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of car news now: One of our favorite budget backroad blasters is the Subaru BR - Z — and its identical twin, the Toyota GT 86.
If it seems like there's a lot
of car news happening today, you're right, the big Geneva Auto Show is under way and some pretty cool cars are getting some first looks.
Not exact matches
This is exactly what US
News and World Report delved into when creating a list
of the best
cars for the money.
Mysterious electric
car startup Faraday Future has been the topic
of several
news reports lately relating to the company's financial and intellectual property issues, as well as its relationship with Chinese internet company LeEco, which has fallen on hard times recently as well.
This
news follows a period
of negative information and rumors about the Apple
Car this year.
In 2015, South Korean
news agency DailyNK reported that a customized bathroom is built into one
of the
cars of Kim's convoy
of armored vehicles.
For now, Chevrolet alone still sells somewhere around 12
car models if you count Corvette, although there have been rumors and
news it will cut or end production
of at least some
of those.
(It's worth noting that on the day Uber launched UberPool, its carpooling feature, the
news arrived in a blog post with this line: «Since the early days
of Uber, we've been excited about the idea
of providing transportation so inexpensive and reliable, people can actually sell their
cars.»)
For instance, you can break it down by device or placement you want to show up for (e.g.
news feed or right column), you can define more demographics such as income, liquid assets, ethnicity, the type
of car people drive, the household composition and much more.
Over at the Globe and Mail, I popped in on QNX, the Ottawa - based software company owned by smartphone maker BlackBerry, to see what was new and also to see what they thought
of the big
news of Google's Open Automotive Alliance, which will be pushing Android onto
cars starting this year.
«Tom's been such a dominant, positive personality amongst us for so long that all
of us in the public radio family — and I include our millions
of listeners — will find this
news very difficult to receive,» «
Car Talk» Executive Producer Doug Berman said in a statement to NPR.
«The reason we are doing Tesla is to try to accelerate the advent
of sustainable transport, to have there be more electric
cars on the road,» Musk said in September during an interview with the Danish
news site Borsen.
Have you ever seen a
news story about a
car crashing into a telephone pole out in the middle
of nowhere?
Saverin finished his bachelor's degree in economics from Harvard University and went on to invest in Tech in Asia, an online
news site; Silvercar, an airport
car rental service; and Hopscotch, an Indian online retailer
of kidswear.
In the «good
news» column, none
of the muscle
cars earned a «poor» rating in any
of the crash tests.
Facebook's revenue jumps 50 % in the first quarter, Amazon is testing delivery to
cars, and more need - to - know
news from the world
of retail.
The lighthearted tone
of the tweets — which came a few hours after Mr. Musk teased «important
news» coming soon — contrasted with recent analyst reports that warned
of serious financial strains on the company as it struggles to ramp up production
of the Model 3 compact
car.
For the past week, as the electric -
car maker Tesla has been buffeted by a barrage
of negative
news, Elon Musk, its chief executive, has offered no public comments on the company's shaky finances, its slumping stock price or the increasing questions about the safety
of its self - driving technology.
In other
news yesterday, Volkswagen announced that it's going to invest $ 20 billion before 2030 in shifting to electric vehicles and that it's working on a solid - state battery that will extend the range
of EVs to 1000 km or more, which would equal or surpass the range
of ICE
cars.
In other
news today, Volkswagen announced that it's going to invest $ 20 billion before 2030 in shifting to electric vehicles and that it's working on a solid - state battery that will extend the range
of EVs to 1000 km or more, which would equal or surpass the range
of ICE
cars.
The plan would help get our region moving again through the addition
of 50 new SkyTrain
cars, a 46 per cent increase in Canada Line capacity, five new West Coast Express
cars, up to 5
news B - line rapid bus routes, and a new SeaBus.
After
news broke
of the sale, the dealer fielded about 10 phone calls from more
car shoppers interested in purchasing a
car using the digital currency, Davy said.
Force millions
of old people that were not going to do anything aside from watch Fox
news all weekend to get in
cars and drive does wonders for selling gasoline demand it seems.
The
news comes just days after Uber announced that it was testing its self - driving
cars on the streets
of Pittsburgh, the home
of the company's Carnegie Mellon - based research and development center.
The show didn't reveal much in the way
of headline - making
news, like sales data on the Apple Watch or the outlook for driverless
cars.
Thursday specifically saw Twitter - based
news resource cnLedger reproduce photographs
of a Chinese luxury
car dealer in the city
of Shenzhen which appear to show models on sale
Shares
of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) were trading lower in Monday's premarket following
news that Genera Motors Company (NYSE: GM) plans to launch the Chevrolet Bolt in 2017, an electric
car that could travel 200 miles between charges and would cost $ 30,000.
Upon hearing
news of the Roadster upgrade package, Model S owners will likely wonder if their
car will receive a similar upgrade in the near future.
On Tuesday,
news that Nvidia would temporarily suspend its self - driving
car program trumped all
of the good things CEO Jensen Huang announced during a keynote presentation at the company's GTC Conference.
According to a February 17
news release from
CAR: «In Southern California, an influx
of buyers from coastal employment areas into the Inland Empire drove healthy year - over-year sales in Riverside and San Bernardino.»
In other related
news, the company has teamed up with Fiat Chrysler to increase its fleet
of self - driving
cars by about twofold, particularly the 2017 Chrysler Pacifica minivan fitted with the technology.
The condemnation descended on the president a day after he told reporters in a defiant
news conference at Trump Tower in Manhattan that «alt - left» demonstrators were just as responsible for the violence in Charlottesville last weekend as the neo-Nazis and white supremacists who instigated protests that led to the death
of a 32 - year - old woman, struck down by a
car driven by a right - wing activist.
It may be easy to understand the potential for artificial intelligence to improve how doctors diagnose diseases, and we've all seen plenty
of news about smart
cars and smart homes.
News from Lyft last month noted that self - driving
cars would be handling most
of its rides by 2021.
Mark Jones, speaking to the Savannah Morning
News, said he was in his
car when the plane hit the road in front
of him.
Occasional horrific
news stories hint at the me - first legacy
of Maoism: A toddler was run over by a
car, and no one stopped to help; a greedy company put melamine in milk destined for baby bottles; a Red Cross worker apparently pilfered funds meant for victims
of the Sichuan earthquake, spending the money on designer bags and fancy
cars.
(CNN)- Pope Francis is deeply hurt by the
news that a
car crash killed three
of his relatives in Argentina, the Vatican said on Tuesday.
The
news of her death in a
car crash in Paris led to a national outpouring
of grief.
«Jamie didn't hesitate,» one
of Foxx's friends told ABC
News, «He jumped out and ran to the
car.»
CC didn't weepwhen he heard the
news, maybe because he'd already seen his parents at peace.CC had given Corky a
car and an apartment in Vallejo and had been willing topay for hospice care for the final months, but Margie wouldn't hear
of it: Three times a day she'd stop by Corky's place and change his bedding, make surehe took his painkillers and medications, keep him company as he lay dying.
In this month alone Saints alltime leading rusher Deuce McAllister filed for bankruptcy protection for the Jackson, Miss.,
car dealership he owns; Panthers receiver Muhsin Muhammad put his mansion in Charlotte up for sale on eBay a month after
news broke that his entertainment company was being sued by Wachovia Bank for over due credit - card payments; and penniless former NFL running back Travis Henry was jailed for nonpayment
of child support.
The big
news about Codemasters» upcoming F1 game is that it will feature classic
cars for the first time since the 2013 edition
of the game.
Following on from the
news that Ginetta is looking to field some
cars in LMP1 next year comes the announcement that British firm PERRINN has already received an order for two
of its chassis, although the identity
of the team and its engine supplier have yet to be revealed.
Costs are being kept down for the «superseason'thanks partly to the relatively low number
of races and also the
news that
cars and equipment will now only be shipped by sea and not air.
Silverstone's return is great
news as top - level sports
car events have been happening at the circuit since 1976, making it one
of the classic events
of the World Endurance Championship.
Last year the Yates Center
News frequently printed stories about its teams on Page One with thick black headlines that were two or three times bigger than other front - page headlines such as GOVERNOR TO BE IN COUNTY or SHERIFF»S
CAR GOES OUT
OF CONTROL or HORSE KILLED ON HIGHWAY.
But
of course, the big
news is Kubica being chosen to drive the
car and not any
of the other drivers thought to have been in contention for the seat next year.
He heard the
news of the crash on his
car radio during the drive home.
Your best chance
of seeing the new
cars before the season was either a short clip on the
news (usually only
of the major teams), some pictures in the newspaper, or in a dedicated F1 magazine.