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CORRECTED – CORRECTED-Honda Q1 jumps on stronger sales;…

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:23:00 +0000

analysts by Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S forecasts profit of 484 billion yen. The maker of the Accord and Civic cars lifted its net profit forecast to 455 billion yen from 340 billion yen

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New crash test ratings

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:37:00 +0000

to earn a 5-star safety rating, meaning it’s about to get easier for consumers to identify safe cars.On the Thursday, the government announced it is launching the overhauled rating system and said it will begin using the new guidelines to begin testing

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Buying a Car? New Vs Used Cars

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:31:00 +0000

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Upgraded Alto to hit roads next month

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:02:00 +0000

a month, making it India’s No.1 selling car. Interestingly, Maruti Suzuki India will also launch five cars in CNG version next month. They are Alto, compact cars Estilo and WagonR, multi-purpose vehicle Eeco and mid-sized sedan SX4. According to Mr.

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Granholm: Chrysler jobs ‘best news of the summer’

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:19:00 +0000

says Chrysler adding nearly 900 jobs early next year at a factory in suburban Detroit that makes midsize cars is the “best news of the summer.” The company said Friday the factory in Sterling Heights will remain open beyond 2012. It had been scheduled to

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Newman says he was fined by NASCAR

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 17:17:00 +0000

Sound off on NASCAR’s Sprint series NASCAR schedule, results | Standings Slideshow NASCAR crashes Sparks fly and cars spin out wildly when NASCAR drivers get into accidents. NBCSports.com INTERACTIVE They’re fixtures in pit row, but they don’t

1 dead, 1 critically hurt in South L.A. explosion

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:39:00 +0000

building posed a danger to firefighters. Two people were hurled out of the building and were wedged under cars. At least one was pinned under the axle of a car

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Drivers like American cars best

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:30:00 +0000

car in its class, according to a new J.D. Power survey. On average, owners of new American cars like their cars better than owners of Asian and European models according to the survey. This is the first time that’s happened in 13 years. Detroit gained,

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‘Transformers 3′ continues filming on Wacker this…

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:52:00 +0000

Cars litter a service road as “Transformers 3″ filming continues next to the railway lines south of the Art Institute. (Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / July 28, 2010) Upper Wacker Drive

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Chrysler says it will add 900 jobs to Detroit-area…

Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:50:00 +0000

it will add nearly 900 jobs early next year at a factory in suburban Detroit that makes midsize cars. The company says the factory in Sterling Heights, Mich., will remain open beyond 2012. It had been scheduled to close in two years. The company also