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Jan
31

Toyota loses $21B in market share in one week, plans media blitz this week

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Filed under: Government/Legal , Safety , Toyota After a long spell as the apple of the media’s eye, Toyota is now officially in the bad news barrel. So far the Japanese automaker has announced the recall of 5.3 million vehicles for floor mat issues that may lead to unintended acceleration and a separate recall of 2.3 million vehicles for sticking gas pedals ( watch the explanatory video ). The entire ordeal has been a public relations nightmare, and as you’d expect, Toyota’s stock is taking a hit.

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Toyota loses $21B in market share in one week, plans media blitz this week

Categories : 1, 10, 2010, 5, AF, Akio Toyoda, AkioToyoda, Autoblog, BO, CC, CT T, Dealership, ES, EV, Fix, Gas Pedal, JimLentz, LED, LS, MA, NHTSA, PS, RT, SC, STI, Safety, Sticking, TSA, Throttle, ToyotaRecall, U.S., UnintendedAcceleration, accelerator, announcement, apologize, apologizes, app, apple, art, att, book, bus, ceo, circuit, cr, cts, deal, dealer, dealers, dealerships, doe, eco, epa, floor mat, floor mats, floormats, focus, for, ge, government, gs, gt, i, irc, irs, japan, jim lentz, lease, matte, mb, mg, mini, mmi, new, news, pedal, pen, please, polo, port, production, quality, r, r8, rc, recall, recalls, repair, report, right, rta, sho, sv, switzerland, ta, tag, tas, tc, tire, tl, toyota, toyota recall, traffic safety, uc, uk, unintended acceleration, vid, video, vision
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Jan
31

Eh-Spec? Acura Canada mailing shows 2010 TL A-Spec

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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Acura , Canada , Luxury At the very least, our friends to the north will soon have another Acura TL trim level to choose from. Reader Steve F. dropped us a line to let us know he received this mailing from Acura , which included an announcement a new TL A-Spec model. What is it?

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Eh-Spec? Acura Canada mailing shows 2010 TL A-Spec

Categories : 1, 10, 2010, 2010 acura tl, 2010AcuraTl, Acura, AcuraCanada, AcuraTlA-spec, Autoblog, BO, ES, EV, January, LED, LS, MA, RT, a-spec, acura canada, acura tl a-spec, announcement, app, art, book, canada, cr, for, ge, gl, gm, gs, gt, i, lease, luxury, mb, mg, new, news, performance, please, port, r, ram, rc, sedan, sho, sl, sports, sv, ta, tag, tech, tl
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Jan
31

Renault F1 launches R30 with back to the future livery [w/video]

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Filed under: Motorsports , Renault , Racing Renault R30 F1 challenger – Click above for high-res image gallery. Follow the jump to watch video. On Sunday the Renault F1 team revealed its 2010 race car with a color scheme that hearkens back to the team’s debut in the late 1970s.

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Renault F1 launches R30 with back to the future livery [w/video]

Categories : 1, 10, 2009, 2010, 5, AF, Autoblog, BO, Back to the Future, ES, EV, F1, FormulaOne, GUI, Genii, LED, LS, MA, R3, RT, Renault F1, Renault F1 team, RenaultF1, RenaultF1Team, RenaultFormula1, RenaultR30, Russia, SC, STI, Sauber, Vitaly Petrov, VitalyPetrov, acer, app, att, black, book, breaking, cars, challenger, cr, crash, eco, for, formula 1, formula-one, ge, genii capital, gs, gt, i, iQ, irs, italy, jump, le mans, lease, livery, mb, mg, motorsport, motorsports, nelson piquet jr, new, news, pen, piquet, please, port, r, race, racing, rc, renault, renault formula 1, renault r30, report, small, sports, sv, ta, tag, tc, top, tron, vid, video
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Jan
31

Event Alert: February 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events

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Filed under: Chicago Auto Show , Motorsports , Event Alert Just like January equals Detroit , February means Chicago for auto show lovers. The major players will again descend upon McCormick Place in the Windy City, along the banks of the still-frozen Lake Michigan. Other auto shows in February include the Canadian International AutoShow in Toronto , plus regional shows in Philadelphia and Syracuse . Hot Rodders have the Sacramento Autorama to look forward to, while classic car aficionados have Boca Raton and The Desert Classic in La Quinta to get the Concours d’ Elegance season going.

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Event Alert: February 2010 Calendar of Automotive Events

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Jan
31

McLaren MP4-25 car launch

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McLaren MP4-25 car launch

Categories : 1, 10, 2010, 2012, 5, 9-4, BO, C6, PS, dc, gl, gt, i, mclaren, mg, r, rc, sl, spy, xf
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Jan
31

Yamaha pulls the covers off 2010 FZ8 naked sportbike

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Filed under: Motorcycle The upper-middleweight naked bike segment, which currently has entrants from the likes of BMW , Aprilia and Ducati , is about to get an good ol’ injection of Japanese know-how as Yamaha readies its upcoming new FZ8 for production. Yamaha apparently sees room for a machine that splits the difference between the smaller FZ6 (and FZ6R ) and the full FZ1 naked literbike. As far as we’re aware, Yamaha has confirmed neither the FZ8 nor its fully-faired FZ8R sibling for North America (we’ll keep you posted), but it seems possible the models could make it Stateside if there’s sufficient interest…

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Yamaha pulls the covers off 2010 FZ8 naked sportbike

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