Wednesday, June 2, 2010

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2011 Grand Cherokee A Top Safety Pick; Crosstour 'Disappointing'

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 04:20 PM PDT

Depending on which utility vehicle you choose, you might be getting vastly different degrees of roof protection in the event of a rollover. That's the surprising result of that a new round of tests from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) serves to highlight. First, the good news: In a new round of roof-strength tests for mid-size...


Ford Cuts Mercury, Reshuffles Dealerships, Accelerates Lincoln

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 01:01 PM PDT

Ford has officially pulled the plug on its Mercury brand. Following a report last week suggesting that Mercury might be dropped as soon as later this summer, the automaker revealed today that a decision had been made to phase out Mercury, with production on all Mercury models ending in the fourth quarter of this year. No jobs will be lost, Ford...


Yes, You Can Still Sue To Make Money Off Your Sheer Stupidity

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 09:15 AM PDT

Ah, America: land of the free, home of the brave, and one of the few places you can sue someone over the results of an act that might be viewed anywhere else as sheer, utter stupidity. Take, for instance, one Lauren Rosenberg of Park City, Utah. Fortune reports that she used Google Maps on her Blackberry to get walking directions between two local...


Sirius XM: Now Available On Android Handsets

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:22 AM PDT

Owners of Blackberries, iPhones, and iPods have been enjoying Sirius XM through their handheld devices since last year, and now, the popular music/talk/news radio service is expanding its reach with a new app for Android. The app is free, and if you're already a Sirius XM subscriber, there's no additional service charge for listening on your...


2011 Volkswagen Polo Sedan Unveiled In Russia

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 08:00 AM PDT

We've been hearing rumblings now for some time that the Volkswagen Polo might make it to the U.S. (check out our remarkably prescient preview rendering here), but in order to do so successfully, it would need to be available as a sedan since Americans don't have much retail fondness for the (admittedly more functional) hatch. Unveiled today in...


Who Buys a 2011 Nissan Leaf? Toyota Prius Owners, Of Course

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 06:09 AM PDT

So who are these strange people who might want something as unusual, as perplexing, as downright radical as an electric car? More specifically, an all-electric 2011 Nissan Leaf compact hatchback? Turns out they're the same people who wanted the last most radical type of family car: a hybrid-electric vehicle. Yep, they're the exact same people who...


Jeff Koons' BMW M3 GT2 Art Car Revealed

Posted: 02 Jun 2010 02:47 AM PDT

BMW is awakening a tradition of racing and art with Jeff Koons' creation of the 17th Art Car. Revealed here following its official unveiling at the Centre Pompidou in Paris last night and ahead of its its race debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans later this month, the car takes a simple, two-dimensional theme and delivers what Koons describes...


Good News For GM, Ford, Chrysler: Warranty Claims Drop

Posted: 01 Jun 2010 05:37 PM PDT

The quality of domestic-brand vehicles is way up from where it was just a few years ago. We've seen it in the annual metrics from J.D. Power and Associates, AutoPacific, Strategic Vision, and others, and in annual reliability ratings from Consumer Reports. However, there's another even stronger indicator that points to improved quality: warranty...


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