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Mom evaluates autos on Web site designed for women with children PALOS VERDES, Calif . -- Like thousands of other parents across Southern California, Lori Hindman spends the better part of her day in the car, shuttling her kids and their friends back and forth to school, sports practice and play dates. All that concentrated drive time makes the mother of two in Palos Verdes an expert on what works in a family car, and what needs improvement. But unlike most soccer moms, Hindman gets paid to share her auto expertise. As a reviewer for Mother Proof motherproof.com, a... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:43 Article Views Rating: 159
Strikebound American Axle places help-wanted ads DETROIT -- American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc., idled for more than a month by a United Auto Workers strike, advertised in Sunday newspapers for potential replacement workers. An ad published in the classified section of The Oakland Press of Pontiac read in part: "Employment offered to applicants responding to this advertisement will be to fill anticipated attrition replacement openings after negotiations or in place of employees involved in this strike." The UAW responded by calling for a... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:43 Article Views Rating: 176
Trade protesters picket outside GM warehouse near Reno RENO, Nev. -- A group of protesters marched outside a General Motors Corp. warehouse just north of Reno to show support for trade legislation designed to encourage companies to keep jobs in the U.S. Rudy Viola is president of United Auto Workers Local 2162. He says the discrepancy between American wage minimums and what companies pay foreign workers threatens domestic jobs. Viola criticized the North American and Central America free trade agreements, saying they set up systems that force companies and... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:43 Article Views Rating: 132
‘Avions Voisin’ name revived with new supercar concept Just as Volkswagen Group’s Veyron supercar revived the longstanding Bugatti label, Portuguese-based designer Ernesto Freitas from Luso Motors envisages his new Voisin Concept injecting some life into France’s forgotten carmaker, Avions Voisin. At the moment his new Voisin Concept remains just a 3D simulated model but Freitas has plans to create a full scale model and hopes to display it at several international car shows. Avions Voisin was a carmaker based in Paris, which built a number of luxury... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:32 Article Views Rating: 201
Spyker loses €72 million in 2007 Dutch supercar company Spyker has had a tumultuous past year. After buying a F1 team and joining the backmarkers on the grid, it ran into financial trouble and was forced to refinance the company. The F1 team was eventually sold to an Indian businessman and Spyker was forced to drop plans for a number of models including its stunning C12 Zagato supercar. The full scale of Spyker’s misfortunes have now been revealed with the announcement today the carmaker lost €72 million in 2007, up from a loss of... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:31 Article Views Rating: 137
De Tomaso Panthera design study Italian marque De Tomaso may be long and gone but the legend of its Pantera supercar from the 1970s lives on in the form of the modern Panthera design study from German designer Stefan Schulze. Although just a concept, Schulze envisages his new design one day being built over the mechanicals of a Lamborghini Gallardo and sold as a modern version of the original Pantera. Although the chances of this happening are unlikely, there is some hope for the rebirth of the Tomaso brand. Last year reports emerged... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:22 Article Views Rating: 185
Knight Rider KITT Mustangs sell for $300,000 This weekend’s Barrett-Jackson Auction in Palm Beach, Florida, saw a pair of Ford Mustang Shelby GT500KR muscle cars from the new Knight Rider series go under the hammer for $300,000. The cars were sold together as a pair and the buyer was also offered the chance to snap up a brand new 2009 GT500KR, one of only 746 cars, for list price. The cars included the regular KITT Hero the regular GT500KR as well as the KITT Attack model a high-speed version with additional aero parts, and all proceeds from the... Article added: 2008-03-31 04:36:22 Article Views Rating: 184
In the ABG Garage: 2008 Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid One of the best parts about being a member of the Autoblog team, besides all the chicks and autograph requests, is driving some of the best vehicles in the world and writing about it here. When it comes to hybrids, though, we tend to leave the heavy lifting to our brethren over at AutoblogGreen, and our eco-conscious friends never let us down. Gang green got their hands on a 2008 Chevy Tahoe Two-Mode Hybrid, and they knocked the review right out of the park. Hit the link below to see how a Tahoe with... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:34:01 Article Views Rating: 474
Dakar organizers eye return to... Dakar Following terrorist threats that forced the cancellation of this year's Dakar Rally, race organizers ASO went searching the world for alternative locations. They settled on South America, with plans to hold additional events in Central Europe. However, if the geopolitical situation changes, Dakar could be back in Africa by 2012. ASO chief Patrice Clerc has expressed his desire to bring the event back to its roots. In order for the Dakar Rally to return to Dakar, however, the threats made against the... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:34:01 Article Views Rating: 185
Frank Washington Charity Auction begins: bid now, bid often We meet more and more automotive journalists in the industry with every auto show we attend, and we've noticed a definite sense of brotherhood that exists among all who get to do this insanely sweet job for a living. We appreciate those veterans who've been kind enough to befriend a little blog like ours, and we try to repay the favor when we can. Frank Washington is not an automotive journalist we've met personally, but many of our new friends know him and were horrified to learn that he had been... Article added: 2008-03-28 05:34:01 Article Views Rating: 202 |
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