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Group finds Toyota and Ford hybrids are best
Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. are producing the best hybrid vehicles, according to the Union of Concerned Scientists.
In its annual review of vehicles that run on gasoline and electricity, the organization ranked the Toyota Prius, Ford Fusion...Tags: Volkswagen, Science and Technology, Honda, Manufacturing and Engineering, Global Warming
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Toyota and Honda miss auto industry's November sales wave
Money & CompanyToyota and Honda November auto sales lagged rest of the industry.... -
Consumer Reports lists 10 most and 10 least reliable cars
Money & CompanyA Lexus tops Consumer Reports list of the most reliable cars. Jaguar is at the bottom.... -
Japan's Olympus admits wrongdoing in accounting scandal
World NowOlympus scandal widens: The Japanese camera manufacturer Olympus admits to covering up decades of losses.... -
Toyota recalls 420,000 cars in U.S. for possible steering problems
World NowToyota recall: Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. announces another safety recall of more than 420,000 cars in the U.S.... -
Consumer Confidential: Gen Y favors foreign cars; hair straighteners in spotlight
Money & CompanyHere's your faster-than-a-speeding-bullet Friday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: -- The U.S. auto industry may be showing signs of life again, but there's new trouble on the horizon. The auto pricing site TrueCar.com tracked the brands and..... -
Toyota's 'Window to the World' concept makes car windows interactive
L.A. Times Tech BlogAutomakers these days are all abuzz about interactivity, integrating voice-activated calling functions, personalized Internet radio access and a slew of other fancy telematics into the dashboards of their vehicles. Meanwhile, Toyota’s busy gazing... -
Ford and Toyota to team on hybrid system for trucks and SUVs
Money & CompanyFord Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. announced they would work together to develop an advanced hybrid drivetrain system for light truck and SUV customers. The two automakers have signed a memorandum of understanding on the product development... -
With B-Class F-Cell, Mercedes rolls out an impressive steppingstone
The only Mercedes hatchback on the U.S. market, the 2011 B-Class F-Cell, wouldn't be recognizable as a Benz if it weren't for its premium badge.
Its small, pragmatic silhouette is more Japanese than German. But the B-Class F-Cell is more notable for...Tags: Germany, Japan, University of California, Irvine, Renewable Energy, Honda
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As Japan seeks to finance reconstruction, U.S. debt costs could rise
Japan's need to raise huge amounts of money for reconstruction after the disastrous earthquake raises the prospect of higher U.S. costs to finance its own budget deficit and ultimately higher costs to American consumers on financing everything from houses...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Reconstruction, Federal Reserve, Money and Monetary Policy
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Japan quake likely to affect business globally
With the scale of the disaster in Japan still being measured, concerns are growing that last week's earthquake and tsunami could lead to a long-term disruption in the world's supply of automobiles, consumer electronics and machine tools.
Japan is the...Tags: Plant Closings, Stock Market, Germany, Suzuki, Consumer Goods Industries
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Japan quake's effect on automakers unlikely to be felt soon in U.S.
The massive earthquake in Japan will disrupt auto production in the beleaguered nation, but exactly how long it will last is uncertain.
A key factor still to be determined is whether the Japanese ports from which the auto companies ship vehicles and...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Acura, Japan, Scion, Honda
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