Chevrolet Commits to Volt Production   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Chevrolet’s overdue answer to the Prius debuted as a concept car at the Detroit Auto Show in January. Now it looks as if the Volt will actually make it to production. Company officials haven’t committed to a roll-out date, but...
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“Dukes of Hazzard” Replica Dodge Charger Fetches nearly $10 million   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
John Schneider, who costarred with Tom Wopat in the 1980s television series, “The Dukes of Hazzard,” sold his 1969 Dodge Charger on eBay last week for nearly $10 million. Assuming the cash comes through, it will be the most expensive...
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European Union Proposes Mandatory Electronic Stability Control   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Noting that electronic stability control (ESC) technologies can reduce car accidents by 20 percent, the European Union announced a campaign to make it mandatory in new vehicles beginning in 2012. ESC senses loss of tire traction and automatically applies braking...
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Pay Up or Walk   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
If you’ve got lousy credit, be careful where you buy your car. A new, under-dash device called On Time disables your car’s starter if you fall behind on your payments. The device blinks at you three days before a payment...
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Technology and DaimlerChrysler's $7.4 billion Chrysler Sale   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
DaimlerChrylser has finally announced the sale of its U.S.-based Chrysler unit, or at least most of it, to New-York based investment group Cerberus Capital Management for $7.4 billion. Today's news, and all the speculation that lead up to the sale,...
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Daimler Ditches Chrysler   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
DaimlerChrysler is no more. The German automaker sold the majority share of the Chrysler unit to private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management LP for $7.4 billion. Just nine years ago Daimler bought Chrysler for $36 billion, so in addition to...
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Acura NSX to Break with Its Past   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Acura has let it slip that the redesign on the NSX definitely will have a V10, replacing the mid-mounted V6 on the now-deceased sports car. But NSX fans may be surprised to learn that two prototypes are currently under consideration—a...
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Product Placement Takes New Twist   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
Movie goers flocking to “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,” which opened this week, may be surprised to learn that the superheroes’ Fantasticar is a Dodge. The company’s name is subtly embedded on the nose, along with the familiar...
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DaimlerChrysler's Zetsche: Average American Joes Don't Want to Pay Much for Technology   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
DaimlerChrysler CEO Dieter Zetsche, for whom the company's multi-million dollar publicity machine conjured up Dr. Z, acknowledged today that company officials had misjudged Chrysler car owners' technology demands. Prior to the merger mess and today's announcement that the company would...
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ATVs: Child Killing Machines   21 May 2007 20:48 GMT
A typical week for all terrain vehicles: dead are a six-year-old, seven-year-old, and 13-year-old. It's becoming an epidemic as children die while riding ATVs nearly every day, and laws protecting them are almost non-existent, according to excellent reporting by the...
Source: wired.com