Monthly Archives: March 2013

Honda recalls 76,000 Acura TSX sedans over road salt stalling

Honda Motor Co.’s luxury Acura brand is recalling 76,000 TSX sedans in 22 cold-weather American states because corrosion could cause them to stall.

Porsche hopes to match last year’s 2.4 billion euro profit in 2013

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Porsche AG is aiming to match last year’s profit in 2013, the company said. In 2012, Porsche posted an operating profit of 2.44 billion euros ($3.17 billion), an increase of 19 percent from the year before. Porsche’s revenue rose 27 percent to 13.9 billion euros.

Electric Version of the VW up! Unveiled

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As if the Volkswagen Up! wasn’t frugal enough, the engineers at VW have decided to create an all-electric version of the tiny city car: the e-up! This will in fact be Volkswagen’s very first production electric vehicle, and while it’s unlikely to make it to the states, it is a large step forward for the German manufacturer.

VW Jetta driver ‘terrified’ by burning seat warmer

A B.C. Canada mom is warning others about the dangers of car seat warmers, after hers burned the driver’s seat, causing her to pull over quickly, thinking her Volkswagen Jetta was on fire. The seat warmer of Lisa Cunnian’s Jetta burned her jeans while she was driving.

General Motors recalls 27,000 Buicks and Cadillacs for automatic transmission issues

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General Motors is recalling nearly 27,000 Buicks and Cadillacs in the U.S. to fix a problem with the automatic transmissions.