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Study: Older People More Likely to Shop for New Cars
KickingTiresEven as baby boomers age, they continue to buy cars. That generation is now 49 to 67, but a new study by the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute finds a large chunk of them are still active car shoppers.......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Labor Markets, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Demographics
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Daily News Briefs: July 24, 2012
KickingTiresHow is the EPA gas mileage on that new car's window sticker determined? It's a complex system, and federal regulators verify just 15% of the ratings, the Detroit Free Press reports. At its Michigan laboratories, the EPA checks between 150......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Automotive Equipment, Ford
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Daily News Briefs: July 10, 2012
KickingTiresChrysler will launch the ad campaign for the 2013 Dodge Dart at tonight's Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Automotive News reports. Dubbed "How to Change Cars Forever," the commercial paints a fast-paced montage of how to develop a car sans......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics, Freedom of the Press, Automotive Equipment, Passenger Cars
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Daily News Briefs: May 4, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: As gas prices ebb nearly 13 cents from month-ago levels, the race toward higher fuel economy has momentarily slowed. The latest figures from the University of Michigan's Transportation Research Institute shows car.......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Research
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Study: Teens in No Rush to Get Behind the Wheel
KickingTiresA teenage rite of passage may be losing its allure among young people. According to a study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, teens are in no hurry to get their driver's licenses. In 1983, 46% of 16-year-olds......Tags: Facebook, Electronics, Research
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Honda's U.S. factory: 'Canary in coal mine' to dam-breaker
KickingTiresBy James R. Healey USA TODAY When Japan's Honda Motor announced in 1980 its then-radical decision to build cars in the U.S., the auto business collectively said, "What?" Volkswagen, alone among foreign car companies, was trying limited U.S. production,...Tags: Vehicles, Sears, Europe, Mining, Services and Shopping
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Cars.com News Briefs: April 10, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: A new study finds that only about a third of hybrid owners buy another hybrid. Industry researcher R.L. Polk & Co. says hybrid nameplates have more than doubled since 2007, but just......Tags: Automotive Equipment, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Hybrid Vehicles, Google Inc., Toyota
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Cars.com News Briefs: April 11, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Used-car prices for compact and midsize cars may peak in the next few weeks, an analyst from the National Automobile Dealers Association told Automotive News. A shortage of late-model used cars, which......Tags: Economic Indicator, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Vehicles, Consumer Confidence
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Many Automakers' Latch Systems Difficult to Use, Study Finds
KickingTiresInstalling a child-safety seat can be a difficult and automakers aren't making it any easier with their Latch systems, according to a new study. The study evaluated 98 of the best-selling passenger vehicles from the 2010 and 2011 model years......Tags: Vehicles, Mercedes-Benz, Buick, Hyundai, Services and Shopping
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FanVision to be used at three BCS games, rollout continuing
The Business of Sports | Sun Sentinel blogsMiami Dolphins owner Steve Ross bought the company now known as FanVision, when he realized the handheld devices that show different camera angles, games and stats, might help combat the stay-at-home-watch the game on TV mentality. FanVision is now in.......Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Miami Dolphins Game Tickets, Real Estate, Sports, Homes
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New-Car Fuel Economy Flat for September
KickingTiresBesides the hoopla surrounding 40-plus mpg compacts, hybrids and even electric cars, America???s new-car fuel economy has remained flat this year, according to the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute. The average fuel economy for...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Passenger Cars, Gasoline Industry, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Research
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Mets 2008 Draft List
On the Mets beatROUND # NAME POS. HT WT B/T DOB SCHOOL 1 18 Ike Davis 1B 6-4 215 L/L 3/22/87 Arizona State University 1 22 Reese Havens SS 6-1 195 L/R 10/20/86 University of South Carolina 1S 33 Brad Holt RHP 6-4......Tags: University of Central Florida, Sports, Purdue University, Education, James Johnson (basketball)
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