| Best bargains on cars |
May 22nd, 2013 |
"An increase in new car sales post-recession has brought more used-car inventory into the market," says Ricky Beggs, a senior VP at research firm Black Book. As a result, the average one-to five-year-old auto today sells for 13% less than last year. "While prices have indeed started to come down, they are still noticeably higher than where they were prior to the recession," ...
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| Cars.com Reviews the 2013 Volvo S60 |
May 22nd, 2013 |
Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Cars.com reviewer David Thomas thinks that's the case with the 2013 Volvo S60 T6 R-Design. This top-of-the-line trim adds a more powerful turbocharged six-cylinder engine to the midsize sedan, but its base engine -- a turbocharged five-cylinder -- has more than enough power, Thomas ...
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| GM recalling 20000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs |
May 22nd, 2013 |
Washington General Motors Co. said it is recalling nearly 20,000 new Cadillac SRX SUVs for faulty wheel lug nuts. The Detroit automaker told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration it is recalling 18,871 2013 SRX SUVs in the United States and nearly 1,000 in Canada over concerns that a wheel could eventually fall off. GM has been investigating the issue of loosening wheel nuts since ...
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| Growing number of Americans going carless |
May 22nd, 2013 |
Bicyclists ride along Market Street earlier this month in San Francisco, where the number of cyclists has surged 71 percent between 2006 and 2011. This appears to be a nationwide trend, as nearly 10 percent of American households are ...
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| Capital offers electric cars |
May 22nd, 2013 |
The project, the first of its kind in the capital, is aimed at promoting the private use of e-vehicles. Based at Tsinghua University Science Park in Haidian district, it was initiated by the Beijing Municipal Commission of Science and Technology and launched on Monday. The E150EV electric cars, produced by the Beijing Automotive Group, have all been booked, He Xiaohui, a spokesman for the park, ...
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| Auto plants skipping summer shutdowns |
May 22nd, 2013 |
U.S. car sales are up about 7%, to a 15.2-million-vehicle annual pace, and the rest of the year looks even stronger. "It's a strong signal on what's to come, a stronger second half of the year," said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting at market researcher LMC Automotive, about the summer production plans. "No one wants to be caught without the right mix ...
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| BRIEF-Ex-GM exec Bob Lutz Chinas Wanxiang offer $20 mln for Fisker Automotive-sources |
May 22nd, 2013 |
DETROIT | Wed May 22, 2013 3:07pm EDT DETROIT May 22 (Reuters) - * Former GM exec Bob Lutz, China's Wanxiang Group offer $20 million for Fisker Automotive - ...
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| Head2Head: 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus vs. 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Pack |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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If this were a battle of which sports car had more syllables in its name, the 2014 Nissan GT-R Track Pack would be at a dead heat with the 2014 Audi R8 V10 Plus, as both have inordinately long names. Try ensuring your valet can make sense of them. Fortunately, this is a car comparison [...]
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| BMW-Toyota Sports Car Concept Taking Form |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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The announcement earlier this year that BMW and Toyota would be teaming up to produce a sports car took many by surprise. Toyota needs help building its performance portfolio, but what does BMW get out of this partnership? Taking a closer look at the BMW-Toyota lineup that began in 2011, the relationship begins to make [...]
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| Schumacher and Rosberg Take to Nürburgring in Mercedes-AMG F1 Car, AMG Road Cars |
May 22nd, 2013 |
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What’s life like for a successful, retired F1 driver? Just ask Michael Schumacher, who isn’t exactly whittling away his remaining days in a rocking chair. He recently gathered with former Mercedes-AMG Petronas teammate Nico Rosberg, as well as retired racing drivers Bernd Schneider, Bernd Mayländer, and Karl Wendlinger at the Nürburgring Nordschleife for some friendly [...]
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