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Buick Avenir Trademarked, Regal and LaCrosse May Gain “Sport Touring” Trims

– The beautiful, rear-wheel-drive Buick that General Motors won’t commit to build has been granted an official U.S. trademark. While we can’t infer that Buick Avenir™ will be stamped on a real Buick Avenir, it’s one fist pump on the long road to production. – There are a few problems: First, most Buick buyers—their median age hovers around 60–don’t do fist pumps, and second, automakers regularly trademark names they end

Report: Tesla Acquires Michigan Parts Supplier Riviera Tool

It seems Elon Musk wants to expand Tesla’s manufacturing presence: The Detroit Free Press reports that the electric carmaker is acquiring Riviera Tool, a Grand Rapids, Michigan, auto-parts manufacturer. – Citing inside sources who have not been authorized to speak publicly about the transaction, the Free Press says that Tesla Motors is expected to retain Riviera’s approximately 100 employees and will rename the business Tesla Tool & Die. The company

One dead, 12 hurt in Oklahoma tornadoes, more storms to come

By Heide Brandes OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – One person was killed and about a dozen others injured by tornadoes that touched down near Oklahoma City, part of a storm system that flattened homes and caused flooding in several Great Plains states, officials said on Thursday. One woman who sought safety in her home’s storm shelter died when it flooded in Wednesday night’s storms, Oklahoma police said, according to local media

Boston bomber's lawyers press case for prison, not death

Jurors deciding the fate of convicted Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will hear from more witnesses on Thursday picked by defense attorneys pressing their case the 21-year old should be spared execution because he was influenced by his radicalized older brother. Tsarnaev was convicted last month of joining his now-deceased brother Tamerlan in bombing the race’s crowded finish line on April 15, 2013, killing 3 people and injuring 264, many of