Nutson's Nuggets: In Case You Were Sleeping - Last Week's (December 12-17 2011) Automotive News
* As we get closer to the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, more and more new product news is streaming into the media. Various reports say that Honda's Acura luxury brand will unveil an unprecedented three new vehicles -- including the long-awaited successor to its legendary NSX exotic sports car ... Continue reading
2012 Volkswagen Golf TDI (Clean Diesel) Review
2012 Volkswagen Golf TDI Engine: 2.0-liter Clean diesel turbocharged 4 Horsepower/Torque: 140 hp @ 4,000 rpm/236 lb.-ft. @ 1,75 rpm Transmission: 6-speed manual Wheelbase: 101.5 in. Length/Width/Height: 165.4 x 70.3 x 58.2 in. Tires: P225/45R17 H Cargo volume: 15.2/46 cu. ft. ... Continue reading
2012 North American Car and Truck of the Year Finalists
NORTH AMERICAN CAR AND TRUCK OF THE YEAR FINALISTS By Steve Purdy TheAutoChannel.com Detroit Bureau The ornate second-floor ballroom of the historic Detroit Athletic Club was packed with media and auto industry folks, all members of the Automotive Press Association, as finalists for the 2012 North American Car and Truc ... Continue reading
Historics - 1953 Healey 100 Special Test Car Fetches $1,309,057.40 (US) At Bohnams
Heybridge, Dec. 17, 2011: An unrestored works racing team 1953 Austin-Healey '100' Special Test Car, which was campaigned in period by racing drivers Lance Macklin, Gordon Wilkins and Marcel Becquart, sold for a world record £843,000 today (1 December) at Bonhams' December Sale. The car, which was offered in 'barn fin ... Continue reading
Timken and United Steelworkers of America Local 1123 Agree on Proposed Contract
The Timken Company and the United Steelworkers (USW) Local 1123 today announced they have reached agreement on a new five-year contract to replace the existing contract, which would have expired September 2013. A ratification vote is being scheduled. "The company and the union were able to reach a tentative agreement t ... Continue reading
ZoomSafer: NTSB Recommends Banning All Cell Phone Use While Driving
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) voted yesterday to recommend that all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia enact laws banning drivers from any use of personal electronic devices, including both handheld and hands-free cell phone use, while driving. The recommendation also called for states to imp ... Continue reading
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