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Features We’d Really Like to See in All Cars
By Tom and Ray Magliozzi The technological innovations just keep on coming: Electronic stability control, a life-saving innovation, is now making its way into cheaper and cheaper cars. You can now save your relationship thanks to dual climate controls. Of course, not every innovation is a winner. Anybody for a fake convertible top? What would [...]
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Traffic light as redesigned for the color blind
by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed) on Jun 18th, 2010 at 8:30AM The Uni-Signal is aimed at helping those who are red-green colorblind to have an easier time with traffic signals. Instead of using circles for all three lights, the red light gets a triangle, the yellow light remains circular, while the green light goes square. [...]
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Congratulations! You’ve Been Hired to Sell Cars! Now What?
Provided by AutomotiveSalesBlog.com Great! You’ve been hired to sell cars. Hopefully a lot of them. Where do you start? Learn As Much As Possible You’re new to the industry, even if you’ve worked in sales somewhere else, you’ve got a bit of a learning curve to get through. Where do you start? Start by learning [...]
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GM recalls 1.5 million vehicles on fire risk
Provided by Sunny98.com GM will pay each customer $100 when the heated fluid module is removed at dealerships, Boyer said. Tuesday, June 8, 2010 (Reuters) – General Motors Co GM.UL on Tuesday announced a recall of about 1.5 million trucks, crossovers and cars from model years 2006-2009 because the unit that heats the windshield washer [...]
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25 Closes to Help Seal the Deal and Make You More Money
Provided by AutomotiveSalesBlog.com If you’re any kind of sales professional, closing is a huge step in the sales process. There have been moments where I could have closed many clients and got the deal, but I was unable to because I didn’t say the right thing at the right time. And it’s frustrating because you [...]
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‘Pickup Truck Indicator’ Says Economy Improving
by CNBC Staff provided by CNBC.com It’s no secret that the major auto companies knocked it out of the park with their May sales. But dig a little deeper into the numbers, and you can find some even better signs of strength for certain areas of the economy. The auto companies don’t break down their [...]
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Most Overpriced 2010 Cars
Data shows these vehicles aren’t worth their MSRPs. By Hannah Elliott Provided by Forbes.com Are car buyers returning to lots? Some signs point to yes. This week GM reported its first quarterly profit in three years, pushed in part by increased worldwide sales. Some expect this to continue. “We’re going to see improvement, but it [...]
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2010 Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro
Provided by NewCarTestDrive.com With introduction of the Audi R8 5.2 FSI Quattro this fall, one of the most technically savvy, visually stunning exotic sports cars in years will get even better. On one hand, this V10-powered R8 is the product of know-how accumulated through Audi’s string of victories in the Le Mans 24 Hour race, [...]
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Toyota Will Double Hybrid Production to 1 Million by 2011
Provided by HybridCars.com It took 10 years for Toyota to sell its first 1 million hybrids globally. It reached that milestone in June 2007, one decade after it began selling the first-generation Toyota Prius in Japan. The company now says it will achieve its long-standing goal of 1 million annual global hybrid sales by 2011. [...]
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2011 Nissan Leaf First Drive
By Andrew Frankel Provided by Yahoo Autos 2011 Nissan LeafGiven that there has been so much talk and so many wise words from so many different directions about our all-electric future, it can almost go unnoticed that the one thing no one has actually gotten around to doing is translating a single syllable into something [...]
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Best New Cars for 2011
By Lauren DeAngelis Provided by U.S. News If you’re looking to make a splash with your next car, consider an all-new 2011 model. Many of the most exciting 2011s are already on dealer lots or readily available for pre-order. Since these are brand new or redesigned from the ground up, chances are most people have [...]
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Worst-Made Cars on the Road
by Hannah Elliott provided by Forbes.com If you want to drive something dependable and long-lasting, steer clear of these vehicles. With a 22% improvement in sales last month, and despite the six-month, $4.3 billion loss it announced Wednesday, General Motors is likely to have its strongest spring and summer in years. Plus, the automaker had [...]
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