Plug-in vehicle drivers often get lower insurance rates

Source: AutoblogGreen

Plug-in vehicle drivers are probably less likely to get cited for shredding rubber or doing 80 in a 50 zone and, apparently, insurance companies are taking note. Drivers of vehicles like the Nissan Leaf battery electric and Chevrol ...
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GM recalls 4,300 cars in U.S. for airbag issue

Source: Automotive News

DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. said today it is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Eco cars sold in the United States to reprogram a module that controls airbag deployments. The U.S. automaker said in what it described ...
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4 killed, 1 hurt in Iowa crash

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GM recalls Chevrolet Malibu over airbag issue

Source: USA Today

The car is Chevy's redesigned mid-size sedan with the so-called e-Assist hybrid powertrain also used on the Buick. On sale in January, the Malibu Eco is the only model of the redone already on sale. Conventional gas-e ...
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GM recalls Chevy Malibu Ecos for airbag glitch

Source: Detroit Free Press

General Motors is recalling 4,304 Chevrolet Malibu Ecos to reprogram a module that controls airbags. According to a report on the website of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a driver who hits ...
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Tacoma woman hit by car on Yelm Highway dies

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tool goes here A 21-year-old Tacoma woman hit by a car Sunday as she walked on the Yelm Highway has died. A 21-year-old Tacoma woman hit by a car Sunday as she walked on the Yelm Highway has died. Richards was walking on the roadway of the high ...
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Chevrolet Production Staying Put In Korea

Source: The Truth About Cars

GM Korea CEO Sergio Rocha told reporters as the Busan Auto Show that plans for such a move didn’t exist, even though they were “…looking at it”. Vehicles like the Captiva and Orlando are mainly sold in Europe despite being produced in South Kor ...
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Ford Enters the Race with a lot of Focus

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Rajesh is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinions of our bloggers and are not formally edited. Ford Motors (NYSE: F), the second largest US automaker, officially kicked off the shipment of its ...
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2013 Chevrolet Malibu Eco recalled over unintentional airbag deployment

Source: Leftlane

General Motors has announced that it will recall 4,304 model year 2013 Chevrolet Malibu Ecos due to a potentially dangerous airbag issue. In certain hard braking situations the sensing and diagnostic module can reset, a process that ta ...
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