| Midrange Muscle: 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4×4 Tested! |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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Little has changed since we got our first shot at the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel: The Donald’s coiffure remains a triumph of applied engineering, artisanal toast inexplicably is still a thing, and Ram remains the only full-size, half-ton pickup to offer a diesel. Soon, however, there will be new competition, albeit indirect. Nissan’s 2016 Titan XD […]
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| 2015 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel 4×4 – Instrumented Test |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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| Want to Know Where the Auto Industry’s Heading? Look to What It’s Patenting [Infographic] |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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From the August 2015 issue Automakers don’t just dream about self-driving, 100-mpg cars; they’re busy creating the technologies to build them—and filing flurries of patents in the process. According to a report by the business-data company Thomson Reuters, automakers, suppliers, and independent inventors doubled their automotive patent applications in a five-year span, from fewer than […]
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| Class War: Rolls-Royce Wraith Inspired by Music Does Its Best to Kill Rock ’n’ Roll |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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Once upon a time, rock ’n’ roll was an underdog’s game. From postwar black pioneers like Chuck Berry and Little Richard, on to a poor white kid from Tupelo, Mississippi, to some working class lads from Liverpool, it stood as a thumb in the eye of the establishment; it was a soundtrack to disquiet the […]
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| Industry Summit to Tackle the Online F&I Movement |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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The magazine’s annual conference will feature two workshops and two panels that will take a look at the digital challenges and opportunities facing the F&I office.
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| CFPB Urges Fifth Third Bank to Cap Dealer Markup |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that the CFPB is urging Fifth Third Bank to cap dealer markup as part of a potential settlement with the regulator.
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| AUL Launches E-Claims for Dealers and Repair Facilities |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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AUL Corp. has launched an e-claims portal for dealers and repairs facilities that allows users to submit claims quickly and easily.
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| Orange County Business Journal Names Portfolio as Top Workplace |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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Portfolio’s California office has been named as one of the 2015 Best Places to Work in Orange County by the Orange County Business Journal.
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| Hackers Shut Down a Moving Tesla Model S |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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Car hacking has been a big concern lately. After a Wired article demonstrated how security researchers could remotely disable a new Jeep Cherokee by worming into the car’s infotainment system, automakers are under increased scrutiny over their digital security. Now, security researchers have reportedly figured out how to take control of one of the most […]
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| Nissan Juke-R 2.0: 600-hp GT-R NISMO Powertrain, 17 May Be Built |
Aug 6th, 2015 |
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The Nissan Juke-R is the ultimate, factory-operated automotive Frankenstein project of our time. For anyone who may have forgotten, the Juke-R is a unlikely and utterly unholy marriage of the funkomatic Juke crossover and the hair-on-fire GT-R supercar; we reviewed the original version three years ago. Each one is hand-built with a racing roll cage, wild body […]
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