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- 2011 Toyota Sienna Recalled For Brake-Light Switch Issue
- First 2011 Chevy Volts Leave Plant, Head To CA, TX, DC & NY
- Holiday Crackdown Targets Drunk Drivers—And Breathalyzer Refusers
- Garrison Keillor-Autographed 2010 MINI Cooper S Up For Sale
- 2011 Detroit Auto Show Preview: 2012 Honda Civic Concept
- 2011 Jeep Compass Preview
- Promo: Get A New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta For Just $5,995 (That's Not A Misprint)
- 'Tis The Season: General Motors, Mercedes-Benz Announce Major Grants
- 2011 Ford Explorer: First Drive
| 2011 Toyota Sienna Recalled For Brake-Light Switch Issue Posted: 13 Dec 2010 02:19 PM PST  Toyota will be recalling about 94,000 model-year-2011 Sienna minivans, all produced before early November of this year, for a potential issue with a stop-lamp switch bracket. According to Toyota, the bracket is close to the parking-brake pedal and could be nudged or deformed by the driver's foot due to normal parking-brake application, leading to...
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| First 2011 Chevy Volts Leave Plant, Head To CA, TX, DC & NY Posted: 13 Dec 2010 12:39 PM PST  Production of the world's first range-extended electric car is now a reality. Today, the first shipment of 2011 Chevrolet Volt electric cars left the Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. The cars are bound for dealers and buyers in the initial launch markets: California, Texas, New York, and Washington, D.C. Today's shipment comes exactly four years...
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| Holiday Crackdown Targets Drunk Drivers—And Breathalyzer Refusers Posted: 13 Dec 2010 11:59 AM PST  As part of an annual "Drunk Driving: Over The Limit, Under Arrest" winter holiday crackdown, hundreds of law-enforcement agencies across the country will put in extra hours over the next several weeks. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood has used the occasion to also highlight and advocate a "No Refusal" strategy, which results in more guilty...
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| Garrison Keillor-Autographed 2010 MINI Cooper S Up For Sale Posted: 13 Dec 2010 10:13 AM PST  If you're a fan of literature and graffiti, this 2010 MINI Cooper S may be just what you're looking for. Signed by Garrison Keillor and 17 other Penguin authors, the car offers a unique chance to marry the love of fiction with the love of driving--in real life. Not surprisingly, the seller of the car expects a hefty price premium fo the...
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| 2011 Detroit Auto Show Preview: 2012 Honda Civic Concept Posted: 13 Dec 2010 09:59 AM PST  The ramp-up for the 2011 Detroit Auto Show, or North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) is well underway, with Honda today releasing a preview sketch of an upcoming Civic concept for the show. The ninth-generation Civic, slated for production in 2011 as a 2012 model, will be based on the concept. In other words, expect a non-concept...
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| Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:51 AM PST  Chrysler's revised-model onslaught continues with the 2011 Jeep Compass, restyled and with several new standard features to better position itself in the fuel-efficient crossover segment. Borrowing some of its new looks from the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee, the Compass should have a broader appeal than its somewhat frumpy forebear. Key upgrades for...
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| Promo: Get A New 2011 Volkswagen Jetta For Just $5,995 (That's Not A Misprint) Posted: 13 Dec 2010 08:11 AM PST  Shopping clubs like Groupon and Living Social are all the rage these days, and newcomer Gilt.com is clearly hoping to capitalize on the group-discount shopping mentality. Less than two weeks before the Christmas holiday, Gilt has announced a partnership with Volkswagen to offer nine brand new 2011 Jettas, each at the astonishingly low price of...
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| 'Tis The Season: General Motors, Mercedes-Benz Announce Major Grants Posted: 13 Dec 2010 07:22 AM PST  While many of us cruise the interweb (and, less enjoyably, the malls) for perfect holiday presents, two automakers have announced great giving plans of their own: General Motors and Mercedes-Benz USA have launched new philanthropic initiatives, and both earn big points in our book. The General Motors Foundation will soon dole out the largest gift...
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| 2011 Ford Explorer: First Drive Posted: 12 Dec 2010 09:00 PM PST  Reinvention has become something of a specialty among the domestic automakers. GM's kicked its reputation as being electric-car killers with the 2011 Volt, and Chrysler's axed battalions of quality demons from its lineup with the likes of the new Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's Ford that's transformed itself so strikingly: first with...
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