| Internet, You Can Keep This Overpriced, Over-Modified, Over-Weaponized Ford Focus ST |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Ah, Cleveland, Texas. According to Google, this small city in the southeastern part of the Lone Star state is home to nearly 8000 residents, occupies 4.8 square miles, and, of course, is the current home of the modified zombie-proofed/anime-themed/red-patterned Ford Focus ST you see here. Now, we’re not sure what’s in the drinking water down [...]
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| 2014 Ford Focus ST Long-Term Intro: Hot Hatch With a Focus |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Some of you may remember our long-term 2012 Ford Focus SE and how it drifted silently into the internet abyss, never to be heard from again. The red hatchback was forced off the road and the, er, off-road incident nearly totaled it. With much to repair, it wouldn’t have replicated the new-car experience on which [...]
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| Small and/or Mighty: Compact Mercedes-Benz GLA250 / GLA45 AMG Driven |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Peel back the skin of the Mercedes-Benz GLA-class, and you’ll reveal bones virtually identical to those of the CLA sedan. The two models are based on Mercedes’ FWD/AWD compact-car platform, which also serves as the basis for the maker’s A- and B-class vehicles. The GLA’s powertrains are cloned from those in the CLA, as well, [...]
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| Never Bet Against Bob Lutz: VL Destino a Go Under Fisker’s New Chinese Owner |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Now that bankrupt Fisker Automotive has officially been sold to a Chinese parts supplier, Bob Lutz and his Corvette-powered Karma have a more certain future. That’s as strange of a sentence as we can imagine, but it’s true. According to Automotive News, Fisker’s new owner Wanxiang is hailing Lutz’s VL Destino—a rebranded Karma gutted of [...]
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| Dealertrack Posts Record Revenue for 2013 |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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The tech firm touted a 24% increase in revenue for 2013. It also noted that more than 1,000 dealers visited the company’s booth at the NADA Convention & Expo.
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| Lithia Posts Record Revenues for 2013 |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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The company’s revenues exceeded $1 billion in the fourth quarter and $4 billion for the full year. Its F&I operations also posted increases in F&I penetrations and profit per retail unit.
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| Santander Files Suit Against Dealer |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Santander Consumer USA of Kentucky has filed a lawsuit against a dealer for failing to complete its part of a non-recourse dealer retail agreement.
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| Wise F&I Now on F&I Admin’s SCS Auto Platform |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Wise F&I is now using the SCS Auto Platform for the administration of all of its F&I products.
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| Westlake Financial Names 2013 Auction of the Year |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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Westlake names Kansas City Independent Auto Auction as its 2013 Auction of the Year. Three Adesa auctions were also recognized.
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| Group 1 to Implement NADA Fair Lending Plan |
Feb 20th, 2014 |
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The dealer group not only endorses the association’s fair lending plan, it plans to implement the program in the next several months, officials confirm.
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