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How a partnership between GWU and a car club was born
Members of the Broad River European Motor Club have two passions: sports cars and community service. Since 2016, club members have provided several sports cars each year for the homecoming parade at Gardner-Webb University. The vintage cars carry class representatives from the homecoming court. This year’s parade is Saturday, Oct. 28, at noon before Gardner-Webb…
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Will the UAW strike at Ford make it harder to buy a new car? How the strike may impact you
Since the United Auto Workers waged a nationwide strike against the Detroit Three automakers one month ago — Ford Motor Co., General Motors and Stellantis, formerly Chrysler Fiat brands — more than 30,000 autoworkers have walked off the job and stopped building vehicles, including at the Kentucky Truck Plant. Now that vehicles such as the…
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What do you think of the Honda Accord hybrid?
Q: It is time to replace my Kia Optima. I’m not quite ready for an electric or even a plug-in hybrid, although I realize most plug-in cars are more economical and, as you have pointed out, easily able to be recharged at home without special equipment. The Honda Accord hybrid looks like it fits me…
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New car registrations: +9.2% in September; battery electric 14.8% market share
In September 2023, new car registrations increased by 9.2%, reaching 861,062 units, marking the EU car market’s fourteenth consecutive month of growth. Two of the EU’s largest markets saw substantial gains; Italy (+22.7%) and France (+10.7%). Germany’s market was relatively steady, with a tiny 0.1% drop compared to September 2022. In the first three quarters…
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European car sales rise in September
Companies Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Follow Daimler Truck Holding AG Follow Mercedes Benz Group AG Follow Show more companies Oct 20 (Reuters) – New car sales in the European Union rose 9.2% in September, helped by a jump in sales of electric and hybrid vehicles, which together accounted for more than half of car sales…
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Car theft is skyrocketing
The number of carjackings soared last year, with more cars being stolen by groups of thieves, FBI statistics released this week show. Nearly 90 percent of thieves were carrying a weapon when they forced the owner out of the car. Experts told Newsweek that the end of lockdown last year had given robbers more opportunities…
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EU New Car Sales Rose in September Driven by Hybrids, EVs
Oct. 20, 2023 2:41 am ET New passenger-car registrations rose in September, driven by higher sales of fully electric and hybrid-electric vehicles, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said Friday. Registrations, which reflect sales, increased 9.2% to 861,062 units last month compared with a year earlier, according to the industry group, known as ACEA. This marks…
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Pepperdine mourns the four young women killed in a tragic Malibu car crash
Pepperdine mourns the four young women killed in a tragic Malibu car crash – CBS Los Angeles Watch CBS News An emotional prayer service at Pepperdine University on Thursday honored the four students who were killed in a tragic crash on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu earlier in the week. Jeff Nguyen reports. View…
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Video shows car crashing into Brea smoke shop
Friday, October 20, 2023 5:20AM BREA, Calif. (KABC) — Surveillance video shows the shocking moment a BMW slammed into a Brea smoke shop on Thursday. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. at Tobacco Buzz near Imperial Highway and Arovista Avenue. Footage showed a couple people inside the business before the car came crashing through the…
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Anti-Hamas car rally parades hundreds of vehicles through Houston
HOUSTON – A call for solidarity against Hamas was heard all throughout Houston on Thursday. Hundreds of vehicles drove through multiple neighborhoods decorated with Israeli flags and people inside spreading awareness about the war. “We decorated just to be out there, we support Israel, we support the Jewish people,” said Liran Vidal who was in…
