Leasing is back, in a bigger way than it's been for more than five years. Last month, nearly 21 percent of vehicles that left dealer lots did so on leases; in February, that number was closer to 25 percent. The last time that leasing accounted for this many new car sales was back in the pre-recession days of 2005, when getting credit was as easy...
If you’re in the market for a new Pagani Huayra, there's good news and bad news. On the positive side, Pagani has officially appointed two U.S. dealerships, both in California. The bad news is, even if you live in San Francisco or Beverly Hills, you can’t schedule a Huayra test drive at your local dealership. Pagani will maintain one...
It's not the message about imminent car repairs that's important, but how it's delivered. That's what J.D. Power discovered about maintenance and repair services offered at car dealerships in its recent study of customer service. The study recorded the reactions of nearly 100,000 owners and lessees of 2006 to 2010 model year vehicles contacted...
Volkswagen—parent company of Audi—is recalling up to 10,200 Audi TTs from the 2010 model year. The affected Audis have a manufacture date prior to August 27, 2009. The recall documentation states that the fuel tank ventilation system’s spring may not have the resistance needed to remain closed under certain driving conditions...
For the second time this week, Mercedes-Benz will recall vehicles sold in the U.S. This time, it's the 2011 E-Class sedan and wagon on the service-action notice. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), these E-Classes don't have enough adhesive between a vibration damper and a mass-damper ring in the powertrain...
Here's the first photo of the 2012 Subaru Impreza, just released in advance of the 2011 New York Auto Show. The new Impreza has been shown in concept form at the Detroit and Los Angeles auto shows, and it's evident from the new photo that the crisp, emphatic grille and deep dams on the concept car have been toned down for production. Subaru...
Driving has in the past year become significantly more expensive. And it's not all because of the price of gas. According to AAA, the cost of owning and operating a vehicle rose by 3.4 percent versus last year. The average sedan costs $8,776 per year to own and operate—provided you keep your vehicles for five years and drive a typical 15,000...
With VW proudly touting they will be the number-one automaker in the world in short order--VW is selling more cars than ever before in its illustrious history, and Ferdinand Piech is pulling the strings at the nine brands he oversees in the motorized rainbow of the Volkswagen Group--there is a lot of action happening going on in Wolfsburg and...
J.D. Power did a study some time ago and found that 65 percent of the customers bringing in their cars for repairs are women. Whether it is a matter of the division of household responsibilities, a reflection of the control of family finances or some more subtle family dynamic is better left to sociologists. The reason that this came up is that...
Leasing is back, in a bigger way than it's been for more than five years. Last month, nearly 21 percent of vehicles that left dealer lots did so on leases; in February, that number was closer to 25 percent. The last time that leasing accounted for this many new car sales was back in the pre-recession days of 2005, when getting credit was as easy...
If you’re in the market for a new Pagani Huayra, there's good news and bad news. On the positive side, Pagani has officially appointed two U.S. dealerships, both in California. The bad news is, even if you live in San Francisco or Beverly Hills, you can’t schedule a Huayra test drive at your local dealership. Pagani will maintain one...
It's not the message about imminent car repairs that's important, but how it's delivered. That's what J.D. Power discovered about maintenance and repair services offered at car dealerships in its recent study of customer service. The study recorded the reactions of nearly 100,000 owners and lessees of 2006 to 2010 model year vehicles contacted...
Volkswagen—parent company of Audi—is recalling up to 10,200 Audi TTs from the 2010 model year. The affected Audis have a manufacture date prior to August 27, 2009. The recall documentation states that the fuel tank ventilation system’s spring may not have the resistance needed to remain closed under certain driving conditions...
For the second time this week, Mercedes-Benz will recall vehicles sold in the U.S. This time, it's the 2011 E-Class sedan and wagon on the service-action notice. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), these E-Classes don't have enough adhesive between a vibration damper and a mass-damper ring in the powertrain...
Here's the first photo of the 2012 Subaru Impreza, just released in advance of the 2011 New York Auto Show. The new Impreza has been shown in concept form at the Detroit and Los Angeles auto shows, and it's evident from the new photo that the crisp, emphatic grille and deep dams on the concept car have been toned down for production. Subaru...
Driving has in the past year become significantly more expensive. And it's not all because of the price of gas. According to AAA, the cost of owning and operating a vehicle rose by 3.4 percent versus last year. The average sedan costs $8,776 per year to own and operate—provided you keep your vehicles for five years and drive a typical 15,000...
With VW proudly touting they will be the number-one automaker in the world in short order--VW is selling more cars than ever before in its illustrious history, and Ferdinand Piech is pulling the strings at the nine brands he oversees in the motorized rainbow of the Volkswagen Group--there is a lot of action happening going on in Wolfsburg and...
J.D. Power did a study some time ago and found that 65 percent of the customers bringing in their cars for repairs are women. Whether it is a matter of the division of household responsibilities, a reflection of the control of family finances or some more subtle family dynamic is better left to sociologists. The reason that this came up is that...
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