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Downtown L.A.'s pop-up drive-in needs a new place to park
For the past five years, two of Los Angeles' totemic structures — the parking lot and the movie theater — have intersected at 240 W. 4th St. downtown. There, the top level of a two-story garage has been moonlighting as a makeshift drive-in,...
Tags: Goodfellas (movie), Standard Parking Corporation, Arts and Culture, Hybrid Vehicles
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Tesla Model S sales exceed expectations as company predicts profit
This post has been updated. Please see below for details.Tesla sales of its Model S electric sedan have exceeded the target that the Palo Alto-based automaker set in February, giving it enough of a boost to claim its first quarterly profit. Tesla has sold 4,750 Model S cars or about 250 more than the February...Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Passenger Cars, Manufacturing and Engineering, Kelley Blue Book LLC, Services and Shopping
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Tesla share jump on cryptic tweet by Elon Musk
No stranger to leveraging his Twitter presence to maximize attention for his electric car company, Tesla Motors co-founder Elon Musk sent his company's stock up 2.5% on Monday with a single, cryptic tweet. "Really exciting @TeslaMotors announcement...
Tags: Stock Market, U.S. Department of Energy, NASDAQ, Tesla Motors, Inc., SUVs and Crossovers
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Ford jumped ahead of GM, Toyota in customer loyalty in 4th quarter
Experian Automotive on Tuesday announced that Ford Motor Co. took the top spot in customer loyalty during the fourth quarter of 2012 for the first time since the same period a year earlier. During the fourth quarter, Experian Automotive said, 47.9% of...
Tags: Ford Motor Co., Kia, Manufacturing and Engineering, Tesla, Toyota
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Cambria charms with ocean views, nearby wineries
Perched on the Pacific Ocean roughly midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cambria is charming — full of local boutiques, not chain stores; fresh, inventive restaurants, no McDonald's in sight; art galleries, studios and a series of small-...
Tags: Restaurants, McDonald's, Wines, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Relief for California gasoline prices may be riding the rails
California drivers have long suffered from the state's geographical isolation from the nation's major oil pipelines that pump crude to domestic refineries. That forced California to rely on much more expensive imported oil. In 2012, California...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Petroleum Industry, Market and Exchange, Valero Energy Corp.
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Younger car buyers shifting to South Korean, American brands
Detroit's automakers are doing better selling to young buyers, but South Korean car companies are making the biggest inroads in that segment, primarily at the expense of the Japanese. That’s the finding of a study of auto registrations by auto...
Tags: Kia, Hyundai, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Jaguar to introduce 550-horsepower XJR at N.Y. auto show
Jaguar will use the 2013 New York International Auto Show to kick things up a notch for its full-size XJ lineup. The automaker will unveil a 550-horsepower XJR at a news conference Wednesday. The XJR will be the flagship of the lineup and will use a...
Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, Cadillac, Toyota, Hybrid Vehicles
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Tesla Motors, banks arrange buyback deal for Model S electric car
Tesla Motors has worked out a deal with several banks to sell its pricey electric sports sedan with a guaranteed buyback after 36 months. The transaction is meant to be competitive with leasing, a key component of luxury auto sales. In a lease,...
Tags: Tesla Motors, Inc., Manufacturing and Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, Technology, Tesla
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Resurrected Detroit Electric to introduce new sports car on April 3
Detroit Electric, the most resilient and longest-lived brand of the nation's first electric car companies, has been resurrected and plans to introduce a new sports car in the Motor City on April 3. The company's first offering has been described by...
Tags: Buick, Manufacturing and Engineering, Tesla, Automotive Equipment, Cadillac
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SRT to debut track-oriented Viper at New York Auto Show
Don't say Ralph Gilles isn't competitive. Gilles is the head of Chrysler's SRT division -- the brand that recently introduced the all-new 640-horsepower Viper sports car. Shortly after the Viper was introduced, Motor Trend took it to Laguna Seca...
Tags: Chrysler, Sports Cars, Dodge, Passenger Cars, Auto Shows
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Tesla Motors to post its first profit
Tesla Motors Inc. is poised to turn a profit for the first time, based on stronger-than-expected sales of its premium electric cars. The Palo Alto automaker sold about 4,750 of its Model S sedans in the first quarter, about 250 more than it projected in...
Tags: Sports Cars, Tesla Motors, Inc., Manufacturing and Engineering, Petroleum Industry, Tesla
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