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- IIHS: Avoidance Systems Could Cut Fatal Crashes By One-Third
- Contest: Unlock Your Own 2011 Scion tC On A New, Virtual Road Trip
- Don't Worry If Your Tatas Catch Fire, They're Still Very Safe
- Dealers Dodge Financing Oversight—Will Shady Lending, Too?
- It's Really Over: Last HUMMER H3 Rolls Off Louisiana Line
- Confused About All The Recalls? You're Not The Only One
- 2011 BMW X3 Gets Teased
| IIHS: Avoidance Systems Could Cut Fatal Crashes By One-Third Posted: 25 May 2010 03:41 PM PDT  One in three fatal crashes and one of every five serious or moderate injury crashes in passenger vehicles could have been prevented if the vehicle had been equipped with crash-avoidance features including blind-spot and lane-departure warning systems, side view assist, and adaptive headlights. That's what the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety...
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| Contest: Unlock Your Own 2011 Scion tC On A New, Virtual Road Trip Posted: 25 May 2010 09:38 AM PDT  Road trips, scavenger hunts, missions, adventures: apparently, these are the things kids love. So it's no surprise that Scion -- which boasts some of the youngest buyers of any automaker in the U.S. -- has developed an online game that uses each of those elements to promote the all new, 2011 Scion tC. The game is called "Unlock the tC" -- a fairly...
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| Don't Worry If Your Tatas Catch Fire, They're Still Very Safe Posted: 25 May 2010 09:20 AM PDT  Yes, we hate ourselves for the puns. But, no, we're not going to stop. At least not yet. Here's the latest on our startlingly successful story on the problems of spontaneously combusting Tata Nanos in India: Tata has now issued a statement reiterating the safety of the Nano, attributing two of the fires to different and non-systemic causes...
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| Dealers Dodge Financing Oversight—Will Shady Lending, Too? Posted: 25 May 2010 07:11 AM PDT  If a deal is too good to be true it probably is; and you shouldn't talk monthly payments at the lot before you decide on a car and a price. Don't forget those two valuable pieces of advice at the used-car lot; you'll still need them as it looks like shady lenders won't need to duck for cover after all. Today, by a vote of 60 to 30, the Senate...
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| It's Really Over: Last HUMMER H3 Rolls Off Louisiana Line Posted: 25 May 2010 06:11 AM PDT  It's really, finally over. Yesterday, the very last HUMMER H3 rolled off the production line in Shreveport, Louisiana, part of a special order for rental-car company Avis. After a lengthy and ultimately failed effort to sell the quintessential maker of sport-utility vehicles to a Chinese company, General Motors is winding down the brand. In July...
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| Confused About All The Recalls? You're Not The Only One Posted: 24 May 2010 06:40 PM PDT  It's nearly impossible to have missed all the big headlines—of millions of vehicles affected by multiple Toyota recalls in recent months, then Congressional hearings investigating them and, in the aftermath, a movement toward stricter rules and greater openness from a new auto-safety bill. But the reality is that despite all the media buzz...
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| Posted: 24 May 2010 03:43 PM PDT  These official teasers of the new 2011 BMW X3 indicate the automaker may be moving the crossover's development forward to match the competition. Previous reports had indicated that the current BMW X3 would have to soldier on for a few more years until an all-new model could replace it. However, with the release of the Audi Q5 and Mercedes-Benz...
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