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Unbelievable: Video Footage Shows Drunk Dad Having his 9-Year-Old Daughter Drive him Home

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What’s worse; being charged with DUI or with second- and fourth-degree child abuse? Shawn Weimer was too drunk to know he couldn’t drive, but not to realize the serious difference between the two.

Detroit police arrested Weimer last week after watching a surveillance video of the 39-year-old man making his 9-year-old daughter drive his GMC Safari to the local gas station at...3 a.m. in the morning.

“I got, I got a designated driver. Nine Years old. Nine! Dad’s drinking. Listen, we’re leaving and she’s driving. She drove all the way here” said Weimer, who already has prior convictions, while the little girl add “And I parked!”

GM to Launch New CNG Bi-Fuel Pickup Truck in Late 2012

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General Motors will soon increase its commercial offerings of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) models with the addition of a new bi-fuel pickup truck that is scheduled for launch early in the fourth quarter of 2012. Read more »

GM Debuts Automotive Industry's First Front Center Air Bag

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Someone once said that in the future, the inner works of our vehicles after a crash will look like a balloon party – sans the bright colors. And true enough, after the front, side, roof, knee, rear curtain and seat-belt airbags, automakers have now discovered another area of the car that can be fitted with an inflatable bag for our protection: the center.

Following Toyota's presentation of the first production rear-seat center airbag on the Japanese domestic market Crown Majesta in 2009, General Motors is introducing the automotive industry's first front center air bag, designed to protect the driver and front passenger in far-side impact crashes.

GM Idles Pickup Production Once Again to Reduce Inventory

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General Motors announced that it will temporarily halt production at its Fort Wayne plant in Indiana for the week starting November 7, in order to reduce its inventory of pickup trucks models.

This is not the first time that GM has stopped production at the plant where the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are manufactured. Even though pickup sales in the US have increased from January until August by 9% to 1.1 million units, compared to the same period last year, GM seems to have badly misjudged demand for its models, resulting in an inventory of 122-days.

Polk Says 2011 Non-Dedicated Hybrid Model Sales Down 1.5% Versus 2010

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With the notable exceptions of the Chevy Volt, Toyota Prius and Honda Insight, most of the hybrids on sale today are merely spin-offs of existing ICE models with gas / electric powertrains fitted; take the hybridized Chevy Tahoe, Toyota Camry and Honda Civic for instance.

According to automotive statistics website Polk online, in the first seven months of 2011, sales of non-dedicated hybrid models dipped 1.5% compared to last year. Analyst Tom Libby blames the sales slump on the lack of distinct styling; hybrid buyers want their cars to stand out from the crowd.