Automobile Blog February Archive

Preemptive Response - Ford Fusion and Milan Free Software Upgrade

02/09/10 04:20

The burdens and legal issues Japanese automaker Toyota is suffering and carrying now have been a sign for other automakers to check on their vehicles. They saw how bad Toyota's reputation has become after all these massive recalls and legal woes and they do not want to end up like one.

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2010 World Car of the Year Nominees Announced

Last year was a big one for the Volkswagen Golf. It won the title and beat rivals in the award - the Ford Fiesta and Toyota iQ. This year, the award will once again be given to another deserving vehicle.

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Toyota in Crisis - Conspiracy Documents Found

Toyota has been all over the news for the past few weeks after their massive recalls regarding pedal malfunction that results in unintended acceleration. The government has acted on it by scheduling federal investigation and interrogations. Likewise, major companies have already halted their sales and pulled Toyota products on their list.

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Toyota to Recall 2010 Prius Models

While Toyota is dealing with legal woes regarding its pedal problems and unintended acceleration issues for some of its most popular models, another problem occurred, and this time it hit Toyota's technology and innovation flagship vehicle, the Prius.

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Silver Remains Most Popular Car Color After 9 Years

For nine straight years, silver has taken the spot as the most popular color for all vehicles around the world. According to PPG Industries, a major company that deals with car finishes, silver remains the most purchased car color in all continents.

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Used Trucks Needed in Haiti

The tragedy that struck the small nation of Haiti a few weeks ago is still evident with the debris of buildings that are up until now lying on the grounds of the devastated country. Although it seems impossible to find survivors under the ruins of many buildings, rescuers are still doing what they can to resuce/recover as many victims as they can, dead or alive.

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BMW Vision EfficientDynamics - Concept No More

In 2009, we've seen how committed BMW was in making the world a better place. Who wouldn't? Afterall, Audi and Mercedes Benz, two of BMW's greatest rivals, have already taken steps into sewing their names on the green trend that's taking the whole auto industry by storm. And BMW wouldn't want to be left behind the green race.

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Consumer Reports Acted on the Toyota Issue

Popular product recommendation firm Consumer Reports has recently stated that they will be removing all of the eight Toyota vehicles that was included in the latest recall by the automaker to their recommendations list. The vehicles were the subject of the ongoing investigation for unintended acceleration.

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