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Fox News declares death of green cars, says gas guzzlers rule
When news broke Tuesday that sales of full-sized truck were surging, Fox News seized the moment to conclude that Americans don't really care about fuel economy. Stuart Varney of Fox Business asked if it was "time for Uncle Sam, maybe, to slam the brakes...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Vehicles, Services and Shopping
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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: Government, Honda Motor Co., Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Toyota Recalls, Manufacturing and Engineering
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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: Terrorism, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Justice System, U.S. Department of State, FBI
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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: Hybrid Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Ford, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles
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SEIU wins union vote from Kaiser workers, defeating smaller rival
Workers at healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente in California voted to remain with the SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West union in a bitterly contested election pitting a labor giant against a smaller rival. The SEIU-UHW said it garnered nearly 19,000...
Tags: Elections, Work Relations, Employees, Career and Workplace, Politics
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GM first-quarter profits dip on losses in Europe, South America
General Motors Co. reported lower first-quarter profits Thursday as it struggled with the continuing economic slump in Europe and a dip in earnings in North America. Profit for the nation’s largest automaker profit fell 14% to $865 million...
Tags: Marketing, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Corporate Performance, Earnings Forecasts, North America
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Ford to add 2,000 jobs at Missouri plant to meet truck, van demand
Ford Motor Co. will add 2,000 jobs at a factory near Kansas City, Mo., to meet surging demand for pickup trucks and to build a new van. Helped by a rebound in housing and construction, trucks have become the hottest segment of the U.S. auto industry so...
Tags: Business, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Media Industry, General Motors Corp.
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler post strong April auto sales
This posted has been updated. See the note at the bottom for details. Automakers posted their strongest April sales since 2007 as many reported double-digit gains with trucks and SUVs leading the surge. General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and Nissan all...
Tags: SUVs and Crossovers, Hyundai, Services and Shopping, GMC, Volkswagen
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General Motors, Ford and Chrysler post strong March auto sales
March looks to have turned out to be one of the biggest months for auto sales in nearly six years. The industry sold almost 1.5 million vehicles in March, about 5% more than the same month a year earlier and likely the most since the 1.6 million sold in...
Tags: Hyundai, Car Allowance Rebate System (2009), Services and Shopping, Pickup Trucks, Volkswagen
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Bill Ford: The future of self-driving cars is closer than you think
Ford Motor Co. has been making automobiles for more than a century, but only now are the company’s products on the brink of monumental changes, according to Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. “The car as we know it, and how it’s used in...
Tags: Hybrid Vehicles, Automotive Equipment, Ford, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, General Motors Corp.
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Lawsuit alleges unintended acceleration in Ford cars, vans, SUVs
A lawsuit filed against Ford Motor Co. alleges that several Ford and Lincoln vehicles manufactured between 2002 and 2010 are subject to unintentional acceleration and also lack "adequate fail-safe systems" to prevent crashes. The suit filed Thursday...
Tags: Consumers, Automotive Equipment, Trials, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Earnings Forecasts, Big 3 Auto Bailout (2008), New Products, Services and Shopping, Italy
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