| Honda Recalls 748,000 Odyssey Minivans and Pilot Crossovers for Faulty Airbag Covers |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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Honda has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 748,000 Honda Pilot crossovers and Honda Odyssey minivans to inspect and possibly replace faulty rivets installed to keep driver-side airbags intact in their steering wheels. The recall affects Honda Pilots made from the 2009 to 2013 model years and Honda Odysseys made from the 2011 to 2013 [...]
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| General Motors to Redesign Rear Seat, Tweak Front-End of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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In an attempt to kick-start lagging sales and alter lukewarm reviews for the better, General Motors is redesigning the backseat of the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu to make it more competitive in the segment. The redesign will focus on adding space to a cramped backseat. The Malibu’s front-end will go under the knife too, and come [...]
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| Detroit Confidential: Overhearing Future Plans at the 2013 Detroit Auto Show |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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“We do not discuss future products.” Auto journalists hear that sentence more than any other every year. But sometimes, especially amid the excitement for upcoming new cars making their debuts–and maybe aided by a little “social lubricant”–even the most polished P.R. pros slip up. People say things. Rumors get dispelled, or started. Imagining you have [...]
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| Next-Generation Audi TT to Move Upmarket, Narrow Gap to R8 |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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The next-generation Audi TT will be a sharper, far more angular vehicle, Audi chief designer Wolfgang Egger told us at the Detroit auto show this week. The third generation of the compact coupe and roadster—along with the next-gen A4—will introduce the brand’s new design strategy, which will emphasize the differences between its cars and its [...]
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| State Bans Auto Advertiser |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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 A Louisiana company that misled North Carolina consumers with its advertisements for used car sales events has been permanently banned from automobile advertising and marketing in North Carolina.
Under a consent judgment, Level 10 Marketing and its owner David M. Bottner are permanently banned from engaging in any advertising or promotional business with new or used automobile dealerships in North Carolina. If they fail to live up to the judgment, they will have to pay a penalty of $40,000.
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| BBB Honors CarMax |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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 CarMax Inc. was selected by the Better Business Bureau of Eastern North Carolina as the 2012 Torch Award recipient for large businesses.
The local stores were recognized at the annual awards luncheon Jan. 16.
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| Edmunds Sees Lease Pull-Ahead Growth |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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 There's evidence to suggest that pull-ahead offers will be more prevalent in 2013 than in recent years.
Edmunds.com projects that there will be about 500,000 more lease returns this year than in 2012, and dealers may use these programs to better manage the influx of customers - and used car inventory - coming back to the market.
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| Spending Index Slides |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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 The Deloitte Consumer Spending Index slid again in December, following November's decrease after a year of steady gains. The Index tracks consumer cash flow as an indicator of future consumer spending.
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| 2013 Audi Allroad 2.0 TFSI Premium Plus review notes: A raised A4 wagon |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: There are a couple ways you can look at this 2013 Audi Allroad 2.0 TFSI, in my opinion. It could be considered a jacked-up bigger-tired
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| Video: Off-roading in the 2013 Ford F-150 EcoBoost: Mud, ruts and hills in a twin-turbo F-150 FX4 |
Jan 18th, 2013 |
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Weand#8217;ve put the EcoBoost-powered Ford F-150 through a number of different tests, including fuel-mileage runs, skid pads and slaloms.
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