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Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Survey +VIDEO

ONSUMER REPORTS AUTO RELIABILITY SURVEY: FORD CONTINUES FALL WHILE SEVEN JAPANESE BRANDS TOP LIST Audi and Cadillac make major jumps in rankings YONKERS, NY—A perfect storm of reliability problems has dropped Ford to next to last among the 28 car brands ranked in Consumer Reports 2012 Annual Auto Reliability Surve ... Continue reading

NVMN: Expert Reports Electric Cars Could Drive up Lithium Prices an Additional 20 Percent Annually

NVMN: Expert Reports Electric Cars Could Drive up Lithium Prices an Additional 20 Percent Annually

Nova Mining Corp. (OTCBB: NVMN) management was pleased to learn that on Friday, International Business Times reported that "Growing global demand for electric cars like the Tesla Model S and Ford Focus Electric could drive demand for lithium up by as much as 20 percent per year, benefiting chemical and mining companies ... Continue reading

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

Total Quality Report - Volkswagen Has Best Total Quality, Toyota Fewest Problems, See Complete List Of Winners

San Diego August 27, 2012; Strategic Vision announces results of its 2012 Total Quality Index™ (TQI) study. With the industry best of only 17% of owners reporting problems, Toyota Motor Sales corporation had the lowest reported problems, resulting in Strategic Vision's lowest “Problem Impact Measure” (PI ... Continue reading

New Buzz for AAPL Possibly Buying Tesla Further Highlights Critical Lithium Shortage

New Buzz for AAPL Possibly Buying Tesla Further Highlights Critical Lithium Shortage

Management of Nova Mining Corp. (OTCBB:NVMN) disclosed today that they are further reassured that their recent move to secure valuable Lithium product from three large licensed Lithium fields is economically sound and perfectly timed, due to recent important events. Multiple articles about Apple's booming iPad sales, s ... Continue reading

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

2012 JD Power Initial Quality Study Close-up Look

</p><p>By Steve Purdy <br>TheAutoChannel.com <br>Michigan Bureau </p><P>Detroit MI June 19, 2012; The U.S. auto industry posted the best improvement in performance since 2009 in this year’s important Initial Quality Survey conducted by J.D. Power and Associates. In the IQS’ 26 year history the average new car ... Continue reading

Luxury Carmakers Give New Attention to Back Seats

Luxury Carmakers Give New Attention to Back Seats

Washington DC june 4, 2012; The AIADA newsletter reported that long the domain of dogs and yappy kids, the back seats of luxury cars now are getting first-class attention from automakers, reports USA Today. More of them are adding rear legroom to premium sedans to please empty-nest Boomers, who now see big back seats a ... Continue reading

Electric Car Makers Can Sell Their ZEV Credits So Other Car Makers Can Continue To Sell Gasoline Powered Vehicles in California

Electric Car Makers Can Sell Their ZEV Credits So Other Car Makers Can Continue To Sell Gasoline Powered Vehicles in California

electric car makers are finding a new set of buyers: other car companies. But they may not actually want to take a supply of electric cars. Rather, they want the credits in places like California, reports USA Today. California is requiring that automakers sell a certain percentage of emission-free cars this year, meani ... Continue reading

Tesla Expands Its European Footprint

Tesla Expands Its European Footprint

Tesla Opens Showroom and Service Center in Oslo Norway Electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors will open its newest showroom and service center in Norway's largest city, at Verkseier Furulundsvei 16, 0668 Oslo. The Oslo showroom will introduce Europe to a new, highly interactive touchscreen experience designed to sh ... Continue reading

Tesla Motors and Athlon Car Lease Announce First Model S Leasing Program

Tesla Motors and Athlon Car Lease Announce First Model S Leasing Program

Athlon Car Reserves 150 Model S Premium Sedans Tesla Motors and Athlon Car Lease announced an agreement today to introduce Model S, Tesla's premium electric sedan, into corporate fleets across Europe. Athlon Car Lease has also reserved 150 Model S sedans to ensure early availability of Model S for its customers. This i ... Continue reading

Cleaner And Greener Toyota Centre Gains Global Excellence Rating For Environmental Performance

Cleaner And Greener Toyota Centre Gains Global Excellence Rating For Environmental Performance

Exceptional environmental standards achieved by Jemca Enfield, the latest addition to Toyota's UK centre network, have been recognised with a BREEAM Excellent rating, the world's foremost buildings assessment for best practice in sustainable design, construction and operation. ... Continue reading

Green Car Journal Announces 2012 Green Car Vision Award Finalists

Green Car Journal Announces 2012 Green Car Vision Award Finalists

Green Car Journal has announced five finalists for its 2012 Green Car Vision Award and will announce the winner on Jan. 26 during The Washington Auto Show's Public Policy Preview Day at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The 2012 finalists are: the BMW i3, using an all-electric powertrain; the Cadillac ELR ext ... Continue reading

Tesla Updates Iconic Roadster for 2012 in Limited Markets

Tesla Updates Iconic Roadster for 2012 in Limited Markets

-- Latest Roadster offers innovations and options for Europe and Asia Tesla Motors announced today that the iconic Tesla Roadster is now available with innovations and options, but only in limited markets. The last version of the historic, limited-production electric supercar will only be available in Europe, Asia and ... Continue reading

Electric Car Maker Tesla Value Rating Dropped - Duh! Says We

Electric Car Maker Tesla Value Rating Dropped - Duh! Says We

NEW YORK December 8, 2011; The AP reportrd that shares of Tesla Motors Inc. tumbled Thursday after a Morgan Stanley analyst cut his rating and price target for the electric car company, saying that consumer interest in electric vehicles hasn't been as high as he previously expected it would be. THE SPARK: Analyst Adam ... Continue reading

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

The Auto Channel's Branded Buyers Guide's Daily Visitor Count Scoreboard

Is a new car model's TV commercial effective? Does a car maker's new sales incentive message reach an in-market audience? Has a new truck model created a buzz? Find out here on The Auto Channel's Buyers Guide Visitor Scoreboard.Visitor count and corresponding interest in every one of The Auto Channel’s 42 Single B ... Continue reading

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