Thursday, June 3, 2010

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Chrysler Renews Zero-Percent Financing Offers For June

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 06:33 PM PDT

Chrysler this week renewed its generous zero-interest financing and cash-back offers for the month of June. The automaker had already strengthened its incentive offerings for May, with either no-interest financing on many of its models or up to $4,000 cash back. The sweet zero-percent financing deals were newly available through GMAC, which was...


Recycling Your Car? Try Recycling a Whole Airport

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 05:00 PM PDT

The 2010 Michelin Challenge Bibendum is finished, but plans are already in place for the 2011 event headed to Berlin. And just to one-up the organizers in Brazil--where almost 100 percent of vehicles on the road can run on ethanol--the German hosts are taking things one step further in the theme of sustainable mobility. Recyclable cars? Heh...


Aston Martin Officially Prices V12 Vantage From $179,995, Carbon Black From $194,995

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 11:43 AM PDT

Nevermind the fact that you could buy a nice house in the middle part of the country for $179,995--you can also buy a brand-new Aston Martin V12 Vantage for that price. The official announcement, released today, also reveals that the Carbon Black special edition will start from $194,995. Those prices sound steep, to be sure, but they're...


2011 Chevrolet Cruze Starts at $16,995, Has 'Midsize Presence'

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:29 AM PDT

Aside from the electric Volt, the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze has been touring the auto show circuit long enough to make it a familiar face well before it hits dealerships. But now Chevy has priced its new compact sedan, starting at $16,995. And that means it really will soon show up at dealers, toward the end of the summer. The 2011 Cruze four-door...


Rendered: 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan Facelift

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 09:00 AM PDT

The Volkswagen Tiguan has only been in production for a little over two years but a facelift for the compact SUV is planned. The changes are designed to bring the styling of the Tiguan in line with the rest of Volkswagen family. Other models getting the same corporate styling treatment include the recently unveiled Phaeton flagship sedan and the...


2011 Mercedes-Benz S350 Bluetec Adds Clean Diesel to S-Class

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:56 AM PDT

Continuing to diversify the green powertrain options it offers to buyers, Mercedes-Benz will add a clean-diesel model to its largest sedan line, the S-Class. The new 2011 Mercedes-Benz S350 BlueTEC sedan joins this year's S400 Hybrid, which adds a mild hybrid system with a 15-kilowatt electric motor to a 275-horsepower 3.0-liter V-6 gasoline...


Dodge Gets Racy With The 'Rock 'n' Roll Marathon'

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:53 AM PDT

Earlier this week, Chrysler premiered a racy new logo for its Dodge family of vehicles -- one designed to reinforce the image of Dodge as a youthful, performance-driven brand. Now, Dodge has announced its sponsorship of the popular "Rock 'n' Roll" series of marathons, which draw upwards of 300,000 participants at events across the U.S. We say...


2010 Acura RL Bottom Line

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:43 AM PDT

We bring you the key facts on the 2010 Acura RL-what expert reviewers liked, disliked, other choices, and buying tips at TheCarConnection.com. TheCarConnection.com's luxury-car experts drove the Acura RL for this hands-on Bottom Line review. Editors surveyed the rest of the reviews of the 2010 RL to compile this conclusive overview of Acura's...


Barrett-Jackson Phones It In With A New Auction App

Posted: 03 Jun 2010 08:37 AM PDT

Given the popularity of eBay's auction app  (and the many spinoffs it has spawned), it was only a matter of time before car auction houses joined the fray. And now, one of the big daddies has stepped up to the plate: just in time for the Inaugural Barrett-Jackson Orange County Collector Car Auction (June 25 - 27), BJ has launched its very own app...


BMW And Audi Congestion Strategies Look To Smart Signals

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 05:41 PM PDT

With vehicle miles traveled growing about 15 percent faster than the U.S. roadway network, and the trend likely to continue this year as fuel prices stabilize and more drivers take to the roadways, we need to look for more creative—and smarter—ways of easing congestion. New projects from German automakers Audi and BMW promise to ease congestion...


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