Consumers can now sign up to receive free e-mail alerts from the auto safety arm of the federal government if their vehicle is recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety administration has announced the new program, which allows consumers to sign up for alerts on up to five cars, motorcycles, tires and child safety seats. In a press release, the NHSTA says “The recall alerts can be received via e-mail or …
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With General Motors telling investors it expects to run out of cash before the end of 2008, Congressional leaders are now poised to introduce an auto industry bailout package next week. The Detroit News reports, “House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Tuesday she wants a quick vote next week to allow the troubled domestic auto industry to tap into the $700 billion Wall Street bailout.” Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
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The troubles of the ailing auto industry are quickly becoming a major focus for President-Elect Barack Obama’s young administration. As Congress and President Bush debate an industry bailout, sources indicate that Obama may favor creating a White House office, headed by an “auto industry czar,” to oversee reforming the troubled American auto industry. The Detroit News reports that both “Bush and Obama are signaling they may favor appointment of an …
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We don’t know about you, but what we’re looking forward to about retirement is the discounts. Early Bird Specials at the Waffle House, Senior Wednesday at the grocery store, Employee Pricing on the Hemi-powered Dodge Ram 2500 Power Wagon Quad Cab 4X4. AARP members get all the good stuff. Wait a minute — what? That’s right. The automaker who brought you the Viper and a bunch of cars named with …
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Millions of Americans are leaving their SUVs behind, but not yet ready to give up the utility of something larger than a sedan. “Crossover Utility Vehicles” are the automakers’ answer to the problem — something smaller than an SUV, larger than a sedan, and too cool to be called “station wagons.” But the world’s largest automaker has conspicuously lacked a true CUV in recent years. But it’s here now and …
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An indication of how serious the auto industry’s troubles are: when the current leader of the free world and the next leader of the free world met for the first time, their topic of discussion, apparently, was what to do about Detroit’s troubles. The New York Times reports, “The struggling auto industry was thrust into the middle of a political standoff between the White House and Democrats on Monday as …
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President-Elect Barack Obama may have a plan to put one million new plug-in hybrid cars on the road, but he won’t be riding around in one of them. He’s ditching the Escape Hybrid for the most monstrous Presidential limousine yet — and fuel-efficiency clearly isn’t on the mind of its designers. Disguised to look like a stretched Cadillac DTS, it’s actually built on the platform of GM’s 2500 series trucks. …
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Volkswagen is recalling some 2009 Passat and CC sedans and wagons due to a potentially dangerous steering defect. In a Defect Notice filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, VW explains, “some affected vehicles may have an electromechanical steering gear control unit that can, in rare cases, malfunction due to a damaged capacitor. If this malfunction occurs, the driver’s steering input is not properly processed by the system and …
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After a summer of $4 gas prices, we weren’t sure we would even see the stuff down to $2 a gallon or less again. Apparently, we were wrong. The Houston Chronicle reports, “Regular dropped to an average $1.99 in the Houston area on Sunday. It was the first time the average has been below $2 in more than three years and was barely half the all-time high average of $3.96 …
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Cellular phone and mapping services company TeleNav is finally introducing its first portable GPS device, called the Shotgun. And unlike other new devices to the market, TeleNav is distinguishing the Shotgun by making it a two-way, Internet-connected device that will offer real-time features, updated gas prices and business listings. Hmm. Okay, not so distinctive. As the GPS reviews on our site indicate, several devices now offer these services. But TeleNav …
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