Read more automobile stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31940/automobile.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:08:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74016/this-is-a-1m-car-in-a-lagoon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Texas driver distracted by a low-flying pelican took an unexpected detour—into 3 feet of water. Andy House, 34, drove a Bugatti Veyron EB, worth about $1 million, into a saltwater lagoon near Galveston. "He was calm,” the driver of the wrecker that took away the waterlogged French sports...http://www.newser.com/story/74016/this-is-a-1m-car-in-a-lagoon.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 13 Nov 2009 15:45:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73471/950-tries-later-woman-passes-driving-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 68-year-old South Korean woman has finally been granted the chance to take her actual, physical driving test after completing the written exam—on her 950th try. Cha Sa-soon took the test and failed almost daily since April 2005 before recently squeaking through with the minimum score of 60%. At...http://www.newser.com/story/73471/950-tries-later-woman-passes-driving-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 8:40:54 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72976/nissan-leaf-wins-name-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNissan already had its work cut out in designing a hybrid—whatever it made had to measure up to Toyota’s hugely successful Prius. Then it needed a name, which came at the end of a process blending business, culture, and the law. Possibilities must be cleared in hundreds of countries,...http://www.newser.com/story/72976/nissan-leaf-wins-name-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Oct 2009 17:40:48 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69011/brazilian-teens-ride-pink-sporty-bulletproof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSao Paulo, Brazil, is known as the armored car capital of the world, and for good reason, the Wall Street Journal reports. Brazil's murder rate is 5 times the rate in the US, and the wealthy are historically at risk for kidnapping. Add to that a recent influx of wealth,...http://www.newser.com/story/69011/brazilian-teens-ride-pink-sporty-bulletproof.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 10 Sep 2009 13:06:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67645/after-clunker-frenzy-dealers-expect-a-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagJust as the "cash for clunkers" program sparked a boom in auto sales, its cancellation will likely depress the industry, CNNMoney reports. As of today, the last day of the government-funded incentive, rebate applications for 625,000 trade-ins totaling $2.58 billion had been submitted. “We're definitely going to have...http://www.newser.com/story/67645/after-clunker-frenzy-dealers-expect-a-slump.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 24 Aug 2009 14:42:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67391/gm-will-advance-cash-to-clunkered-dealers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors will start making temporary loans to dealers who have yet to be reimbursed by the federal government under the Cash for Clunkers plan, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dealers, some now irate, essentially did the same thing for customers participating in the trade-in plan—covering the government rebate...http://www.newser.com/story/67391/gm-will-advance-cash-to-clunkered-dealers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Aug 2009 15:45:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67202/pry-my-clunker-from-my-cold-dead-fingertips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSome cars’ gas mileage is good enough to make them ineligible for the cash-for-clunkers program—but that’s not the only reason David Holahan doesn’t want to turn in his old rides. “I’m all for stimulating the economy, cleaning air, and improving fuel economy,” he writes in the Christian Science Monitor...http://www.newser.com/story/67202/pry-my-clunker-from-my-cold-dead-fingertips.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 18 Aug 2009 15:40:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66303/senate-extends-clunkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCash for Clunkers lives. As expected, Congress tonight sent President Obama legislation with an additional $2 billion to extend the program. The Senate approved the money on a 60-37 vote after administration officials said the initial $1 billion had run out in only 10 days. The House voted last week...http://www.newser.com/story/66303/senate-extends-clunkers.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 19:31:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65801/house-votes-to-add-2b-to-clunkers-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe House voted today to beef up the "cash for clunkers" program to the tune of $2 billion, but that doesn’t mean shoppers and dealers are any clearer on the federal program, the Detroit Free Press reports. “It is an absolute total mess,” one dealer says. One customer who made...http://www.newser.com/story/65801/house-votes-to-add-2b-to-clunkers-program.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 31 Jul 2009 15:50:02 CDT