Honda, Acura, Porsche and Scion topped the annual Consumer Reports reliability survey released on Tuesday. At the other end of the spectrum, Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz were deemed among the worst.
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At a lunch with top General Motors brass on July 27, 2000, then-Delphi CEO J.T. Battenberg came armed with a laundry list of contentious issues that were percolating between the parts maker and its former parent company.
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High-performance car tuner John Hennessey is taking his Venom GT sports car--the marriage of a lightweight Lotus two-seater with a ground-pounding V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1--to this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas.
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High-performance car tuner John Hennessey is taking his Venom GT sports car--the marriage of a lightweight Lotus two-seater with a ground-pounding V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1--to this year's SEMA show in Las Vegas.
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Chrysler, the once-bankrupt U.S. automaker that received billions in government aid last year, will soon get new federal loans to help retool factories to make more fuel efficient vehicles, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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BMW AG said today it is recalling about 151,000 vehicles in the U.S. for fuel-pump defects that may reduce engine performance or cause a loss of power-assist for the brakes and steering.
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Honda Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. dominate the list of most reliable 2011 models based on a survey by Consumer Reports magazine, with Ford Motor Co. tops among domestic automakers, and General Motors Co. posting notable gains.
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In today's News Brake: Dodge revives its 392 Hemi, Ford reports a record $1.7 billion profit, and an Underground Racing Lamborghini crashes at the Texas Mile . . . But Wait, There's More!
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BMW is recalling about 130,000 cars fitted with its N54 twin-turbo six-cylinder engine to repair a faulty high-pressure fuel pump.
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Mercedes-Benz is launching a new generation of direct-injection, twin-turbocharged V-8 engines with more power and better fuel economy beginning with the freshened 2011 CL coupe that goes on sale next month.
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The 2011 Dodge Challenger SRT8 392 marks the return of the 392-cubic-inch Hemi V8. The 392-cubic-inch Hemi (5.4 liters), which has not been in a production car for 52 years, produces 470 hp and 470 lb-ft of torque.
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Autoliv Inc has reported record results for its third quarter, as the company's growth outpaced that of the general auto market.
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Johnson Controls has reported a 20% increase in its full year sales as the company swung back into profit.
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Mercedes’ drop-top supercar spied with roof down for the first time.
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BYD Co has suffered a fall in third quarter net profits as the Chinese auto market cools on government attempts to stop the economy over-heating.
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Tata Motors has no further plans to acquire any overseas automakers, a leading company executive has said.
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Though Chevrolet will begin TV advertising of its Volt plug-in hybrid sedan tomorrow during the World Series broadcast, Chevy dealers won't get their demonstration vehicles until at least February.
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General Motors (GM) India will showcase an electric car in 2011, local reports have said.
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Hyundai Motor Group has leap-frogged Toyota to become the leading SUV company in China, Asian media reports said today
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