| Report: Used Car Prices Expected to Rise in Hurricane Sandy’s Aftermath |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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It’s been more than a week since Hurricane Sandy tore apart parts of New Jersey and New York but the storm’s aftermath will be felt for quite some time to come. A new report from the Detroit Free Press says that around 250,000 used vehicles–possibly more–were destroyed in wake of Hurricane Sandy. According to the [...]
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| Study: Younger Drivers Fall Asleep While Driving |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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Younger, less-experienced drivers often get a bad rap for doing stupid things behind the wheel of giant, fast-moving transportation units that quickly become weapons when not used properly. Now we’re told that they fall asleep more often while driving than other age groups, too. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has laid out the details [...]
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| Recall Alert: Chrysler Recalling 2002-2003 Jeep Liberty and 2002-2004 Grand Cherokee Vehicles |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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Chrysler Group is recalling select Jeep Liberty models made between 2002 to 2003, and 2002 to 2004, respectively. In all, the recall covers 744,822 vehicles. While that’s a high number, the recall itself affects only 0.03 percent of the vehicles on the roads today; exactly which ones nobody is sure, so the big number is [...]
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| 2012 Ford Focus SFE Road Test |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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The 2012 Ford Focus SFE promises to save fuel and money, but doesn't do well at either.
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| Auto Design Through Eyes of A 12-Year-Old Reopens at Walt Disney World Epcot |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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| The Continental: A Cool Event in California and Big Corporate Plans |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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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. A few weeks ago, I talked about a meeting with Syd Mead, a leading influence on [...]
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| Wal-Mart Canada Reveals Gigantic Prototype Supercube Tractor-Trailer |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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It appears as though Wal-Mart’s “Save Money. Live Better” slogan not only applies to its customers, but to the corporation itself, as evidenced by the new Supercube tractor-trailer the company is attempting to roll out in Canada. The huge trailer is designed to maximize the amount of cargo Wal-Mart can ship on a single truck, [...]
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| BMW Previews 2014 M6 Gran Coupe With Photos from Private Nürburgring Reveal |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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BMW has released the first images of the production four-door M6 Gran Coupe, which we know is coming to the U.S. for 2014, and in typical teaser-image form, they are both closely cropped and darkened. No matter—while it isn’t much of a stretch to imagine what an M-ified 6-series Gran Coupe might look like (hint: [...]
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| Photo Reveals BMW Plan for U.S.-Market Diesel-Powered Model Rollout |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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A photograph of a slideshow presentation outlining BMW’s plans for a diesel-ification of the brand’s U.S. lineup surfaced on VWvortex earlier this week—the source of the photo you see above. BMW refused to confirm or deny the legitimacy of the rollout plan, but we did receive strong hints that the chart is for real. If [...]
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| Lexus LF-LC Blue Concept Debuts in Sydney, Coming to L.A. Auto Show |
Nov 9th, 2012 |
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Years ago, wild concepts were a dime a dozen at auto shows—real concepts, that is, not next year’s dreary production model dressed in a retina-searing color and sparkly wheels. But in recent years, the trend has started to die out, and gussied-up previews have become the norm. Lexus certainly has been doing its part in [...]
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