| Top 10 Best Base Models |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
paying monthly for not a lot has me feeling like a clown. Just because you might not be able to afford more than the very least in a car doesn't mean you have to sing the base-model blues. Automakers are adding more features to their lowliest trim levels to entice shoppers even if some are stuck in the stone ages before the USB port became a necessity. Here are 10 models that we ...
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| Volkswagen issues recall of 25000 cars in Australia |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
German carmaker Volkswagen has issued a recall of more than 25,000 cars sold in Australia owing to gearbox defects. According to News.com.au, the cars affected by the mechanical faults were built between June 2008 and September 2011. The recalled cars, which include Golf hatchback, the Jetta sedan, the Polo hatchback, the Passat sedan and wagon and the Caddy van, have complaints ranging from ...
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| The most expensive states for car repairs |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
Mechanic Harrison Garcia works on a Ford Mustang at Brake and Wheel Service Center January 5, 2009 in San Francisco, Calif. When that "check engine" light come on, there's a good reason to get worried. Even if it doesn't leave you stranded in an unfamiliar part of town after dark it's likely to take a bite out of your savings, especially as recent studies have indicated ...
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| Millennials skip showroom use social media for car-buying |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
When it comes to car shopping, millennials first hit the Web, not the showroom. When 20- and 30-somethings go car shopping, they're likely to ask their friends for help - their Facebook friends, that is. The youngest generation of car buyers is far more likely to turn to social media for advice than head for the showroom, according to an eBay Motors study.More than nine of 10 so-called ...
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| North American auto production will near 15-year high jobs wont |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
Tesla Motor Inc. associates work on the Model S electric car at the company's factory in Fremont, Calif. North American auto production will near 15-year high by 2015, but auto factory jobs won't return to pre-recession levels even by ...
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| 2014 Acura RLX Video |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
"enigmatic," that means he's puzzled to the point of speechlessness searching for the appropriate adjectives to summarize the luxury sedan. It's sort of midsize, sort of full size; the Precision All-Wheel Steer system tightens turning, but not as well as competitors; interior quality is impressive but bland; a multiscreen media system aims to simplify but complicates. If ...
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| Daimler sees improved second-quarter earnings on cost cuts |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
Daimler AG Chief Executive Officer Dieter Zetsche said earnings have improved in the second quarter as new models win buyers and the Mercedes-Benz car unit reduces costs faster than ...
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| Food trucks on a roll in St. Paul our 10 favorites ... so far |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
In just a few years, food trucks have flat-out invaded downtown St. Paul during lunch hour in the warmer months. For the adventurous eater, this is good news. Options range from Indian to Japanese to Latin to burgers. But there are so many options it can be difficult to make a decision, so I'm here to help. Here are the 10 trucks I'm digging the most right now, but with new street ...
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| Liberia Over U.S.$50 Million Spent On Cars - Education Health Sectors in Mess |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
Ten years after the war ended in Liberia, the country's educational and health sectors are still lagging far behaind from acceptable standards, but the government is spending millions of dollars to purchase vehicles for the comfort of its officials rather than investing in relavant sectors that would benefit the whole population. Latest report released by the Liberia Institute of Public ...
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| Best days for Toyota’s US market share look over |
Jun 12th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp said it is unlikely to recapture its peak market share it held four years ago in the US, its biggest market, the latest sign the Japanese carmaker is shifting from aggressively expanding sales to improving quality.Toyota, the third bestselling carmaker in the US after General Motors Co and Ford Motor Co, is likely to earn market share of 14 percent to under 17 percent in the ...
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