While General Motors has recovered since its epic 2009 bankruptcy, and its passenger cars are better than they have ever been, the company remains dependent on sales of pickup trucks and SUVs for its profits. That’s just the way it is. Detroit, GM included, does trucks and full-sized heavy duty SUVs better than any of …
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Airlines cleared $3.5 billion in baggage and seat fees in 2012. Fees are practically a hidden economy across all industries. And buying a car is no different. But there are ways to be tough with a new or used car dealer in the negotiations. And going after some of those pesky fees on the invoice …
Right at the outset of his presentation, Tom KraMer confessed. He doesn’t know a lick about the auto industry. He designs medical devices and surgical tools for a living. This information makes the middle-aged Minnesotan an unusual choice to be a member of a three-person panel discussing the future of the industry at a conference …
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We have all been there. The car is at the dealer or mechanic’s shop and they say arepair is going to cost four figures. Do you just grin and bear it, or challenge it? This happened to me and I won. My personal car was making a chirping sound. I didn’t think much of it, …
There are certain things that you keep to yourself when you’re fairly new to a workplace. While I consider myself to be a good driver, there was one aspect of my driving that I was reluctant to bring up around my AOL Autos co-workers: The fact that I had no clue how to drive a …
Before you go out shopping for a new car, read these five rules of negotiation put together by the experts and editors at AOL Autos: 1. Research the vehicle or vehicles that you want thoroughly on a website such asAOL Autos. Our site will take you to the specific make-and-model page for the vehicle you …
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A trip to the neighborhood car wash also presents car owners with choices: the basic wash; the better wash with “a special paint sealer” or some-such thing; and finally the pristine treatment with “rust inhibitor”. Which do you choose? Do these extra offerings have any validity? Let’s look at it: I built my own car …
General Motors is giving its Chevrolet Malibu an emergency makeover less than two years after introducing the model because of its sluggish sales and reception that has caused it to fall behind its rivals from Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Ford. The 2014 Malibu, on sale this fall, gets a changed front-end, a bit more room …
You have perhaps heard of the Google Car that drives itself. Maybe you have heard of the “autonomous car,” which is pretty much the same idea. If it sounds like all kinds of pie in the sky, Jetsons-like tech that will never end up in your driveway, think again. It’s already here in some cars …
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The world’s largest automaker rolled out a new version of the compact Thursday night at a splashy event in Santa Monica, Calif., hoping to shed the old version’s low-cost image and attract new, younger buyers to its brand. The 2014 version, which goes on sale in the fall, is longer and sits lower, with an …