Well, if you don't having a problem with your eyes, the only reasonable explanation we can give is that you were fooling around with your car's radio, you were texting, putting lipstick on or something of the sort that has absolutely nothing to do with driving a vehicle.
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Named Prestige, the cosmetic aspect of the project is featured in a series of computer generated images in which we see the aerodynamic kit.
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That's when you need some heavy machinery to do all the hard work. If you have ever wondered how they do it, a YouTube user filmed a snow removal crew from Canada swiftly clearing up tons of snow with what could be one of the largest snow blowers we've seen working together with several dump trucks.
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General Motors made the announcement today citing "lower capital investment and improved production efficiencies" as the key factors in its decision to shift production of the car back to the States.
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So, what exactly is it, we hear some of you ask? Well, it looks like it's a three-in-one contraption that combines a boat featuring a living space inside with an automobile in the form of a truck with an extended trailer.
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Since 2007, Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems TomTom has initiated a program to better understand the traffic flow of more than 80 major cities in all continents to improve its guidance systems.
Instead of relying purely on mathematical models, the company is collecting real-life GPS data from millions of TomTom customers and has created an accurate database of their driving patterns.
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Two enthusiastic young men prepared to sacrifice their safety and well-being for the entertainment of their fellow citizens? Check.
A cameraman on hand to record the incident? Check.
All that's left for Canada's Lloyd and Harry is to step on a wooden plank and tell the driver of the Civic del Sol to push the pedal to the metal. You can probably guess what happens next…
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Though the deal still needs to be ratified by the union members, it includes creating 600 new jobs, modifying the two-tier wage system, paying CAW members US$9,234 in bonuses over the life of the contract and eliminating guaranteed cost-of-living wage increases. Moreover, new hires will start at about US$21 an hour, but will receive full wages of about $35 an hour after 10, instead of six, years.
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The CAW is proposing a lower starting wage for newly hired workers and a longer time for them to reach the top of the pay scale. Moreover, unlike current workers, new employees will contribute to their pensions but will still be entitled to a defined-benefit, not a defined-contribution pension.
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September 17 has been set as a deadline from CAW. Unless a deal is reached by midnight, then the union members have voted almost unanimously to strike at GM, Ford and Chrysler, all at the same time.
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This is the first time in its history that the CAW threatens to strike all three Detroit carmakers at the same time. The last strike organized by CAW was in 1996 against GM.
The union announced that all of its members will go on strike, since 99 percent of Chrysler Canada, 98 percent of General Motors of Canada and 97 percent of Ford Canada have voted in favor of the move.
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In a filing to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), GM said that the front lower control arms in the suspension might fracture resulting in the loss of control of the vehicle, thus increasing the risk of a crash.
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The Japanese automaker said that on certain models, the air-bag sensors are incompatible with the self-diagnostic software used by the Safety Restraint System (SRS) system, causing the warning lamp to turn on.
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But truth to be said, the Conquest brand has been known for their Knight XV armored SUV with capabilities of flattening small cities and parading around Middle Eastern oil lords. Nevertheless, their new Evade model is less armored and less reckless.
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On Tuesday evening, the 25-year old motorcyclist turned himself in at the Kelowna, British Columbia, police department, which is located about six hours from Saanich, the town where the incident took place, CNN reported.
Police had filed charges against Scott on July 10.
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Like this first generation Chevrolet Aveo, itself a rebadged Daewoo Kalos, which was snagged on camera by Carscoop reader 'MiniMania' in Canada.
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Asia's largerst automaker said that it will invest more than $100 million and hire approximately 400 workers to increase Lexus production at its Cambridge, Ontario facility from 30,000 vehicles today to 104,000 units, including 15,000 RX450h hybrids, beginning in early 2014.
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The first action affecting 8,266 Escape crossovers built from March 8, 2012 through June 7, 2012 was to fix carpet padding that could get in the way of braking.
The second recall announced today is more serious as Ford is warning owners of the 2013 Escape with the 1.6-liter EcoBoost engine, built through July 11, 2012, to stop driving the SUVs and to immediately contact their dealers as there is a potential fire hazard.
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After being notified about the video posted on YouTube by a user called “Joe Blow” on April 8, Saanich police in British Columbia received several tips from the public and were able to track down the blue Yamaha R1 and its owner, 25-year-old Randy George Scott of Victoria.
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