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Autos: Electric cars a highly charged topic


If electric cars were as common as opinions about them, there would be charging outlets on every corner. — The electric car has become a symbol of political division in the “dis”-United States, especially in an election year. Like every other issue, this one has two poles: advocates are “liberals” that believe the industry must [...]

Car Sales Account for Half of US Economic Growth


Car sales that are running at the fastest pace in four years are poised to reverberate through the world’s largest economy as a spillover into production, profits and jobs for Americans may be starting. Auto purchases have exceeded a 14 million annual rate in each month this year, the strongest performance since early 2008, according [...]

Porsche: every day sporty driving fun


<!– Email Print Twitter Facebook MySpace Delicous Stumble Digg More Destinations… –> The FINANCIAL — Driving a Porsche is a very special blend of rationality and pleasure: the combination of peak performance and sportiness with efficiency and practicality across the entire model range is unprecedented.   Systematic development with the goal of optimal performance in [...]

Spark in Sales of Cars and Trucks Drives U.S. Economy


Toyota, the biggest seller of hybrid vehicles, said it wants to boost supplies of its Prius line as demand outpaces its initial U.S. target of more than 220,000 this year. Toyota, the biggest seller of hybrid vehicles, said it wants to boost supplies of its Prius line as demand outpaces its initial U.S. target of [...]

Action-Oriented Sedan With a Predatory Spirit


Share with others: <!—-> GIVEN an unforeseen economic slump, an overblown unintended-acceleration drama and an unimaginable earthquake in Japan, it’s clear that the recent wounds suffered by Lexus and its parent, Toyota, weren’t all self-inflicted. But while external factors and random disasters partly explain how Lexus lost its crown in 2011 — after 11 consecutive [...]