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Driver Killed as Concrete Slab Thrown From Overpass Smashes Through Nissan GT-R
Driver Killed as Concrete Slab Thrown From Overpass Smashes Through Nissan GT-R

22 Nov 2018, 14:16 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / A 54-year-old man on his way to work was killed in Tennessee after a piece of concrete smashed through his windshield, hitting him in the head

 
Woman Chases, Crashes Into Daughter’s Stolen Car to Save Grandson
Woman Chases, Crashes Into Daughter’s Stolen Car to Save Grandson

20 Nov 2018, 14:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Melissa Ewing chased the stolen car with her own Jeep Commander, forced it to stop by ramming it. Her grandson wasn’t injured, but she did bang her head

 
Trio of Bears Break Into Florida Couple’s Car, Have a Feast, Thrash The Place
Trio of Bears Break Into Florida Couple’s Car, Have a Feast, Thrash The Place

19 Nov 2018, 14:21 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Tourists are vacationing in Gatlinburg, Tennessee and they made the mistake of leaving their car unlocked and some dog food under the driver’s seat

 
Couple’s Furious Fuchsia Dodge Challenger Stolen From Their Driveway, Recovered
Couple’s Furious Fuchsia Dodge Challenger Stolen From Their Driveway, Recovered

12 Sep 2018, 12:31 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The Castaldos live in a queit residential area of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, never imagined their most prized possession could be stolen in the dead of night

 
Drunk Man Gets Unsolicited 14-Mile Ride On the Trunk of A Car, Doesn't Get Hurt
Drunk Man Gets Unsolicited 14-Mile Ride On the Trunk of A Car, Doesn't Get Hurt

23 May 2017, 17:13 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Drunk people end up sleeping in various places, and some fall asleep on parked cars. One managed to get a ride on the trunk of a sedan without asking for one

 
Someone Drove Into Oncoming Traffic In Lincoln Tunnel, Nobody Died
Someone Drove Into Oncoming Traffic In Lincoln Tunnel, Nobody Died

21 Sep 2016, 17:31 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / What's the worst thing that could happen while driving through a tunnel, except for a cave-in? Someone driving into oncoming traffic. It happened in New York

 
Tennessee Auto body Repair Shop Gives Away 11 Cars To Families in Need
Tennessee Auto body Repair Shop Gives Away 11 Cars To Families in Need

6 Sep 2016, 17:35 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / An auto body repair shop from Mt Juliet, Tennessee, has announced a charitable campaign that will give 11 used cars to families in need of transportation

 
Tennessee Police Chase Has Everything, Seems Directed in Hollywood
Tennessee Police Chase Has Everything, Seems Directed in Hollywood

11 Mar 2016, 12:44 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Compared to their Hollywood counterparts, most real-life police pursuits are quite boring, but now and then, something like this comes along

 
Drivers Passing Too Close to This Cyclist in Tennessee Will Get Pulled Over
Drivers Passing Too Close to This Cyclist in Tennessee Will Get Pulled Over

17 Dec 2015, 16:45 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Since they share the road with the drivers, cyclists are the most exposed traffic participants and anything meant to increase their safety is welcomed

 
Volkswagen Investing $900 Million in Chattanooga to Build New Midsize SUV in 2016
Volkswagen Investing $900 Million in Chattanooga to Build New Midsize SUV in 2016

29 Oct 2015, 17:49 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "Step by step, that is how we want to win back trust in the Volkswagen brand," says Michael Horn, President and CEO of Volkswagen Group of America

 
Nissan Celebrates 10 Million Tennessee-built Vehicles, Rolls Off First US-produced Rogue
Nissan Celebrates 10 Million Tennessee-built Vehicles, Rolls Off First US-produced Rogue

15 Oct 2013, 14:51 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Nissan has announced that its Tennessee-based Smyrna facility has delivered the 10 millionth vehicle today. Interestingly enough, the milestone automobile is the very first US-bui...

 
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant Celebrates 5th Anniversary
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga Plant Celebrates 5th Anniversary

16 Jul 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker Volkswagen celebrates five years since announcing the decision to build an automobile manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Officially inaugurated in May 2011, constr...

 
New Nissan Teana Launched in China
New Nissan Teana Launched in China

27 Feb 2013, 10:52 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Back in July 2012, this sedan model entered production at Nissan's assembly plant in Tennessee as the fifth-generation Altima. Built on an updated D platform, the car offers improved economy, s...

 
Nissan Opens Efficient New Paint Plant in Tennessee
Nissan Opens Efficient New Paint Plant in Tennessee

31 Jan 2013, 18:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The blank shell you see in these pictures belongs to a seven-seater crossover built for Infiniti, yet it holds a lot more value than that. It's the first to roll off Nissan's newest and...

 
Nissan Leaf SL Buyers Get $2,500 EV Rebate in Tennessee
Nissan Leaf SL Buyers Get $2,500 EV Rebate in Tennessee

11 Aug 2011, 13:43 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Back in late 2010, the state of Tennessee announced that $2.5 million had been budgeted for the rebates that are realized at the point of sale and credited against the purchase price. Today, ECOtali...

 
Nissan Leaf Electric Motors to Be Manufactured at Decherd Plant in Tennessee
Nissan Leaf Electric Motors to Be Manufactured at Decherd Plant in Tennessee

21 Jul 2011, 09:06 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / The North American division of Nissan today announced it has picked out the manufacturing site for the Leaf’s electric motor. Starting in early 2013, the Decherd, Tennessee, powertrain assembl...

 
UAW Want to Unionize South Starting with VW Chattanooga
UAW Want to Unionize South Starting with VW Chattanooga

8 Jul 2011, 12:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The United Auto Workers union has been trying to establish a foothold in the foreign automakers operating in the Southern part of the US. Its main target right now is Volkswagen's new plant in ...

 
Volkswagen to Build Circuit, Supplier Park in Chattanooga
Volkswagen to Build Circuit, Supplier Park in Chattanooga

21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Volkswagen has bigger plans for the new Chattanooga factory than initially announced, the German company aiming to build both a testing circuit and a supplier park near the Tennessee plant. Basicall...

 
Tennessee to Offer $2,500 Incentive for EV Purchase
Tennessee to Offer $2,500 Incentive for EV Purchase

9 Sep 2010, 14:55 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Buying an electric vehicle has just become more appealing for residents of the Tennessee state, after Governor Phil Bredesen announced the implementation of a $2,500 incentive for buyers of electric...

 
GM Wants $200M to Build Small Car in Tennessee
GM Wants $200M to Build Small Car in Tennessee

15 Jun 2009, 07:20 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM is asking for around $200 million from the state of Tennessee to build a small car at the Spring Hill factory, Governor Phil Bredesen revealed after a meeting with a group of officials representi...