September 15 2010 by
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Filed under: Etc., Hyundai
Hyundai has announced plans to build a new North American headquarters in Orange County, California. The $150 million project will take nearly two years, create a projected 1,530 new construction jobs and generate a total economic impact of around $273 million. At least that’s what the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation [...]
August 20 2010 by
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Filed under: Etc., Videos
Superclogger – Click above to watch video after the jump
If you’re on an LA freeway and traffic is especially miserable, look for a white Mazda pickup – the one with the yellow dudes in the back. What you’ve got is a mobile puppet show led by Joel Kyack, a Southern California artist [...]
Filed under: Motorsports, Event Alert
The ESPN X Games are coming to the LA Coliseum July 29 to August 1, and for the first time, SuperRally will be coming with them. Americans might know SuperRally as the Harley Davidson events, but it’s actually a renaming of the European sport of RallyCross, which looks for all the [...]
Filed under: China, Government/Legal, Plants/Manufacturing
BYD e6 electric MPV – Click above for high-res image gallery
BYD – an acronym for Build Your Dreams – wants to be a star on the American auto scene, and the Chinese maker of cars, batteries and solar cells is setting up shop in Los Angeles to do it. With [...]
March 11 2010 by
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Filed under: Etc., Videos, Fiat, Celebrities, Humor
Fiat heir Lapo Elkann makes the Lakers’ game-winning move – Click above to watch video after the jump
Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Fiat founder Gianni Agnelli and is said to be heir to several Fiat thrones. While courtside at the Staples Center in Los Angeles watching the Lakers [...]