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- NADAguides Names Vehicles With The Lowest Ownership Costs
- Video: 2011 Honda CR-Z Scores Five Stars In Euro NCAP Crash Test
- GM Joins Toyota, Will Recall 200K Pontiac Vibes For Stalling
- 2010 Paris Preview: 2011 Lotus Evora S
- Auto Lenders Warming Up To Lower Credit Ratings
- Ford Uses Assembly Line WiFi To Load SYNC Software On MyFord Touch Vehicles
- Today in Car News: Murano Convertible, Paris Auto Show and HEMI
- Today at High Gear Media: Recalls, Drunk Driving, and Charger
- Toyota Recalls 1.1 Million Corolla, Matrix Cars For Stalling
- Video: Nissan Shifts Strategy, Goes 'Geek Chic', Hires Trained Polar Bear
- Garmin Recalls 1.3 Million GPS Units, Pushes Further Into Smartphone Market
- Tally Of Annual Vehicle-Crash-Related Costs: $99 Billion
- Study: Nearly One In Ten Drove Drunk In The Past Year
| NADAguides Names Vehicles With The Lowest Ownership Costs Posted: 26 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT  No way around it, cars have a way of nickling and diming you. When you shop for a new car, there's a lot more to budget, related to car ownership, than just your monthly payments. If it's not maintenance or repairs, there are fees, fuel costs, finance costs, and the cost of your annual insurance premium. And that's before even considering...
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| Video: 2011 Honda CR-Z Scores Five Stars In Euro NCAP Crash Test Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:47 PM PDT  Our first drive review of the 2011 Honda CR-Z is coming later today, but before that, we have this video of the hopefully-sporty little hybrid scoring five stars in Euro NCAP crash testing. Five starts in the Euro NCAP is a very good result, and bodes well for NHTSA and IIHS testing here in the U.S. Europe's testing is slightly different; they use...
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| GM Joins Toyota, Will Recall 200K Pontiac Vibes For Stalling Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:41 PM PDT  No sooner had Toyota announced it will recall 1.1 million Corolla and Matrix models than General Motors joined in, saying it will recall 200,000 Pontiac Vibe models built at the company's jointly owned plant that use the same engine. In both cases, the recall will replace an engine-control module that could develop hairline cracks in solder or...
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| 2010 Paris Preview: 2011 Lotus Evora S Posted: 26 Aug 2010 02:33 PM PDT  We're just over a month away from the 2010 Paris Motor Show and already the cars that will be on display are starting to trickle into the light. Today's unveiling: the 2011 Lotus Evora S. Designed to be a more focused, better communicating take on the Evora GT-light experience, the Evora S offers a boost to 345 horsepower from the same 3.5-liter...
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| Auto Lenders Warming Up To Lower Credit Ratings Posted: 26 Aug 2010 01:34 PM PDT  If you've been to the dealership earlier this year and weren't at all pleased with the finance terms offered, you might want to give it another try. Auto lenders are loosening up once again, especially on new-car loans, and have started to extend loans to those with more blemished credit histories. Confirmed by study results that were released by...
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| Ford Uses Assembly Line WiFi To Load SYNC Software On MyFord Touch Vehicles Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:09 PM PDT Chances are you already know all about Ford's SYNC and MyFord/MyLincoln Touch software. But did you know Ford is using the on-board WiFi to load the software on the cars while they're rolling down the Oakville assembly line? The 2011 Ford Edge is the first vehicle to get the high-tech build process. It's a smart use of the technology, eliminating...
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| Today in Car News: Murano Convertible, Paris Auto Show and HEMI Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:27 AM PDT  We told you about it a year ago--and today, Nissan confirms you'll see a Murano convertible at the L.A. Auto Show. Let the head-scratching begin. [CarAndDriver] A Chevy Cruze hatchback at the Paris auto show? Count us in. Especially if there will be baguettes. [Autoblog] The Honda Fit Hybrid's also due at the Paris show, but sadly, American buyers...
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| Today at High Gear Media: Recalls, Drunk Driving, and Charger Posted: 26 Aug 2010 11:14 AM PDT  Toyota's latest recall involves more than a million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks. It's been long in the works--and Toyota says it's a "voluntary service action." [TheCarConnection] Stat of the day: we spend almost $100 billion on accidents, from repairing vehicles to repairing people. [TheCarConnection] Contributing to the problem, are the...
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| Toyota Recalls 1.1 Million Corolla, Matrix Cars For Stalling Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:12 AM PDT  Toyota today announced that it would recall roughly 1.1 million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchback models built from 2005 through 2008, to replace engine-control modules that may have been flawed. The recall is a response to concerns over stalling issues reported in those models. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has been...
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| Video: Nissan Shifts Strategy, Goes 'Geek Chic', Hires Trained Polar Bear Posted: 26 Aug 2010 08:25 AM PDT  We've seen lots of ads from Nissan -- some effective*, others, not so much. Many of those commercials, both good and bad, have featured the "Shift" tagline, which aimed to give Nissan rides a sense of excitement. But with the rollout of numerous new and updated models over the next two years -- models like the Leaf EV and the rough-and-tumble Juke...
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| Garmin Recalls 1.3 Million GPS Units, Pushes Further Into Smartphone Market Posted: 26 Aug 2010 06:07 AM PDT  If you're a Garmin fan, the company has good news and bad news. On the bad front, the company has recalled 1.3 million of its popular GPS units because they constitute a potential fire hazard. Technically, the devices themselves aren't at fault, just the batteries from an unnamed third-party supplier. Still, the combination of those cells and...
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| Tally Of Annual Vehicle-Crash-Related Costs: $99 Billion Posted: 25 Aug 2010 06:09 PM PDT  U.S. traffic crashes cost each licensed driver about $500 annually, and just over a year, the total cost associated with traffic crashes added up to more than $99 billion in all. Those figures come from a new Centers for Disease Control study released today and published in the journal Traffic Injury Prevention. That figure includes all the...
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| Study: Nearly One In Ten Drove Drunk In The Past Year Posted: 25 Aug 2010 04:57 PM PDT  One in five Americans admits to drinking and driving, while eight percent—as many as 17 million people—have driven drunk in the past year. The new results, gathered for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and U.S. DOT, were released today as part of a law-enforcement crackdown that runs through the Labor Day...
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