Friday, June 25, 2010

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Recall Alert: Lexus Recalls All HS 250h Hybrids

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 02:33 PM PDT

Lexus is voluntarily recalling all 17,000 of the 2010 Lexus HS 250h hybrids it has sold, due to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) testing that showed excessive fuel leakage after a rear-end collision. The company has also halted sales until the problem can be remedied. The test goes like this: NHTSA strikes the rear of the car...


Congress Cracks Down On Lending, But Car Dealers Squeeze Through

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 12:50 PM PDT

Car dealers, at least for now, don't have to answer to the same regulations, restrictions, and oversight that would apply to nearly every other type of consumer lending. After the House of Representatives voted to exclude auto loans earlier this week, the Congressional committee negotiating a final version of the financial-regulation bill...


BMW System Will Read E-Mail Out Loud—Only From A BlackBerry

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 10:01 AM PDT

Up until now, Ford's Sync system was about the only game in town that would interface with your phone and actually read messages from them. Now, BMW, among several other automakers, is poised to offer the feature through its BMW ConnectedDrive system. The new system will enable contact lists, call logs, text messages, calendar entries, memos, and...


Will Honda Fit Hybrid Start a Price War?

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 09:02 AM PDT

  Reuters speculates this morning that a hybrid price war is about to break out between Honda and Toyota.  The initial skirmish, the bureau says, will come in Japan.  But if a discount battle were to start, it's hard to imagine it being contained in the Japanese domestic market.  Then again, we've heard all of this before. Japan's Nekkei Business...


Subaru Recalls 2010 Outback And Legacy

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:45 AM PDT

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced a recall of the 2010 Subaru Outback and the 2010 Subaru Legacy. The NHTSA website has minimal details at the moment, stating only that the recall centers on the steering system and connectors, however, a nearly identical recall was issued in Australia earlier this week. In Australia...


2011 Ford Mustang V-6 Does 776 Miles--On One Tank

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 08:31 AM PDT

Forty-eight-point-five miles per gallon.  It's an impressive figure. A little better than the numbers we got in a week of commuting in a Honda Insight last year, in fact.  But this number comes not from a little fuel-sipping hybrid that shuts off at stoplights.  No, this was a pavement-rippling muscle car putting out more than 300 horsepower. The...


Summer Fling: GM's Coming-Out Party For The 2011 Buick Regal

Posted: 25 Jun 2010 07:47 AM PDT

Earlier this week, we told you about Buick's new digital campaign to hype the all-new 2011 Regal and youthen the model's fusty image. But sometimes, the web isn't enough, so GM is also putting the Regal smack-dab in front of the 30/40something influencers it's targeting by throwing a series of debutante balls for the sedan in hot spots around the...


2011 Honda Accord Preview

Posted: 24 Jun 2010 04:09 PM PDT

For years at a time, the Honda Accord has enjoyed the title of America's most popular passenger car and with the continuous improvements the humble nameplate has received over the years, it's easy to see why. The latest model, the new 2011 Honda Accord Sedan and Coupe, are set to go on sale this August and have received some extensive updates...


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