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Mini debuts first roadside assistance app for iPhones [w/VIDEO]

OnStar is soooo 2007. Rather than building some kind of old school cell phone telematics system into its cars, Mini is going the hip, modern route for roadside assistance. Mini USA has collaborated with insurance company Allstate to create an Apple iPhone app (also available for some GPS-equipped Blackberries) for owners to automatically call for roadside assistance. When you install the app, you put in your vehicle ID number and select a photo of your car if you want. The next time you realize that the trip computer's range estimate was a ... Read more →

Ferrari announces free roadside assistance for all out-of-warranty cars Sam Abuelsamid

Most of us love Ferraris, but let's face it – until about the past decade, the machines from Maranello weren't exactly renowned for great long-term reliability. Buying an older Ferrari (or ...

Volvo's new Safe + Sound Coverage Plan covers everything but the kitchen sink Chris Shunk

Lost in the bevy of numbers that is the Autoblog monthly sales report is the fact that Volvo just isn't selling very many cars in the U.S. any more. The Swedish automaker only sold 5577 units in May, ...

OnStar over? Hack it. Jonathon Ramsey

As we all know, GM's OnStar service in analog-only cars -- those pre-2004 -- will end in a few months. Based on the comments we've seen, there are quite a few owners who are miffed that there's no ...

Ford tacks on another two years to powertrain warranties Erin Mays

Ford Motor Company is sweetening its warranty with an extra two years of powertrain coverage for its 2007 vehicles, Automotive News reports. The deal that covers all Ford and Mercury brand vehicles ...

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BMW's Michelin run-flats draw criticism... from Michelin 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Michelin run-flat tires fitted to certain BMW products are too heavy, degrade the vehicle's ride, and increase fuel consumption. So says Didier Miraton, who heads up the French tiremaker's Michelin Technology Center. Miraton has an ulterior motive, of course. He wants to push his employer's PAX ...

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