| Outstanding Auto Loan Balances Reach Record High, Experian Reports |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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The total dollar amount of automotive loan balances outstanding hit $839.1 billion in the second quarter of 2014, up 11.7% from the previous year. Officials said the industry should watch this trend closely, as it may dictate the availability of credit in the future.
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| The O’Rally Factor: Chevy Sportifies 2015 Silverado Pickup with New Rally Editions |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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Pickups buyers take to the aftermarket in droves to make their tough trucks look tougher, but for 2015, Chevy is doing some of the toughing up for them with two new Rally packages for its full-size Silverado 1500. Building on the no-frills Silverado LS trim level, the new Rally 1 package adds a body-color grille […]
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| Fat-Cat Sedans: BMW 750iL vs. Jaguar XJ12, Mercedes-Benz S500 [C/D Archives] |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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As the decimal point ka-chunks over to six figures on the window sticker—in this day of megadeals and gigabytes, $100,000 qualifies as one biggabuck—the gasp you hear is not from us. Nobody here cringes at the prospect of great cars. When three of the world’s top automakers proffer four-doors at the one-biggabuck price point (close […]
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| How To Get a 24 Hours of LeMons Budget Exemption: Stuff a Radial Aircraft Engine in a Toyota MR2 |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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There are several routes to becoming a Legend of LeMons. You can follow our advice about car selection and race something French or British, or maybe a van or a big, cushy luxury car, or even an American Motors product. You can race a donk or a backward pickup truck or a blimp, a “Ferrari”, or […]
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| CATA, DriveChicago.com and Scout Automotive Marketing to Partner |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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Thanks to an agreement between the Chicago Automobile Trade Association and Scout Automotive Marketing, Scout’s Trade Express trade-in valuation tool will now be available on the DriveChicago.com site. The tool provides trade values for vehicles, with data provided by NADA Guides.
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| Acura Launches 2015 TLX, Notes Ferman Acura of Tampa |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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The TLX Acura Advantage program provides exciting offers for new buyers.
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| Nissan Showcases Supercars at Goodwood Festival of Speed |
Aug 21st, 2014 |
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Nissan's Concept 2020 Vision Gran Turismo was unveiled at the Goodwood Festival of Speed in the United Kingdom.
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| How We’d Spec It: The Pebble Beach–iest 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-class |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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In the wake of this year’s Pebble Beach luxury extravaganza, we’re feeling particularly rich. Good timing, then, that Mercedes-Benz’s online configurator for the 2015 C-class sedan is now up and running, allowing our minds to wander and ruminate on which C we’d buy, and how we would spec it. After all, now that the C-class […]
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| Tail-Wagging Good News: Lamborghini Considering Rear-Wheel-Drive Huracán, Other Variants |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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The reveal of the first spinoff of Lamborghini’s sensational new Huracán supercar—the radical, rear-wheel-drive Super Trofeo race car—last weekend in Pebble Beach begs the question: Will Lambo build a tail-wagging, rear-wheel-drive Huracán for the street? Well, at that same event, Autocar gleaned a hint of an answer from Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann: “We did it […]
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| NHTSA Launches VIN Look-up Tool for Uncompleted Recall Repairs |
Aug 20th, 2014 |
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Wonder if that 2004 Corolla had its shrapnel-exploding airbag replaced? Or if the bolts connecting the control arm to the steering knuckle on that brand-new Chevy Spark are tight enough? Starting today, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is empowering anyone with a valid a VIN to find out. Entering a vehicle’s VIN (vehicle identification number) at […]
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