Cars

China’s Car Sales Down in October – To 80 Percent Growth

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 46 minutes ago

So used has the MSM become to China’s red hot car growth, that Reuters headlines the October sales report “Chinese car sales dip in October, but still robust.” China’s passenger vehicle sales clocked-in a year-on-year growth of 79.6 percent in October. In September, the growth was 83.62 percent, which serves as the reason for Reuter’s [...]

• China Oct PV sales up 80% to 923,154 units - Gasgoo.com

Florida: Early Data Suggest City Traffic Cameras Ineffective

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

An early look at the performance of the red light cameras in Temple Terrace, Florida shows that they have done nothing to improve safety. Instead of merely repeating city claims on the topic, investigative reporters for the Tampa station WFTS ordered accident reports and checked the data for themselves. Although the program has been operational [...]

• Florida: Early Data Suggest City Traffic Cameras Ineffective - TheNewspaper

Porsche and Ferrari: As Smart As They Come?

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Ferrari singled out their Swedish dealer Autoropa at the brand’s 60th anniversary in Maranello, lauding their high sales stats. A reporter asked CEO Filip Larsson how they managed to sell so many cars in such a small country. “Easy,” Filip said. “We sell two cars instead of one.” Enkel. Unless you pay WAY over the [...]

What Really Grinds My Gears: Gas Pumps Without A Locking Feature

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

I have no idea when someone somewhere decided that there was some kind of safety problem with gas pumps offering a locking clip at the end of the nozzle. You know, the little metal doo-hickey that lets you take your hand off the pump while the car fills with gas, then kicks back to let [...]

Fisker: Leonardo DiCaprio’s Prius Was The Inspiration To Start Company

The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Never underestimate the impact of your choice of car, especially if you’re Leonardo DiCaprio, who I’m sure doesn’t. The high-profile early Prius adopter can now take credit for inspiring the creation of Fisker Motors. That comes straight from Henrik Fisker’s mouth. The former designer of gas-guzzling Aston Martins and BMWs told the Reuters Auto Summit [...]

One Year Ago On The Elsa Blog: Synastry, The Anti-war Crowd, and The Soldier

ElsaElsa.com (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

Flashbacks Speaking Of Speaking Freely: Grand Cross In Synastry The Quintessential Soldier Meets The Anti-war Crowd Answering Questions Regarding The Soldier Today on the boards - Mercury in Scorpio says… Why is there so much discrimination against the poor? © Elsa for ElsaElsa.com , 2009. | Permalink | No comment | Add to del.icio.us Post tags:

Toyota is sued over concerns of sudden acceleration

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago

A lawsuit filed Thursday by two Los Angeles County residents claims that the majority of Toyota and Lexus vehicles made since 2001 contain defective components that can cause unintended acceleration. Two Los Angeles County residents have sued Toyota Motor Corp., alleging that the majority of Toyota and Lexus vehicles made since 2001 contain defective components that can cause unintended acceleration....

Back When Automotive Interior Designers Weren't So Slick: SECU- RITY Indicator Lamp [Retro]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Ever notice how every interior component in cars these days, no matter how cheaply made, appears to have been vetted by a crew of marketing types and focus groups? That's why it's refreshing to see this Maxima's dash. I was scoping the junkyard for interesting stuff when I spotted this '87 Nissan Maxima . I figured I'd check for a Voice Annunciator Phonograph Unit within. It appears that Nissan had...

Triumph and TAG Heuer honor Steve McQueen with special Bonneville

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Filed under: Motorcycle , Celebrities Triumph Bonneville Heuer - Click above for high-res image gallery Triumph and TAG Heuer have joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind Bonneville Heuer motorcycle. Inspired by Steve McQueen and the Porsche 917 K that the famous actor, racer and motorcycle rider piloted in the classic film Le Mans , the Bonneville Heuer is painted up in the classic Gulf Oil blue...

• Triumph and TAG Heuer Honor Steve McQueen With Special Bonneville - Luxist

Too much to do

Library Chronicles (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

I'm not going to waste this day finishing the Saints reporting. There's too much going on out there. This week's post was turning out to be more about Bob Roesler and mercury denaturing and xbox and Higgs boson particles than actual football anyway. I'll just fold all that bullshit into the re-cap of the Caronlina game (which I am thoroughly convinced the Saints will lose, btw). Anyway I'm outta here...

Porsche 928 To Take On Renault Alliance, 158 Other Heaps: LeMons Arse Freeze-A-Palooza 2009! [24 Hours Of Lemons]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Get ready for the final race of the 2009 season , taking place in two weeks at chilly Thunderhill Raceway! More cars than ever before, and the most staggeringly wrong collection of vehicles ever seen on the same track. Ah, the Arse Freeze! Who could forget the incredible end-over-end Datsun B210 flip at the 2007 race? Or the upside-down '66 Plymouth Belvedere at last year's race? This year's race...

SEMA 2009: Gran Turismo Best in Show is the Trans-Cammer Mustang

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Filed under: Aftermarket , SEMA Show , Coupe , Performance , Ford Philip Koenen's "Trans-Cammer" 1970 Ford Mustang. Click above for high-res image gallery Phillip Koenen brought a really gorgeous, miles-deep-black, 1970 Mustang to SEMA and came away with another fine piece of hardware:The Gran Turismo Best in Show award. For the past several years, Sony Computer Entertainment America has...

Laptop steering wheel desk is real. And real funny.

Autoblog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Filed under: Aftermarket , Etc. , Humor You know, when we're driving along, eating buffalo wings and trying to manage a Super Slurpee while playing Cooking Dash on the iPhone, it sure would be helpful to have a place to keep all that stuff organized. Thankfully, there's the Laptop Steering Wheel Desk , which accomplishes all of the above AND finally gives us a place to keep our bleu cheese and celery...

1979 International Harvester Scout II [Down On The Street]

Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Lots of Scouts on the island! Let's take a look at the others before we admire today's street survivor: First, this '72. Another '72. Yet another '72. This '76. This '77 Traveler. And this final-year '80. OK, now on to today's truck! This truck, built during...

DiFi Pondering

MyDD (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago

Per the San Jose Mercury News : Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Thursday she will base a decision on whether to run for California governor next year largely on the solutions the announced candidates put forward to deal with the state's fiscal problems. Polls indicate she would be a heavy favorite if she chooses to run. Feinstein told The Associated Press in a brief interview that she is grateful...

Abercrombie and Fitch Models

abercrombiefitch | 24/10/2009

Abercrombie&Fitch .com is the world effective together to Model Scouts.com. Then Model Scouts.com is the modeling activity's Number 1 develop survey rite and the only modeling service that guarantees that your photos are submitted. Model Scouts.com is a bunch of new models with top clients such as abercrombie and legitimate international mold agents and scouts from around the place for I, WhyNot, Beatrice,...

Lotussia Travel Vietnam launches specialist travel website about car rental

lotramar | 08/10/2009

October 8, 2009 (Hanoi) -- Lotussia Travel has recently launched a new specialist website about car rental, car hire in Vietnam – www.vietnamcarhire.com. Car rental in Vietnam is relatively inexpensive and considered to be convenient. However, travelers who are unused to foreign travel should be aware that, in general, renting a car in Vietnam means renting a driver with the car. The driver also knows...

Breaking News: Mercedes-Benz will drop CLC in favor of C-Class Coupe

traimi | 29/09/2009

According to the latest reports, it appears that Mercedes-Benz will stop the production of the CLC Coupe in Autumn 2010. Why? Well, the reason is simple: the car is no match for the Bmw 1-Series and the Audi A3.