suvsandcrossovers.com2011-12-17T10:30:13Z2011-12-17T10:30:13ZTechnoFiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-12-17:/technofiles-intriguing-vehicles-2011-4878193a/

<div id="subtitle">Columnist looks at the cars that most impressed him for the 2011 calendar year.</div><div><p><p>TechnoFile's Most Intriguing Vehicles of 2011</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> <a href="http://www.technofile.com/">TechnoFile.com</a></p> <p>The years seem to get shorter the older I get, which means it's already time to take a year end look at the most interesting cars I drove in 2011. These aren't necessarily the best, the fastest or most luxurious, but cars I found most noteworthy for a...

2011-12-01T11:00:32ZTechnoFiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-12-01:/cayenne-adds-flavor-hybrid-market-4867608a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG" href="/topic/Dr.+Ing.+h.c.+F.+Porsche+AG" >Porsche</a> SUV is a hybrid that's fun to drive</div><div><p><p>Cayenne Adds Flavor to the Hybrid Market</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> <a href="http://www.technofile.com/">TechnoFile.com</a></p> <p>Has Porsche blinked? The maker of high quality sporting machines is introducing Hybrid versions of two of its vehicles, and is apparently taking orders for its <a title="Porsche 918" href="/topic/Porsche+91...

2011-10-03T18:30:16ZAFP Global Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-10-03:/auto-sales-steady-september-4839574a/

<div><p>US car sales held up in September despite the weak economy, while the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> Big Three producers continued to add market share at the expense of their Japanese rivals, new sales data showed Monday.</p><p>A burst of sales of heavier, relatively fuel-inefficient sports utility vehicles and pickup trucks, boosted by increased buyer incentives, helped <span><a title="General Motors Corporation" href="/topic/General+Motors+Corporation" >Ge...

2011-09-27T09:30:39ZReuters US Online Report Health Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-09-27:/safety-agency-probes-jeep-honda-vehicles-4836929a/

<div><p>(<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - Auto safety regulators have opened preliminary investigations into 2002 and 2003 model year <span id="jeep_liberty" class="inform"><a title="Jeep Liberty" href="/topic/Jeep+Liberty" >Jeep Liberty</a></span> vehicles over possible problems with airbag deployment.</p><p>The <span><a title="National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" href="/topic/National+Highway+Traffic+Safety+Administration" >Na...

2011-09-09T16:30:15ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-09-09:/honda-recalls-347000-pilot-suvs-globally-4830027a/

<div><p><span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Honda Motor Co. Ltd." href="/topic/Honda+Motor+Co.+Ltd." >Honda Motor Co Ltd</a></span> is recalling almost 347,000 <a title="Honda Pilot" href="/topic/Honda+Pilot" >Pilot</a> sport utility vehicles worldwide for a potential problem with the front seat belts.</p><p>The Japanese automaker said the recall, which affect...

2011-07-07T08:30:23ZAFP Global Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-07-07:/mercedesbenz-posts-triple-record-sales-figures-4803740a/

<div><p><a title="Mercedes-Benz International Inc." href="/topic/Mercedes-Benz+International+Inc." >Mercedes-Benz</a> cars have posted a triple sales record of "best June, best quarter, and best first half of a year, the German manufacturer's parent company Daimler announced.</p><p>The group sold almost 131,000 Mercedes-Benz and Smart cars last month, an annualised gain of nearly 6.5 percent, and 610,500 vehicles in the first six months of the year to post an increase of 9.7 percent.</p><p>The s...

2011-06-29T07:00:25ZReuters Environmental Online Reporttag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-06-29:/europe-cuts-co2-emissions-cars-37-percent-4800225a/

<div><p><span><a title="Brussels" href="/topic/Brussels" >BRUSSELS</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - The fuel efficiency of European cars advanced last year, with exhaust carbon emissions falling 3.7 percent, provisional <span><a title="European Union" href="/topic/European+Union" >European Union</a></span> data showed on Wednesday.</p><p>The EU, home to 500 million people, has set a target for cutting average emissions from new...

2011-06-24T01:30:12ZAFP Global Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-06-24:/volvo-spend-708-mn-china-plant-4798035a/

<div><p><a title="AB Volvo" href="/topic/AB+Volvo" >Volvo</a>, owned by <a title="China" href="/topic/China" >China</a>'s <a title="Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co." href="/topic/Zhejiang+Geely+Holding+Group+Co." >Zhejiang Geely Holding Group</a>, will invest $708 million to build a second plant in China, the world's biggest auto market, the environment ministry in <a title="Beijing" href="/topic/Beijing" >Beijing</a> said.</p><p>The auto maker, which was bought by Geely last year, will pour 4.5...

2011-05-07T10:30:18ZTechnoFiletag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-05-07:/vw-touareg-diesel-rocks-new-ford-explorer-4777615a/

<div id="subtitle">Torquey TDI a fine drive - as is <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford</a>'s big SUV</div><div><p><p><a title="Volkswagen Touareg" href="/topic/Volkswagen+Touareg" >VW Touareg</a> Diesel Rocks (and we take a second look at the new <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Ford Explorer</a>)</p> <p>By Jim Bray<br /> <a href="http://www.technofile.com/">TechnoFile.com</a></p> <p>High gas prices may make you want to think about a hybrid ...

2011-04-25T06:30:08ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-04-25:/nissan-recalls-196000-suvs-corrosion-risk-4772120a/

<div><p><span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Nissan Motor Co. Ltd." href="/topic/Nissan+Motor+Co.+Ltd." >Nissan Motor Co Ltd</a></span> recalled nearly 196,000 older-model <span id="nissan_pathfinder" class="inform"><a title="Nissan Pathfinder" href="/topic/Nissan+Pathfinder" >Pathfinder</a></span> and <span id="infiniti_qx" class="inform"><a title="Infiniti QX...

2011-04-18T16:30:15ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-04-18:/toyota-inspect-2009-rav4-small-suvs-4769459a/

<div><p><span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <a title="Toyota Motor Corporation" href="/topic/Toyota+Motor+Corporation" >Toyota Motor Corp</a> has told its <span>U.S.</span> dealers that about 21,000 <a title="Toyota RAV4" href="/topic/Toyota+RAV4" >RAV4</a> small SUVs from model year 2009 will be inspected for signs of peeling paint on fuel tanks, according to a notice.</p><p...

2011-01-04T09:30:34ZReuters US Online Report Domestic Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2011-01-04:/suvs-ford-gm-lose-key-consumer-reports-rating-4724751a/

<div><p><span><a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >DETROIT</a></span> (<span><a title="Reuters Group plc" href="/topic/Reuters+Group+plc" >Reuters</a></span>) - <span><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Co</a></span> midsized SUVs <span id="ford_edge" class="inform"><a title="Ford Edge" href="/topic/Ford+Edge" >Ford Edge</a></span> and <span id="lincoln_mkx" class="inform"><a title="Lincoln MKX" href="/topic/Lincoln+MKX" >Lincoln MKX</a></span> have lo...

2010-12-17T10:00:19ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-17:/honda-recalling-passport-suvs-suspension-4715144a/

<div id="subtitle"><a title="Honda Motor Co. Ltd." href="/topic/Honda+Motor+Co.+Ltd." >Honda</a> recalling Passport SUVs to inspect rear suspension brackets that could detach</div><div><p>Honda is recalling about 35,000 Passport sport utility vehicles to inspect brackets on the rear suspension that could detach and lead to a crash.</p><p>The recall involves Passports from the 1998-2002 model years and is limited to 21 states and the <span><a title="Washington, DC" href="/topic/Washington%2c+DC" ...

2010-12-09T19:30:59ZAFP American Editiontag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-09:/ford-invest-600-mln-dollars-plant-rampup-4710114a/

<div><p><a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford Motor Company</a> said Thursday it would invest 600 million dollars to upgrade a <a title="Kentucky" href="/topic/Kentucky" >Kentucky</a> plant into the <a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" >US</a> automaker's highest-volume plant in the world.</p><p>Ford said it would transform its plant in <span><a title="Louisville" href="/topic/Louisville" >Louisville</a></span> into a state-of-the-art facility that ...

2010-12-09T08:30:40ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-09:/ford-hire-1800-workers-revamped-ky-plant-4709670a/

<div id="subtitle">Ford to hire 1,800 workers and build popular <a title="Ford Escape" href="/topic/Ford+Escape" >Escape</a> SUV at revamped plant in <a title="Louisville (Kentucky)" href="/topic/Louisville+(Kentucky)" >Louisville, Ky.</a></div><div><p>Ford will hire 1,800 workers at a plant in Louisville to build the Escape, a small SUV.</p><p>The automaker says it is investing $600 million in the plant to make the SUV, one of its popular vehicles. Many of the new workers will come from a pool ...

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2010-11-29T10:30:18ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-29:/govt-opens-probes-honda-crv-kia-optima-4391322a/

<div id="subtitle">Government investigating 2006 <a title="Honda CR-V" href="/topic/Honda+CR-V" >Honda CR-V</a>, 2007 <a title="Kia Optima" href="/topic/Kia+Optima" >Kia Optima</a> vehicles</div><div><p>The government has opened preliminary investigations into electrical issues in the 2006 Honda CR-V and potential shifting problems in the 2007 Kia Optima.</p><p>The <span><a title="National Highway Traffic Safety Administration" href="/topic/National+Highway+Traffic+Safety+Administration" >Nation...

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2010-12-15T09:31:30ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-15:/wheel-ford-explorer-2011-2397670p/

In this Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010 picture, plant employees drive 2011 <a title="Ford Explorer" href="/topic/Ford+Explorer" >Ford Explorer</a> vehicles off the assembly line at <a title="Ford Motor Company" href="/topic/Ford+Motor+Company" >Ford</a>'s <a title="Chicago" href="/topic/Chicago" >Chicago</a> Assembly Plant in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. <a title="Spencer Green" href="/topic/Spencer+Green" >Spencer Green</a>)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://www.ap.org">AP...

2010-12-01T12:03:01ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-12-01:/aptopix-auto-sales-2390523p/

A 2011 <a title="Jeep Grand Cherokee" href="/topic/Jeep+Grand+Cherokee" >Jeep Grand Cherokee</a> is reflected in the rear door of another 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010 at a dealership in <a title="Mesa (Arizona)" href="/topic/Mesa+(Arizona)" >Mesa, Ariz.</a> Chrysler Group LLC reported its eighth-straight month of year-over-year sales increases, driven largely by the Jeep and Ram brands. (AP Photo/Matt York)<div id="copyright"><div> Copyright 2010&#160; <a href="http://...

2010-11-12T10:34:04ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-12:/chrysler-general-motors-recalls-2379416p/

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2007 file photo, a long row of 2008 <a title="Jeep Liberty" href="/topic/Jeep+Liberty" >Jeep Liberty</a> SUVs sit outside a Chrysler-Jeep dealership in the west <a title="Denver" href="/topic/Denver" >Denver</a> suburb of <a title="Golden (Colorado)" href="/topic/Golden+(Colorado)" >Golden, Colo.</a> <a title="Chrysler LLC" href="/topic/Chrysler+LLC" >Chrysler</a>,said Thursday, Nov. 11, 2010, it is recalling about 16,000 2008 Jeep Liberty SUVs to fix faulty windshield wi...

2010-11-08T05:01:50ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-11-08:/earns-chrysler-2377310p/

FILE - This May 21, 2010 file photo shows a 2011 <a title="Jeep Grand Cherokee" href="/topic/Jeep+Grand+Cherokee" >Jeep Grand Cherokee</a> at the Jefferson North Assembly in <a title="Detroit" href="/topic/Detroit" >Detroit</a>. <a title="Chrysler LLC" href="/topic/Chrysler+LLC" >Chrysler</a> said Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, it narrowed its losses by 51 percent to $84 million in the third quarter, buoyed by strong sales of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)<div id="copyright"...

2010-10-22T10:55:56ZAP Newstag:suvsandcrossovers.com,2010-10-22:/general-motors-recall-2358757p/

FILE - This image provided by <a title="General Motors Corporation" href="/topic/General+Motors+Corporation" >General Motors</a> shows the 2010 Cadillac <a title="Cadillac SRX" href="/topic/Cadillac+SRX" >SRX crossover</a> vehicle. General Motors said Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, it is recalling nearly 4,000 Cadillac SRX crossovers from the 2010 model year to fix power steering problems that could lead to engine fires.(AP Photo/General Motors, file) NO SALES <div id="copyright"><div> Copyrigh...