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US auto sales roared in 2012 as Toyota leads pack
Jan 03, 2013 (AFP)
US auto sales roared ahead in 2012, with Toyota, Honda and Chrysler outpacing their rivals with double-digit gains as Ford and General Motors posted modest grow...
Avis locks up Zipcar for $500 million
Jan 02, 2013 (AFP)
US car rental giant Avis announced plans Wednesday to buy the popular auto-sharing service Zipcar in a deal valued at $500 million. The move gives Avis an entry...
Sweden's second city introduces road toll to cut traffic
Dec 30, 2012 (AFP)
Sweden's second city Gothenburg will introduce a road toll on January 1 for all motorists entering or leaving the city, similar to one already in place in the c...
System will let smartphone control car
Dec 28, 2012 (UPI)
South Korean car maker Hyundai says it's working on a system to allow a driver's smartphone to control many of an automobile's systems. Using an NFC (near field...
Toyota in $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls
Dec 27, 2012 (AFP)
Toyota said it had agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls from the...
Toyota ups 2012 sales forecast to 9.7 mn vehicles
Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)
Japan's Toyota group forecast Wednesday a 22 percent jump in worldwide sales this year to 9.7 million units, driven by surging demand which may help it regain t...
Toyota reaches $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls
Dec 26, 2012 (AFP)
Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese au...
ChargePoint and DBT USA to Showcase Joint Electric Vehicle Charging Station Innovation
Dec 24, 2012 (SPX)
ChargePoint and DBT USA will showcase a joint EV charging station innovation at the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show. With more than 10,000 charging...
Red racer Ferrari joins green revolution
Dec 24, 2012 (AFP)
Italy's red racing giant Ferrari wants to go green, cutting emissions without sacrificing horsepower and working on a new hybrid model set to thrill pro-environ...
New Factor could Limit the Life of Hybrid and Electric Car Batteries
Dec 18, 2012 (SPX)
A new study of the batteries commonly used in hybrid and electric-only cars has revealed an unexpected factor that could limit the performance of batteries curr...
Volvo Cars says avoiding loss this year 'very difficult'
Dec 18, 2012 (AFP)
The chief executive of Volvo Cars, which is owned by Chinese auto maker Geely, told a newspaper on Tuesday that it would be "very difficult" for the company to ...
Ultrasound can now monitor the health of your car engine
Dec 13, 2012 (SPX)
A system that uses ultrasound technology to look inside car engines could lead to more efficient engines - and huge fuel savings for motorists. Ultrasound scans...
Chinese firm to build electric cars in Bulgaria: report
Dec 12, 2012 (AFP)
A Chinese automaker backed by billionaire US investor Warren Buffett has signed an agreement with energy giant Bulmineral to build an electric bus and car facto...
Philippines gives green-light to electric tricycles
Dec 11, 2012 (AFP)
The Philippines is to roll out 100,000 electric tricycles in an effort to replace the petrol-powered ones that currently ply its cities, one of the project's fi...
Apple Maps glitch could be deadly: Australian police
Dec 10, 2012 (AFP)
Australian police Monday warned motorists about using Apple Maps on the iPhone's latest operating system after rescuing several people left stranded in the wild...
Japanese car sales in China rocket 72% in November
Dec 10, 2012 (AFP)
Japanese passenger car sales in China soared 72.2 percent in November, an industry group said Monday, after demand slumped in a furious territorial row between ...
Work on automatic control of driverless vehicles through intersections receives recognition
Dec 07, 2012 (SPX)
How do driverless vehicles navigate through intersections? Faster and safer than if humans were in charge, according to researchers from the Virginia Tech Trans...
GM says China car sales on track for record 2012
Dec 06, 2012 (AFP)
US auto giant General Motors (GM) said Thursday that its full-year sales in China, the world's biggest car market, will surpass last year's 2.55 million and set...
Volvo eyes 'no-death' goal in its new cars by 2020
Dec 03, 2012 (AFP)
Swedish automaker Volvo, long known for its attention to safety, aims to have zero deaths or injuries in its new cars as of 2020 thanks to smart functions in it...
Russia demands answers after 190 km traffic jam
Dec 03, 2012 (AFP)
The Russian government on Monday admitted it had to improve road services after a 190-kilometre traffic jam involving more than 4,000 trucks paralysed circulati...
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