The head of the national car dealer’s industry trade group warned Wednesday that if automakers start selling directly to consumers — rather than through a middleman, like today’s dealership system allows — car makers will jack up prices and ignore customers. “Critics are seeking to exploit stereotypes and demonize dealers,” NADA chairman David Westcott said …
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Airbags were designed for safety, but some are becoming a safety issue, an increasing number of defective airbags has led to a record number of recalls so far in 2013, meaning those important safety devices hidden in your dashboard may not work when you need them most. Over the first 9 1/2 months of 2013, …
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Used cars are not brand new cars, buyers must keep this in mind when going for a used car instead of a brand new one. with a flood of used cars hitting the market, analysts expect prices to drop from their unusually high levels seen in recent years, according to The New York Times. During …
Producing a luxury car doesn’t mean a company will survive the complaints, two of the most popular luxury sedans on the market — the Lexus IS 250 and Infiniti Q50 — tanked in Consumer Reports’ latest testing. Neither car earned the publication’s “Recommended” rating. The results will come as a surprise to many, given that …
Drivers get confused when choosing color for their brand new cars purchased, but the most popular car color in the world is, for another year in a row, not really a color: One in four of all new cars sold around the world are white, according to PPG Industries, the world’s largest supplier of automotive …
For financial and research purposes, dummies are replaces by humans because they are cheaper and they give more reliable results. Facing budgetary pressures, researchers in Spain said they’re going to stop using crash test dummies and start using human cadavers. According to an online report on Spain’s ABC channel, researchers at the Laboratory of Technology and …
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Don’t but your car online unless you don’t have any other option. We use the Internet to research and purchase all sorts of products, in UAS, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) isreminding consumers to be wary when buying a car online. Just like that time you tried online dating, appearances aren’t always what they seem. …
Drivers recently turned their preferences toward the EV cars to skip the high gas prices. However, gas prices have tumbled over the past two months. That’s a good thing for consumers, but not so good for sales of green cars, because car shoppers tend to go revert to their old gas-guzzler ways once gas becomes …
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A creative victory for Japan manufacturers over the US ones, Japanese automakers continue to produce the most reliable cars in America. Lexus,Toyota and Acura took the top three spots in an annual automotive reliability survey compiled by Consumer Reports. But technology problems are cropping up in more and more brands, ruining the new-car experience for many shoppers, the magazine said. Seven …
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Booster seats are playing a major role in keeping kids safe while parents are busy driving. More than half of child booster seats that went on sale this year earned a top rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute, which is funded by insurers, ranked 31 new models. Nineteen earned the top rating of “best …
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