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Syracuse gives new Eastern coach Rob Murphy emotional send-off

Longtime coach Jim Boeheim called the day "a sad day for me. Coach Murphy has been so important to our program. He's been an unbelievable coach for us, but he's ready to be a head coach."

Farmington investment adviser pleads guilty in $7 million fraud

Detroit— A Farmington Hills investment adviser accused of spending an estimated $7 million in investor funds on strippers, gambling and personal expenses pleaded guilty today to bank fraud charges in federal court.

Autowriters Aaron Robinson and Ezra Dyer added to The Car Show on SPEED

Filed under: Etc., Celebrities First look at The Car Show - Click above for high-res image gallery SPEED is betting big on its newest TV series, called The Car Show. You're most likely already aware that the program will be hosted by Adam Carolla, Dan Neil, Matt Farah and John Salley. Now, SPEED has announced that some well-known auto scribes are joining the team to pitch in on writing duty. Aaron Robinson and Ezra Dyer have become (...)

Porsche Panamera 4S by Schmidt Revolution

Posted on 04.26.2011 18:00 by Kirby Filed under: Porsche | luxury cars | sports cars | Porsche Panamera | car tuning | Germany | Cars | Car Reviews | Porsche We’ve gotten accustomed to some pretty intense tuning work done on the Porsche Panamera so it was a little surprising that the (...)

Recall Alert: 2011 Toyota Tundra Pickup

Toyota is announcing a voluntary safety recall for certain 2011 Tundra pickups, based on a rear driveshaft production lot number. At issue is a slip yoke that may have been improperly cast during the manufacturing process, and Toyota is aware of just one failure to date in a customer owned vehicle. No accidents or injuries have been reported as a...

Toyota Recalling 51,000 2011 Tundra Pickups For Driveshaft Failures

Report: Land Rover gearing up for all-new Defender

Filed under: SUV, Land Rover, Off-Road Land Rover Defender SVX - Click above for high-res image gallery There's something deliciously old-school about the Land Rover Defender. The product of continuous development since 1948 and produced in its current form since 1983, the Defender is to SUVs what the Porsche 911 is to sports cars: unapologetically faithful to its original form. But while the iconic Land Rover is still the very embodiment of the go-anywhere vehicle, the (...)

JAPAN 'QUAKE: Ford idles plants

Ford has idled some assembly plants as it works to conserve parts following last month's earthquake in Japan which disrupted the production and delivery of components.

The Happiest Happy Hour: Chauffeured around Manhattan in Exotic Supercars

When the yellow 2010 Lamborghini Murcielago crawled to the curb in front of my tired feet on 11th and West 37th, directly outside of the Javits Convention Center in New York City, I was no longer an automotive journalist. In a matter of seconds, as the exotic’s iconic scissor doors rose to welcome me into [...]

FRANCE: Renault Q1 sales up 15%

Renault Group reported Q1 sales of EUR10,431m in the first quarter, up 15% year on year, after shifting 692,607 units, 5.8% more than a year ago, on the back of growth in markets outside Europe, particularly Brazil, Turkey and Russia.

Man leaps from overpass onto I-696 in failed suicide attempt

Madison Heights— A man broke his leg this afternoon after attempting to commit suicide by jumping off a freeway overpass, police said.

Petersen Museum secures $100,000,000 donation

Filed under: Etc. Petersen Automotive Museum - Click above for high-res image gallery Every year, more than 150,000 folks stroll through the halls of the Petersen Automotive Museum. The crowds have been coming to the Los Angles auto-institution since 1994, when the doors were first opened. And it looks like those doors will remain open for many years to come thanks to a very large donation by Margie Petersen and the Margie and Robert E. Petersen (...)

JAPAN 'QUAKE: Toyota slows South America output

Toyota is shutting an assembly plant in Brazil for three days over the next four weeks, cutting production by about 1,200 cars, because of a shortage of parts due to the Japanese earthquake.

Deal To Save Saab Needs GM's Approval

Production of Saab automobiles has been stopped for over two weeks, as the struggling automaker scrambles for operating capital to pay supplier--and GM could once again hold the cards in the Swedish carmaker's survival. Current owner, Spyker Cars, has put together an elaborate deal to raise working cash for Saab. They’ve gotten an investor...