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- NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Leaky 2004 Corvette Fuel Tanks
- Remember GM's 'Loan Repayment' Ad With Ed Whitacre? It Worked.
- Teen Girls Say They Drive Faster Than Boys And Text More Too
- GM, Chrysler To Join Ford, Tesla in DoE Retooling Loan Queue
- 2011 Infiniti M – M37 – M56 – M35 Hybrid
- 2011 Ford Fiesta Gets 40 MPG Rating
| NHTSA Opens Investigation Into Leaky 2004 Corvette Fuel Tanks Posted: 17 May 2010 03:30 PM PDT  Safety is a hot topic these days, and however unsafe failed brakes may be--and they are--leaking gasoline is potentially just as bad. The risk of explosion or fire could be high, but so far the NHTSA's nascent investigation into the 2004 Chevrolet Corvette hasn't turned up a definite problem, despite 30 reports from owners of leaking liquid or...
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| Remember GM's 'Loan Repayment' Ad With Ed Whitacre? It Worked. Posted: 17 May 2010 09:15 AM PDT  Sometimes, it's hard to tell whether an ad is working. That's especially true when it comes to brand advertising -- the kind that's meant to improve a company's image, not sell a particular product. However, there are a handful of companies that specialize in measuring that sort of thing, and one of them says that General Motors' recent recent...
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| Teen Girls Say They Drive Faster Than Boys And Text More Too Posted: 17 May 2010 09:12 AM PDT  Teenage boys are the most dangerous drivers on the road. Right? Well, they still have higher accident rates than teenage girls. But in a new survey, the girls say they speed more often, and text while driving at higher rates than the boys. The youth-research firm TRU Research conducted the study a year ago among more than 1,000 teens who drive on...
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| GM, Chrysler To Join Ford, Tesla in DoE Retooling Loan Queue Posted: 17 May 2010 08:21 AM PDT  Over the last year, the U.S. Department of Energy has granted almost $9 billion of low-interest loans to help automakers retool for more fuel-efficient cars. But until now, General Motors and Chrysler had been shut out while Ford, Nissan, and Tesla were awarded loans last June, joined by Fisker in September. According to a report last week in the...
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| 2011 Infiniti M – M37 – M56 – M35 Hybrid Posted: 17 May 2010 06:19 AM PDT  The Basics: The 2011 Infiniti M sedans are on a mission: to erase some of the distance shoppers put between the German super sedans and Nissan's most luxurious and powerful four-doors. With subtle, gorgeous good looks and truly great handling, the M37 and M56 arrive none too soon to replace the dynamic-driving, but not as dynamic-looking, 2010 M35...
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| 2011 Ford Fiesta Gets 40 MPG Rating Posted: 17 May 2010 02:44 AM PDT  The 2011 Ford Fiesta is officially the most fuel efficient model in its class, with the EPA announcing today that the ultra-funky hatchback and sedan rates in at 29 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway when equipped with the smooth shifting six-speed PowerShift dual clutch transmission. To put that into perspective, the Fiesta's highway fuel...
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