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May 18

Review: 4-cylinder Ford Escape strikes the right tone

We’ve seen this movie before: Stagnant economy.

May 17

Fiat uses Google Street to photo bomb VW

Search for Volkswagen’s Swedish headquarters using Google Street View and parked right in front of the main door and you’ll find a little Fiat 500. Punk’d!

May 16

BMW, Mercedes look to grow by shrinking

Sometimes you have to think small to grow bigger. Hoping to lock down its position as the U.S. luxury market leader, BMW is getting ready to introduce some of the smallest products it has ever sold here

May 15

Those underinflated tires could kill you

A new government study warns that as many as one in 20 crashes could be linked to tire-related problems, with underinflated tires posing an especially high risk of causing a problem.

May 13

Automakers rein in incentives as sales increase

One unfortunate byproduct of strong sales is automakers’ are able to rein in their incentive spending.

May 09

Honda wins appeal of small-claims hybrid ruling

A Los Angeles County judge overturned a nearly $10,000 small-claims judgment against American Honda Motor Co. that was won by a car owner who said the automaker misrepresented the gas mileage of her hybrid Civic, according to a ruling released Wednesday.

May 09

Toyota turnaround: Quarterly earnings quadruple

Toyota Motor Co. wrapped up one of the worst fiscal year’s in the company’s history with an unexpectedly strong final quarter in which it saw earnings more than quadruple.

May 07

This motor home is yours … for $3 million

There’s nothing worse than having to rough it on the road.

May 03

GM reports $1 billion Q1 profit, beating estimates

GM (GM) posted a profit of $1 billion in the first quarter, beating Wall Street expectations on strong demand in its key North American market.

Apr 27

Look, ma, no hands! Cadillac’s self-driving car

Google has attracted plenty of attention for its work on autonomous self-driving cars. But have noticed any “Google Motors” dealers near you to sell such cars. I didn’t think so

Apr 26

Your next car may have that Chinese touch

Going forward, many auto manufacturers say, the products they are now designing for China will have broader application in other markets.

Apr 23

Most satisfied with car repair work, survey finds

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