Chronicling the Ever-Changing Automotive Industry
A perennial favorite article from Car and Driver, their “10 Best” list is the culmination of hundreds of man-hours of testing, driving, and comparing new and updated cars from around the world – so long as they’re available in the United States, under $80,000, and available on January 1st, 2012.
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As a fan of the first Cars movie from Disney / Pixar, I have been looking forward to the release of the sequel ever since it was announced. Hitting theaters this summer, Cars 2 features Lightning McQueen and Mater (Owen Wilson and Larry the Cable Guy, respectively), entering in the World Grand Prix. From the trailer, there will also be some spy action, as there’s a very James Bond-esque Aston Martin that shows up. Watch the trailer below, which is safe for all audiences of course.
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Since everyone today will be on the road headed to their Thanksgiving destinations, I thought I’d share a video I came across thanks to AutoBlog and Unframed, featuring the kinetic sculpture “Metropolis II” by Chris Burden. Featuring 1,200 diecast cars and some clever conveyor belts, the sculpture is the largest of its kind that I’ve ever seen. Click past the jump for the video preview of the roller coaster action.
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The Toronto Film Festival is in full swing, and Audi put some planning and effort into making sure they had a unique way of advertising: they attached magnets to hundreds of model Audis and stuck them all over Toronto, from street lights to billboards, and even in front of a Cadillac CTS-V. While magnetizing model cars and sticking them all over a city may not seem clever … watch the video after the jump – the ending ties it all together perfectly.
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Since the early 1900s, vehicle manufacturers have been buying and selling each other, trying to grow their combined business. Some of these ploys work (GM buying Cadillac in 1909) while others fizzle out (GM buying Hummer in 1998). In today’s uncertain automotive times, the Detroit 3 are trying to streamline their companies, to cut operating costs and slough off under performing brands. In order to answer the question of whose product you’re really buying when you buy a car, truck or SUV in America, I will go into a little detail as to which companies are on the block, which have already been sold, and which are dying (or already deceased).
Continue reading ‘Industry Update: Company Ownership’
After all the research, test drives, narrowing down, you’re left with one car. You know you want it, now to buy it! This involves going to the dealership, picking out the exact car you want, negotiating, financing, and signing on the dotted line. We’ll cover each of those in turn. This step sounds like it’s one of the easier ones, but it is the most complex, so I have broken it into several sections, to ease the pain of digesting the whole car-purchasing process in one fell swoop.
Continue reading ‘Buying a Car, the Easy way; Step 5′
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