| 2013 Lexus “Walk the Walk” Commercial: Exactly What Walk Would That Be? [The Ad Section] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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Award-winning ad man-cum-auto journalist Don Klein knows a good (or bad) car commercial when he sees one; the Ad Section is his space to tell you what he thinks of the latest spots. The ad’s rating is depicted via the shift pattern at the bottom, but everyone has an opinion when it comes to advertising, [...]
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| Updated 2014 Volvo S80 Revealed: The Long-Serving Flagship Serves a Bit Longer [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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Volvo’s long-serving S80 will serve at least a little while longer, it seems—the automaker has mildly updated its staid flagship sedan for 2014. The S80 has been in its current form since 2006, having received only mild improvements along the way; it gained a turbocharged inline-six for 2008, lost its Yamaha-designed V-8 for 2011, and [...]
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| 2014 Volvo XC60 Photos and Info: New Looks, Much-Needed Tech Updates [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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The XC60 was one of the first Volvos born under the brand’s most recent design ethos, so it’s understandable that this 2014 update is relatively transparent, even as it incorporates several items of note. Debuting in Geneva back in 2008, the 2010 XC60 displayed the softer, rounder, and warmer brand character that began with the [...]
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| Alfa Romeo Gloria Concept: How Design Students Imagine the Future of Alfa [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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Automakers typically take pride in showing their own styling departments’ capabilities when it comes to concept cars. Alfa Romeo is taking a different approach at this year’s Geneva auto show, and with stunning results. Instead of using its own resources, the Italian marque has chosen to work with the European Design Institute of Turin. The [...]
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| 2014 Volkswagen XL1: The World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Production Car [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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The Volkswagen Group has absorbed a lot of flak from the environmentally minded for its alleged sins against Mother Earth. Those charges are exemplified by its lineup of ultra-luxurious and ultra-thirsty Bentley, Bugatti, and Lamborghini offerings, as well as the heavy, powerful, and—for now—not-for-American-consumption Phaeton. But there is a decidedly green side to the company, [...]
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| Rinspeed microMAX Concept: The Ride-Sharing Pod of Tomorrow We Were Promised in 1976 [2013 Geneva Auto Show] |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
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For Rinspeed founder and CEO Frank M. Rinderknecht, weird is normal. A dreamer and visionary by his own admission, he’s just as effective at ignoring the envelope as he is pushing it. So when the Swiss builder and tuner introduced the funky microMAX concept vehicle in advance of the Geneva auto show, it was just [...]
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| CFPB Warns Banks About Questionable Auto Loans, Bloomberg Reports |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
At least four banks have 15 days to provide an explanation of their auto lending practices to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or they could face lawsuits.
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| Dent Wizard Launches Reconditioning Retail Program |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
Dent Wizard’s MINT is a dealership-based cosmetic reconditioning retail program designed to provide a dedicated on-site dealership facility to help generate greater service department profits.
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| AAGI Names New Claim and Risk Management VP |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
American Auto Guardian has promoted George Krnich to vice president of claim and risk management. The 25-year automotive services veteran has spent more than 20 years in VSC claims administration.
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| Experian Automotive: 60-Day Delinquencies on the Rise |
Feb 21st, 2013 |
Delinquencies in the fourth quarter 2012 experience their first year-over-year increase since 2009, but they still remain below precession levels, Experian Automotive reports.
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