Senate Rejects Bill To Curb Auto-Industry Tech Loans

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By AutoObserver Staff September 26, 2011 The U.S. Senate has rejected a bill sent to it by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives that would have slashed the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing loan program. Congress originally set aside $7.5 billion in subsidized credit funding for a total of $25 billion in loans to be administered by the DOE, but the latest bill would have cut $1.5 billion from the remaining...

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UAW Contract Paves Way For New Cars, Trucks

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Michelle Krebs September 28, 2011 The United Auto Workers' (UAW) new contract with General Motors Co., ratified Wednesday, and ones being negotiated between the union with Ford Motor Co. and the Chrysler Group LLC will be wins for the consumer in the form of new vehicle models built in the home market. Already, the new four-year contract that the union negotiated with GM and won approval by a wide margin of the rank-and-file makes it possible for...

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OnStar's Policy Reversal Is Good News

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By Jeremy Anwyl September 27, 2011 I received a call from a representative at General Motors' OnStar Tuesday morning giving me a heads up on an announcement being made during the day about reversing the controversial proposed changes to its service agreement. Two things are of note regarding this welcome policy reversal. First and most significantly, OnStar is reversing its proposed policy regarding the data connection. Under the new plan, OnStar will...

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Buying a used car? Taken not receive you for a ride

There are special risks to buy a car online. According to FBI data, between 2008 and 2010 at least $44 was lost millions online auto fraud, which include a fraudulent site or wrong cars for sale. ConsumerMan is staying up to date with the latest consumer news on FacebookNow this cyber car crooks use the good name of Kelly Blue book, confirm the potential victims to believe they are legitimate. A fraud, the company has just a fraud alert on, which used a fake Kelly Blue Book Web site and provides a non-existent KBB guaranteed buyer protection program.The scam the cars often starts with a wrong...

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2025 CAFE Rules Plan Release Delayed

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota By John O'Dell September 28, 2011 This week’s planned release of proposed rules for implementing a 54.5 miles-per-gallon corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) standard for U.S. passenger cars and trucks by 2025 has been delayed until mid-November. The proposal -- expected to run more than 700 pages -- was to have been released Friday. Citing difficulties coordinating all the players, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National...

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Video: Ray Kelly Catches Bad Guys With Hybrids

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Ray Kelly, the NYPD commissioner, has some serious green ideas for New York City's finest. The pilgarlic "commish" and gadabout naturally has his guys catch the criminals in hybrids. In fact, the NYPD, along with the fire and sanitation departments, recently purchased 50 Chevy Volts to bring the City's total EV tally to 430. Toyota Priuses and Nissan Leafs are scattered throughout the NYPD fleet."Actually, we've had really few complaints," Kelly said of the EVs. "They're a little smaller, but I'm told that certain models are as roomy as big sedans...

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The Most and Least Expensive Vehicles to Insure

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The Chrysler Town & Country was recently ranked as the cheapest vehicle to insure (Chrysler).It's a new year on the calendar this month, but the 2011 model-year has been in full-swing for a while now, enough time for the data compilers to tell us how much we can expect to lay out for auto insurance if we're in the market for a new vehicle. Insure.com has released its lists of the most and least expensive vehicles to insure, and the big winner is...

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GM Kills Hummer

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota A 2009 Hummer H2 (GM). Long thought to have a second chance at life after a Chinese company showed interest in purchasing the brand, Hummer is set to wind down and cease to exist after GM announced today that their deal would not move forward. GM originally bought the brand from AM General in 1999 and fleshed out a model lineup that was focused on large, military-inspired SUVs.“One year ago, General Motors announced that we were going to divest HUMMER,...

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Video: 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Unveiled in New York

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Most Stolen Cars Of 2009

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The 1994 Honda Accord leads the pack as the most stolen car for 2009 (Honda).It's that time of year again. The National Insurance Crime Bureau has just released its top 10 stolen vehicles from 2009, and once again, the most stolen vehicle in the U.S. continues to be the 1994 Honda Accord. In fact, all but three vehicles retained the same slots on the list as they held last year. Newcomers include the 1994 Chevrolet full-size pickup at number 7, the...

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Do Advertised Fuel Savings Gizmos Really Work?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Do these products really improve fuel economy? (Petro-Mag, YouTube).With gas prices above $3.50 a gallon, companies which manufacture "fuel saving" devices are thriving. These companies are vying for the motoring public's dollars and preying on their ignorance. Whenever the price of gas goes up, I receive hundreds of e-mail inquiries about such devices. So let's take a close scrutinizing look at some of these "technologies" to see if there's any validity...

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Consumers Are Buying Bigger, More Expensive Vehicles

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Cadillac Grille (Autoblog)Consumers are spending again, at least on cars. At dealerships across the country, big SUVs, luxury vehicles, and fully loaded smaller cars are flying off the lots. The trend toward expensive vehicles and models laden with pricey technology has been gathering steam, even in an otherwise weak economy.Between June 2009 and September 2010, the average price paid per vehicle -- the so-called average transaction price -- has risen...

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Atlanta Police Wrote Tickets So They Could Take Parking Spots

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota Click on the image above to watch the cell phone video at WSBTV.com (WSBTV).A local news outlet in Atlanta, Ga., obtained a cell phone video of what appears to be a flagrant abuse of power by local police officers. The video shows two officers forcing drivers that were parked illegally in front of a restaurant to move by issuing tickets. But then, once the cars had been moved, parked in those exact spots and entered the restaurant.The man who shot...

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Are High-Dollar Hybrids The New Automotive Status Symbol?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota If bling started to go out of fashion during the credit crisis cocktail hour, it was certifiably dead when the housing bubble hangover set in. Big and flashy just seemed out of touch, with the Hummer brand becoming the poster child for all things wrong with excess in transportation.Let the record show that there were other manufacturers selling wares equally as inefficient. And they're still doing so today (consider the 13 mpg city you get in the 2011 Toyota Land Cruiser on your way to the recycling center), but a new trend might give rise to luxury...

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Lexus SUV A "Safety Risk," Says Magazine

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The 2010 Lexus GX 460 (Toyota).A popular consumer products magazine is urging consumers to pass on the Lexus GX 460, a full-size luxury SUV that was recently redesigned for the 2010 model year. The vehicle was deemed unsafe after the editors at Consumer Reports experienced a loss of control during an emergency handling test."When pushed to its limits on our track's handling course, the rear of the GX we bought slid out until the vehicle was almost...

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Six Small Cars That Top The IIHS Safety List

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The Hyundai Elantra is one example of how automakers can improve on a car's safety rating. (Hyundai)Americans often cite safety concerns for their decision to buy bigger cars, but a recent safety test showed some small cars perform better in crash tests than larger vehicles. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave its top pick to six of 13 small cars it evaluated. None of the cars tested earned a poor rating.The scores are a stark turnaround...

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Are Small Cars Safer Now?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota U.S. carmakers are in full-tilt-boogie mode in their efforts to add smaller, less costly, more fuel-efficient cars to their stables. Ford’s all-new 2011 Fiesta sub-compact began arriving in dealerships in late June, while the redesigned Focus comes to market in early 2011. GM, meanwhile, launches the compact Chevy Cruze in September.That focus on small cars means that auto engineers have been devoting even more time and energy to one of the big issues that has dogged small cars from a consumer acceptance standpoint: Safety. For decades we’ve been...

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How Dealers are Making Customers Happier These Days: Are You One of Them?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota You are here: Cars > Articles > How Dealers are Making Customers Happier These Days: Are You One of Them? Cadillac dealers were ranked among the best in customer satisfaction (GM).It's Spring. Time to buy a new car. You pull up to the dealership driving your trade-in on a Saturday morning. You are met by an anxious, eager sales person whom you know is trained to try and close the sale that day. But you, the consumer, want...

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Car Thieves Target Cadillac Escalade, SUVs

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota The 2011 Cadillac Escalade topped the list as the vehicle with the highest average insurance claim for theft (GM). The Highway Data Loss Institute released its official list of vehicles with the highest and lowest insurance claims for theft. The study combines the rate of insurance claims per vehicle as well as the cost of those claims, helping companies that supply coverage determine exactly how much to charge us poor saps. The 2007-2009 Cadillac...

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Do Out of State Speeding Tickets Follow You To Your State?

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota If you get a speeding ticket while traveling, does it stay on your record back in your home state? We receive this question from friends and family (and readers) all the time, so we looked into how the tangled web is organized.When it comes to how a ticket in your home state affects your driver's license status in another state, the answer is complex and changing each year. If you want to know how much information follows you around, the quick answer is: yes it does, so watch your speed. Your unpaid speeding ticket in California, for example, will...

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How NYC's Best Bus Driver Stayed Crash-Free for 23 Years

AppId is over the quotaAppId is over the quota New York City bus driver Michael Sanua offers safe driving tips.If you're planning a trip to the New York City any time soon and want to keep safe as you make your way about, you couldn't do better than riding with NYC Transit bus operator Michael Sanua, who's been transporting New Yorkers and tourists through rain, snow, sleet and traffic since 1988 without a single smash-up. His perfect record is even more impressive when you factor in the 268 crashes...

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