven months -- in a new sign of a spring economic slowdown. New orders for so-called durable goods were down $13.1...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Terror database too vague to flag Boston suspect
WASHINGTON — When a Russian intelligence service told the CIA that Tamerlan Tsarnaev had become an Islamic radical looking to join underground groups, the agency put his name in the government's catch-all database for terrorism suspects. The...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Department of State, Central Intelligence Agency
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North America powers big Ford Motor Co. first-quarter profit
Ford Motor Co.’s first-quarter profit rose more than 15%, helped by record earnings in North America and strong performance by its auto loan financing arm. Ford’s net income was $1.6 billion, or 40 cents per share, compared to $1.4 billion,...
Tags: Media Industry, Marketing, Passenger Cars, SUVs and Crossovers, North America
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