industry analysts developments at hyundai. he says the strong wan is a challenge but they're in control. >> hyundai motors global operations are working at full capacity. with demand exceeding supply in all countries. i think that shows that the company's management is doing a good job. the exchange rate has caused problems for operating profit. but the overall situation seems to be good. >> reporter: hyundai's response to falling profits is to go to the floor. the chairman last month unveiled a $74 billion investment plan. he says the four year spending spree will make the company more competitive. >> translator: now you can see how much improvement we need to make in our ability to develop innovative technology and products. >> reporter: the production target of 9 million cars being made in 2018. that includes affiliate kia group. hyundai will spend much of the money at home. three-quarters of the budget will be used to expand factories, improve i.t. infrastructure and boost r&d activity, all in south korea. the plan also in

several automakers are introducing them consumer reports checks out hyundai's entrance into the field. this looks just like a typical small suv. it's not, it's powered by hydrogen. these vehicles use a fuel cell instead of a battery. the fuel cell is replenished with hydrogen, combined with oxygen, and the result is electricity to power the car. water is the only emotion consumer reports is evaluating the hyundai tucson many. >> it drives like a normal tucson, without an engine, it's much quieter. hyundai claims it will go 264 miles before you need to refuel it. >> it doesn't take hours to charge. it should take five minutes or less at a hydrogen refueling station. currently there are only about a dozen hydrogen fueling stations in the united states mainly on the west coast so at this point hyundai is just making the fuel cell vehicle available in california and only with a lease. $500 a month. >> fuel cell technology is promising. it's advanceing at a pretty rapid rate. >> other fuel cell cars are coming soon. one from toyota, another from honda. the state of california and toyota pl

"consumer reports" checked out hyundai's fuel cell that looks just lick a typical small s.u.v.is not. it is powered by hydrogen. the vehicles used a fuel cell rather than a battery. the fall cell is replenished with hydrogen combined with oxygen and the result is electricity to power the car. water is the only emission. "consumer reports" has evaluated the hyundai. >> it dries like a normal but without an engine it is more convey it. it will go 265 miles before being refueled which is amazing. >> unlike battery powered cars it does not take hours to charge. it should take five minutes or less at a hydrogen refueling station. there are only about a dozen hydro john fueling stations in the united states mostly on the west coast so right now hyundai is just making the fuel cell vehicle available in california and only with a lease at $500 a month. >> the technology is promising and advancing in a pretty rapid rate plus there is incentives available like tax breaks. >> other few cell cars are coming including from toyota and from honda. the safety california and toyota plan to buil

old days of the hyundai, of the 90's, they have 07,000 hyundai is here. hyundai genesis and we have tricked out genesis. what you are seeing in these vehicles are things that you do the not see. >> did you say 07,000. >> 70,000 up scale. >> what do i get for my 70,000. >> you get the look, rims, computer system in the back. bottom line is it looks cool. that is the thing. you want to see something like this on the interest net, only on the internet. >> really. >> no, not the when you go to the show, you can see it, touch it, feel it. >> it had has a computer system and everything in the back. >> is that for the kid. you have $70,000 car you might not have kid in the back. >> two of them. >> people love to buy hyundai because they feel will good about themselves. >> hyundai is portfolio is so wide, that all people, kind of like it. it fit young people, more affluent people and they are trying to broaden that niche. >> i like the color white. i like this is a pearly white but not like what we have seen from cadillac. different style. >> it is a different co

vehicle and vehicle or a hyundai vehicle and they need to send the same type they need to send the same messages. of messages. that can't happen if we that can't happen if we >>> >>> develop this technology. develop this technology. >>> john capp also had a hand in >>> john capp also had a hand in building gm's current crash avoidance system. building gm's current crash avoidance system. >> some of those alert systems >> some of those alert systems already exist in more higher end cars. what's different about the already exist in more higher end system that the v to. cars. what's different about the v vehicles offer. system that the v to. >> some v vehicles offer. >> some of our cadillacs have 6 of our cadillacs have 6 radas, two cameras and 8 or 10 ultra sonic sensors. radas, two cameras and 8 or 10 those aren't enough to see ultra sonic sensors. several car lengths ahead of you those aren't enough to see or to see around a corner. several car lengths ahead of you or to see around a corner. have v to v technology fills in have v to v technology fills in those gaps and lets us have more

the other is a hyundai. we asked firefighters who they all belong to as i mentioned. they did get in touch one of the people. they thought it is these people that live in the nearby apartment complexes who use this parking lot as over flow park. we do know the arson investigator is going to spend the rest of the morning out here collecting evidence again trying to see if they can figure out you know how this all started. you know. were they all individual yulely started. again it sounds very suspicious and you know pam, dave, they really do want to get down to the bottom of this. >> it definitely sounds suspicious. thank you. >>> 6:05 is the time. tense moments in santa rosa after a home invasion robbery turned into a stand off with deputies. now you're looking at video of some of the scene of what happened. the stand off started at 2:00 this morning when those deputies tried to pull over a truck after they got word that some armed men possibly connected to a home invasion were inside the truck. the driver jumped out and said he didn't know the men and just giving the

> my car, in a gm vehicle, needs to talk to a toyota vehicle needs to talk to a ford vehicle or a hyundaiicle and they need to send the same type of messages. that can't happen if we >>> develop this technology. >>> john capp also had a hand in building gm's current crash avoidance system. >> some of those alert systems already exist in more higher end cars. what's different about the system that the v to. v vehicles offer. >> some of our cadillacs have 6 radas, two cameras and 8 or 10 ultra sonic sensors. those aren't enough to see several car lengths ahead of you or to see around a corner. have v to v technology fills in those gaps and lets us have more information to address some of those driving situations that are challenging. i will be more reckless. >> okay. push the envelope. >> yeah. >> my last chance. whoa. >> what is a car doing stationary in the middle of my runway? you know what? i don't tend to look at that. >> right. >> that's not meant to focus on. >> that's more informational. you see the scrolling red? really, the alert that's going to provide you, you know, the dash. >>

hyundai has recalled nearly a quarter million vehicles because of a power steering problem. it involves model years 2008 thropuugh 2010. federal regulators say that a sensor glitch could disable power steering, making the vehicles difficult to control. according to aaa, prices at the pump have jumped $.12 in one week for stop the national average stands at $2.40 per gallon. in d.c., driver opinion average of $2.49 maryland $2.38, and in virginia $2.25. the man who took april-encrusted oscar gown in hollywood has returned it not out of remorse but because the pearls were not real. tmz reported that a man called them yesterday, claiming that he took the dress from lupita nyong'o's hotel when he noticed the door was open. he said he removed the perl's from the dress, took them to be a priest found out they were fake. he then dumped -- took them to be appraised, and then found out they were fake. >> whether they are fake or real, it does not change the investigation. if we found out they are not real, we still have a grand theft. kimberly: lupita nyong'o released a statement say

model years 2006 to 2008 for hyundai and 2007 or 2008 for the kia. for suvs, the honda in 2008 and rounding out the "consumer reports" list is the 2005 honda pilot seating eight and handles well. >> before you buy any used car hire a mechanic to do an inspection. hire the mechanic before you go to look at the car. mechanics are not just standing armed waiting for you to show up. >>> 9 morning news continues at 6:30 with the top stories. >> we are following breaking news confirming the identity of the man behind the mark responsible for the brutal isis beheadings. >> a new push happening today to get silicon valley shuttle drivers unionized. >> police are trying to figure out why a man was killed and a woman seriously injured in this quiet neighborhood. neighbors have a lot of questions, too. >> our next storm is starting to show its hand and i am tracking it across the pacific northwest with live doppler 7 hd and i will tell you when it gets do your neighborhood and what to expect. >> a look right now at the san mateo bridge, it is packed use make th

subaru mercedes hyundai, nissan, jeep. bottom line is almost every brand had a big month last month. here are the major automakers. all of these guys are up better than expected with the exception of ford and most of these guys are beating the estimate by 1% to 2%. what's important here is to focus on the big three. gm ford and chrysler because so much of what they sell are trucks, suv's, and crossovers. then you look at what's happened with trucks and suvs. look at general motors first off. sales up 42% for pickup trucks last month. the colorado is just moving into showrooms. it's doing very well. the silverado had a big month. jeep up 23% last month, and, again, best january ever for jeep, and, finally, let's take a look at ford and the new f-series. now, on the conference call today, sales conference call for the month, they indicated that the volume is growing, but so is demand. transaction prices in january for the f-series up $2,100 compared to january of last year, and the highend versions those are selling so quick

that's not entirely true because his hyundai is in good working order. >> no complaints. >> plan b.'98 toyota to master technician nick greenly. >> i've been here for 10 years. i was dealership for 10 years. he trarains mechanic. my check end join light isn't on although it should be. >> a little bit of oil by the he can haft. >> could you for the check engine light to come on. >> yes. >> he pulls out a cable. and immediately the check engine light glows orange. next nick plugs in a pro tool just like your mechanic would. >> step number one yeah, plug this in. >> it tells him exactly what's wrong. >> p1300. >> next he tries the blue driver driver. >> it's in there and blinking. >> if it does what it says we should we should see the same code. >> that's what it should show. nick lurches the an it accurate accurately pinpoints -- >> right on. >> the same problem. >> p13 hadn't dread check report for description. >> there's a plus for drivers. not only does the blue driver tell you what's wrong in code it also recommends fixes in english english. >> it gives some causes her. it also gi

. >> announcer: this portion of nbc 10 news is sponsored by hyundai. >>> i'm john clark. he traded away michael carter-williams. tonight here's mcw being introduced as the bucks' new point guard. he saids he wu shocked at first for being traded but is excited about playing for coach jason kidd. >> i believe that i'm a winner, you know i've won pretty much my whole life you know and this last year and a half has been a struggle. >> sam hinnky said he was blown away by the offer of getting a first round pick. here 'eers coach m. brown. >> it's going to free up some things to put us in position to better identify one of those, you know true great players, something that you would label as a legitimate cornerstop of a program. >> sixers with debuts against indiana. franklin's first game. also richardson's first game. big block here. and a newcomer he's not shacking the full hair but the sixers lose to the pacers 106-95. let's go to clear water. here's marshall harris. >> they come and they go. can the same be said about papelbon. he said he doesn't know. what we do know is he

. >> loves his hyundai. >> best car i've he have owned. >> and his blue tooth. >> love love blue tooththe perfect candidate to try this. >> looks fancy. >> $80 blue driver. a blue tooth tool that diagnoses car trouble. >> looks simple enough just plug it in. >> snap it into the same port a mechanic would use an app tells you what's wrong. blue driver pops right in. then the app -- >> pops right up. >> oxygen sensor monitor bank one. sensor one passed. >> anthony scrolls with ease. though it is a bit technical. >> this is all greek to me. >> remember when i said he's the perfect candidate much that's not entirely true because his hyundai is in good working order. >> no complaints. >> plan b. we drive my '98 toyota to master technician nick greenly. >> i've been here 10 years. that was dealership for 10 years years. >> he trained mechanic. my check engine light isn't on though it probably should be. >> little bit of the oil accumulation down here boo the exhaust. >> could you force the check engine light to come on? >> yes. >> nick pulls a cable. >> take out two cylinders. >> and immedia

vehicle needs to take to a toyota or ford or hyundai. and they need to send the same message.t happen if we develop this separately. >> reporter: john had a hand in building g.m.'s current crash avoidance system. alert systems exist in higherened cars. what is -- higher end cars. what is different about v2v. >> cadd lacks have six raid areas, two cameras. they are not enough to see you. v 2 v fills in the gaps and let's you have more information to address the driving situations that are challenging. >> reporter: and challenging situation is is what i got from the test drive from v2v researcher donald grim. i'll be more reckless. >> okay. push the envelope. >> reporter: my last chance. whoah. [ beeping ] >> reporter: agh. what is a car doing stationary in the middle of my run way. do you know what, i don't tend to look at that display. >> that's not meant to focus on, it's informational. did you see the scrolling red? really the alert that provides you, you know, the intended responses on top of the dash. it's important because for these type of alerts, we want to direct the p

technical service bulletins like this telling mechanics about a potential brake problem on some hyundais you. on the bottom is a liability notice warning dealers to keep it confidential. >> i would like to know when there's something wrong so i can get it fixed about. >> that's precisely what we want to have happen. we want to get the cars fixed early in the life. we paid for the warranty when we bought that car. you paid me for the warranty when you bought it from me. fix the car. >> reporter: gm issued a service bulletin years before recalling cars for an ignition problem. in the meantime 40 people died. >> even though dealers cannot notify you, there are other ways to find out about service bulletins for your car. you can see that information on our wusa9 app. >>> a lawsuit claims a popular dog food has sickened or killed thousands of pets. a pet owner filed a suit earlier this month against nestle purina. he is one of 3,000 people that complained about beneful dry dog food. he said in a month two of his dogs were sick and one was dead. the dog food used a toxin used in antifreeze. >>

he got a hyundai elan tra.e does have a hyundai elantra so i think the guy's telling the truth. >> i take a football. i don't want to squeeze all the air into his little lungs because i don't want to ruin the football. so i just take a little bit of air out of most of them. 11 out of 12 of them. and it does the trick. it absolutely saves his lungs. >> so i let some of the air out of the balls to release the genie. now, in retrospect, not smart. >> sucking air out of the regulation balls in order to save those people's lives. i saved 17 people's lives. tom brady had nothing to do with it. let me tell you something, if he did, he would have done the same thing because he's a [ bleep ] hero. >> i deflated those balls myself. all right, i did it, i'm the perpetrator. you don't want to believe me? there's nothing i can say to change your mind? i'm turning myself in. i'm from roslyndale, massachusetts. if you don't believe me, go [ bleep ] yourself. i love you, touchdown tommy! >> it was me. >> it was all me. >> it w

hyundai, honda, and toyota all say they have hydrogen powered cars. >>> gas prices are up again if you haven't noticed. the national average is slightly higher than $2.30. that is up a nickel from last week. across california the average price is $2.95. san francisco matches the statewide average price but it is less expense i around the bay -- less expensive around the bay. >>> a new federal report on train derailment is renewing concerns about trains carrying crude oil through the bay area. the analysis came out less than a week after that derailment. it warns more than 200 trains carrying crude oil and ethanol could derail in the u.s. in the next 200 years. if a major accident happened in a heavily populated area, more than 200 people could die. last november ktvu reported on concerns about crude shipments in the bay area. at that time the state office of emergency services says california needs more realtime information on when and where those crude oil trains are traveling. >> we should be able to know that about volatile substances. >> the west virginia train that derailed was on

ford, gm, by yacht, chrysler, hyundai, mercedesed, look at the ones getting a nice bump today, almost everything up about 2% plus. strong car and truck sales helped boost those names. the earnings of auto nation, an, shares of the country's largest car dealer groups shot the lights out. best fourth quarter ever for its sales. the stock is jumping nearly 6%. the ceo has made a bold prediction on record auto sales for all of 2015. auto nation's mike jackson with me life on what -- live on what his top sellers are, cheap oil not as cheap today. what happens tomorrow and the day after and whether he's concerned about an interest rate hike later this year. right now we're looking at quite the rally, 273 points if the dow jones industrials. it's the last hour of trading, so much happening already. let's start the "countdown." ♪ ♪ liz: good afternoon, everybody. auto nation's ceo not the only believer. the world's most famous investor made a huge, big bet last year well before he knew u.s. car sales where are going to be row dust. late last year warren buffett increased his stake in gm to ab

a driver from chantilly kept his hand on a car for five days so he could win a brand new hyundai sonata s.e. part of the washington auto show's hands on contest at the washington convention center aptly named. eight contestants lasted through the end of the contest which required continuous physical contact with the car except for 15-minute breaks every three hours. the winner was determined by a random drawing. this is the first time in the history of the contest that so many contestants remained in the competition. that's impressive. >> five days. >> all you need is food and water. you're fine. give me bread and water i'm fine. >> you get those 15-minute breaks though. i guess. more power to them. congrats on the new car. so awesome. >> i feel sorry for the other seven. tell us about the weather. >> okay. wintry mix tonight. >> exactly. for the most part everything is changing over to a chilly rain so later on tonight rain and rain to greet you for your monday morning commute. then turning windy colder. some sunshine i think by lunch time tomorrow. it's going to be cold getting out th

will have to find some other way to get around town today because those cars, two nissans and one hyundai completely destroyed but the good news is as those three cars were fully engulfed in flames in this parking lot, they were not close enough to any buildings or any apartment complexes to cause any damage to residences and no one was injured in this fire. the santa clara county arson task force is working on this case. i asked if these might be connected to any other car fires that we've reported on in recent history in san jose and the battalion says no because those cases were closed. here opens up a new chapter and three cars possibly destroyed by an arsonist. >> thank you very much, kris. >>> he didn't want thin mints, dosidos or samoas. thief snatched hundreds of dollars from the hands of a young girl scout. "today in the bay's" rob redell is live where it happened in front of a safe way in san jose. the girl scout and suspect got into a tug-of-war over the money. >> reporter: girl scouts with local troop 601 0 set up shop outside this safe way here in branham lane in san jose to

those that managed to choose that there, even though they were thrilled to go home with a brand new hyundaia. >> the whole time we have spent money as i heard about the attitude. but after a couple of days they would start talking strategy. and now, you know, i don't, that is the ride of my life with a bunch of great guys. >> thank you, vonn. he says the strategies of winner included beef jerky every night. >>> now he can take them on a ride for their brand new car. >> yeah, they may have all left as he feels like he was the winner tonight. >> exactly. who did you pick in this game? >> the seahawks in this one. if you look at the crowd there, it is like 75% seahawks over the patriots where it is not a neutral site. >> all right. >> but the capitals were e they didn't want to compete for the super bowl looking for some revenge in today's matinee. the second back-to-back game. who they shaked off last night to get back in that win column as sports how can i avoid maintenance fees? why would you want to avoid them? because i don't want to... you know what? i'm gonna bring my maintenance guy in

subaru mercedes nissan hyundai and jooep all reported their best january sales ever. and speaking of jeep it continued to be a roll. january sales up for that brand 23%. the best january ever. it was driven by cherokee sales up 44%. and for the big threes all about the demand for pickup trucks and suvs. take general motors. its truck sales last month jumped 42% and the average transaction price, the estimate is that it's just over $36,000 in increased eweyear over year of 7.7%. bottom line cheap gas and high consumer confidence. that's what is fueling demand for new vehicles right now and especially demand for large suvs and pickup trucks. philip lebeau "nightly business report," chicago. >>> and now to greece where that country unveiled a new plan to deal with its debt. but the showdown with its international lenders shifts into high gear tomorrow. the greek finance minister will meet with the head of the european central bank mario draghi and he's expected to ask that greece be given easier repayment terms on its loans. more time as well and lower interest rates. mi

. >> 2008 hyundai son atta. the 2005 honda crv and the 2007 mitsubishi outlanding.nding out the consumer reports list, the honda pilot. it seats eight and handles well. >> before you buy any used car, consumer reports recommends hiring a mechanic to do an inspection. consumer reports says $100. that's not happening in the bay area. >> no, i don't had think so. >> you're looking closer to 250 something like that you need to call in advance. there's no way a mechanic is standing around waiting for you to show up. >> that's worth the money. >>> tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. the san rafael based nonprofit, we met with a new president to talk about ways to increase private investment in afghanistan. agriculture is going to drive the economy, that's why he wants to expand there, but with private money, not u.s. aid. the president is ened issing an appeal to the silicon valley for help with i.t., railroads and construction. that's tonight at 6:00. >>> let's turn our attention to the weekend weather almost here. >> drew is outside. are you seeing any rain anywhere? >> we'r

hyundai motors has paid $10 billion for the whole space to build a glitzy new headquarters.keptics say it is a vanity project to aggrandize a family firm. they do give back to the community, like here where employees hand out coal briquettes to the poor, but the debate is if the downside of nepotism and hereditary leadership is the right way for the future. she may ruminate on the question in her prison cell. >> when it comes to the world's more colorful politicians, boris johnson is usually no the top of the list. for nearly seven years, he's been the mayor of london playing a key role from everything run the summer olympics to keeping the city say . for the past bidets, he has been here in america. a short time ago, he joined me in the studio. what do we call you? >> most people go with boris. that's me. >> that would confuse americans. they would want to give you a title. >> that is fine, too. mr. mayor. what is interesting about america is even when you have left office, you retain your title. >> you would be mayor for the rest of your life. >> we've had a string of repu

hyundai and tia are checking cars for a variety of potential problems. they include hybrids produced at the end of last year that may have a faulty warning. it may be less when the driver stack -- the driver steps on the brakes. >> it is healthier. not ready to come off the medicine yet. the growth of 2.2% out of recession. still below estimates. exports jumped. japan is struggling to boost production. >> it is a major subject on bloomberg and it remains weak. wages are key to the recovery. >> exports are looking quite strong and it is about personal consumption and spending under pressure from weak wage growth. that will be the case unless there is a round of wave -- wage increases. >> do not sit there and whine about the numbers. the numbers show the wages are going up. do not sit there and whine about the wages. you should be concerned the wages will move so fast that businesses will not be able to cope and will have wage increases that squeeze profits and will have to close down parts of the business for lack of people. >> the wealth management says

but about 30 seconds ago, a woman in a hyundai tried to come up kingsley and she got stuck right over here on a patch of ice right around here so there are slick spots still on the roadway. so you've got to bear that in mind if you're driving. it may look clear and you may see vehicles moving up and down but you could still get stuck. take a look at our video. people are out this morning in manayunk and around the city. they've got their shovels, they have their salt and they are trying to clear the steps, clear the walk so they can make it to the car and shovel out the vehicle. we've talked to ken over in manayunk. he was debating about whether or not he should shovel last night or wait until today. and i'll let him pick up the story from there. >> i didn't really know if i was going to shovel last night, because i thought in my mind it might make it worse. if this was all snow with rain and ice on top of it it would probably be easier for people to walk. >> but it's just straight glazed over ice. >> it's just a mess. >> reporter: so ken went ahead and decided the shovel and that's w

. >> reporter: rick warrick killed as he was trying to fix a flat on his 2007 hyundai sonata car. he was taking his fiance and teenage children out to dinner when it happened. in a photo from the scene, you can see the spare was already in place and there appears to be no damage to the vehicle. at this point, do you have any information as to the description of the striking vehicle? >> at this point, we do not. >> reporter: the striking vehicle didn't stop? >> no it did not. >> reporter: the shoulders along the bw parkway are narrow. in this dark they can be doubly dangerous. rick warrick's fiance was out there helping him change that tire. she, too, was struck by the car. she was injured but she's expected to be okay. his teenage children were in the back seat of the car. they saw what happened they called for help. >> it's not easy for no mom to lose their child, especially to a hit-and-run. >> reporter: now, if you know anything about this hit-and-run, if you know anything about that strike ing striking car, police want to hear from you. live from laurel pat collins, news4. >>>

he was struck last night trying to change a flat on his 2007 sonata hyundai car. you look closely you can see the spare is in place, lug wrench at the ready. the car itself not even a scrape. >> he got killed on the spot. it's no words. >> reporter: it happened along the shoulder of the road of the b vw parkway

seen in the past that many executives of some of these very large family-run businesses the likes of hyundaiotor, samsung, and heather cho's father the head of korean air, in the past have been found guilty of crime. but they've had suspended sentences and eventually had presidential pardons. so the fact she has been sentenced to one year the expectation is that this -- this could satisfy some of the public who are becoming more resentful of these powerful family-run conglomerates conglomerates. rosemary? >> paula hancocks, many thanks to you for bringing us up to date on the situation there. >>> we do. to check some other news stories now. taiwanese airline transasia has grounded ten piles for failing an oral flight test. the airline says the pilots will undergo retraining before they are allowed to fly again. the testing of recommended for pilots of the atr turbo-props, the type of plane involved in this month's deadly crash in taipei. the pilots of the plane struggled with engine problems before it went down. >>> tiger woods says he won't play on the pga tour until his golf game improves.

he was struck last night trying to change a flat on his 2007 sonata hyundai car. you look closely you can see the spare is in place, lug wrench at the ready. the car itself not even a scrape. >> he got killed on the spot. it's no words. >> reporter: it happened along the shoulder of the road of the b vw parkway north of 197. rick warrick was out changing a flat on his car, his fiance helping him, his two teenage children in the back seat. a car comes along, it strikes her, it strikes him. she ends up with broken bones in her leg, fractured pelvis and skull. she cries out to him, keep breathing keep breathing. his teenage children see what's going on and call 911 for help. tonight, rick warrick's mom has this message for that hit-and-run driver. >> it's hard on me. i think the right thing will be to do just to turn yourself in. accidents happen and we understand it was a tragic accident. >> reporter: this is not the first time violence has visited the warrick family. more about that coming up at 6:00. pat collins, news4. >>> news4 is tracking some ferocious winds r

ford gm, by yacht, chrysler, hyundai, mercedesed, look at the ones getting a nice bump today, almostand truck sales helped boost those names. the earnings of auto nation, an, shares of the country's largest car dealer groups shot the lights out. best fourth quarter ever for its sales. the stock is jumping nearly 6%. the ceo has made a bold prediction on record auto sales for all of 2015. auto nation's mike jackson with me l

the very big companies, the likes of samsung, hyundai, korean air. >> we'll be wachbing the outcome ofmstances. paula hancocks reporting live from seoul, south korea. >>> another al jazeera jurgeist could soon be free. >> it believes the release of egyptian journalist mohammed fahmy is imminent. but that could mean hours, minutes, days. >> this comes after his colleague was released. >> along with a third al jazeera journalist they were convicted of aiding the banned muslim brotherhood. he said he felt a mix of emotions. >> it was a very difficult moment walking out of that prison saying good-bye to those guys not knowing how much longer they will have to put up with this. >> earlier, greste's parents spoke to cnn's christiane amanpour. >> he was just as surprised as anyone that he was asked to pack a small amount of gear and leave. rar what >> reporter: what are you going to do when you see him? >> put him over my knee and give him a whack. >> i love that. >>> also a controversial ruling. a court upheld a mass death sentence for 183 of the muslim brotherhood supporters on monday. egyp

. >> loves his hyundai. >> best car i've ever owned. >> and his blue tooth. >> perfect candidate to trys. >> the $80 blue driver, a blue tooth tool, that diagnoses car trouble. >> simple enough. just plug it in. >> you snap it into the same port a mechanic would use then, an app tells you what is wrong. >> anthony's found the port left of his steering wheel. the blue driver pops right in. then the app pops right up. >> oxygen senser, senser one test. >> anthony scrolls, though it is a bit technical. >> all greek to me. >> remember i said he he is the perfect candidate? that is not entirely true. because his hundred stay in good working order. >> no complaint. >> plan b. we drive my 98 toyota to master technician, nick greenly. >> i've been here ten years dealership for ten years. >> he trains mechanics. my check engine light isn't on. though it probably should be. >> little bit of oil accumulation down hereby the exhaust. >> could you force the check engine light to common? >> yes. >> nick pulls a cable. >> take owl two cylinders. >> immediately the check engine light glows ultra orange

hyundai motors has built $10 million for the whole space to build a glitzy new headquarters. the skeptics say it'ses a s aa vanity project to aggrandize a family firm. chevals do give back to the community, like here where employees give out coal briquettes to the poor. but the debate is whether the downside is the right way for the future. mrs. cho may ruminate on the question in her prison cell. stephen evans, bbc news seoul. >>> now, the re-trial of two al jazeera journalists imprisoned in egypt has begun. an appeals court ruled that the trial of mohamed fahmy and baher mohamed had failed to prove they were linked to the muslim brotherhood, which is banned. now let's go to live to cairo and talk to sally nahbilnabil, live for us. >> reporter: he said that he didn't ask for renouncing his egyptian nationality, but a high-profile official called him and said he has to renounce his egyptian nationality, because they want this case to be closed. according to fahmy, officials described this case as a nightmare and he told him that egypt lives in your hearts, your nationality li

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