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- 2011 Model Year Brings New Oils, Longer Change Intervals
- Simulated: Nissan LEAF's Range In Variety Of Traffic, Weather Conditions
- Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge Aims For 1,000-Pound Car
- It's Teen Driver Safety Week: Park The Phone And Drive
- 2011 Ram, 2010 Dodge And Chrysler Models Recalled
- Chrysler Begins Appointing Fiat Dealers
- TomTom Posts Major Profit Loss: Is The End Near?
- 2011 Dodge Journey Preview
- 2012 Ford Focus: 40 MPG Expected From Stronger Base Engine
- Sign Of The Times: Employee-Leased Vehicles Flood Re-Leasing Market
- What Would Power Your Dream Car?
| 2011 Model Year Brings New Oils, Longer Change Intervals Posted: 20 Oct 2010 02:04 PM PDT  The first time you take your new car in for an oil change, beware: Many 2011 models don't use the same oil as the equivalent 2010 models--even if they look virtually identical otherwise. And accidentally refilling with another oil that costs less could end up costing you big; using a different oil could void your warranty. It's no doubt something...
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| Simulated: Nissan LEAF's Range In Variety Of Traffic, Weather Conditions Posted: 20 Oct 2010 01:45 PM PDT  Nissan has released official range estimates, based on computer simulation of a brand-new LEAF (meaning with a brand-new battery), in a variety of weather and driving conditions. Whether the aim of the estimates is to reduce so-called range anxiety or not (even though early-adopters aren't likely to have such concerns at all), they do shed some...
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| Los Angeles Auto Show Design Challenge Aims For 1,000-Pound Car Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:16 PM PDT  Each year the Los Angeles Auto Show hosts its Design Challenge, pitting design studios against each other and against a goal to test the limits of future thinking about automotive design. This year's goal is to create a vehicle that will hold four passengers, meet safety requirements, yet weigh just 1,000 pounds. Impossible you say? Likely. But...
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| It's Teen Driver Safety Week: Park The Phone And Drive Posted: 20 Oct 2010 12:00 PM PDT  If you have new drivers or soon-to-be drivers in the house, they're likely the cause of much worry. Inexperience aside, considering the thousands of text messages teens send every month, how could they possibly put their phone down long enough to actually focus on driving? That's one of the themes surrounding this year's Teen Driver Safety Week...
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| 2011 Ram, 2010 Dodge And Chrysler Models Recalled Posted: 20 Oct 2010 10:34 AM PDT  A power-steering issue is prompting the recall of 2010 Chrysler Sebring, and 300 models, along with 2010 Dodge Challenger, Avenger, and Journey and 2011 Dodge Ram 1500 trucks. According to the automaker, in these affected vehicles the crimped end of the power-steering pressure hose assembly could separate, causing fluid to leak out into the engine...
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| Chrysler Begins Appointing Fiat Dealers Posted: 20 Oct 2010 09:53 AM PDT  The Fiat 500 is due to begin sales here in the U.S. by the end of the year, and Chrysler is now beginning to choose the dealers that will get the car--and represent Fiat in the U.S. The choices made will be critical, as Fiat's reputation from its last run in the U.S. isn't exactly stellar. The first phase of dealers appointed are already chosen...
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| TomTom Posts Major Profit Loss: Is The End Near? Posted: 20 Oct 2010 08:11 AM PDT  Earlier today, TomTom posted a major drop in profit for the third quarter of 2010. How major? About 37%. That may not be the deathknell for the Dutch telematics company, but TomTom clearly needs to revamp its strategy if it wants to avoid the corporate coffin down the line. Part of TomTom's problem is beyond its control, stemming from the weakness...
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| Posted: 20 Oct 2010 07:33 AM PDT  Going up against the likes of the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape, Subaru Forester and Toyota RAV4 isn't an easy task. That's why Dodge has significantly upgraded the Journey for the 2011 model year, from powertrain to infotainment and most areas between. The biggest mechanical change to the new Journey is the addition of the new 3.6-liter Pentastar V-6...
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| 2012 Ford Focus: 40 MPG Expected From Stronger Base Engine Posted: 19 Oct 2010 09:01 PM PDT  Ford has announced a few more details regarding the standard four-cylinder engine that will be under the hood of most, if not all, 2012 Ford Focus models. And there's truly something for everyone; the new engine has more power, is smoother, and goes farther on a gallon of gas than the engine it replaces. The new 2.0-liter engine doesn't have...
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| Sign Of The Times: Employee-Leased Vehicles Flood Re-Leasing Market Posted: 19 Oct 2010 07:24 PM PDT  Work for an automaker—or even a supplier, or have a relative who works for an automaker—and you're likely to have gotten some type of 'plan' discount on your last vehicle. But according to those at the lease-trading marketplace LeaseTrader.com, the auto-related layoffs of the past 18 months or so are now beginning to take their toll on...
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| What Would Power Your Dream Car? Posted: 19 Oct 2010 04:49 PM PDT  College kids love to dream. Heck, dreaming is probably what got us in to school in the first place. I guarantee many of us dream of the sports car we someday might be able to afford. There are still countless offerings, especially if you are looking at used cars as well as new cars. Forget about the car for a minute, because the question that...
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