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Does Reliability Affect Luxury-Car Sales?
KickingTiresLuxury cars have moved past the days of the ignition-challenged Jaguars in AMC's "Mad Men," but many still have faults. The Mercedes-Benz M-Class and Buick LaCrosse rate below average in Consumer Reports' reliability surveys; the Lincoln MKX, BMW X3, BMW....Tags: BMW, Sports Equipment, Toyota, Land Rover, Lexus
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Study: Most Americans Would Exchange Personal Info for Personalized Cars
KickingTiresA new study suggests the majority of Americans would be willing to divulge personal information, including their own fingerprints, if it personalized their car ??? and nearly two in three would ride in a self-driving car. San Jose, Calif.-based Cisco........Tags: Chrysler, Personal Data Collection, Insurance, Interior Policy, Automotive Equipment
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Unlikely Winners Top Strategic Vision's 2013 Total Quality Awards
KickingTiresHow does the Chrysler Town & Country, one of Consumer Reports' least reliable cars on the market, earn a quality award? The same way a Volkswagen Tiguan, a car whose current generation garnered middling scores in J.D. Power and Associates'......Tags: BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan, Volkswagen, Kia
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AAA: How Much Is Too Much for Gas?
KickingTiresAccording to a new survey from AAA, consumers have a clear breaking point when it comes to gas prices. According to the group's newly developed consumer price index, more than half of U.S. drivers polled consider gas at $3.44 per......Tags: Prices, AAA, Consumer Confidence, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Automotive Equipment
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Concept Cars Make Big Splash at Shanghai Motor Show
KickingTiresOn April 20, the 2013 Shanghai motor show kicked off. As The Detroit Free Press puts it, the event served up a high-decibel dosage of fashion, sports and music (oh, and cars) to some 10,000 journalists. More than 100 automakers......Tags: China, Freedom of the Press, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Detroit Free Press
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'Video Snacks' Feed Ford Buyers' Hunger for Feature Familiarity
KickingTiresFor Ford owners craving extra help figuring out the features of their vehicle, the automaker has cooked up "video snacks." As part of a new vehicle-orientation program launching this week at dealerships nationwide, a library of short videos explaining...Tags: Automotive Equipment, Lincoln, Video Supplies and Services, Vehicles, Passenger Cars
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Recall Alert: Airbag Problem Affects Millions of Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda Vehicles
KickingTiresFour Japanese automakers ??? Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Mazda ??? have announced a voluntary recall of 3 million vehicles worldwide because of possibly faulty airbags; more than a million of those vehicles are in the U.S. According to the automakers,......Tags: Nissan, Mazda, Toyota, Toyota Recalls, The New York Times
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J.D. Power: Lexus, GMC Owners Happiest With Dealer Service
KickingTiresCars.com may have recently had a string of less-than-pleasant dealership experiences, but according to the results of a J.D. Power study released today, customers are generally happy with the way they're being treated at car dealerships. On top of the.......Tags: GMC, Porsche, Automotive Equipment, Luxury Vehicles, Jeep
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How Long Does a Car Battery in a New Car Last?
KickingTiresThough battery problems are often associated with cold weather, Consumer Reports magazine says heat is a bigger enemy of car batteries and will take a bigger toll on performance and reserve capacity. The magazine recommends that vehicle owners in hotter.....Tags: Weather Reports, Weather, Newspaper and Magazine, Passenger Cars, Periodicals
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars: February 2013
KickingTiresAll the talk these days seems to be on spending cuts and frugality, but you wouldn't know it from looking at February sales. Overall, the market was up more than 4%, with only half of the top automakers posting gains......Tags: Prius, Nissan, Toyota, Passenger Cars, Jeep
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How The Automakers Scored in Super Bowl XLVII
KickingTiresWondering which of the automakers that advertised in Super Bowl XLVII got the biggest bang from their buck, whether it was from social buzz (people tweeting or posting on Facebook) or through driving consumers to Cars.com to search for their......Tags: Super Bowl XLVII, Automotive Equipment, Toyota, Football, Paul Harvey
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Car Promises That Weren't Kept
KickingTiresEver wonder what happened to events in the auto industry that were supposed to occur but didn't? You might have seen a news story on a site like ours of a promise by an automaker that sounded legitimate with lots......Tags: Lotus, Pickup Trucks, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Toyota, Petroleum Industry
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