Daily Archives: August 20, 2013

American Toyota dealers get OK to drop sagging Scion

American Toyota dealers get OK to drop sagging Scion

After peaking at 173,034 sales in 2006, Scion’s U.S. volume has fallen off sharply. Most of the vehicle lineup is aging, and Toyota has shown few signs of offering replacements.Photo credit: BLOOMBERG

car safety technologies evolution

The headlight was at one time a cutting-edge safety item, as autonomous braking is today. Since motor cars were first introduced over 120 years ago, the advancements in safety have been vast and varied.

Many such details we now take for granted, such as automatic windscreen wipers, safety glass and airbags. To highlight the key advancements in car safety that has contributed to lowering road death tolls, Gold Coast Personal Injury Law Firm Smith’s Lawyers have published an infographic which visualises the evolution of car safety features.

Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept makes its debut at Pebble Beach

Spyker B6 Venator Spyder Concept makes its debut at Pebble Beach

The reborn Spyker showed the B6 Venator coupe concept at the Geneva Motor Show back in March. Now five months later the open-top spyder version of the Spyker B6 Venator concept has been unveiled at the Pebble Beach concours in Monterey, California.

Robbins Arroyo LLC, Law firm looking to sue Apollo Tyres

Shareholder rights attorneys at Robbins Arroyo LLP are investigating the acquisition of Cooper Tire & Rubber Company by Apollo Tyres Ltd. On June 12, 2013, the companies jointly announced the execution of a definitive merger agreement under which Apollo will acquire Cooper for $35.00 per share in cash.

Is the acquisition best for Cooper and its shareholders?

Profits are soaring as problems mount a Ford Paradox

Profits are soaring as problems mount a Ford Paradox

MyFord Touch. Lincoln MKZ. C-Max,  all were heavily promoted as innovative products that would help Ford pull customers from rivals and cement the company’s position as a technology leader. Instead, each has come back to bite the automaker.