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Post Office reduces fuel costs, pushes ride-sharing postage stamps

The Post Office's Go Green Forever stamps remind Americans to consider using ride sharing and public transportation as easy ways to save fuel and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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2012 Hyundai Veloster Gets Twin-Scroll Turbo and More for SEMA 2011

One of the persistent questions asked at the launch of the 2012 Hyundai Veloster was, "When is it going to get a turbo?" The answer is: SEMA Show 2011 thanks to the efforts of ARK Performance, which is installing a twin-scroll turbocharger (and a whole lot more) in the three-door coupe.
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Swedish Automobiles sells Spyker Cars to US equity firm

Swedish Automobiles, parent company of struggling Saab, has announced that they will sell the Spyker Cars portion of their company to an American equity firm in an effort to focus all of their time and resources on saving Saab as they work their way through government aided re-organization.
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Toyota gives 500 Texans their own 2012 Toyota Tundra T-Force truck

Toyota took the wraps off of its new 2012 Tundra T-Force today. The 2.0 Limited Edition is for off-road enthusiasts who want to make a statement about their outdoor lifestyle, Toyota General Manager Bob Carter said in unveiling the truck in Dallas at the Texas state fair.
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Toyota picks Texas plant to build 2012 Tacoma TRD T|X Baja pickup

Toyota today introduced a new 2012 limited-edition pickup truck in Dallas that will be assembled for eight weeks only this spring in San Antonio. The new 2012 Tacoma Toyota Racing Development T|X Extreme pickup will start at around $35,000 after it goes into production and reaches Toyota dealerships in March.
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Hyundai Developing 10-speed Gearbox

Bloomberg News reported that Park Seong Hyon, president of Hyundai Motor Group, said that Hyundai and Kia are developing a 10-speed automatic transmission for luxury vehicles together.
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Truck buyers thinking green, going green

A J.D Power and Associates study released today had an important finding for environmentalists. It concluded after a five-year study that many truck owners, including those who own Hinos (pictured), are thinking “green.”
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J.D. Power study says truck quality is improving, but customer satisfaction is waning

The quality of big workhorse trucks in America has continued to steadily improve in the past five years, but customer satisfaction has fallen, according to a J.D. Power and Associates study that came out today.
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Toyota will start producing four-cylinder engine in Alabama

Toyota, which has been manufacturing in Huntsville, Alabama for a decade, is adding production of a four-cylinder engine at that plant.
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Hillary Clinton and 25,000 others support letting women drive in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has cancelled the flogging of Shayma Jastaniah, who had been sentenced to 10 lashes with a whip after she was found guilty of driving a family member to the hospital. It is illegal right now for women to drive in Saudi. Now public support to give women the right to drive in Saudi Arabia is growing.
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