Software bug stalls Toyota hybrid cars (Computing.co.uk) Toyota is recalling

Software bug stalls Toyota hybrid cars (Computing.co.uk)
Toyota is recalling 160,000 of its Prius automobiles because of bugs in the software controlling the car's hybrid engine system that can cause the warning lights to come on without cause. The issue occasionally causes the system to shut of the vehicle's petrol engine, the manufacturer admitted.

Burglary Apprehension Team officer earns Cop of the Month award (Bronx Times Reporter)
The upside to living in a nice community includes hard-working neighbors, well-kept homes, late-model automobiles and high property values. The downside includes those very same traits, which make an area an attractive target for burglars.

SmallCap Sentinel: Energy, Automobiles and a Fuel Efficient New Transmission (PrimeZone via Yahoo! Finance)
"The rising cost of oil and gas has been an exceptional motivator in the automotive industry as proven by the advent of hybrid automobiles," stated SmallCap Sentinel analyst D.R. Clark.

Time Passages ~ Downtown Dealership (Nashua Telegraph)
Vintage photographs, such as this one belonging to the Nashua Historical Society, are all that s left of the little campus of buildings along Main Street where automobiles, especially Fords, were sold and serviced for generations.

Firm sponsors hotel s Ramadan tent (Gulf Times)
ALFARDAN Automobiles, the exclusive importer of BMW and MINI vehicles in Qatar, has signed an agreement with Four Seasons Hotel Doha to be the golden sponsors of their Ramadan tent.

Chip startup gets $6.6 million (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat)
A Santa Rosa high-tech startup has won $6.6 million in venture funding to develop computer chips for sensors used in cars, computers and wireless phones.

Wholesale price jump feeds inflation worries (Austin American-Statesman)
Wholesale prices jumped last month at the fastest pace in more than 15 years, the government reported Tuesday, fanning concerns that growing inflation pressures will drive more businesses to raise consumer prices. The Labor Department said its Producer Pr

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