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Lawsuit Involving Cancer Patient And Nissan Dealership Takes Unexpected Turn

Posted Sep 13, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

On the surface, it seemed like Jill Colter had a slam-dunk case against a Nissan dealership she had accused of firing her because she had stage 4 cancer. ...

Mark Fields: Next Ford Chief Earned His Stripes And Has Fixes To Make

Posted Sep 13, 2012 by David Kiley

Ford Motor Co. is expected to soon name its current chief of North America and South America the new chief operating officer, thus all but cementing his position as CEO Alan Mulally's replacement at ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Ford News

Texas Police Officer Arrests 77-Year Old Grandmother After Argument Escalates

Posted Sep 13, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

Police dashboard camera and a second camera attached to a Keene County, Texas, police officer captured this dramatic video of a 77-year-old grandmother talking back to the officer, who had just pulled ...

CATEGORIES: Police Cars, Speeding Tickets, Driving Laws

Toyota To Tow Space Shuttle To Final Resting Place

Posted Sep 13, 2012 by Scott Burgess | AOL Autos

The end of the American space shuttle program will be marked by a Toyota Tundra towing the shuttle Endeavor to its final resting place in Los Angeles on Oct. 13. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Toyota News

Will Your Privacy Be Safe Inside Google's Driverless Car?

Posted Sep 13, 2012 by Pete Bigelow | AOL Autos

First there was the horseless carriage. Next comes the driverless car. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Automotive Technology

Review: New Ram Pickup Sets Higher Standards For All

Posted Sep 12, 2012 by Scott Burgess | AOL Autos

The all-new 2013 Ram 1500 pickup is a machine that sets new standards for luxury and fuel economy, making it a true contender in the pickup market against its better selling rivals from Ford and ...

CATEGORIES: Fuel Efficiency

Why Gas Has Skyrocketed Past $9 Per Gallon On The East Coast

Posted Sep 12, 2012 by Pete Bigelow | AOL Autos Staff

The specter of $5 per gallon gas has been something that's worried transportation experts and commuters all summer. No one imagined it might be even worse. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Driving

Crane Hooks Tailgating Car Along Busy Street

Posted Sep 12, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

Once in a while, many motorists experience a moment that defies their depth perception. ...

CATEGORIES: Driving

8-Year-Old Swipes Mom's Car Keys And Gets In Car Accident

Posted Sep 11, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

A mother in upstate New York awoke to find her 8-year-old son and her car missing. Panicked and thinking he had been kidnapped, she dialed 911. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Driving

Man Engulfed In Flames After Mysterious SUV Explosion

Posted Sep 10, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

A Connecticut man was severely injured last week when his Chevy Tahoe exploded on a suburban street and flames engulfed him in the wreckage. ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Chevy News

Ford Brings Back Jobs To Michigan From Mexico

Posted Sep 10, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

Call it a job creation dividend of rescuing the U.S. auto industry. Ford Motor Co. is adding 1,200 workers to a suburban Detroit factory to build the 2013 Fusion sedan, a sign of confidence that the ...

Techsplanation: Owning an Electric Car

Posted Sep 10, 2012 by David Kiley

Electric cars have been around for decades, but it hasn't been until recently that they have been controversial. ...

CATEGORIES: Alternative Fuel Vehicles, Fuel Efficiency, Green Cars, Techsplanations

Is GM's Big Bet On Volt Headed For The Ditch?

Posted Sep 10, 2012 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

General Motors is losing as much $49,000 each time it sells a Chevrolet Volt extended range electric vehicle, according to analysis done by Reuters news service. The chief reason is the high start-up ...

Texas Approves 85-MPH Speed Limit, Fastest In United States

Posted Sep 07, 2012 by Pete Bigelow | AOL Autos

The highest speed limit in the United States can now be found on a central Texas highway. On Thursday, transportation officials in the state approved an 85-mile-per-hour speed limit along a 41-mile ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News, Driving Laws

Video: Officer Sideswiped By Tractor-Trailer

Posted Sep 07, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

A new video released from an incident in June shows just how close Maryland State Trooper David Avila came to having a fatal traffic stop. While standing on the shoulder of the road speaking to a ...

Woman Caught Faking Car Accident

Posted Sep 06, 2012 by AOL Autos Staff

As one former president might say, it takes a lot of brass to try and scam an insurance company by staging an accident. It takes even more to attempt the scam – and not even put much effort into ...

CATEGORIES: Automotive News

Ford Recalling 2013 Escape For The Third Time

Posted Sep 06, 2012 by Associated Press

DETROIT (AP) - Ford is recalling 7,600 new Escapes to fix coolant leaks that can cause engines to overheat or catch fire. ...

The Truth Squad: Arguing The Auto Rescue Between The Campaigns

Posted Sep 05, 2012 by David Kiley | AOL Autos

The Democratic National Convention this week features much rhetoric and debate about whether it was a proper use of government to rescue General Motors and Chrysler with loans in 2008 and early 2009, ...