Honda to shift production schedules in North America
Honda is continuing to adjust its production schedules in the wake of the March 11 earthquake in Japan, and the shuffling will reportedly continue at U.S. plants as well.
The plan is to run full production shifts at U.S. facilities on...
GM projected to have most profitable Q1 in 11 years
Most automakers have already reported earnings for the first quarter of 2011, but General Motors is still busy counting its loot. We don't know how well the largest automaker in the United States fared, but Bloombergreports that GM could...
The price of gasoline has reached more than $9 a gallon for drivers who don't pay ahead of time and who return their rental cars without a full tank.
A USA TODAY survey of auto rental gas prices at 13 big airports on April 25 found Hertz was charging $9.29 a gallon at all 13. Dollar and Thrifty...
Google's Seoul office raided over data collection claims
Google's Seoul office was raided on Tuesday on suspicion its mobile advertising unit AdMob had illegally collected location data without consent, South Korean police said – the latest setback to the internet search firm's Korean...
All-electric Mercedes-Benz S-Class being considered
Jaguar built an electric XJ last year, Rolls-Royce showed off an electric Phantom this year, now Autocarreports that Mercedes is open to considering an electric offering. To be precise, Autocar said such an S-Class "is not being ruled out"...
Ford Focus adds on-board WiFi, unfortunately for Europe only at this point
The new global Focus is jam-packed with technology, and the latest among them is a new in-car WiFi system.
The device works with SYNC and MyFord Touch to pick up the signal from a mobile internet dongle or...
Redbox Rolling Out $2 Video Game Rentals in June
Redbox will roll out video game rentals at thousands of kiosks nationwide for $2 a day starting June 17, parent company Coinstar said Thursday.
The announcement coincided with Coinstar's first-quarter earnings, which impressed investors. Shares...
Honda says next CR-V Model Delayed
According to Bloomberg, Honda has delayed the release of the next-generation CR-V as a result of supplier constriction brought on by the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear tragedies in Japan. The report says that the 2012 Honda CR-V will debut a month later than...
According to Reuters, the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission has awarded Nissan a 10-year contract to produce the vehicles. The Japanese automaker beat out both Ford and a Turkish automaker to cinch the deal worth more than $1 billion. Nissan will be responsible for building one single vehicle...
The Leaf sold 573 units in April versus the Volt's 493. Compared to March's results, which had Leaf sales at 298 and Volt sales at 608, Nissan's electric hatch has gained some ground, while Chevy's plug-in lost some traction.
The latest cumulative U.S. sales totals for the plug-in duo, since...
The next-generation BMW 3 Series has been out stretching its legs before its official debut, and our tactical team of spy photographers was quick to snap a few photos before the vehicle returned to the automaker's lair. These photos give us a more complete look at the new 3er for the first time...
Honda Warns U.S. Dealers of 2012 Civic Shortage
Honda Motor Co. warned U.S. dealers Monday that it will run short of popular models such as the Civic compact later this summer because of parts shortages caused by Japan's earthquake.
It said normal production may not return until the end of the...
DERBY, Kan. - A Derby High School sophomore said Friday that he was hit by a Taser and had his arm broken by two school resource officers for refusing to pull up his pants.
The Derby Police Department said it will investigate the incident. The officers work for the department.
The teen and the...
This compilation of Volkswagens being used and abused is likely some sort of old series of tests used in an promo video for late 90s/early 2000s Volkswagen products.
It's not unusual for a new malware attack to pop up on the Internet every other moment, but the latest vicious bit of software floating around is particularly fascinating because it specifically targets Mac users.
The Next Web reports that a malware version of the popular MacDefender antivirus...
Chrysler has announced a profit of $116 million for the first quarter of 2011, the company's first profit since exiting bankruptcy. This came from $13.1 billion in revenue, which represents a 35 percent increase compared to Q1 2010. Profit from operations was up, as well, as Chrysler managed to...
Google Inc.'s collection of location information from millions of mobile devices and personal computers is "extremely valuable" to the company's future business, according to an email written by a Google product manager last year.
That email and others, which are part of a public filing in a...