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Article from Plain Dealer: The Toyota Lexus ES 250 is on display during the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in China on April 24, 2012. Toyota’s Lexus topped Consumer Reports annual list of best cars. Associated Press   Japanese car brands, led by Toyota Motor Corp.’s Lexus, took the top seven spots in Consumer Reports magazine’s [...]

Article from OCRegister: Jeff Allen sees cars as an investment, not just as a mode of transportation. If he’s going to lose money on a purchase, he said, he might as well drive it and enjoy it. Now the 41-year-old co-owner of the Flat 12 garage in Lubbock, Texas, is applying his car-investment philosophy to [...]

Article from PC Magazine: February 25, 2013 10:37am EST Millions of General Motors OnStar-equipped vehicles will offer 4G LTE mobile Internet access beginning next year. In partnership with AT&T, the car manufacturer will be able to wirelessly deliver enhanced safety, security, diagnostic, and infotainment services to a number of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac vehicles. [...]

Article from Wall Street Journal: Q: I’ve always read that it’s cheaper to buy cars three to five years old that have substantially depreciated. With used cars now holding such high prices, does new or used make more sense? —George Rau, Grand Junction, Colo. A: New-car sales fell during and after the 2009 recession, so [...]

Article from Wall Street Journal: By MIKE RAMSEY A few weeks ago, Justin Severson put an ad on Craigslist to sell his 13-year old Honda, and within a few minutes an eager and unexpected buyer was on the phone—a local auto dealer named Doug Waikem. Tim Harrison for The Wall Street Journal Auto dealer Doug [...]

Article from AutoWeek: Autoweek loves passionate comments and debate, but remember that you’re part of a diverse community. Above all: be respectful. Critique statements, not people; talk about the automotive world, but skip the political rhetoric, hate speech, and obscenities. While we can’t read every post, this site is moderated and Autoweek will remove comments [...]

Article from Patch.com: Metro Transit Police have announced the arrest of the suspect in Saturday morning’s auto theft. Isom Cooper, 49, was taken into custody Saturday afternoon by Fairfax County Police at a hotel on Van Dorn Street near the Capital Beltway, according to a metro news release. FCPD and Metro Transit Police detectives interviewed [...]

Article from THE FIVE: AUTOROTICA: The 22 foot-long 1956/57 Chrysler Diablo Convertible Concept Car. There is something magical about a vintage concept car. Maybe it is because it is one of a kind. Maybe it is because it is often a mirror of the progressive design of the time, and a harbinger of the future. [...]

Article from Chicago Tribune: February 13, 2013|By Rick Popely | Special to the Chicago Tribune Though dozens of electric vehicles, hybrids and diesels are on display at the 2013 Chicago Auto Show, conventional gas-powered vehicles still accounted for almost 94 percent of the 14.5 million new cars and light trucks sold in the U.S. last [...]

Article from Los Angeles Times: Honda and Ford are expanding the reach of their green car offerings to U.S. consumers. Honda’s 2013 Honda Fit EV, the electric vehicle first launched in California and Oregon in July 2012, will be added to select East Coast dealerships in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New York and New Jersey. Customers will [...]