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Going small: A Smart experience
- Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything.
Going small: A Smart driving experience
- Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
- Sometimes, I guess, timing is everything. When DaimlerChrysler AG announced in 2006 that it planned to bring the Smart fortwo micro car to the United States after nearly a decade in Europe, gas prices had reached about $2.80 a gallon. Now, Americans are paying more than $4 a gallon at the pump, SUV sales are plummeting and consumers are hungry for smaller, more fuel-efficient vehicles.
Bush administration highway safety chief resigning
- President Bush's highway safety chief is resigning after leading the administration's efforts on auto safety and vehicle fuel economy standards for two years, officials said Tuesday.
Kilpatrick contest highlights Mich. primary ballot
- A text-messaging scandal involving Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick faces its first test at the ballot box - a congressional primary involving his mother, U.S. Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick.
Government to improve crash test program
- Attention car shoppers: the government is upgrading its crash test program to offer better information about vehicle safety.
Government to announce improved crash test program
- The government wants to make improvements to the crash test program for new cars and trucks, offering more guidance to car shoppers who value safety.