Wednesday, August 28, 2013

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Child Car Seat Safety Tips

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 01:40 PM PDT

Parents trying to keep their children safe in vehicles and comply with the law still may have some difficulty figuring out the best way to protect their offspring. The facts are that three out of four children in car safety seats are not properly secured, or not restrained at all. In many cases, parents are confused about how to install car seats...

Geely Coming To U.S. In 2016: Are Americans Ready For Chinese Cars?

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:45 AM PDT

China's auto market is booming. Despite some signs of a slowdown, sales remain very, very strong, showing double-digit gains. One of the big dogs in China's marketplace is Geely, best known to Westerners as the owner of Volvo. In fact, according to AutoNews, Geely is getting so big that it plans to sell cars in the U.S. by the year 2016 -- and the...

Despite Strong Car Sales, Customer Satisfaction Is Slipping

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:22 AM PDT

U.S. auto sales are on a tear, but according to the latest report from American Customer Satisfaction Index, drivers are less happy with their rides than they were one year ago. To gather that data, ACSI conducts interviews with 70,000 customers each year, asking respondents to rate their satisfaction with various companies on a scale of 0 (very...

Nissan Autonomous Cars Coming To Showrooms By 2020

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 08:01 AM PDT

When it comes to high-tech features, Nissan's achievements are often overshadowed by those from other automakers. But Nissan has been working long and hard to make its cars safer and more efficient. The best example of that is probably the all-electric Leaf, but the company has also debuted a number of intriguing safety systems over the past few...

How Much Do Child Car Seats Cost?

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:58 AM PDT

Confused about how much child car seats cost? Shopping for child car seats doesn’t have to be a nightmare. While there is some truth to the saying that you get what you pay for, the fact is that all child car seats sold in the United States have to comply with federal safety regulations. It’s also a federal law that all children up to...

2014 Ford Transit Connect, Nissan Autonomous Car, Electric VW Golf: What’s New

Posted: 28 Aug 2013 07:30 AM PDT

Today at The Car Connection, we got our first look at the 2014 Ford Transit Connect, heard that Nissan will be launching a fully autonomous car by 2020 and learned that Volkswagen has some new electric cars to present at the upcoming 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. All this and more in today's car news, right here on The Car Connection. The covers have...

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