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Lewis Hamilton dominated qualifying for
Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren-Mercedes team-mate
Heikki Kovalainen as he seeks his third successive Formula One victory.
The 23-year-old Briton set a best time of 1 minute 20.899 seconds,
0.242 seconds ahead of Finland's Kovalainen to capture his fourth pole
position of the...
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Japan's automakers posted
declines in domestic sales and increases in exports in the first six
months of 2008, attributing the falls to surging oil prices and
stronger exports to rising demand in other Asian nations, mainly China.
Toyota Motor Corp and its subsidiaries, Daihatsu Motor Co and
Hino Motors Ltd, saw a 1.7-per-cent...
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 On Monday, The Nikkei, the most important business newspaper in Japan, talked about Toyota’s 2009 plans for its Prius hybrid model. According to the popular publication, the company will use solar panels for the upcoming generation of automobiles.It seems the new Prius will feature rooftop solar panels, which will be used for partly...
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 On Tuesday, A123 Systems announced that it has started taking online orders from those Toyota Prius owners who want to switch from hybrid to plug-in hybrid. This can now be done by getting the new L5 battery module. However, it isn’t the cheapest of operations, as the battery and installation cost $9,995, to which $400 are added for...
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 X Prize
announced on Thursday that more than 60 teams from nine countries were ready to
race in chasing the $10 million prize the foundation is giving to the
manufacturer of the best green supercar ever! The foundation wants the car to
be a record breaker when it comes to fuel efficiency and environmental issues.
The X...
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 The popular car maker General
Motors announced it would reveal a new full-size hybrid pickup, as well as a
concept hybrid truck with the occasion of the Chicago Auto Show this week.
According to General Motors, the
2009 GMC Sierra model will get a 25 percent improvement in fuel economy, but
this won’t compromise its performance....
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 A Pentagon sponsored robot race at a former Air Force base in Victorville, California, took place on Saturday in the final event of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Urban Challenge. The race consisted in a 60 miles course in a simulated city that had to be finished in less than six hours.The race proofed that even...
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 For Honda Motor Co. modernity
will not be represented by electric hybrid cars in any case! The popular
company has recently publicly announced that it will keep on the traditional
track with its business. Honda Motor has said it will focus on improving the
traditional, conventional gasoline-electric hybrid technology for its...
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 According to a survey, the
popular companies Microsoft, Siemens, IBM and others have spent during this
year quite important amounts of money on research and development (R & D)
programs and projects. Microsoft has been showed of having spent up to 6.5
percent on R & D for 2006, and has gained the top place in the...
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 A second suspect charged with the murder case of University of North Carolina is in police custody. The suspect was identified as Lovette Jr. The 17-year-old student was handcuffed by SWAT officers after they surrounded the North Carolina building where he was hiding. They got the tip that Lovette was hiding there from an anonymous...
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 The student body president at the University of North Carolina was shot dead in a no-arrest, no-suspects case. Eve Marie Carson, a 22-year-old senior from Athens, Ga., was shot “randomly” and found on a street. She was shot several times and at least one bullet hit her in the head, police said. There weren’t any signs of sexual assault,...
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 Health officials have demonstrated that smoking a cigarette
in a car makes the air inside 10 to 30 times more toxic than the air outdoors
on one of Southern California's most polluted days.
On Thursday, state officials put on a live demonstration of that health hazard
to promote a new law that bans smoking in cars carrying...
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 Huston Rockets topped San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night, after suffering their first defeat of the season in the game against Dallas Mavericks 107-98, on Monday.Yao Ming helped the Rockets gain the control of the game by scoring 28 points and 13 rebounds against the previously unbeaten Spurs 89-81, as they managed to get over the loss...
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 According to a statement given by federal safety officials
on Wednesday the famous Chinese automobile manufacturer, Toyota, will recall
floor mats from 55,000 Camry and Lexus ES 350 models due to complaints of unintended
acceleration caused by the mats sticking underneath the accelerator pedal.
Toyota Motor Co. will recall...
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 Volkswagen of America, Inc. has announced it will move its corporate headquarters to Fairfax County, Virginia, together with its sister company Audi of America, Inc. and an array of other companies such as Audi Financial Services and Volkswagen Credit. Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, worked for seven months and authorized $6 million...
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 Chrysler LLC sought to overturn the criticism for Bob Nardelli's appointment as CEO with a surprise new executive: the U.S. automaker has managed to snatch a top executive from its archrival Toyota. He is James Press, the former president and chief operating officer of Toyota Motors North America, who has been with the Japanese carmaker...
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 The Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is meeting his
Indian counterpart, Manmohan Singh to discuss and negotiate a tighter strategic
and global relationship between the two countries.
The two officials are expected to discuss subjects like civilian
nuclear, defense deals and strengthening
the bilateral trade agreement ,...
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 The Afghan private TV channel Tolo TV broadcast on Sunday a
video tape of the German woman kidnapped a day earlier asking for the release
of prisoners in change of her own release, as she was told to.
The tape presented the abducted aid-worker wearing a white
scarf on her head, sitting on the floor. She identified herself as...
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 Formula One driver Fernando Alonso confirmed on his website Monday that
he has agreed a move to his former team Renault where he made his F1
debut in 2001 and became the sport's youngest world champion when
winning the first of his two titles in 2005.
"This is the team where I grew up as a driver in F1. Now it is time
for us...
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 After his one- off appearances for Team Force India, the well- known driver Ralf Schumacher hinted on Thursday that he might put an end to his Formula One career.The German driver left the Toyota team at the end of the season and is since then without a team. But he had a hard day at Jerez when he was testing for Team Force...
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 Ferrari's Felipe Massa emerged victorious at the Turkish formula one Grand Prix and was closely followed by his Ferarri team-mate Kimi Raikkonen, who crossed the finish line 2.2sec after Massa. McLaren Mercedes’ Fernando Alonso completed the podium.Britain's Lewis Hamilton had to settle for the fifth place, and now his title lead over...
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 McLaren's Lewis Hamilton started the Hungarian Grand Prix from the pole position and led the race till the finish. With this win he increased his championship lead over his team mate Fernando Alonso to seven points. He finished 0.7 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen and Germany’s Nick Heidfeld finished third for BMW Sauber.The...
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 Dana Holding Corporation announced on Thursday that it had appointed Gary L. Convis as its new Chief Executive Officer, replacing John Devine, who has served as acting CEO since January.The auto parts maker, which exited bankruptcy rather recent, has appointed Convis in its Board of Directors in January 2008, soon after he retired from...
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 Toyota Motor Corp on Monday said it expects a marginal revenue increase in the hugely competitive US market in 2008.
The Japanese automaker, which could replace General Motors Co as
the world's largest automaker when total 2007 sales are released later
this month, also unveiled its new 2009 Venza model, a crossover between
a sedan...
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 Toyota Motor Corp said Tuesday that it plans to increase its production
in 2008 by 5 per cent to nearly 10 million cars, which would cause it
to leap ahead of General Motors Corp as the world's largest automaker.
Japan's leading carmaker said that thanks to rising demand in
China, the Mideast, Russia and other growth markets, it...
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 November was not a great month for US auto sales, as the subprime mortgage crisis and the high fuel prices kept customers from buying cars. Therefore, some of the world’s largest auto makers faced sale drops or slight increases, much lower than expected.General Motors’ sales dropped by 11.4 percent in the United States in November,...
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 During the last 12 years Lexus, a Toyota Motor Corp. luxury brand, was the best that car manufacturers had to offer in terms of quality and durability.However, according to the latest J.D. Power and Associates study of long-term durability, Lexus is no longer alone on the top spot as Buick, a General Motors Corp. car, tied the Japanese...
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 General Motors has finally posted a profitable quarter, mainly due to its overseas operations. GM earned $891 million, or $1.56 a share, during the second quarter, compared with a staggering loss of $3.4 billion, or $5.98 a share, in the period a year earlier.However, news are not as good for its North American division, which lost $39...
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 Ford Motor Co., the second-biggest U.S. car producer after General Motors, surprisingly reported its first quarterly profit in two years. The American automaker surprised investors and analysts as well by announcing a $750 million, or 31 cents a share, compared with a loss of $317 million, or 17 cents, a year ago. Ford’s second quarter...
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 Toyota Motor Corp. announced it will resume works at more than half of car assembly lines in Japan on Tuesday. Mazda and Honda will also restart production after the operations were shut down due to a major earthquake that cut off supplies of key components to factories.Riken Corp.’s plant in Kashiwazaki, where pistons are produced, was...
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 In the battle for world supremacy in car manufacturing the last subchapter saw General Motors Corp pull ahead of Toyota Motor Corp. in total sales for the second quarter of 2007. However, the Japanese manufacturer retains its lead through the first half of 2007.According to the rival companies’ latest releases, General Motors sold about...
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The 6.8 magnitude quake on Monday knocked out the main production plant of vital parts supplier Riken Corp., a maker of transmission and engine parts. Subsequently, the production was disrupted at most Japanese carmakers due to the lack of needed parts.Those affected are Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor, Suzuki Motor, Mitsubishi Motor, Fuji...
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 The Smart Fortwo, VW Polo Blue Motion, Toyota Prius and Ford Focus C-Max CNG are among the most eco-friendly cars on the road, a research institute found recently.
Apart from analysing factors such as fuel consumption, noise and emission levels ecological criteria from production, logistics and recycling were applied by the Institute...
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 California lost a global warming lawsuit against six automakers, as the U.S. District Judge Martin Jenkins in San Francisco issued a 24-page ruling which says federal courts are not the place to resolve the complex issues surrounding global warming. The case "presents a non-justiciable political question," Judge Jenkins said....
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 Japanese car, motorcycle and engine maker Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced it will drop its hybrid Honda Accord from the fall product line-up. "We have found that our hybrid system works better on smaller cars," said Honda spokesman Chris Naughton. Instead, Honda has previously said it will introduce a new 4-cylinder diesel...
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 The biggest beneficiary in the auto industry after the gasoline price rising seems to be Toyota. The recent trend which saw the Americans turn away from gas-guzzling SUVs, luxury cars and pick-up trucks in favor of smaller, more fuel-efficient cars gave Toyota a much needed boost.The Japanese multinational corporation reported a record...
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 Hulk Hogan’s son. Nick Bollea is due to stay in jail for the
next eight months as ordered Friday. The wrestling superstar’s son pleaded
guilty to the crash that seriously injured his best friend, John Garziano, who
will now face medical treatment for life. The 17-year-old teenager took the
news pretty good. According to the...
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 It came as no surprise that the Hogans were sued on Monday
by the family of John Graziano.
A lawsuit against Hulk Hogan, his wife Linda, his son Nick
and family friend Daniel Jacobs was filed, alleging neglect in the car crash
that left John Graziano severely injured.
The August 2006 car accident that took place on a...
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 “Brokeback
Mountain” star Heath
Ledger’s will had an essential omission, his daughter, Matilda and his former
girlfriend, Michelle Williams. However, his family announced that they would
make amends for the omission in the will and would not forget about his
offspring.
“Matilda is our absolute priority and Michelle is...
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 Hulk Hogan may have been taken by surprise by the news of
his wife’s filling for divorce, but he surely got prepared now. He filed a
counter-petition to the divorce suit and challenged all his wife’s claims thoroughly.
Terry Bollea, the renowned wrestler began by correcting the
marriage date Linda Bollea written on her petition,...
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 It makes no difference if you’re a regular person or you have been called a “champion” of the World Wrestling Federation, when your wife files for divorce and you learn about it from a journalist, you find no strength to fight the surprise.This is the case of Hulk Hogan, on his real name Terry Bollea who was taken by surprise by a St....
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 British actor Orlando Bloom is not only innocent-faced, but
is also innocent to alleged hit-and-run charges.
After the car accident that occurred earlier this month,
official reports stated that the 30-year old Bloom wasn’t under the influence
of alcohol or drugs when the car crash took place. A spokesman for Los Angeles
County...
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 The son of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan, Nick Hogan, is lucky to be alive after crashing his Toyota Supra on Sunday at around 7:30 p.m..According to reports, 17-year-old Nick Bollea (Hogan’s real name) was behind the wheel and was traveling at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the car which flipped around and the back end...
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 Singer Brandy and another driver caught in the four-vehicle crash which killed the married woman and mother Awatef Aboudihaj are battling each other in courts. Brandy and Mallory Ham of Simi Valley accuse each other of negligence in suits filed last week in Superior Court, AP reports.Brandy apparently doesn't want to take responsibility...
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