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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: Toyota Motor Corp., Trials, Consumers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Management fight pushes Henrik Fisker from car company he founded
Henrik Fisker, the founder of Fisker Automotive Inc., resigned from the troubled maker of expensive hybrid vehicles Wednesday. Fisker, the executive chairman of the Anaheim company, said he left after disagreeing with the management team on the...
Tags: Corporate Officers, General Motors Corp., Companies and Corporations, Media Industry, Economy, Business and Finance
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2013 New York Auto Show: Volvo brings back the wagon with V60
Once the icon of stodgy sensibility, the Volvo station wagon went out of production after the 2011 model year. Now its back, as a “sports wagon” variant of the existing S60 sedan, the automaker announced at the 2013 New York International...
Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Ford, Volvo, Honda, Cadillac
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GM, Ford, Toyota post healthy sales as auto industry growth slows
After posting a big gain in January, U.S. auto sales moderated last month with most carmakers reporting steady single-digit gains. Industry executives said they still believed the auto segment of the U.S. economy would continue to grow this year, but...
Tags: Lexus, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Luxury Vehicles, Vehicles, General Motors Corp.
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Higher gas prices not putting a damper on February auto sales
February is turning out to be another good month for auto sales. "All signs of the industry’s health are positive right now," said John Humphrey, senior vice president of the global automotive practice at J.D. Power and Associates. "Average...
Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Vehicles, Ford, Services and Shopping, Media Industry
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GM, Ford, Chrysler post double-digit gains in January auto sales
Auto sales showed surprising strength in January with all three of the domestic manufacturers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — reporting double-digit gains. “Automakers are kicking off the year strong, staying true to...
Tags: Kelley Blue Book LLC, Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Ford, Media Industry
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North American sales power Chrysler to $1.7-billion annual profit
Helped by the improving U.S. auto market, Chrysler Group said it earned $1.7 billion last year, almost 10 times what it earned in the previous year. Chrysler was the fastest growing U.S. automaker last year. It sales rose almost 21% -- about five...
Tags: Vehicles, Ford, Media Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Sergio Marchionne
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Ford's Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid granted carpool-lane access
Ford Motor Co. had some good news for California drivers Thursday: Its Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid had been approved for use in the state's carpool lanes. The Fusion plug-in is the third Ford vehicle currently sold that is eligible for the much-...
Tags: Toyota, Ford, Honda, Prius, Hybrid Vehicles
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North America gives Ford fourth-quarter profit despite Europe woes
Strong business in North America helped Ford Motor Co. post a big increase in fourth-quarter profit Tuesday, excluding a tax adjustment last year, but the automaker is still being hurt by Europe’s economic malaise. The nation’s second-...
Tags: Earnings, Vehicles, Ford, Companies and Corporations, North America
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More expertise needed to bridge electric car, hybrid learning curve
Supporters of green-car technology like hybrids, plug-in hybrids and electric cars say they were happy to hear that automakers like Ford and Honda are expanding the number of dealerships who can sell those cars. Honda's 2013 Honda Fit EV, launched in...
Tags: Vehicles, Ford, Honda, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance
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Original Batmobile leaves North Hollywood for auction in Arizona
The iconic Batmobile from the 1960s television show is set for the auction block this weekend. The midnight-black and fluorescent-red-pinstriped car that Adam West's Batman used to battle villains in Gotham will be up for grabs Saturday at a Barrett-...
Tags: Auction Service, The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program), Ford, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Television
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Beck covers David Bowie's 'Sound and Vision' with 160-piece band
Los Angeles Times Pop Music CriticBeck’s vision recently got an infusion of luxury money, and he's used it in service of a good cause: creating a jumbo helping of David Bowie's "Sound and Vision." Over the last few years, the Los Angeles singer, songwriter and producer has been...Tags: YouTube, Music Industry, David Campbell, Arcade Fire (music group), Yanni
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