| Why GM’s Q3 Earnings Report May Not Be as Rosy as It Seems |
Oct 28th, 2014 |
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Weird as it may sound for an automaker that has recalled 34 million vehicles in nine months, General Motors is celebrating its third-quarter earnings report that notes bigger profits and a healthy wad of available cash. But hundreds of pending lawsuits and investigations against GM may pose a greater risk to the company’s bottom line than […]
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| Dealer Arrested For Forgery, Fraud |
Oct 28th, 2014 |
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A dealer in Georgia was charged with 18 felonies and 9 misdemeanors for committed fraud and forgery in association with the sale of vehicles.
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| Crisorio Named Compliance Summit Keynote Speaker |
Oct 28th, 2014 |
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The president and CEO of United Development Systems will open the new compliance event with a keynote address. He will offer his take on how dealers can stay out of the crosshairs of what many believe to be government overreach.
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| Industry Could Realize Best October Since 2004, Say Anaylsts |
Oct 28th, 2014 |
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The October retail sales forecasts from J.D. Power and Kelly Blue Book are in, and they are predicting sold sales in what is traditionally the second weakest month of the year for car sales.
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| Tiny Tyke: Mazda Confirms New 2-Based CX-3 Crossover |
Oct 28th, 2014 |
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Confirming swirling rumors, Mazda has announced a new small crossover for next month’s 2014 Los Angeles show: the CX-3. Presumably based on the hot, next-generation 2 subcompact car, the CX-3 will face down a raft of new tiny utelets when it reaches market, including the Chevrolet Trax, the Fiat 500X, the Jeep Renegade, and the […]
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| Ford’s Massively Awesome Rip Rod Custom Now Has EcoBoost Power, Watch It Tear Across a Lakebed |
Oct 27th, 2014 |
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Hot Wheels toys have often been about cartoonish excess—or occasionally just cartoons—like dual engines, giant scoops, outrageous color-changing paint. This life-size Hot Wheels graced the SEMA show circuit last year as a static display. Now it can do a whole lot more, and it’s as outrageous as anything Hot Wheels has ever made thanks in […]
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| Follow the Acid-Green Line: 15 Things We Learned on the Porsche 918 Factory Tour |
Oct 27th, 2014 |
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As we pass through the Porsche 911 production line in Zuffenhausen, Germany, on our way to see where the 887-hp, plug-in-hybrid 918 Spyder is assembled, our tour guide informs us that very few media have seen the process. Tours generally are reserved for prospects, VIPs, and confirmed customers. We fall into the VIP category, or at […]
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| 2015 Volkswagen Golf TSI 1.8T Manual Tested: Even the Basic Model is a World-Beater |
Oct 27th, 2014 |
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It’s odd for us to call out the manual transmission as our primary issue with a car—we are the Save the Manuals people, after all—but that’s the case here. To be clear, our grumbling isn’t really aimed at the gearbox or the clutch, which are light and precise and rewarding to use, but rather VW’s […]
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| Tesla Introduces New Lease Program, Cuts Model S Monthly Payments |
Oct 27th, 2014 |
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Tesla has finally introduced a proper lease program that cuts monthly and down payments on its Model S to somewhat more reasonable levels. By “proper,” we mean Tesla is using an outside bank (in this case, U.S. Bank) instead of setting aside some of its own cash, as it continues to do with its considerably […]
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| Build, Paint, Repaint: The Assembly of Challenger Hellcat #0001 [Video] |
Oct 27th, 2014 |
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Dodge has been deep in this whole promotional thing involving the one-last-go-’round Mötley Crüe and Gas Monkey guy Richard Rawlings, so it only makes sense that this build video of Challenger Hellcat VIN #0001 was scored by the Crüe’s ’89 MTV staple, “Kickstart My Heart.” What’s more confusing is that after assembly and primer, a black […]
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