| Consumer Federation of America Leaders Confront Flawed Auto Rule Analysis Poll |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
Dramatic Shift To Fuel Efficient Vehicles Began In 2005 New Auto Sales Analysis Reveals Market Reality Missed by Automakers & NHTSA Resulting Rule and Enviro Impact Analysis Flawed New Consumer Poll Shows Greater Demand for Fuel Economy than Available WASHINGTON - August 4 - The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) released an analysis of the impact of fuel economy on auto sales ...
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| 20 great second vehicles |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
Great list.....almost. The Volvo XC90 MUST be a 5 cylinder model. The T6 (6 cylinder) has a nearly 100% failure rate on the transmission. And that's a $4500 transmission. The 5 cylinder models are excellent. And the Mini Cooper should be a base model with a stick shift. The S models have head gasket problems and all of the automatic transmission models are prone to expensive failure. ...
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| US Takes a Wrong Turn on Auto Exports |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
One of the most interesting aspects of practicing international trade law is you never know what issues you'll confront, particularly those that are really off-the-wall.By way of illustration, it became public in April that the U.S. government is conducting a criminal investigation into companies -- not automakers -- that purchase vehicles from local dealers and export them. One of the more ...
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| New-car Sales Down Slightly in North Texas |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
New-car sales in North Texas' four largest counties were barely down in June compared with a year earlier, but they remain up modestly for the year. In Tarrant County, new-vehicle registrations were down 2 percent in June and up 5 percent through the year's first six months, according to Freeman Publishers ...
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| Top 10 Most Brand-Loyal Cars |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
Market data compiled by Experian Automotive indicates that during the second quarter of 2011 the compact Kia Forte sedan enjoyed the most brand loyalty among all new vehicles sold in the U.S., registering 68 percent repeat buyers for the Korean ...
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| Star Vehicles Check Out Hollywood’s Most Iconic Cars |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
Nowhere are cars hotter than in Hollywood. True star vehicles, automobiles in movies are transportive, transforming, transfixing--never just transportation. In some cases, they add sexiness to the scenery or drive characters into action ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Land Rover LR2 |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
The LR2 is the black sheep of Land Rover's lineup; it just can't match the luxury and refinement of the brand's other vehicles, says Cars.com reviewer Joe Bruzek. The five-passenger SUV looks and feels old, with an uninspiring interior, a features list that lacks competitive equipment and outdated fuel economy compared to its ...
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| GM India recalls 114000 cars |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
General Motors India announced Wednesday it was recalling 114,000 models of its Chevrolet Tavera compact car in one of the country's biggest such operations.The vehicles, sold between 2005 and 2013, have been recalled due to "an emissions issue involving the Tavera BS3 and an issue with the Tavera BS4 meeting certain specifications," a statement said without elaborating."The ...
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| Feds want cars to talk to each other |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
a collision between a Mack truck and a school bus at an intersection in New Jersey last year. The accident occurred on February 16, 2012, when a Mack truck struck the left rear of a bus carrying 25 students. One student was killed in the crash and and five others were seriously injured. The truck driver was not injured. Among its conclusions, the NTSB found that connected vehicle technology ...
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| Damaged cars slipping through net |
Jul 24th, 2013 |
A bureaucratic loophole has allowed 50,000 damaged second-hand Japanese cars to be sold in New Zealand in the past seven years as if they were undamaged and without their histories being declared. Experts say the loophole creates the false expectation among consumers that they are buying an undamaged car. Consumer Affairs Minister Craig Foss has asked officials to investigate whether the consumer ...
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