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Local Motors tests Rally Fighter, to start production

6:34 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Comments (1)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Soldier/scholar/online auto entrepreneur Jay Rogers was at Johnson & Wales University's Xavier Auditorium Monday to give a lecture as the school's Third Distinguished Visiting Professor.......

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Plum Beach Lighthouse group on target for license plates

5:13 PM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

The Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse have exceeded the half-way point with their effort to sell 900 lighthouse license plates depicting the historic structure. As......

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Toyota details recall of 2010 Prius for brake problems

9:07 AM Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

TOKYO -- Toyota said Tuesday that it would recall 437,000 of its 2010 Priuses and other hybrid models worldwide because of a glitch in the......

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Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids

9:45 AM Mon, Feb 08, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

TOKYO -- Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has......

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Toyota chief apologizes for global recalls

1:07 PM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | | Comments (1)
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

TOKYO -- Toyota's president apologized Friday for the massive global recalls over sticking gas pedals as the automaker scrambles to repair a damaged reputation and......

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 Tags  Akio Toyoda   Toyota   Toyota Prius brakes   Toyota recalls  

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How Toyota Can Find Its Way Back

6:24 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Toyota is scrambling to fix 4.2 million vehicles recalled worldwide for unintended acceleration and potentially 5 million more for a design flaw that trapped gas......

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 Tags  Jamie Kitman   Maryann Keller   Michael Smitka   Peter De Lorenzo   Sean McAlinden   Toyota   Toyota Prius brakes   Toyota recalls  

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U.S. Starts Inquiry Into Brake Problems on Prius

6:22 AM Fri, Feb 05, 2010 | | Write a comment
By Peter C. T. Elsworth    Email

Safety regulators in Washington said Thursday that they would open an investigation into the brakes on the 2010 Prius, which had been spared from the......

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