| Trickle-Down Tech: Tracking Innovations From Flagships to Everyday Cars |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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New automotive technology usually debuts on an expensive flagship model, then passes down to lowlier members of the lineup as costs spread over greater volumes. But the trickle-down effect is not always consistent or predictable. Here we track stability control—mandated as standard equipment on all 2012 model-year vehicles sold in the U.S., but commonplace for [...]
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| The Question: Ford Mustang V6 or VW GTI for $350/Month? [Lease Throwdown!] |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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2013 FORD MUSTANG V-6 2013 VOLKSWAGEN GTI $329 typical monthly payment, $0 down $374 $11,844 total payments, 36 months $13,464 $22,995 sticker price $24,790 305-hp V-6 6-speed manual powertrain turbocharged 200-hp inline-4 6-speed manual 0-to-60 mph: 5.4 seconds 1/4-mile: 14.0 seconds @ 104 mph acceleration 0-to-60 mph: 6.3 seconds 1/4-mile: 14.9 seconds @ 96 mph [...]
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| Avis Buys Zipcar |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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 Avis Budget Group Inc. and Zipcar Inc. announced that Avis Budget Group has agreed to acquire Zipcar for $12.25 per share in cash, a 49 percent premium over the closing price on Dec. 31, representing a total transaction value of approximately $500 million.
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| Polk Predicts 15.3 Million New Car Sales |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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 New light vehicle registrations in the U.S. in 2013 are expected to rise 6.6 percent over 2012 levels to 15.3 million vehicles, according to Polk.
At the same time, Polk analysts forecast North American production volumes to increase to the 15.9 million unit range (an anticipated 2.4 percent increase from 2012), driven by an improving economy and capacity expansion in the region.
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| Carfax Offers Consumers' Resolutions |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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 Carfax offers these five resolutions to help consumers avoid common scams and buy used cars with more confidence:
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| Auto Trader Partners with Yahoo |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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 Auto Trader announced a new online classified partnership with Yahoo! Cars, U.K. and Ireland. The partnership allows users on Yahoo Cars to search the widest range of new and used cars available. With this partnership, Auto Trader's online partner network will now reach nine out of 10 U.K. online consumers, strengthening its leading motoring marketplace by extending the audience and car buyers available to all of its advertising customers.
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| 2014 Maserati Quattroporte V8 drive review: The newest addition to the big luxury sedan market is faster and better than its predecessor |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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| 2012 Mercedes-Benz C350 4Matic coupe review notes: Benz's C-class looks great with two doors |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR BOB GRITZINGER: For the
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| Ford Motor Company Posts 2,250,165 Sales in 2012; Focus, F-Series Post Big Gains |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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It was a good year for the Ford Motor Company: sales of Ford and Lincoln products climbed 4.7 percent to an impressive 2,250,165 units. That’s after the same two brands posted a combined 1.9-percent sales increase in December, up to 214,222 units. We’ve posted a couple of winners and losers — as well as two [...]
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| GM 2012 Sales: Chevrolet Silverado, Volt End Strong – GM Sells One Million 30-MPG Cars |
Jan 3rd, 2013 |
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General Motors reported that it sold just shy of 2.6 million vehicles in 2012, beating its 2011 total volume by 3.7 percent. The automaker finished the year by posting a December 2012 sales gain of 4.9 percent, pushing the automaker to its strongest December sales tally since 2007. GM also noted that it sold one [...]
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