| Toyota Prius Wins California 2012 Sales Crown, BMW 3 Series Outsells Silverado |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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The Ford F-Series may have been the best-selling vehicle in the nation for the 2012 calendar year, but drivers in California were more interested in the Toyota Prius lineup. Golden State consumers chose the Toyota Prius lineup over any other model last year, reports the Los Angeles Times, while the BMW 3 Series managed to [...]
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| Toyota, BMW Fuel-Cell Technology Sharing Agreement Almost Finalized |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Toyota and BMW may announce the final details of their fuel-cell technology sharing agreement this week. From the Japanese automaker, BMW will lease fuel-cell technology including drivetrain and hydrogen storage technology, Automotive News reports. BMW plans to show a fuel-cell prototype by 2015 and have a production car by 2020. A fuel-cell converts hydrogen (or [...]
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| Video Find: Volvo’s New Semi Truck Stops Itself Just Shy of a Collision |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Take a look at the photo above, and guess what happens next. Does that massive, cab-over semi truck plow into the cargo hatch of the Volvo V70 and wreck carnage with its passenger cell, or does it avoid a collision all together? The answer, surprisingly, is the latter — and largely thanks to a new [...]
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| 2013 Ford Fusion, Fusion Hybrid Receive NHTSA Five-Star Crash Ratings |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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The Ford Fusion and Fusion Hybrid rocketed up to the middle of the mid-size sedan pack in terms of safety this week, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it was giving the Fusion a five-star overall crash-test rating. NHTSA’s ratings for the 2013 Fusion awarded five stars for frontal crash, four stars [...]
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| Ignition Episode 50: 2013 Volkswagen GTD — That’s Right, “D” as in “Diesel” |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Long has the Volkswagen GTI been the top dog in the hot hatchback segment. Despite being down on power—200 horsepower—versus most of its competitors, the GTI is still among the best in quality, poise, practicality, and driving pleasure. It’s a tough combination to beat. That is, unless you’re Volkswagen building the car that takes it [...]
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| 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid Now Available in California and New York |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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We spotted the 2014 Honda Accord Plug-In Hybrid when it was still gestating in development. And we drove it briefly during our First Drive experience with the mainstream 2013 Honda Accord sedan, a car that we like a lot. Now it’s finally available to buy at a dealership near you, or it is if you [...]
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| Swank Bentley Mulsanne Getting Even Swankier for 2014 [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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Bentley is giving its ultra-luxe Mulsanne a host of new features to appeal to emerging markets like China where being chauffeured is far more commonplace than in the U.S. or Europe. First on the list of upgrades is a new Comfort Specification package aimed at keeping rear-seat passengers in a constant state of hedonistic bliss. [...]
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| Watch a Drifting C63 Black Series Being Chased By a Cop Car at VIR [Lightning Lap 2013 Preview] |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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For the seventh time, Car and Driver has gathered the latest crop of performance cars at Virginia International Raceway for a lap-time showdown. We gathered lap times, performance data, and driving impressions from a wide range of vehicles. But it wasn’t all work: Check out this clip of a Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG Black Series being [...]
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| Dealers Face Charges in National Clocking Case |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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 A federal grand jury in Philadelphia unsealed an indictment charging Kyle Novitsky, 45, and Judith Aloe, 52, both of North Miami Beach, Fla., with making false odometer statements, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit these offenses.
According to the indictment, as early as 2004, and through at least 2010, the defendants devised a scheme to defraud buyers of used motor vehicles by misrepresenting the mileage of approximately 247 vehicles they sold.
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| Manual Helps with Servicemember Financing |
Jan 23rd, 2013 |
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 CounselorLibrary.com announced the newest in its series of compliance manuals,, Compliance Guide - Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, by James Chareq, is now available.
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