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Toyota will unveil a slew of hybrid and hybrid concepts next month at the 2012 Geneva International Motor Show. The models include a production-ready Toyota Yaris Hybrid — which isn't coming to the U.S. — and models already seen here, like the NS4 Plug-in Hybrid Concept.
A new concept at the show will be the FT-bh [...]
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Honda has announced it is recalling about 45,800 Odyssey EX-L and Touring minivans from the 2008 and 2009 model years because the power tailgate struts may fail.
The gas-filled struts, which help raise and support the power tailgate, may be prone to early-life failures, Honda says. If a strut fails, the tailgate may close unexpectedly under [...]
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently amended its child seat guidelines and now recommends that children weighing up to 80 pounds be restrained in a booster seat. Previously, the agency specified that children sit in a safety seat until age 8 or until they are 4 feet 9 inches tall.
NHTSA also announced it is [...]
<I've always been baffled that the headphones for in-car entertainment systems are sized for adults rather than the kids these systems are designed to entertain. How does that make any sense?
The headphones that come in cars are simply too big to fit most kids properly. My girls are constantly fussing with them, trying to get [...]
If your good deeds are rewarded, that reward might come in the form of a Fisker Karma, the environmentally friendly ultra-luxury sedan from the same designer who gave the automotive world the BMW Z8 roadster and the Aston Martin V8 Vantage.<
Mini’s latest experiment in possibility thinking takes on a more overtly practical character with the Geneva debut of the Mini Clubvan Concept.<
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today unveiled the latest tool in its wide-ranging injury-prevention arsenal, a new crash test dummy scaled to simulate the size and weight of a typical 10-year-old child.<
Hottest version of the all-new Mercedes-Benz SL-Class that debuted in Detroit earlier this year, the 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 63 AMG gets its moment in the limelight at Geneva.<
<It seems like each day the auto industry is becoming more and more mired in the frenzy of election-bid politics, especially with the Michigan primary fast approaching. Earlier this week, the Chevrolet Volt landed in the thick of it.
During a speech in Georgia, Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich raised a lot of eyebrows when he [...]
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Here's what we have our eye on today:
As prospects in the European car market continue to look grim — 2012 is expected to be another down year — there's word that GM and French carmaker Peugeot are looking into a business alliance, according to Bloomberg News. The partnership could include shared development of engines and [...]
