| 2014 Dodge Durango Taillights Teased Before New York Debut |
Mar 23rd, 2013 |
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Automakers are notorious for releasing teaser images before a major auto show and Dodge is the latest to participate in this tactic. Above is a teaser image of the 2014 Dodge Durango’s racetrack taillights, which have been refreshed for the latest model year. These new taillights help bring the Durango up to speed design-wise with [...]
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| 2013 Kia Optima Hybrid Gets More Torque, Better Mileage, Another Trim Level, and a Slightly Higher Price |
Mar 23rd, 2013 |
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Kia has whipped up a small batch of changes for its mid-size Optima hybrid for 2013, which improve the car’s fuel efficiency and broaden its price appeal. First introduced for 2011, the Optima hybrid was offered in just a single trim level, and we found it to be handsome, if a bit rough around the [...]
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| Spied! 2014 BMW 4 Series Coupe Caught on the Open |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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If you were expecting the 2014 BMW 4 Series to look a whole lot different than the concept that first debuted on U.S. at the Detroit Auto Show in January, sorry. Not happening. Regardless, we now know what the 2014 BMW 4 Series will look like in production form, as it was photographed on the [...]
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| Redesigned 2014 Mazda3 Set to Make Stateside Debut this Fall |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Far and away, the Mazda3 has become the best-selling car in the Mazda portfolio, showing that a compact car can be both efficient and fun to drive in this era. Accord to Automotive News, the next-generation car is set to arrive at dealerships this fall, citing an anonymous source within the automaker. Last year, Mazda sold [...]
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| Ferrari Takes Shows Behind the Scenes Look at 2014 LaFerrari Photo Shoot |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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What happens when you mix the hottest supercar in the world, some behind-the-scenes action, and copious amounts of dubstep? Well, you get the below video of the 2014 LaFerrari, the terribly named flagship, yet perhaps the most hotly anticipated car, to come from Ferrari this decade. Ferrari shows us what happens to get all the [...]
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| 2013 Buick LaCrosse Shaquille O’Neal Commercial: Q Scores and A-Listers [The Ad Section] |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Award-winning ad man-cum-auto journalist Don Klein knows a good (or bad) car commercial when he sees one; the Ad Section is his space to tell you what he thinks of the latest spots. The ad’s rating is depicted via the shift pattern at the bottom, but everyone has an opinion when it comes to advertising, [...]
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| The Continental: A Huge Price Drop on the Z, Fisker’s Plans, and an Eternal Favorite |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Each week, our German correspondent slices and dices the latest rumblings, news, and quick-hit driving impressions from the other side of the pond. His byline may say Jens Meiners, but we simply call him . . . the Continental. The Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT 86 twins—the latter sold as the Scion FR-S in the U.S.—are shaking [...]
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| 2013.5 Chrysler 200 S Special Edition: Getting Dressed for Work [2013 New York Auto Show] |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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Looking to imbue the 200 with a taste of the hard work, ingenuity, and perseverance that once defined and propelled the Motor City, Chrysler has teamed up with Carhartt to create the 2013.5 200 S Special Edition. The pair first collaborated on the successful Carhartt Imported from Detroit clothing line that debuted last November, so [...]
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| New Vehicle Sales Remain Strong |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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 New-vehicle sales remain strong in March, as both the light-vehicle retail selling rate and the total light-vehicle rate are consistent with February's performance at 12.1 million units and 15.3 million units, respectively, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power and Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive.
March new-vehicle retail sales are expected to come in at 1,158,000 vehicles, which represent a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (SAAR) of 12.1 million units, with volume approaching a double-digit increase from March 2012. Retail transactions are the most accurate measurement of true underlying consumer demand for new vehicles.
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| CPS Closes Securitization |
Mar 22nd, 2013 |
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 Consumer Portfolio Services Inc. announced the closing of its first term securitization of 2013.
The transaction is CPS's eighth senior subordinate securitization since 2011.
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