| 2013 Shaping Up as Year of the Truck |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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| Toyota Settlement Over Unintended Acceleration Cases To Exceed $1 Billion |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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| Consumers Search for Hondas, Toyotas |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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 Hondas and Toyotas are the most searched for used vehicles on the Consumer Reports website.
To gauge the popularity, the magazine looked at visits to its model overview pages in the last 12 months from Dec. 1, 2011 through Nov. 30, 2012. These pages present road tests, reliability data, owner satisfaction findings, owner cost projections, and detailed pricing, as well as photography and videos.
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| Experts Say Vehicles Will Use Less Fuel |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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 The Natural Resources Defense Council expects continued growth for both alternative fuel and fuel-efficent vehicles next year.
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| Auto Loans Reach New Highs |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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 According to Equifax's latest National Consumer Credit Trends Report, consumer credit originated year-to-date through September has increased to $675 billion from $523 billion during the same timeframe in 2010. Comparatively, credit originations today are below the 2006-2007 pre-recession levels of about $1 trillion by about one-third.
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| Big Deals Expected for Big Trucks |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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 Kelley Blue Book forecasts a flurry of bargain buyers to cover car lots this week.
While replacement vehicle demand in the Northeast following Superstorm Sandy should help drive sales in December, the bulk of sales will come from buyers who are waiting to take advantage of year-end clearance events.
While affordable financing is widely available, sizable cash rebates are offered only for a handful of segments and models.
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| Two-wheel Lowdown: 2013 Honda NC700X DCT |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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High fuel prices and a sagging economy have handed motorcycling its biggest opportunity in a generation: a clear need for affordable, high-efficiency urban transportation.
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| 2012 Mazda 3 i Grand Touring 5-Door review notes: Fuel efficiency at the expense of some driving fun |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: This Skyactiv stuff can be a real downer in the
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| Tesla’s East Coast Superchargers Allow Boston to Washington Travel |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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Tesla Motors’ range-extending Supercharger recharging stations have officially opened up on the East Coast allowing Boston to Washington, D.C. travel, The New York Times reports. Placed along the highly-trafficked Northeast Corridor, the new Supercharger stations will allow a Tesla Model S with the 85 kW-h big battery (giving it an EPA-estimated 265 mile range) make [...]
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| Rest in Pieces: Cars That Bit the Dust in 2012 |
Dec 27th, 2012 |
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While we’re preparing to ring in the New Year, let’s take a look back at the cars, trucks, and SUVs that won’t be joining us in 2013. While nameplates like Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano and Hyundai Veracruz died in 2012, their places in their respective automakers lineups were replaced by updated models like the F12 [...]
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