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As Tesla taps capital markets for cash, share price could top $100
Tesla Motors shares are trading at about $90 and could easily top $100, buoyed by its ability to tap capital markets for about $1 billion through its announced sale of stock and convertible notes. It is an impressive performance that will help the...
Tags: Media Industry, Nissan Motor Co., Automotive Equipment, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Ram 1500 truck gets thoughtful upgrades for 2013 model year
It looks like a truck, drives like a truck and hauls like a truck. So the 2013 Ram 1500 is, you guessed it, very much a truck. This is despite the fact that beneath the handsome sheet metal are two key elements that, until recently, would have...
Tags: Ford, Jeep, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Toyota
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His big design ideas fit in a child's hand
The gig: Felix Holst is vice president of design for the Mattel Wheels Division and the chief designer behind the Hot Wheels and Matchbox toy car brands. He supervises more than 50 designers who work on toy cars and related products. "We get to engage...
Tags: Entertainment, BBC, Automotive Equipment, Audi, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Tesla to raise $830 million from investors, repay U.S. debt
Fresh off its first profitable quarter, Tesla Motors Inc. plans to raise about $830 million in a stock and debt offering that will enable the electric car maker to pay off its $465-million federal loan. Founder Elon Musk, who owns 33 million shares,...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Finance, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Economy, Business and Finance
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Fiat moving to the U.S.? Chief has hinted at why it might make sense
Reports out of Europe suggest that Fiat SpA, the 114-year-old Turin, Italy-based automaker, has a headquarters move to the U.S. under consideration. If it happens, the move would likely occur after Fiat's planned merger with Chrysler Group. It would...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Chrysler Group LLC, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Personal Service, Sergio Marchionne
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Better than used: Certified pre-owned cars more popular, report says
Used car sales were down overall in the first quarter of 2013, but certified pre-owned cars are more popular than ever, Edmunds.com says. Sales of certified pre-owned cars or CPOs, as the auto industry refers to them, were up 6.2% in the first quarter,...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Lexus, Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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Most compact SUVs score poorly on new front-end collision test
Most compact sport-utility vehicles scored poorly on an insurance industry test that measures damage from front-end collisions with fixed objects such as a tree or pole. Of the 13 models tested, only the Subaru Forester earned an overall rating of...
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Mercedes-Benz unveils all-new 2014 S-Class
This is the Mercedes-Benz you’re familiar with. After spending the early part of 2013 introducing new small cars like the CLA and the all-electric B-Class to the U.S. consumer, the German automaker returned its attention on Wednesday to a car...
Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Automotive Equipment, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Personal Service, Manufacturing and Engineering
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John Lennon's first car, a 1965 Ferrari, headed to auction
It’s a good time for Beatle fans to be collecting cars. First, Paul McCartney’s 1964 Aston Martin DB5 sold for almost $500,000 in October 2012. Now bidders will have the chance to snatch up the first car John Lennon ever owned: a 1965 Ferrari...
Tags: Aston Martin, Auction Service, Passenger Cars, Services and Shopping, Jaguar
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China auto sales up 13% in April as consumer market expands inland
China's consumer auto buying, once largely confined to more affluent coastal areas, has begun to spread to inland areas, helping boost April sales in the world's largest market by 13%, experts said. Chinese consumers bought 1.4 million cars in April,...
Tags: Ford, China, Chrysler, Cadillac, Car Buying Tips
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Oh, Lord, won't you buy me a Tesla Model S
It’s been a very good week for Tesla Motors Inc., the little electric car company that can -- with a little boost from the state of California and other automakers, that is. On Wednesday, Tesla reported a quarterly profit, the first in its 10-...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Consumers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Services and Shopping, Tesla Motors, Inc.
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Tesla Motors posts first quarterly profit in its 10-year history
For the first time in its 10 year history, electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. turned a quarterly profit, beating analysts expectations for sales of its pricey luxury sedans. The Palo Alto automaker on Wednesday reported net income of $11.2 million, or...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Nissan Motor Co., Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Environmental Pollution, Manufacturing and Engineering
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