2013 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD Review By Carey Russ
Aug 11, 2013
Toyota Reviews, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CAREY RUSS 2013 Toyota RAV4 XLE AWD fourth generation for 2013, Toyota's RAV4, its smallest crossover SUV and the original "sport cute", ... Continue reading
Nutson's Nuggets - Automotive News Factoids August 5-11, 2013
Aug 11, 2013
* R.L. Polk said the average age of all light vehicles on the road now stands at a record high of 11.4 years. That's up from 11.3 years last year, and 10.8 years in 2010. Beginning in 2002, when the nation's car and light-vehicle fleet was an average 9.8 years old, it has continued to rise in age for 11 consecutive yea ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Management Breifing Seminars 2013 - Day Four
Aug 8, 2013
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS -DAY FOUR â WRAP UP By Steve Purdy With Contribution by Lillie Guyer Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau We start our final day here in beautiful Northern Michigan with a speech by the second-term governor of Missouri, the Honorable Jay N ... Continue reading
Auto Makers Buoyed by TC Seminars Cheer Suppliers, Big 3
Aug 8, 2013
from Mac Gordon 08-08-2013 TRAVERSE CITY, MI-Global and Detroit-based automakers and suppliers wrapped up the annual Traverse City CAR Seminars August 8 on a high note, portending a new model year that will see growth in new models and improved quality as universal themes. The Center for Auto Research meetings gave aut ... Continue reading
IIHS: 2013/2014 Small Cars 6 Earn Good or Acceptable Crash Rating - 6 Fail Test +VIDEO
Aug 8, 2013
Performance in small overlap front test earns 6 small cars good or acceptable ratings and Top Safety Pick+ award The latest small overlap front crash test results from the Institute reveal a range of performance among many of the best-selling small cars in the U.S. Of the 12 models evaluated, half earn a good or accept ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day Three
Aug 7, 2013
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY THREE By Steve Purdy Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau Wednesday morning is always a highlight of the week at the Management Briefing Seminars - the traditional time for Michiganâs governor to address the assembled industry. We snag ... Continue reading
Fireball Tim Test Drives the 2013 Porsche Boxster S - Review
Aug 7, 2013
By Fireball Tim Lawrence HOLLYWOOD USA - August 7, 2013: Porsche is capable of incredible cars. This, we know. And with machines like the 911, itâs hard to consider creating something cheaper and in any way less. How would you even start? But when my buddy Bubba showed up with this 2013 Boxster S Convertible and p ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day Two
Aug 6, 2013
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS - DAY TWO By Steve Purdy Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau [ Photo Dr. McAlinden] Just when we think our work day is done and weâre relaxing over dinner we find ourselves drawn in to another demonstration of automotive technology. The s ... Continue reading
2013 Nissan Sentra SL Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler
Aug 6, 2013
2013 Nissan Sentra SL Review By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel Once upon a time, small cars were featureless, boring machines. Cheap, noisy, four tires, a steering wheel, bottom-of-the-line stereo, thatâs about it. As demand for good fuel economy goes up, manufacturers have begun to put a great d ... Continue reading
2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman Rocky Mountain Review By Dan Poler
Aug 6, 2013
2013 MINI Cooper S Paceman Review By Dan Poler Rocky Mountain Bureau The Auto Channel Start with wildly popular MINI Cooper. Add more space, a higher ride, a couple more doors so as to be courteous to the passengers in the rear seat, and an innovative barn-door style rear hatch. That gets you a Countryman. Now, take th ... Continue reading
Why Trade When You Have It Made? Owned Cars In USA Average 11 Years Plus
Aug 6, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013 SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (August 6, 2013) â The U.S. vehicle fleet population is changing, a shift that gives way to significant opportunities for certain automotive aftermarket segments according to Polk, the global automotive market intelligence firm recently acquired by IHS . As part of its ana ... Continue reading
575 HP 2014 BMW M5 On-Track Review By Dutch FIA Champion Henny Hemmes
Aug 6, 2013
First Drive: 2014 BMW M5 with Competition Package By Henny Hemmes Senior European Editor The Auto Channel CASCAIS, Portugal, July 22, 2013; After the track test with the BMW 4 Series Coupe, there was another car to be driven on the Estoril Circuit. I got behind the wheel of the most powerful M5 so far. In the pits, BMW ... Continue reading
C.A.R. Management Briefing Seminars 2013 - Day One +VIDEO
Aug 5, 2013
CENTER FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH MANAGEMENT BRIEFING SEMINARS DAY ONE 2013 By Steve Purdy Photos By Bob Benko The Auto Channel Michigan Bureau [Photo 9096 CAR CEO Jay Baron] Downtown Traverse City is abuzz with movie buffs this unseasonably cool first Sunday in August as Michael Mooreâs film festival winds down. Acr ... Continue reading
The Auto Channel On Target As Boomers Supplant Their Kids as Car Buyers
Aug 5, 2013
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-08-05/automania-strikes-boo mers-supplanting-kids-as-buyers.html Detroit August 5, 2013; The NADA reported that Keith Naughton, Bloomberg News wrote that last year, Dave Rodham bought two Ford Mustangs -- a red one because it looked cool and then a white one with a big V-8 engine beca ... Continue reading
2013 Ford Escape Review By Larry Nutson
Aug 5, 2013
2013 Ford Escape by Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel Ford Motor Company's Ford Escape has been around for more than a dozen years, having made its debut in 2000 as a 2001 model year compact SUV priced below the Explorer. As a matter of fact, my younger daughter drove a Gen-1 Escape in her hi ... Continue reading
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