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Plug-in Hybrids Will Lead The Pack Among E-Vehicles in The Race to Produce Cleaner
Jan 9, 2014Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
Tags: 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey, Global Auto Sector Refocuses
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The 2013 American Top Picks-The Best Choices for The Car From an American Brand
Mar 5, 2013Following annual tradition, we present the 2013 American Top Picks—the best choices for the car buyer who wants to buy from an American brand. While this year's "official" Top Pick list includes no models from domestic brands, it ...
Tags: America, Top Picks, car industry
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Those Car Brands That Just Never Made The Top Pick Cut
Mar 1, 2013Each year, the most popular report in the Consumer Reports Annual Auto Issue is Top Picks, which spotlights the 10 best cars of the year. In a previous blog, we looked at which brands perennially make the list, but what about those brands ...
Tags: Car Brands, car industry, Top Pick cut
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Lexus Has Earned The Best Overall Score in Consumer Reports 2013 Car Brand Report Cards
Feb 27, 2013With a current crop of luxury models that are quiet, comfortable, fuel efficient, and among the most reliable, Lexus has earned the best overall score in Consumer Reports 2013 Car Brand Report Cards. The Lexus overall score of 79 was ...
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Vehicles That Are Reliable and Don't Cost Much to Own Represent The Best Values
Dec 27, 2012When shopping for a new car,it is natural to want to get a great value for your automotive dollar.And that's what our latest best new-car values analysis is designed to do. Simply stated:Vehicles that are reliable,perform well,and ...
Tags: test score, Toyota Prius, champion, Honda Fit
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Consumer Reports Recently Unveiled Top 10 Most Reliable American Cars
Dec 11, 2012Consumer Reports recently unveiled its latest predicted reliability results, from the 2012 Annual Auto Survey, which found Japanese brands claimed the top seven spots in our rankings. However, it's not all bad for the domestic brands and ...
Tags: Reliable American Cars, 2012 Annual Auto Survey, Small cars
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Suzuki's American Automotive Arm Will Go Through Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings
Dec 11, 2012Suzuki has announced that its American automotive arm will go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, making it the latest automaker to withdraw from this market. Impact on current car owners is promised to be minimal, but it does raise ...
Tags: Suzuki, bankruptcy, automotive, American Suzuki Motor Corporation
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We'll Take a Look at More Conventional Leases to See How Better End-of-The-Model-Year Deal
Dec 11, 2012We recently looked at some of the best deals on car leases, focused on outgoing models about to be redesigned, and found you could still beat the advertised offers by just taking out a traditional loan and/or buying the car outright. Now, ...
Tags: deals, car leases, redesigned, car deals, benefits of buying
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Car Reliability Trends Begin Surfacing as We Look at Data by Brand and Car Type
Dec 10, 2012Each year, car reliability trends begin surfacing as we look at data by brand and car type, with periodic spikes common around redesigns and new technology. As is often the case, the muscle and otherwise sporty cars are seeing much ...
Tags: Sporty Cars, car type, car reliability trends, Annual Auto Survey
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Japanese Brands Claims The Top Seven Spots in New-Car Reliability
Dec 10, 2012Japanese brands dominate the latest Consumer Reports' Car Reliability Survey, claiming the top seven spots in new-car reliability. At the other end of the spectrum, Ford now ranks second from the bottom, followed closely by Lincoln. The ...
Tags: car brands, Car Reliability Survey, Ford, Lincoln
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Top 10 Most Reliable Vehicles Don't Perform Well Enough in Tests for Us to Recommend Them
Dec 10, 2012Just because a model is reliable, doesn't mean it is recommended by Consumer Reports. Two out of the top 10 most reliable vehicles don't perform well enough in our tests for us to recommend them. The opposite happens as well--some vehicles ...
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Paying More for a New Car Doesn't Guarantee That It Will Be Reliable
Nov 2, 2012Paying more for a new car doesn't guarantee that it will be reliable. Fuel-efficient hatchbacks, wagons, compact sports sedans, compact pickups, and small SUVs are the most reliable vehicles according to our 2012 Annual Auto Survey, which ...
Tags: new car, pay more, fuel-efficient hatchbacks, wagons
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The Benefits of Buying Is Revealed by Car Lease Ads
Oct 11, 2012There are some tempting car lease ads right now, but are they truly good deals? Perhaps they are useful in the short-term, but our analysis of recent newspaper ads reveal that traditional buying leads to long-term savings. We looked at ...
Tags: car lease, ads, good deals, traditional buying, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Outback