Monday, November 15, 2010

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Vehicle Affordability Up, Despite Finance Crunch, Lower Incomes

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 01:57 PM PST

Despite rising costs of financing and falling household income, cars are more affordable than they were this past winter and spring. That's what Comerica Bank found in its latest Auto Affordability Index, which looked at vehicle purchase price, household income indicators, and other factors for the third quarter of the year—July through...


Five Winter-Holiday Driving Tips From A Million-Miler

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 12:15 PM PST

Stay alert, be patient, and be prepared. It's sage advice to keep in mind at every step as we head toward another busy holiday season. And as many of us soon hurriedly pack the family into the car and hit the crowded roads for Thanksgiving, it might take a lot of reminders to . Irv Gordon, a retired science teacher from Long Island, New York, is a...


Ford Announces 19 Launch Markets For 2012 Focus Electric

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 10:32 AM PST

Ford's first all-electric passenger vehicle, the 2012 Focus Electric, has just received its list of initial launch markets. Totaling 19 cities in all, the vehicle will roll out across the country with Nissan LEAF-like targets for range and performance. Ford says the Focus Electric will be shooting for "up to 100 miles of zero C02 emissions, gas...


Chevrolet, Ford, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, And Toyota Named Nielsen Finalists For Green Marketing

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 07:44 AM PST

Like any trend, the "green" movement has fallen in and out of favor, but for the past few years, it's been especially popular -- maybe as popular as it was when it first gained mainstream momentum during the hippie movement of the 1960s. And perhaps because of that popularity, Nielsen has decided to hop on the eco-friendly bandwagon with its...


InsWeb's Most Expensive Cars To Insure

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 07:32 AM PST

Last week, FamilyCarGuide brought you the least expensive 2010 cars to insure, courtesy of InsWeb data. The online insurance comparison provider compiled the list of most expensive cars to insure by comparing all car insurance quotes (covering 400 companies) requested by customers between January and September of this year for 2010 vehicles. The...


TheCarConnection's Best Car to Buy: The Finalists

Posted: 15 Nov 2010 06:30 AM PST

It's nearly time to name TheCarConnection's Best Car to Buy 2011 winner--but before we do, we're cutting down our list of contenders to the finalists. The first TCC Best Car to Buy honoree will be announced tomorrow, as our team prepares wall-to-wall coverage of the 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show live from the Los Angeles convention center. As we've...


2011 Dodge Avenger: First Drive

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:01 PM PST

With a blitz of sedans, crossovers and SUVs, Dodge is set to have a busy, busy 2011. The Durango is new from tires to tail; the Journey's been worked over substantially; and the 2011 Avenger sedan bolts on a new drivetrain, new suspension pieces and new front and rear clips as Chrysler tries to rehab the fleet-queen image of its mainstream...


2011 Dodge Durango R/T: First Drive

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:01 PM PST

If the 2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee is a distant cousin to the Mercedes ML--and a proud one at that--does that make this 2011 Dodge Durango kin to the Benz GL? And does that make its $30,000 base price even more of a screaming bargain? Chrysler set the Grand Cherokee free earlier this year, in a first-drive press event all its own, but it pooled the...


2011 Chrysler 200 Limited: First Drive

Posted: 14 Nov 2010 09:01 PM PST

No more drama, please. It's not just us making the request. It's the folks at Chrysler, too, we're sure. The last three years have played out in Auburn Hills like a season of ER, with divorce, a near-death experience or two, and a non-stop triage running in the background. There are signs the storyline is changing. The car surgeons are still in...


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