| AFIP Online Training Now on LightSpeed |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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The Association of Finance & Insurance Professionals has partnered with LightSpeed, an interactive virtual training system provider, to host its online certification program
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| Ally's 2015 Originations Surpass Target Despite Loss of GM |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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The former captive originated $41 billion in auto loans in 2015, surpassing the high $30 billion range it projected at the beginning of the year. Much of that was due to the 53% increase in non-GM/Chrysler originations.
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| Mazda Engineer: Turbocharging a New Rotary Engine “Would Be Good” |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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The rotary engine clearly is a cornerstone of Mazda’s identity, despite the automaker not offering one in a production car since the RX-8 shuffled off this mortal rotor. But the stunning RX-Vision concept packed a Wankel rotary, and hopeful chatter from executives in the wake of that car’s debut gave the impression that the company was working hard to bring […]
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| Former “Friends” Star Matt LeBlanc to Co-Host BBC “Top Gear” |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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With the news that Sabine Schmitz may not actually be co-hosting the upcoming relaunch of the BBC’s Top Gear, we were starting to wonder who would actually be joining Chris Evans on the show. Turns out, it’s someone who isn’t even British—it’s former Friends star Matt LeBlanc. The BBC announced today that LeBlanc will join production immediately, with other cast members […]
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| Non-Takata Airbag Defect Snags Up To 5 Million Cars, Recalls Pending |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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Certain airbags manufactured by Continental can fail in as many as five million cars from at least four manufacturers, according to filings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Power-supply circuit boards within the airbag control module can corrode over time, breaking electrical connections and causing airbags to either not deploy when they should or […]
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| Toyota Ends Scion Experiment |
Feb 4th, 2016 |
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The automaker announced on Wednesday it plans to transition the youth-geared brand back into the Toyota brand, with several model-year 2017 vehicles expected to be rebadged as Toyota beginning in August.
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| Fiat-Chrysler Recalls Dodge Charger for Jack Failures |
Feb 3rd, 2016 |
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Fiat-Chrysler is handing out 441,578 sets of wheel chocks for Dodge Charger owners to prevent their cars from coming off jacks, the company said Wednesday. When propping a 2011–2016 Charger on the supplied jack, the vehicle’s body may flex enough so that the jack can slip off the mounts when tire chocks aren’t used. The […]
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| 2017 Hyundai Elantra First Drive: More Like This One, Please |
Feb 3rd, 2016 |
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Hyundai has a fresh product line, growing sales, and a vastly improved quality reputation. But it also has a major problem: It’s a car company in an increasingly truck-focused world. The brand’s sales mix is 76 percent cars in a market that is running at 57 percent trucks, including ever-more-popular crossovers. “We need more trucks,” […]
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| 2017 Hyundai Elantra – First Drive Review |
Feb 3rd, 2016 |
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| Get a Roundel in a Kia? Korean Automaker to Take on BMW 3-series |
Feb 3rd, 2016 |
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We noted last year that Kia’s Novo concept (pictured above) could presage the brand’s entry into the four-door-coupe segment. At the time, we suggested that the car “could give the Mazda 3 and the Volkswagen Golf a real run for their money among style-minded customers.” But it looks as though Kia’s aiming beyond the Mazda […]
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