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Honda Fit Wheel-Theft Trend Hits Home
KickingTiresIf Jennifer Newman had known her family's 2007 Honda Fit Sport was a target for thieves, she might not have traded her 2009 Nissan Versa hatchback with her father last summer. Newman ??? a senior editor for Kicking Tires ???......Tags: Theft, Criminals, Insurance, Auto Trends, FBI
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Recall Alert: Airbag Problem Affects Millions of Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda Vehicles
KickingTiresFour Japanese automakers ??? Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda ??? have announced a voluntary recall of 3 million vehicles worldwide because of possibly faulty airbags; more than a million of those vehicles are in the U.S. According to the automakers,......Tags: Infiniti, Japan, Toyota, Lexus, Automotive Equipment
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Cars Damaged by Hurricane Sandy Pass 250,000 Mark
KickingTiresHurricane Sandy damaged or destroyed more than 250,000 cars, the National Insurance Crime Bureau said Thursday. The Des Plaines, Ill., agency noted that these preliminary figures only include insured cars whose owners filed claims after the October 2012...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Des Plaines, Hurricanes, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Natural Disasters
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Tesla Introduces Free Quick-Charge Network for Model S Owners
KickingTiresTesla on Monday introduced a handful of proprietary quick-charge stations across California, Nevada and Arizona with free charging for Model S owners that spring for the optional hardware. The California automaker disingenuously markets the technology...Tags: Trials, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy
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Is Fort Lauderdale's $340 million pension bond bet too risky?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsIf Fort Lauderdale's $340 million bet on pension obligation bonds blows up, the commissioners responsible for the decision can't say they weren't warned. But by the time the long-term balance sheet gets tallied in 20 years, all the current Fort......Tags: Bonds, Accounting and Auditing, Economy, Business and Finance, Fort Lauderdale, Interior Policy
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Carpocalypse II Hits Southern California
KickingTiresCome Saturday, one of the nation's most traveled pieces of road will shut down for about two days ??? again. The closure will affect some 500,000 motorists and has been aptly called Carpocalypse II. That's right, this is the sequel.......Tags: Government, Public Officials, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Politics
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How Did Your Import Car Get Here?
KickingTiresIf you're of a curious mind, you've probably wondered in amazement at the intricacies of global trade. If you're an owner of an Asian import, your vehicle could have traveled the equivalent of nearly 10,000 miles or more, mostly in......Tags: Google Inc., Globalization, Toyota, Prius
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Recall Alert: 2001-06, 2008 Mazda Tribute
KickingTiresMazda says it is recalling 217,500 Mazda Tributes to fix an unintended-acceleration defect that we first reported on Thursday for the first-generation Ford Escape. The recall affects 2001-06 and 2008 Tributes equipped with a 3.0-liter V-6 engine and...Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Coming to America: The Chinese BYD e6
KickingTiresI've seen my fair share of eccentric things in my northwest Chicago neighborhood of Logan Square ??? Chicago's hipster equivalent to Williamsburg, Brooklyn ??? impromptu 2 a.m. marching bands, anonymous midday drive-by eggings and vehicle fires that...Tags: Physiology, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Manufacturing and Engineering, Warren Buffett, Rentals
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Daily News Briefs: June 15, 2012
KickingTiresThe World Health Organization says diesel fumes cause lung cancer, according to The New York Times. The fuel's exhaust is considered to be more carcinogenic than secondhand cigarette smoke, said WHO, adding that it is a likely cause of bladder......Tags: Infiniti, International Organizations, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, Lexus
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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 15, 2012
KickingTiresRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the son of former Michigan governor George Romney, defended his 2008 column in the New York Times opposing Detroit's autos bailout with an op-ed in yesterday's Detroit News. Calling the $85 billion bailout ??...Tags: Jeep, Automotive Equipment, Cadillac, George Romney, Luxury Vehicles
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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 24, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Auto loan interest rates are at their lowest in at least four years, according to Bloomberg Business Week. The average interest rate for a new-vehicle loan averaged 4.52% in the fourth quarter......Tags: Sports Cars, Vehicles, Barack Obama, Toyota, Bentley
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