Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Tire Pressure At Fault In 5 Percent Of Accidents: Study

Posted: 22 May 2012 10:49 AM PDT

If you own a 2008 model year or newer passenger car, light truck or van under 10,000 pounds gross weight, it’s equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) as mandated by federal law. The purpose of TPMS is to detect and warn the driver when tire pressure dips below 25 percent the recommended level in any tire. But many drivers of...


Mercedes G Class Rolls On, Jeep Recall, Stop-Start Tech: Today’s Car News

Posted: 22 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Mercedes-Benz is offering an updated G Class SUV for the 2013 model year, which will once again offer both a regular model and high-performance AMG variant. Updated with new drivetrains and safety features for the 2013 model year, the G Class now will be in production through at least 2015, Mercedes-Benz confirms, and we could even see it still...


Don't Be A Statistic: 6 Tips To Prevent Car Theft

Posted: 22 May 2012 08:00 AM PDT

Worried about car theft? Well, we have good news and bad news. The bad news is that auto theft continues to be a major problem. According to the most recent FBI data, 737,142 vehicles were stolen in 2010, with losses totaling $4.5 billion. Also bad: criminals are smart, and they're getting smarter. Just last week, law enforcement officials in New...


BMW, Toyota, Mercedes-Benz Are The Most Valuable Auto Brands

Posted: 22 May 2012 07:30 AM PDT

How do you value a brand -- not a company, not a world-renowned CEO, but a brand? Marketing research firm Millward Brown knows, and its recent rankings of international brands puts BMW, Toyota, and Mercedes-Benz at the top of the automotive sector. Millward Brown starts with quantitative data, looking at how much money brands have made and how...


Mercedes-Benz G-Class To Live Through 2015--And Beyond?

Posted: 22 May 2012 06:11 AM PDT

"I'm not dead yet!" It's the favored sound bite of legions of Monty Python fans, and it also could be the battle cry for the Mercedes-Benz G-Class, now returning to the U.S. lineup again for the 2013 model year after a second close call with death. The G-Class is "the founding father of the Mercedes-Benz SUV family," says model line director Axel...


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