| 2015 Volkswagen Passat – Quick-Take Review |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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| Glah Over London, Claw on, Chicago: Mercedes CLA45 and GLA45 AMG Get Power Bump |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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When Mercedes-Benz threw its new CLA to the loons in Affalterbach and they returned it with 355 horsepower harrumphing from its turbocharged 2.0-liter, folks were pretty agog. Time, however, does not stand still, and Volkswagen is working on 400-ish-pony versions of its own 2.0T engine. What’s more, the Blue Oval recently announced that its Focus […]
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| 2016 Mazda 6 2.5L Manual First Drive: Stick-Shift Bliss in Mazda’s Revised Mid-Sizer |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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A 10Best Cars and comparison-test winner, the Mazda 6 is our pick of the current mid-size sedan litter. It’s a solidly built, well-executed, and fun-to-drive vehicle that delivers a level of satisfaction well beyond what’s expected in a family sedan. The car recently was refreshed for 2016, and while Mazda wisely kept the updates to […]
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| 2016 Mazda 6 2.5L Manual – First Drive Review |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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| NHTSA Investigating Two Airbag Ruptures with Non-Takata Inflators |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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The federal government is investigating an airbag supplier whose inflators ruptured and injured two drivers within the past seven months, according to documents posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration this week. The inflators, produced by ARC Automotive of Knoxville, Tennessee, are not related to the rupturing Takata inflators that affect 32 million cars […]
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| NADA Urges Dealers to Review FCC’s TCPA Ruling |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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The ruling, issued Friday, could require changes in dealers’ telephone and text marketing practices. Among the changes that could affect dealers is the TCPA’s interpretation of the term “automatic telephone dialing system.”
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| N.Y. AG Announces Two Actions Against Dealers |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced two separate actions today against a 22-store dealer group and a Hyundai dealership, both related to deceptive advertising practices.
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| CFPB, DOJ Reach $24M Settlement With Honda Finance |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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Just two weeks after American Banker reported that the CFPB was planning to cite three captive auto finance companies for policies that allegedly caused minority car buyers to pay higher rates for auto loans, the bureau and the Department of Justice have announced a settlement with Honda Finance Corp.
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| NADA Files Request to Make CFPB Memo Public |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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The National Automobile Dealers Association filed a Freedom of Information Act request Monday, seeking to make a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau memo about limiting dealer discretion public.
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| Wholesale Used Car Prices Dipped in June, Kontos Reports |
Jul 14th, 2015 |
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Average wholesale used vehicle prices fell significantly in June relative to May, though they remained higher than year-ago levels, according to ADESA’s Chief Economist Tom Kontos.
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