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Over 8,000 Uber and Lyft Drivers Fail Background Checks In Massachusetts
Over 8,000 Uber and Lyft Drivers Fail Background Checks In Massachusetts

9 Apr 2017, 18:01 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / New background checks introduced in Massachusetts have taken about 8,200 Uber and Lyft drivers off the roads. They had passed the company's reviews

 
Guy Wears Funny Shirt All The Way To A DUI Conviction, Irony is Strong
Guy Wears Funny Shirt All The Way To A DUI Conviction, Irony is Strong

7 Apr 2017, 15:33 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A man from Pennsylvania was caught by police officers while driving after under the influence. He was wearing a "Drunk lives matter" shirt. Here's his mugshot

 
Buick Enthusiasts Buy Two Grand Nationals With Consecutive VINs From Same Seller
Buick Enthusiasts Buy Two Grand Nationals With Consecutive VINs From Same Seller

7 Apr 2017, 09:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Surprisingly, we still have "barn finds" in 2017, and the results do not cease to impress. The latest one involved two Buick Grand National in the same garage

 
PSA Peugeot Citroen Confirms Its Return To The USA, Will Start With Car Sharing
PSA Peugeot Citroen Confirms Its Return To The USA, Will Start With Car Sharing

7 Apr 2017, 07:10 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / After months of rumors, the French at Groupe PSA have confirmed they will return to the USA. They will start with car sharing, and work their way up from there

 
A Female-Friendly Uber Alternative Launches In Boston, Look For Safr
A Female-Friendly Uber Alternative Launches In Boston, Look For Safr

6 Apr 2017, 11:15 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A start-up company launched a ride-hailing service named Safr in Boston. It comes as a female-friendly alternative to Uber, which has seen many scandals

 
DUI Statistics In The USA Are Concerning, Wyoming Has Disturbing Numbers
DUI Statistics In The USA Are Concerning, Wyoming Has Disturbing Numbers

5 Apr 2017, 17:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A study that monitored 21 years of fatal accidents in the USA because of driving under the influence revealed starling facts about some states. Stay safe

 
Fear And Loathing In Massachusetts: Trucker Drives High All The Way From Seattle
Fear And Loathing In Massachusetts: Trucker Drives High All The Way From Seattle

31 Mar 2017, 17:21 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A truck driver was caught in Massachusetts while acting bizarrely after consuming drugs. He had driven from Seattle without stopping, which is about 3,000 miles

 
Massive Fire Breaks Segment of I-85 In Downtown Atlanta, Nobody Got Hurt
Massive Fire Breaks Segment of I-85 In Downtown Atlanta, Nobody Got Hurt

31 Mar 2017, 12:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A huge fire started on the I-85 near Downtown Atlanta. The blaze was so strong that a part of the highway broke. No injuries or deaths were reported, luckily

 
Volkswagen Gets EPA Approval To Sell Repaired Dieselgate-Affected Cars
Volkswagen Gets EPA Approval To Sell Repaired Dieselgate-Affected Cars

30 Mar 2017, 09:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen has received the approval of the EPA to sell used dieselgate-affected vehicles in the USA. Dealers don't have to wait until they are fixed

 
Maserati Levante Recalled For The Fourth Time In Four Months
Maserati Levante Recalled For The Fourth Time In Four Months

23 Mar 2017, 12:53 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Maserati has filed the required forms with the NHTSA to recall 3,299 Levante SUVs. This is the fourth recall campaign for this model since it was launched

 
Mitsubishi Delays SUVs To Seek Synergies With Nissan, Reports Say
Mitsubishi Delays SUVs To Seek Synergies With Nissan, Reports Say

20 Mar 2017, 17:16 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Mitsubishi has reportedly delayed two SUVs bound for the U.S. market by one year to seek synergies within the Renault-Nissan Alliance. Its dealers are anxious

 
BMW And Mercedes-Benz Plan To Discontinue Diesels In The USA In The Long Run
BMW And Mercedes-Benz Plan To Discontinue Diesels In The USA In The Long Run

19 Mar 2017, 09:08 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's emissions scandal has made many car industry executives to reconsider their diesel engine offer. The American market might not get them anymore

 
Lucid Motors' 400 HP Electric Model Starts At $52,500 With Federal Tax Credit
Lucid Motors' 400 HP Electric Model Starts At $52,500 With Federal Tax Credit

16 Mar 2017, 16:41 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Lucid Motors has announced that the base model of the Air, its first car, will start at $52,500 if you include Federal Tax Credits. That is less than a Tesla

 
Trump Will Announce New Fuel Economy Rules For Automakers, Expect Lax Ones
Trump Will Announce New Fuel Economy Rules For Automakers, Expect Lax Ones

15 Mar 2017, 12:50 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to announce new CAFE standards this week. They are believed to be less strict than the ones announced last year

 
Dieselgate: Volkswagen Pleads Guilty In U.S. Lawsuit, Sentence Arrives In April
Dieselgate: Volkswagen Pleads Guilty In U.S. Lawsuit, Sentence Arrives In April

13 Mar 2017, 10:03 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Volkswagen's legal representatives in the USA have pleaded guilty in the lawsuit against the company. A sentence will arrive on April 21, 2017

 
Car Enthusiasts Design Affordable Plug-And-Play Hacking Tool
Car Enthusiasts Design Affordable Plug-And-Play Hacking Tool

5 Mar 2017, 12:48 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A group of car enthusiasts has designed a device that will help others convert conventional vehicles to electric. It can be used for many other projects

 
Consumer Reports Names Top 10 Car Recommendations of the Year
Consumer Reports Names Top 10 Car Recommendations of the Year

5 Mar 2017, 12:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The respected media institution known as Consumer Reports has published its yearly Top 10 Picks. They have selected the ten best cars of 2017, one per category

 
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Concrete Barrier While Using Autopilot, Nobody Harmed
Tesla Model S Crashes Into Concrete Barrier While Using Autopilot, Nobody Harmed

2 Mar 2017, 13:25 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / The driver of a Tesla Model S that crashed into a concrete barrier on a highway has posted photos of his wreck on reddit. He was using Autopilot

 
The BMW That Tupac Was Shot In Is For Sale, Whopping $1.5 Million Asking Price
The BMW That Tupac Was Shot In Is For Sale, Whopping $1.5 Million Asking Price

27 Feb 2017, 11:07 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A company has placed an ad for the 1996 BMW 750iL that is the most famous of them all. It is the car that was carrying Tupac Shakur when he was shot

 
Volkswagen Executive Arrested In USA Stays Behind Bars, Has 11 Felony Counts
Volkswagen Executive Arrested In USA Stays Behind Bars, Has 11 Felony Counts

24 Feb 2017, 14:36 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Oliver Schmidt, the Volkswagen executive arrested in the USA by the FBI, will remain in prison is spite of his lawyer's requests for a release