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0Unlikely Ire: Dan Neil excoriates 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 1280185260
2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder – Click above for high-res image galleryWhen we look at the 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder rap sheet, it's hard not go get a bit excited. It looks seriously terrific, it weighs but 2,811 pounds, and it packs 320 mid-mounted ponies. Good stuff. When we spent some ... -
Followup: Toyota 'strongly objects' to NHTSA allegations it planted story in WSJ 1279560540
Toyota has officially spoken out against allegations that it planted a story in The Wall Street Journal that attributed the majority of the company's unintended acceleration woes to driver error rather than entrapped floor mats or faulty software. The Japanese company's American arm emailed a ...
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BREAKING: WSJ says crash data points to pedal misapplication in Toyota sudden acceleration cases 1279049160
After receiving more than 3,000 reports of sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, the U.S. Department of Transportation has concluded that driver error was actually at fault. According to The Wall Street Journal, investigators analyzing different data recorders from Toyota vehicles found that at ...
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WSJ brings to light dirty practice of auto awards fees 1273786080
The free press? It ain't so free. It's no secret that most publications face rising costs and declining revenues, both of which combine to create bottom lines that would shiver even cash-strapped Chrysler's timbers. So it should come as no real surprise that Consumers Digest makes manufacturers pay ...
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Pulitzer winner Dan Neil reportedly leaves Los Angeles Times for Wall Street Journal 1265383740
Dan Neil, an automotive journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2004 for his weekly column Rumble Seat in the Los Angeles Times, is reportedly leaving his job in Los Angeles to serve as the automotive columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Perhaps it bears mentioning that the LA ...
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REPORT: GM may let dealers sell remaining "non-core" vehicles as used with big discounts 1262104080
You've seen the dealer commercials before. "Now is the time to buy.... year end sale!" Well, if you want the Pontiac or Saturn of your dreams, this really is the best ever time to deal because it's literally the last chance to get a new vehicle from these brands. The Wall Street Journal reports ...
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Autoblog Podcast #135 1247154060
Click above for the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes, RSS or listen now!Episode #135 of the Autoblog Podcast is here. Chris, Sam and Dan took time out to chat about GM's fast-moving reorganization, Smart's dubious $99/month deal, raising gas taxes as a better way to increase fuel economy, and Shunk's ... -
EDITORIAL: Attention Wall Street Journal - Ford does not use Toyota's hybrid system! 1246821000
2010 Mercury Milan Hybrid - Click above for high-res image galleryIn a recent op-ed piece published in The Wall Street Journal, Alan Reynolds of the Cato Institute starts by making a few decent points about fuel taxation and fuel economy rules. Unfortunately, he undermines himself with some ... -
Does Washington's GMAC bailout hurt Ford? 1231115520
The Wall Street Journal puts forth the case that the government's $5 billion lifeline to GMAC has given GMAC a competitive advantage compared to its rivals. After the taxpayer cash was received, GMAC dropped the required credit score to get a loan and began offering 0% financing on several models, ...
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Toyota poised to build plant number eight in US 1168001520
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Toyota is in the process of scouting locations and performing feasibility studies on opening another plant in the U.S.The addition of another manufacturing center within the States would make the total number of ToMoCo plants rise to eight, further shoring ...

