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WACO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) – Baylor University and men’s basketball coach Scott Drew have refused to accept a vehicle wrapped with the school’s national championship logo after an insensitive remark made by the dealership’s general manager when discussing it during a live TV interview. The customized Jeep Wrangler was driven in the team’s championship parade through downtown Waco on Tuesday night, April 13, and was then going to be given to the school for Drew to use for the next year. READ MORE: After Air Bag Wiring Problem Toyota Recalls 2009-2015 Venza SUVs In US When talking about the vehicle with KWTX-TV before the parade started, Ted Teague, GM of the Allen Samuels dealership in Waco, said Drew could enjoy the Jeep and “use it to recruit, pull some people out of the hood.” Based on his own changed facial expression as the reporter started to ask another question, Teague knew immediately that the remark was inappropriate. He apologized on Wednesday. Baylor … [Read more...] about Baylor Refuses Jeep After Auto Dealer Says It Could Be Used To Recruit And ‘Pull Some People Out Of The Hood’

DETROIT (AP) — The global shortage of semiconductors has forced General Motors and Ford to further cut production at their North American factories as chip supplies seem to be growing tighter. The shutdowns likely will crimp dealer inventory of vehicles made at the plants. READ MORE: Bill Calling For Expansion Of Supreme Court Slammed As 'Court Packing' By Republicans -- But What Does That Mean? GM says it has managed to keep humming factories that make hot-selling and very profitable full-size pickup trucks and SUVs. “GM continues to leverage every available semiconductor to build and ship our most popular and in-demand products,” the company said Thursday in a statement. The chip shortage has already been rippling through various markets since last summer. It has made it difficult for schools to buy enough laptops for students forced to learn from home, delayed the release of popular products such as the iPhone 12 and created mad scrambles to find the latest video game … [Read more...] about Chip Shortage Forces More Production Cuts By GM, Ford

close Video Test drive: 2021 Hyundai Elantra The 2021 Hyundai Elantra was named North American Car of The Year, but did it deserve the title? Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu takes it for a spin to find out. Hyundai is big its new small pickup. (Hyundai) The automaker has taken the wraps off of the upcoming Alabama-built Santa Cruz compact pickup, which goes on sale this summer. (Hyundai) The unibody-based model is about a foot shorter than most current small pickups and roughly the same length as a Hyundai Palisade SUV . (Hyundai) The four-door has a four-foot bed that extends to six feet with the tailgate down and features a storage bin under the floor and a built-in lockable tonneau cover. (Hyundai) The Santa Cruz comes standard with front-wheel-drive, but all-wheel-drive is available along with the choice of either a 180 hp 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine with 180 … [Read more...] about Hyundai Santa Cruz compact pickup revealed with clever covered bed

close Video Test drive: Land Rover Defender Fox News Autos Editor Gary Gastelu gets down and dirty with the all-new Land Rover Defender He's getting his wish. (Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images) The late Prince Philip reportedly once asked Queen Elizabeth to "just stick me in the back of a Land Rover and drive me to Windsor," when he passed away, and that's pretty much what's going to happen on Saturday. (Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images) The royal family has revealed the custom Land Rover Defender Prince Philip helped design that will carry his casket across the castle grounds to St. George's Chapel for the service. According to Sky News , Prince Philip had been tinkering with the 2003 Defender TD5 130 chassis cab for the past 18 years with help from Land Rover, choosing the paint color and having a platform with posts to hold the casket aloft installed. (Steve Parsons - WPA … [Read more...] about Prince Philip’s Land Rover hearse revealed ahead of funeral

Camp Amache , where thousands of Japanese Americans and Japanese immigrants were held against their will during World War II , would become a national historic site under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by two Coloradans. Republican U.S. Rep. Ken Buck and Democratic U.S. Rep. Joe Neguse co-authored the bill . Buck represents the rural southeast Colorado area where the Amache incarceration site is, and Neguse chairs the U.S. House subcommittee that oversees national parks and public lands. The internment camp west of Granada, at that time known as the Granada War Relocation Center, was constructed in 1942 . It housed more than 7,000 people of Japanese descent — most of whom were American citizens — in the 1940s due to a presidential executive order and was one of 10 internment camps. The site has been a national historic landmark since 2006. “The Amache Preservation Society has always wanted to do what was best for the Japanese American families that had to … [Read more...] about Former Japanese internment camp in Colorado could become national historic site