Expert negotiators from each of the three countries have three sessions to hammer out a new NAFTA. Will America drive too hard a bargain on autos?
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Bass pumping ambulances will get your attention by any means necessary
Next time you’re stuck in traffic and you feel a vibration under your seat, it’s not your cell phone. If you are driving in Montreal, Victoria, B.C., or Windsor, Ont., and an ambulance equipped with the Rumbler or the Howler comes by, you will feel the boom of a sound wave—as these Boston Globe videos demonstrate. The thumping effect is created by a pair of subwoofers attached to the bumper of the ambulance, making it seem like it’s one of those souped-up bass-pumping cars.
Reliable, fuel-efficient cars are passé
At the Detroit auto show, automakers are pitching style, flash and sports cars
How electric cars got stuck in first gear
Electric cars are hitting showrooms, but people aren’t buying
Nissan recalls 2.1 million cars
Problem with ignition may stall engine
GM to upgrade St. Catharines car plant
$235 million project hoped to bring back jobs
New emission standards for Canada and the U.S.
Joint standards aim to reduce pollution, greenhouse gases
NASA to look into Toyota’s problems
Space agency will examine electronic throttles
We still love our gas guzzlers
Auto sales have picked up, the big winners are‹you guessed it—pickups
MPs grill Toyota
Toyota bosses appear before House transport committee to answer questions about safety problems