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Frugal Shopper: End-Of-Year Deals Extend Into January
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TheCarConnection.com | December 31st, 2010 The last days of the year are among the best days to shop for a new car. From board rooms to district sales centers to the manager's office at the local dealership, it's the time to add up the year's numbers—and for the most part, the attitude is that a few more cars sold sure would be great. But just as well, dealerships want to get the new... Read More -
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI: 36-39 MPG in Real-World Use
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GreenCarReports.com | September 8th, 2009 Hybrid vs diesel: It's a longstanding green-car conundrum. Which is better, a hybrid-electric vehicle that recaptures wasted energy in a battery and uses it to assist the gasoline engine, or an efficient modern clean diesel that goes further on a gallon of fuel? The answer depends in part on your duty cycle, or how you use the car. Hybrids are... Read More -
Renault Helps Mercedes On New Smart, Plans Return To U.S.
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TheCarConnection.com | August 4th, 2009 No one can deny that French automaker Renault is on the move these days. In addition to its work with Nissan on electric vehicles, the company is in talks with Mercedes-Benz to develop a new model for Mercedes' Smart brand. And here in the U.S., the company is chatting with Roger Penske about selling Renault-badged vehicles on American lots... Read More -
Hybrid Dusts Diesel On Trek To Michigan Auto-and-Golf Gathering
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GreenCarReports.com | August 7th, 2009 Every August, executives from the world's auto industry gather in Traverse City, Michigan, for what's known as the Management Briefing Seminars. It's a mix of presentations, news, schmoozing (and, traditionally, golf) that ended yesterday. This year, the audience was down by one-third over last year's 1,000 or so attendees. There was less golf... Read More -
Green Car Sales: Winners and Losers of 2009
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GreenCarReports.com | January 7th, 2010 It's beginning to look as if the worst is over for U.S. auto sales. The year that just closed was, in the immortal words of Queen Elizabeth II, an annus horribilis, with only 10.4 million vehicles sold, down 21 percent on 2008 and the lowest total since 1982. But some light seems to be appearing on the horizon. According to Autotrader's Brian... Read More
