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Chrysler Delays 2014 Jeep Cherokee One Month
KickingTiresFans of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee will have to wait until the kids start summer vacation to buy one. Chrysler told The Detroit Free Press on Thursday that its midsize SUV, slated to hit dealers right about now, won't arrive......Tags: Jeep, Science and Technology, SUVs and Crossovers, Manufacturing and Engineering, Family
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Concept Cars Make Big Splash at Shanghai Motor Show
KickingTiresOn April 20, the 2013 Shanghai motor show kicked off. As The Detroit Free Press puts it, the event served up a high-decibel dosage of fashion, sports and music (oh, and cars) to some 10,000 journalists. More than 100 automakers......Tags: Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Manufacturing and Engineering, Mercedes-Benz, Detroit Free Press
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Ford Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Unintended Acceleration
KickingTiresConsumers in 14 states have filed a class-action lawsuit against Ford over unintended acceleration in cars built between 2002 and 2010. The suit, which was filed in a West Virginia U.S. District Court on March 28, alleges that Ford models......Tags: Laws, Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota Recalls, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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EPA Estimates Your Share of Cost for Fuel-Economy Mandate
KickingTiresIf you could double your new car's gas mileage, how much would that be worth to you? If you're thinking of a number somewhere in the neighborhood of $2,600, you'll at least be spared the sticker shock. The EPA projects......Tags: Science and Technology, Hybrid Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Standards, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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2014 Chevrolet Corvette Missed Super Bowl Halftime Show
KickingTiresIf the cameo reunion of Destiny's Child didn't surprise you enough, Super Bowl XLVII's halftime show was supposed to have another stunner: the 2014 Chevrolet Corvette. The Detroit News reports producers approached GM about including the seventh-generation...Tags: Auto Shows, Baltimore Ravens, Sports, Manufacturing and Engineering, Hyundai
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Kia Forte, Updated Sorento to Debut at L.A. Auto Show
KickingTiresWe showed you the next Kia Forte in July. Now Kia says the compact car, which sports mini-Optima styling, will show up at the L.A. Auto Show this November. It will debut alongside an updated Sorento SUV. Kia sales executive......Tags: Auto Shows, Manufacturing and Engineering, Super Bowl, Detroit Free Press, Politics
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Fiat to Build Small Jeep in Italy
KickingTiresFiat confirmed expected plans to build a Jeep in Europe, where low car sales have many factories running well under capacity. The Detroit Free Press reports the Italian automaker, which owns 58.5% of Chrysler, plans to build a small Jeep......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Detroit Free Press, Plant Openings, Politics, Fiat
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Palm Beach County Commission considers backing constitutional amendment
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsThe Palm Beach County Commission may wade into constitutional law and take a stand on a controversial U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Bringing a Washington D.C. political fight to their West Palm Beach meeting chambers, county commissioners are considering...Tags: U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Congress, Elections, Ted Deutch, Politics
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Newtown official calls for FAU professor's firing
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsI'm all for academic freedom and freedom of speech, but there's a not-so-fine line between critical thinking and crackpot lunacy. Florida Atlantic University professor James Tracy has clearly stepped over it. Tracy's doubts about the Sandy Hook Elementary...Tags: Interior Policy, Gun Control, Teaching and Learning, Education, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Daily News Briefs: July 24, 2012
KickingTiresHow is the EPA gas mileage on that new car's window sticker determined? It's a complex system, and federal regulators verify just 15% of the ratings, the Detroit Free Press reports. At its Michigan laboratories, the EPA checks between 150......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, University of Michigan, Lexus, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ford
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Daily News Briefs: July 30, 2012
KickingTiresThe rodents return: Kia will launch another iteration of its well-received hamster ads, which have appeared in everything from urban centers to robot wars, to shill the popular Soul hatchback. Automotive News cited Korean executives last week saying the...Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, E-Commerce Industry, Manufacturing and Engineering, Chuck Grassley, Manchester United F.C.
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Daily News Briefs: Aug. 6, 2012
KickingTiresOnetime Saab owner Spyker filed a $3 billion lawsuit against GM for blocking the sale of the Swedish automaker to Chinese companies Pang Da Automobile Trade and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile last December, Reuters reports. Spyker contends GM "had...Tags: Laws, Lotus, Manufacturing and Engineering, Detroit Free Press, Justice System
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