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L.A. Auto Show to serve as stage for vehicles, technologies

Source: Los Angeles Times, Nov 24 2012, 2:11am CST

On any Saturday afternoon, the unlikely mix of exotic coupes, vintage woodies and electric cars sharing Pacific Coast Highway makes clear why Southern California is the center of U.S. car culture. A similarly diverse array of machinery has made ...

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Tesla service center in Raleigh portends NC dealership

Source: Charlotte Observer  |   May 24 2013, 7:28pm CDT

Take a peek inside the Tesla service center in Raleigh, not far down the road from the Angus Barn steakhouse, and you will get a glimpse at what some believe is the future of the American automobile. The single bay garage is just bi ...

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"It is an incredible deal when compared to the cost of an aftermarket Garmin or embedded navigation system."


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Prius leads 2013 California car sales; domestic brands make gains

Source: The San Jose Mercury News  |   May 24 2013, 5:29pm CDT

for 48.4 percent of sales, unchanged from the first quarter of last year. The Toyota Prius hybrid was the bestselling vehicle in California during the first quarter of this year, narrowly outpacing Honda's redesigned Accord sedan. Toyota posted ...

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High School Students Build Car Fueled By Twitter, Facebook And Other Social Media (VIDEO)

Source: The Huffington Post  |   May 24 2013, 5:24pm CDT

A group of high schoolers from Kansas City, Mo. are about to embark on a very special road trip, using a car fueled entirely by social media. (Yes, you heard that right.) According to WKMG Local 6 , teens involved in an after ...

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Mercedes-Benz Consults With Ford to Figure Out How to Make a Good 3-Cylinder Engine

Source: Automotive Blogs  |   May 24 2013, 5:23pm CDT

Remember how we told you that in recent history, automakers have made a handful of three-cylinder engines, and all but the one in the 2014 Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost were terrible? One of the culprits was the Smart Fortwo, which is a joke of a ...

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Technology: Porsche’s Entry in the Science Fair

Source: The New York Times  |   May 24 2013, 3:30pm CDT

Porsche Cars North America UNLEASH THE ENGINEERS The 918 is an 887-horsepower hybrid supercar with all-wheel drive, 4-wheel steering and fuel economy as high as 71 m.p.g. Most auto engineers spend their lives on short leashes, constantly straining a ...

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Why The BMW 1-Series Is The Next Great Future Classic

Source: Jalopnik  |   May 24 2013, 3:00pm CDT

In this age of hybrid drivetrains with silent engines, too-numb electric power steering, engine sounds piped in by computers, overly intrusive safety nannies and ever-increasing curb weights, it's hard to find ...

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Can Taxpayers Finally Gain from Auto Bailout? - Analyst Blog

Source: Zacks Investment Research  |   May 24 2013, 2:49pm CDT

When it comes to the auto bailout, should repayment be the only matter of concern or the loss expected to be borne by the taxpayers? Will it finally replicate the success of bank bailout? The government did not bother ...

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Volkswagen Builds 250,000th Passat in Tennessee

Source: Automotive Blogs  |   May 24 2013, 2:21pm CDT

Ah, the power of German engineering. Volkswagen of America has built its 250,000th Passat family sedan after a two-year run in Tennessee. Re-engineered and reintroduced two years ago, the Volkswagen Passat quickly picked up steam in ...

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Audi sports prototypes: ultra-lightweight design in perfection

Source: Motorsport Magazine  |   May 24 2013, 1:37pm CDT

In the space of 15 years, weve also achieved major progress in the area of ultra-lightweight design, stresses Head of Audi Motorsport Dr. Wolfgang Ullrich. Audis LMP sports cars have continually become lighter, stiffer, safer in crashes and m ...

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