US car sales jumped to a seven-month high in March led by a 41% surge at Toyota after the carmaker offered the steepest discounts in its history.
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/ 27 January 2010
Toyota will suspend US sales of eight models subject to a massive safety recall, an unprecendented move that sent its shares tumbling.
Hydrogen fuel-cell cars from nine automakers completed a 13-day cross-country trip this weekend, in the first such mass US crossing.
San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds hit the 755th home run of his career on Saturday, tying the Major League Baseball all-time record held by Hank Aaron since 1974. The controversial slugger slammed the landmark homer, a 611m blast into the Petco Park leftfield stands, off San Diego Padres pitcher Clay Hensley.
Ford chief executive Alan Mulally said on Monday he expects the company to sell plug-in hybrids in five to 10 years. Mulally said the roll-out of Ford plug-in hybrids is dependent on advancements to lithium ion batteries that will be charged by the car’s owners using regular household electrical outlets.