| 2016 Tesla Model X Debuts: Tesla’s EV Crossover Finally Spreads Its Wings |
Sep 30th, 2015 |
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It’s called the Tesla Model X, but it should probably be called “Elon’s Headache.” Behold, finally, Tesla’s two-and-a-half ton electric sport-utility vehicle that shows, in Elon Musk’s own words, that “I think we got a little carried away.” There are those much-ballyhooed “falcon wing” motorized doors with their multiple hinges and a brace of ultrasonic […]
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| Mazda Teases Sports Car Concept: Not a Miata, Hopefully Rotary-Powered |
Sep 30th, 2015 |
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Okay, as much as Mazda’s announcement that it is showing off a mysterious “sports car concept” at the Tokyo auto show desperately cries out for someone, anyone to label the car the next RX-7, there’s no evidence to support that. Sure, the shadowy picture certainly appears to show a car that’s larger than the MX-5 […]
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| Honda Gets Suitably Weird with This Pair of 2015 Tokyo Show Concepts |
Sep 30th, 2015 |
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Not to take away Japan’s achievements with regular automobiles, but the bizarre sub-automotive machines are our favorite things to see at the biennial Tokyo auto show. With this year’s Tokyo event less than a month away, we’re getting an early look at two such oddities Honda plans to debut there. No stranger to, uh, the […]
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| Thrifty Agenda: Subcompacts Ranked From Zero to Hero |
Sep 30th, 2015 |
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There's never been more choices in the subcompact car segment. Always inexpensive, now they are actually fun to drive. so much so, we decided to rank them from zero to hero.
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| VW Consolidates U.S., Canada, Mexico into North America Region, Ex-Skoda Chief To Be CEO |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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As part of the continuing fallout from its diesel-emissions cheating scandal, Volkswagen is doing some housecleaning and some reorganizing. The company already has broomed several top engineers, and CEO Martin Winterkorn has stepped down. Now come changes that directly affect our side of the pond. Volkswagen is consolidating its United States, Mexico, and Canada operations under […]
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| Fifth Third Bank to Cap Dealer Markups |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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The CFPB and DOJ announced two actions against Fifth Third Bank on Monday, one of which requires the finance source to pay $18 million in restitution to minority auto loan borrowers, as well as limit its dealer partners’ ability to markup interest rates on auto loans.
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| AmTrust Completes Acquisition of Warranty Solutions |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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AmTrust Financial Services has announced the completion of its acquisition of Warranty Solutions from Wells Fargo for approximately $158 million in cash.
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| Manheim Receives 16 Performance Awards at NAAA |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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Sixteen Manheim locations received top honors from Chase Auto Finance and Enterprise Holdings at the 67th annual National Auto Auction Association convention.
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| Tesla Model X EPA Range Is Better than Previously Estimated |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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Tesla is about to officially deliver the first of its Model X crossovers, but one key fact about the new model is out now: its range. According to the EPA, owners can expect to travel up to 257 miles on a charge. The 257-mile figure is for the Model X 90D, which also nets an […]
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| Advertising the 1980s: 44 of the Most Bodacious Car Ads of the ’80s |
Sep 29th, 2015 |
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The malaise that was the 1970s dribbled over into the 1980s, with ads touting Corvettes that made all of 190 horsepower, gussied-up econoboxes parading as Cadillacs, and dubious technology such as the Moleculetor promising improvements in fuel economy of up to 23 percent—yours for just $214 (plus $5 shipping)! And there’s John Z. DeLorean hawking Cutty […]
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