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Shake, Rattle and Roll: Is Your Car Covered for Earthquake Damage?
KickingTiresA pair of California earthquakes this week that sent tremors from San Diego to Santa Rosa fortunately caused no injuries or substantial damage. They're a good reminder that motorists should think about disaster preparedness, particularly for drivers who...Tags: Road Transportation, Transportation, Disasters and Accidents, Natural Disasters, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Toyota's U.S. President: Young Drivers Shopping Again
KickingTiresRecent studies suggest young people are cooling to cars, but 30-year Toyota veteran Jim Lentz thinks they're coming back. Lentz, who heads up Toyota's U.S. arm, pointed to a recent J.D. Power and Associates study that showed buyers 35 and......Tags: Lexus, Scion, Luxury Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering, Auto Shows
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The Cars.com Redesign Index
KickingTiresIt can cost up to $1 billion or more to develop a new or redesigned car, so sales success ??? and not just a little bit of it ??? matters. Determining which of those new cars hit the mark with......Tags: Audi, Luxury Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toyota, Car Guides and Reviews
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Daily News Briefs: July 31, 2012
KickingTiresPre-collision systems that prepare or apply the brakes when they detect an impending crash have become widespread among luxury cars, and one of the systems is under scrutiny. Left Lane News reports the Infiniti JX35's system, called Intelligent Brake...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, New Products, Manufacturing and Engineering, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Automotive Equipment
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Daily News Briefs: April 30, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: After overcoming "unspecified part" issues, the Dodge Dart will begin rolling off the line in Chrysler's Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant May 3, Bloomberg News reports. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said in a......Tags: Sergio Marchionne, Infiniti, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, China Earthquake (2010), Toyota
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: June 2012
KickingTiresSales for major automakers improved more than 20% over a dismal June 2011 as the hardest-hit brands during last year's Japan earthquake recorded huge year-over-year gains. Toyota gained 60.3%; Honda picked up 48.8%, and Nissan added 28.2%. Not that the......Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Cadillac, Toyota, Buick, Economic Indicator
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Car Sales Still on Track Despite Economic Questions
KickingTiresU.S. shoppers bought 1.29 million vehicles in June 2012, a huge 232,000-unit increase compared with the same period last year. These better-than-expected results have the overall industry sticking with a pace of about 14.1 million auto sales for the 2012....Tags: Luxury Vehicles, Cadillac, Bentley, Toyota, Buick
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For Honda, Next Accord Must be a Hit
KickingTiresRandy LeBlanc has owned a Honda Accord for more than 20 years. A 41-year-old real-estate agent in New Orleans' suburbs, LeBlanc bought his first Accord, a used 1988 model, in the early 1990s. He replaced it with a brand-new Accord......Tags: Saturn, Kia, Toyota, Services and Shopping, Volkswagen
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: May 2012
KickingTiresToyota dominated the sales landscape last month, with May sales up nearly 90%. That's versus a weak May 2011, when Japan's earthquake and tsunami had shoppers thinking Toyota, Lexus and Scion showrooms would have few cars in stock. It actually......Tags: Lexus, Luxury Vehicles, Toyota, Services and Shopping, Tsunamis
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars of 2011
KickingTiresIt was a year of rebuilding in the automotive industry in more ways than one. Overall, automakers were overcoming a disastrous U.S. economy, and a tsunami in March dealt Japanese automakers a tremendous blow to production of popular cars. Those......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Toyota, SUVs and Crossovers, Services and Shopping, Japan
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Reader Review of the Week: 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
KickingTires"Family of Four" from Los Angeles was in search of the perfect family vehicle ??? something that was easily maneuverable, versatile and fuel efficient. The family settled on the 2012 Toyota Highlander Hybrid for its comfortable, quiet ride and superb........Tags: Lexus, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Vehicles, Toyota, SUVs and Crossovers
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Shoppers Say Chevy Volt Expensive, Nissan Leaf Ugly in Study
KickingTiresDespite their small share of total vehicle sales, the Chevrolet Volt, Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius garner a lot of attention from new-car shoppers, according to J.D. Power and Associates' 2012 Avoider Study. The study finds that gas mileage is......Tags: Prius, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Vehicles, Toyota
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