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Optimism returns to Detroit auto show
Jan 10, 2011 19:09 EST
Optimism returned to the Detroit auto show Monday as US automakers celebrated rising sales and a remarkable recovery after years of painful restructuring and the bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler.
Glitz returns to Detroit auto show after gloom
Jan 10, 2011 03:19 EST
The glitz returns to the Detroit auto show Monday as US automakers celebrate a remarkable recovery and rising sales after years of painful restructuring and the bankruptcy of General Motors and Chrysler.
Tablets, smart gadgets rule at Consumer Electronics Show
Jan 09, 2011 22:14 EST
Slick touchscreen tablet computers and smarter devices for the home and the car took center stage as the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up on Sunday.
Car tech dazzles at Consumer Electronics Show
Jan 09, 2011 16:35 EST
Automakers are taking a drive into the future at the Consumer Electronics Show.
Automaker Saab replaces key US executive
Jan 08, 2011 13:09 EST
Saab Automobile AB has replaced its top executive in the United States, naming Matthias Seidl interim chief operating officer for Detroit-based Saab Cars North America effective immediately.
India's Karthikeyan back as F1 driver
Jan 07, 2011 12:21 EST
Narain Karthikeyan of India will return to the Formula One circuit after six years following a deal with the Spanish Hispania racing team, it was announced on Friday.
Winterkorn to remain at helm of VW
Jan 03, 2011 06:49 EST
Martin Winterkorn to remain at helm of Volkswagen until 2016. German automaker Volkswagen AG says its board has agreed to extend the contract of chief executive Martin Winterkorn through the end of 2016.
CES gadget fest sizzle fizzles
Jan 02, 2011 18:04 EST
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Some 125,000 attendees descending on the annual tech gadget confab in Las Vegas this week can be forgiven for feeling as if they have traveled back in time.
Winterkorn to remain at Volkswagen helm until end-2016
Jan 02, 2011 14:14 EST
Martin Winterkorn will remain as head of German carmaker Volkswagen until the end of 2016 after his contract was extended by five years, the company said Sunday.
Hyundai, VW top insurance industry safe car list
Dec 22, 2010 09:58 EST
Hyundai-Kia, Volkswagen win most 'top safety pick' awards from insurance industry group. South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, used by safety-minded consumers looking to buy a new car.
Hyundai, VW top insurance industry safe car list
Dec 22, 2010 07:03 EST
Hyundai-Kia, Volkswagen win most 'top safety pick' awards from insurance industry group. South Korean automakers Hyundai and Kia and German car maker Volkswagen lead the insurance industry's annual list of the safest new vehicles, used by safety-minded consumers looking to buy a new car.
VW inks Malaysia car assembly deal with DRB-Hicom
Dec 21, 2010 04:37 EST
Volkswagen to assemble cars in Malaysia in $318 million venture with DRB-Hicom. German carmaker Volkswagen AG will make its new Passat and Jetta cars in Malaysia by late 2011 in a 1 billion ringgit ($318 million) venture inked Tuesday with local auto group DRB-Hicom Berhad as it seeks to expand in Southeast Asia.
Formula One puts more green into racing
Dec 17, 2010 10:50 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Whatever the color of the car, from Fernando Alonso's red Ferrari to Michael Schumacher's silver Mercedes, Formula One is picking up speed toward a greener future.
Toyota tops in U.S. car buyer consideration: KBB
Dec 13, 2010 10:35 EST
DETROIT (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has regained the top spot among U.S. consumers who are considering buying a new car, followed closely by Ford and Honda, Kelley Blue Book said on Monday.
DA: Teen found near Boston likely fell from plane
Dec 10, 2010 20:16 EST
Massachusetts prosecutor says dead North Carolina teen likely fell from Boston-bound plane. A Massachusetts prosecutor said Friday it's likely that a North Carolina teen whose mutilated body was found in a Boston suburb fell from the sky after stowing away in an airplane's wheel well.
German jobs 'miracle' as a tale of two cities
Dec 05, 2010 16:06 EST
The German jobs motor is turbo-charged these days but stark regional differences point up the potential and pitfalls in Europe's biggest economy.
Dutch seek fugitive Nazi criminal from Germany
Nov 25, 2010 13:14 EST
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Netherlands will use a new legal procedure to seek the extradition from Germany of an 88-year-old Dutchman who was jailed for killing Jewish prisoners at a Nazi transit camp, but escaped from prison in 1952.
Dutch ask Germans to hand over Nazi convict
Nov 25, 2010 11:55 EST
Netherlands seeks extradition of convicted Nazi hit man living in freedom in Germany. The Dutch government said Thursday it has issued a European arrest warrant for one of the most prominent unpunished Nazi war crimes suspects ? a Dutch collaborator convicted in the Netherlands but living in freedom in Germany.
Audi flagship sedan is sporty, not stodgy
Nov 24, 2010 13:07 EST
2011 Audi A8 is new alternative for executive luxury, but at a cost. High-brow luxury sedan buyers who don't want to be stodgy or predictable have a newly updated choice, the 2011 Audi A8.
Downdraft blamed for chopper crash on Colo. peak
Nov 10, 2010 09:11 EST
Federal investigators blame downdraft for crash of helicopter filming Audi test run in Colo.. Federal investigators say a sudden downdraft caused a helicopter to crash while filming a car on an Audi test run in Colorado.
