| Top convertibles for 2013 |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Of all automotive indulgences, convertibles are the sweetest. Although they're typically more expensive, heavier and more impractical than their sedan counterparts, drop-tops offer more smiles per gallon. Even as automakers strive to meet increasing governmental and consumer demand for more efficient sedans and crossovers, they still save their most expressive efforts for convertibles, which ...
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| Opel workers reject German plant plan production to stop in 2014 |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Employees at General Motor Co.'s Opel troubled German plant in Bochum have rejected a redevelopment plan and Opel said Thursday that vehicle production will cease by the end of 2014.Opel had already announced that no additional negotiations on a proposed labor agreement would take place. Production of the Zafira Tourer will end and jobs separations are now not excluded.If Opel workers had ...
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| Senator Wants To Roll Back Auto Fees |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) - In an effort to boost revenue during the recession, state lawmakers voted to double fees drivers pay to renew their auto tags and ...
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| 10 Future Collectible Cars |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Redesigned and reintroduced for 2013, the new Viper comes with added refinement, yet is as impractical as ever, coming powered by a massive 8.4-liter V10 engine that generates a scenery blurring 640 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque. Collectible car insurer Hagerty Insurance predicts the SRT Viper, along with the other new models in this slideshow will become a future classic, holding its ...
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| 2014 Subaru Forester Video |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
can compete with the best in its class. Where the compact SUV plays its trump card, says Cars.com reviewer and two-time Subaru owner David Thomas, is offering standard all-wheel drive at a starting price less than $24,000 for the 170-horsepower four-cylinder version. If you like those numbers, avoid test driving -- or falling in love with -- the 250-horsepower, turbocharged 2.0-liter XT model. ...
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| Chrysler Carhartt team up for special edition 13 Chrysler 200 S |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Auburn Hills-based Chrysler Group LLC has teamed up with Detroit-based Carhartt Inc. workwear maker to make a special edition 2013 Chrysler 200 S.The two local companies, which started their relationship last year by developing a USA Carhartt/Imported From Detroit clothing line, have paired up for the special-edition midsize sedan, which will be featured next week at the New York International ...
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| Consumers bureau to hold banks liable for biased auto loans |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
U.S banks may be sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau if they fund discriminatory vehicle loans made by auto dealers, the agency announced Thursday.Banks must comply with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, a 1974 law that bans discrimination in lending, the CFPB said in an e-mailed statement. The fact that auto dealers - who are exempt from oversight by the consumer bureau - make the ...
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| 2013 Nissan Sentra Review |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Nissan redesigns its compact Sentra sedan for 2013 for the first time since 2007. The look is similar to that of the midsize Altima, which is to say fairly generic, and aerodynamics are more slippery in an effort to improve fuel economy. It wasn't long ago that compact-car buyers expected to make some compromises. They knew their cars might be slow, short on space and low on refinement. That ...
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| Volkswagen to recall cars in China |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
BEIJING Volkswagen is to recall 384,181 cars from the lucrative Chinese market due to faulty gearboxes. The German car maker sells more vehicles in China than any other firm. The move follows a report last week by state TV that criticized the quality of the German automaker's cars. Volkswagen said that problems with direct-shift gearboxes might cause a power interruption, but it said ...
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| 2014 Audi A3 Sedan Unwrapped in Briefest of Moments Before NY Debut |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
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Hey, Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, the party’s over. The entry-level luxury sedan class is about to get one more member as the 2014 Audi A3 sedan bows next week at the New York Auto Show. We’ve already seen the new Audi A3 hatchback, overseas, an update on the luxury hatchback we’ve gotten in the U.S. for the [...]
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