As part of its research and development of traffic management systems, IBM surveyed 8,192 drivers in 20 cities on six continents, getting feedback on issues such as commuting time, anger caused by driving in traffic, and the amount of time stuck in traffic as a first-ever Global Commuter Pain Index.
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Colliers' 10th annual North America Parking Rate Survey again indicates that parking garage owners and operators have managed to hold rates steady. Over the past year, Canadian and U.S. parking rates both registered little change, highlighting the high degree of stability in this often overlooked real estate sector.
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An original gathering planned for Saturday August 28 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as NASCAR driver Paul Menard to meet all the Ménards.
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The new BMW 1-Series M coupe is ready, but according to 1addicts.com you'll have to wait for next summer to drive it here in North America.
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The ad campaign is titled "Get More Gs." and that's a great entertainment. Subaru placed rally driver Dave Mirra at the wheel of the new 2011 WRX STI to drive regular folks taken randomly in the street and make them get some Gs. Hilarious.
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MANAGING EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: It's small yet big, boxy yet stylish, dull yet sporty. It's hard to figure these new boxes entering the U.S.
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A rejected-dealer leader asked a House panel today to follow up an audit of General Motors and Chrysler dealership terminations with an investigation of who was responsible for the flawed cutbacks.
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Report says company aims to start with loans to buyers with near-prime credit and is also looking to raise capital and considering a name change.
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Under its plan to reveal the Explorer online rather than at an auto show, the automaker gradually has been releasing information about the crossover on Facebook, including teaser images.
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Jeep and Mopar are teaming up to create a line of rugged trailers to go anywhere and haul anything.
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In News Brake: Honda and VW detail their electric future plans, Jay Leno gets in some high-Voltage trouble, and we test-drive the 2010 Ram 2500 Power Wagon . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Lithia Motors Inc. said today that it has expanded its presence in its home state by acquiring Honda of Bend and Bob Thomas Chevrolet-Cadillac in Bend, Ore., and has divested its Dodge store in Fresno, Calif. The transaction prices were undisclosed.
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China's passenger-car sales have risen every month since February 2009 after the government halved consumption taxes on small vehicles. SAIC, a partner of General Motors Co.
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The SAIC-GM-Wuling joint venture will introduce a new brand -- Baojun -- to market its future lineup of passenger cars. The partnership among General Motors Co., Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp.
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Volkswagen is getting serious about hybrids and electric vehicles, and CEO Martin Winterkorn said they will account for three percent of VWand#8217;s global sales by 2018, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Honda says it has improved the specification and settings of its Insight hybrid in response to early customer feedback, with suspension adjusted improve ride and a higher-spec interior.
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Fisker Automotive has finalised its purchase of a former GM factory where it will build plug-in hybrid electric vehicles.
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Bearings and clutch specialist Schaeffler plans investments of around EUR300m (US$389m) by the end of 2012 to build three new factories and expand capacity at its existing 11 plants in Asia.
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