 | Fisker Atlantic production is delayed until late 2014 or 2015.... | | Fisker Automotive will start production of the Atlantic in late 2014 or 2015, according to a Reuters report. That's two years later than the planned production start of the midsized gasoline-electric sedan. “The Atlantic is really the volume car... |
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 | | A side curtain airbag issue has prompted Ford to recall Fiesta subcompacts from the 2011-2013 model years. The recall covers vehicles built between Nov. ...
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 | | General Motors confirmed Tuesday that it will build the Cadillac ELR extended-range plug-in hybrid at the same plant that builds the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera hybrids. GM said it will spend $35 million on the Detroit-...
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 | | Here's one for the tech geeks: Earlier this month we drove the 2013 Audi S8 sedan, where we came to the conclusion that the 520-hp, 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 was just right for the executive-class cruiser. The S8 is a...
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 | | At 8:45 a.m. we headed out of the museum parking lot in a 1969 Saab 96, our car for the day. Working easily through the gears of the four-speed column-mounted shifter and following the Rally Guide instructions, we found ourselves on a four-lane grooved freeway. The Saab's skinny tires followed the...
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 | | SAE International said it has approved a new technical standard that will dramatically reduce charging times for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles. The global engineering group said the new charging standard, developed with the cooperation of more than 190 automakers,...
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 | | Ferrari extended Felipe Massa's contract for one more season Tuesday, a move that keeps pressure on the Brazilian to perform for the Formula One team. A brief statement from Ferrari said it had renewed the Brazilian's deal "to the end of the 2013 race season." "Ferrari is my sporting family...
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 | | NASCAR says it doesn’t expect the anticipated sale of Sprint to a Japanese telecommunications company will impact its sponsorship of the Sprint Cup Series. On Monday, Sprint said SoftBank of Japan will purchase a 70 percent stake in the company. The deal includes $12.1 billion in stock...
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 | | A.J. Allmendinger will get another start with Phoenix Racing this weekend at Kansas Speedway.Phoenix general manager Steve Barkdoll said Monday the team was pleased with Allmendinger's performance at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He finished 24th in Saturday night's race in his first start since...
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 | | Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali says that Fernando Alonso is still very much in the 2012 championship fight, despite losing the lead to Sebastian Vettel in Korea.Domenicali says that two first lap accidents in the past five races have contributed to Alonso losing the lead, and it’s...
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 | | The John Cooper Works WRC team plans to continue competing in the World Rally Championship, despite BMW-owned Mini firm cutting its direct funding of the project.Although Mini will no longer be financing a factory effort in the WRC, BMW Motorsport will continue to develop the 1.6-liter turbo...
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 | | McLaren team principal Martin Whitmarsh called Lewis Hamilton a hero after his drive to 10th place in Korea, despite a series of problems for the Formula One driver.Hamilton had a broken rear antiroll bar which both slowed him down and led to an extra stop due to excessive tire wear. Late in the...
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