Toyota Announces "Belta" in Japan   28 Nov 2005 14:17 GMT
TOYOTA announced today the nationwide launch in Japan of the new compact sedan, Belta. The new Belta, which means "beauty" or "beautiful person" in Italian, was designed to be a compact and stylish sedan, incorporating all of the appeal of a compact sedan into a vehicle with ...
Source: CarKB

Collecting: Next Jaguar Draws on a Rich Tradition of Design   28 Nov 2005 04:00 GMT
Jaguar's power to charm will be tested again when the 2007 XK, which replaces the decade-old XK8, goes on sale next spring.
Source: NY Times

Bose Suspension Takes on Potholes   27 Nov 2005 16:27 GMT
Best known by audiophiles for his acoustic technology, MIT alumnus Amar Bose has worked for 50 years to develop an automobile suspension system that would corner well and give a smooth ride.
Source: wired.com

Navigazione Satellitare: La Vita Is Dolce, but Where Am I?   27 Nov 2005 04:00 GMT
Mounting a Global Positioning System navigator on a scooter is exactly the ridiculous sort of thing Italians expect foreigners to get up to.
Source: NY Times

Behind the Wheel | 2006 Lexus GS and IS: Its Reputation Secure, Lexus Heads in New Directions   27 Nov 2005 00:41 GMT
No longer an ungainly sedan and sport-hatch duo, the Lexus IS is substantially larger by every measure.
Source: NY Times

Daewoo Adds 3D Image With Full Landscape Elevation in its Car Navigation System   24 Nov 2005 15:08 GMT
3DVU announced today that its 3rd generation VisualMap technology presenting satellite imagery and terrain elevation, will fuel Daewoo Precision Industries’ in-car navigation system. This system is targeted for the preinstalled OEM and dealer option markets in Korea. For the ...
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Ford Receives Recycling Award in London   24 Nov 2005 14:58 GMT
Ford Motor Company has been named the 'Best Performing Corporate Organisation' at the Mayor of London's Green Procurement Code awards, in recognition of its contribution to materials recycling. During 2005 the company, which employs around 14,000 people in the UK including 4,500 ...
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New Lighting Technologies Can Potentially Reduce 2,300 Pedestrian Fatalities   23 Nov 2005 15:00 GMT
Each year approximately 5,000 pedestrians (including bicyclists) are killed along U.S. roads -- 2,300 of them occurring at night -- and another 70,000 pedestrians are injured in traffic crashes, according to a 2003 NHTSA report. On average, a pedestrian is killed in a traffic ...
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Harley-Davidson Announces Safety Recall and Related Customer Care Plan   23 Nov 2005 14:57 GMT
Harley-Davidson Motor Company has issued a voluntary safety recall on 2006 model year Dyna series motorcycles built between June 9 and October 19, 2005. Approximately 13,400 motorcycles are included in the recall. The transmissions in the affected motorcycles have a defect which ...
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Several 2006 Models Receive Top Honors in Crash and Rollover Tests   22 Nov 2005 14:14 GMT
The first round of government crash tests for new model year 2006 passenger vehicles have resulted in five getting top honors. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently completed its first round of front and side impact crash tests on new vehicles ...
Source: CarKB