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- Toyota Offers Zero-Percent And Free Maintenance To Some Buyers
- 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Hyundai i-flow Concept
- National Title-Check System Closes Some Scammer Loopholes
- GM: Bob Lutz To Retire May 1
- 2010 New York Auto Show Preview: 2011 Lexus CT 200h Coming To America
- 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Green Car Concepts Roundup
- Old-School/New-School: Toyota Uses Twitter, Incentives To Lure Customers Back
- Parents: 'Cell Cease' App Prevents Your Kids From Texting And Driving
- Catch High Gear Media on BBC 5 Live Today!
| Toyota Offers Zero-Percent And Free Maintenance To Some Buyers Posted: 03 Mar 2010 03:27 PM PST  Toyota (NYSE: TM) rolled out an all-new incentive program aimed at jump-starting sales that have slumped due to bruised consumer confidence from the ongoing accelerator-related recalls, the related hearings in Washington D.C., and several other issues and recalls. The automaker calls the new program "the company's most far-reaching sales program...
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| 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Hyundai i-flow Concept Posted: 03 Mar 2010 02:52 PM PST  The Hyundai Genesis Sedan, the recently-unveiled all-new Sonata, and the upcoming executive-class Equus are reshaping Hyundai's lineup from budget South Korean automaker to world-class player. The next car, previewed with the i-flow Concept at this week's 2010 Geneva Motor Show, is due in 2011 and will likely replace the current Azera (Grandeur)...
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| National Title-Check System Closes Some Scammer Loopholes Posted: 03 Mar 2010 12:15 PM PST  Would you believe that up until now there hasn't been a true database for vehicle titles, supervised by the federal government? It's finally here; by January 1 of this year, all states were required to be fully participating in the Anti-Car Theft Act and associated regulations. The fruits of the effort are on offer at www.vehiclehistory.gov, in a...
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| Posted: 03 Mar 2010 11:13 AM PST  Bob Lutz's retirement has gone in and out of consideration more times than the Cadillac Converj has received the red light-green light treatment, but this time, it looks like it might be for real. GM confirmed today that Lutz is planning to step down from his role as GM adviser by this May. At a healthy and often cantankerous 78 years old, Lutz...
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| 2010 New York Auto Show Preview: 2011 Lexus CT 200h Coming To America Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:58 AM PST  Last month, reports spread that Lexus wasn't planning the CT 200h for the U.S. due to its price and positioning within the market. Whether something changed within Lexus, or the initial reports were simply wrong, it turns out Lexus will in fact sell the CT 200h in America, and it'll make it's North American debut at the 2010 New York Auto Show...
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| 2010 Geneva Motor Show: Green Car Concepts Roundup Posted: 03 Mar 2010 10:37 AM PST  Yesterday we covered the new green production cars at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show, now underway in snowy Switzerland. Today, we get to cover the cooler, sexier side of the show: concept cars! So, here's our roundup of notable green and advanced-technology concept cars at Geneva. Audi A1 e-tron concept It seems safe to consider Audi's conversion...
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| Old-School/New-School: Toyota Uses Twitter, Incentives To Lure Customers Back Posted: 03 Mar 2010 09:00 AM PST  In the early days of the Toyota recall fiasco, car buyers seemed to ignore the bad news. But as Cleopatra once said, denial only goes so far, and Toyota's troubles are finally having a negative impact on sales. To its credit, though, Toyota isn't taking this lying down: the automaker has turned to the social media platform Twitter to help buff its...
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| Parents: 'Cell Cease' App Prevents Your Kids From Texting And Driving Posted: 03 Mar 2010 07:05 AM PST  Given all the news about distracted driving -- especially the problem of teens and their tendency to text behind the wheel -- it was only a matter of time before someone came out with a solution. And now, as they say, there's an app for that: Cell Cease. Cell Cease uses the GPS built into many smartphones to determine whether or not the device is...
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| Catch High Gear Media on BBC 5 Live Today! Posted: 03 Mar 2010 06:20 AM PST  The death of HUMMER and the rise of hybrids, electric vehicles and everything in between--what's the future of the automobile and the car industry? If you're near a computer or satellite radio today, you'll find out more during Richard Bacon's BBC 5 Live today. Along with other guests, I'll be talking cars--specifically, the apparent wind-down of...
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