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0STUDY: Despite insurance breaks, hybrids driven more, cost more to fix, and get more tickets 1247786940
2010 Honda Insight EX - Click above for high-res image galleryConventional wisdom is that hybrid vehicles reduce our dependence on foreign oil and emit fewer environment hurting CO2 emissions. When comparing a hybrid to a conventional gasoline-powered model on a mile-by-mile basis, there's some ... -
Sales Watch: Honda Accord sales creeping up on Toyota Camry? 1247767320
While the Honda Accord dominated the 1990s, it has been virtually all Toyota Camry in the new century. Yet a look back at the first six months of 2009 shows that the newer, larger Accord is continuing to gain ground on its chief rival. Camry sales have so far remained top in its segment, with ...
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STUDY: More Americans planning to keep their cars longer... are you? [w/POLL] 1247763420
Automakers looking for a relatively quick turnaround in the auto market probably aren't going to like a new survey from AutoPacific. The annual survey of over 32,000 consumers gauges public interest in new car buying, and the 2009 survey shows that a lot fewer people are looking for a new car these ...
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Hyundai trumps BMW and Jaguar in J.D. Power 2009 APEAL study 1247745600
Click above for a gallery of the graphics from J.D. Power and AssociatesPorsche grabs the top spot for the fifth year in a row in the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Automotive Performance, Execution, and Layout (APEAL) Study. For this year's study, the team at JDPA gathered information from ... -
Tall wagon/hatch segment drawing more new entries, but not many customers? 1247497200
The Chrysler Pacifica lasted all of four years before it was unceremoniously dumped from the Pentastar's lineup. The Ford Freestyle endured a name change after three model years, then lasted two more as the Taurus X before being sent out to pasture. The Cadillac SRX lasted six years as a tall wagon ...
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GM expects sales in China to grow 20% in 2009 1247234400
General Motors boasted in April that it would double sales in China by 2013 with the introduction of 30 new or upgraded models over the next five years. Last month, GM forecasted that its vehicle sales in China would grow 10% this year alone and now it seems those numbers may have been a bit ...
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REPORT: China passes U.S. in auto sales 1247173020
Most of the world has been knee deep in a wicked recession for quite a while, and auto sales have been hit especially hard. Here in the U.S., the numbers have been abysmal, as the first half of the year saw only 4.8 million sales through June. China, on the other hand, is running away with the ...
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REPORT: 'Personality traits' of automobiles studied 1247144280
Reader-submitted "Cars" Photoshops - Click above for image galleryThe styling of your vehicle makes a statement, of course. Designers spend years perfecting the craft of automotive sculpture, and are finely attuned to what types of shapes and conventions send a given message. Now, the ... -
Canada pondering Cash-For-Clunkers too? 1246910400
Historically speaking, Canada has gotten the blunt end of the stick when it comes to new car pricing compared to its southern neighbors. Pricing on many vehicles versus an otherwise identical U.S. counterpart has long been comparatively inflated, and America's recently passed Cash-For-Clunkers bill ...
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REPORT: China rolls out 89 new models in six months - that's one every two days 1246653840
Geely GE – Click above for high-res image galleryWe've been hearing Chinese officials say for quite some time now that there are far too many automakers in the country for a healthy market in the long-term, but we didn't realize until today just how out-of-hand it may be. According to ...

