Filed under: Auction Action
Jay Leno is a big player on the antique car auction circuit, and his loaded airport hanger in Burbank is proof that the Tonight Show host has purchased his fair share of rare...
Archive: october 16, 2008
Microheat files for bankruptcy after GM recall
Filed under: Aftermarket, Gadgets, Recalls/TSBs
Microheat Inc., the company responsible for inventing and supplying General Motors with their HotSpot windshield cleaning system, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The technology utilized heated liquid to clean the front glass of debris, ice, and snow. Unfortunately, a short circuit on a printed circuit board could overheat and lead to a fire (removing contaminants from much more than just the front windshield). As a result, GM recalled 944,000 vehicles and dropped Microheat, and their HotSpot product, from the lineup. Even with the system...
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Filed under: Ford, Mazda
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Filed under: Convertibles, Euro, FIAT, Rendered Speculation
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Filed under: Time Warp, Etc., Celebrities
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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, HUMMER
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Filed under: LA Auto Show, Spy Photos, Coupes, Sports/GTs, Nissan
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Filed under: Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chrysler, LLC., UAW/Unions
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Filed under: Government/Legal, Hirings/Firings/Layoffs, Chrysler, LLC., GM, Nissan, Renault, FIAT, Tata, Rumormill
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