| Chrysler auto sales rise slightly defying expectations |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
A row of Jeeps are seen in Gaithersburg, Md., in this May 1, 2013 file photo. As the government shutdown loomed and the economy sputtered, demand for new cars, trucks and crossovers fell back to earth in September after a torrid summer sales spurt. It would be the first year-over-year downturn in 27 months of recovery.With demand sliding, makers also had to rein in the price increases of recent ...
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| Government Shutdown Puts Brakes on Car Recalls |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
The impact of the federal government's shutdown is just beginning to be felt. One area affecting car owners is that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will not be posting any new recall notices as of today. A note on NHTSA's website, which isn't easy to locate if you're not a regular user of the site, ...
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| Technology driving younger generations shift away from cars study finds |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
New carsharing services, travel apps and other technological tools are contributing to the broader shift away from driving among Americans, especially younger ones interested in digital multitasking on the go, according to a study released Tuesday by the U.S. PIRG Education Fund. "Personal auto ownership used to be the clear ticket to mobility," said Joanna Guy, of the Maryland PIRG ...
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| Price Drives Auto Insurance Customer Satisfaction Shopping Around J.D. Power |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Rate increases are driving more customers to obtain competitive price quotes, while satisfaction with the buying experience is trending downward among new-buyer customers due to lower price satisfaction among new buyers, according to the latest J.D. Power study. According to the J.D. Power 2014 U.S. Insurance Shopping ...
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| Public money powers charging stations for plug-in cars but support is slowing |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
A model demonstrates the charging of a Nissan Leaf electric automobile at the Paris Motor Show on Sept. 28, 2012. Government investment in charging stations for plug-in electric vehicles is starting to slow, and consolidation could be ahead for the fledgling station industry, according to a new report from Boulders Navigant Research. The report, titled Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Tracker ...
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| GM Toyota VW sales stall out in September |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
In this Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013 photo Chevrolet passenger cars form a row on a dealer's lot in Needham, Mass. U.S. auto sales for September are released on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Steven ...
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| Mercedes-Benz to build new factory in Brazil |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
SAO PAULO -- Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz says it will build a new plant in Brazil to produce its C-class sedan and GLA compact sport-utility vehicle.The German automaker says in a Tuesday statement that the company will make an initial investment of 500 million reals ($224 million) to build the plant in the city of Iracemapolis in Sao Paulo state.The statement says startup is scheduled for ...
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| September 2013 US Auto Sales Adversely Affected By Timing For The Third Quarter US Auto Sales Are Expected To Be Up 9 |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
The dwindling days of summer amid the annual back-to-school frenzy don't make for a strong new-car-sales climate, and this September was worsened by the timing of the important Labor Day holiday sales events, when dealers really kick off their inventory-clearing offers. The month had 28 selling days for the first time since November ...
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| UPDATE 1-Ford leads record Canadian auto sales GM sales slide |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Tue Oct 1, 2013 5:24pm EDT By Solarina Ho TORONTO Oct 1 (Reuters) - Automakers sold a record number of cars in Canada last month and pushed total vehicle sales year-to-date to a new record, according to industry data released on Tuesday, with Ford Motor Co's Canadian unit outselling all its competitors. September auto sales beat the previous record by a sizable margin, climbing 4.2 percent to ...
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| Recall Alert 76200 BMW Cars and SUVs |
Oct 1st, 2013 |
Approximately 76,200 model-year 2012-14 vehicles equipped with 2.0-liter four-cylinder gasoline engines, including the 1 Series, 3 Series, 5 Series, X1, X3 and ...
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