2017 Fiat 124 Spider – U.S. Wonder The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider The 2017 Fiat 124 Spider is easily the best car in Fiat’s four-vehicle U.S. lineup and a worthy successor to the storied original Fiat 124 Spider that debuted in November 1966. The two-seat convertible coupe shares a
Daily Car News Bulletin for July 13, 2016 Tesla Has No Plans to Disable Autopilot Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk said the company has no plans to disable its autopilot feature after a fatal accident in which the driver of a Model S car was using the technology. In fact,
Vehicle Values Depreciation Rate – July 12 Depreciation Rates Change – Overall car values decreased 0.37% last week. – Full-size Car depreciation rates changed -0.66%. – Mid-size Car segments received the highest weekly depreciation rates at 0.54%. – Overall truck values decreased 0.3% last week. – Sub-Compact Luxury Crossover segment
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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 12, 2016 Tesla Disclosures of Fatal Crash The Securities and Exchange Commission investigating Tesla Motors for a possible breach of securities law coming from the company’s decision not to inform investors of a May 7 fatal crash involving an automated driving system. The
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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 8, 2016 Honda Stops Production of Compact CR-Z Honda Motor is stopping the production of the compact CR-Z hybrid, whose performance struggled compared to the competition. Output for the U.S. market has already ended as Honda engineering Accord Hybrid. The CR-Z first made the first appearance
Average Auto Loan Term Rise – July 2016 The average loan term has been on a continuous climb based on vehicle affordability. Every quarter for the last two years, new-vehicle loan terms have increased by one month. In the first quarter of 2015, the average new-vehicle loan term
Daily Car News Bulletin for July 7, 2016 U.S. Auto Sale Forcast by S&P S&P Global Ratings estimating auto sales for U.S. to 17.5 million vehicles from 17.8 million this year, saying the slowing of demand comes from individual buyers and the effect on the nation’s economy from U.K. voters’
Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rates – July 2016 Beginning of July Movements – Overall car values decreased 0.54% last week. That’s the highest overall weekly depreciation rate since the first week of 2016. – Compact Midsize Car segments received the highest weekly depreciation rates at -0.83%. – Midsize Car segments
Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act Unfair-Claims-Settlement-Practices-Act – pdf Section 1. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to set forth standards for the investigation and disposition of claims arising under policies or certificates of insurance issued to residents of [insert state]. It is not intended to cover claims
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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 5, 2016 Mitsubishi Joins Renault-Nissan Alliance Nissan Motor and Renault SA are already expecting a 28 percent increase in joint cost savings to $6.11 billion by 2018, and already thinking of bringing Mitsubishi Motors into the alliance to further boost profits. Senio vice president
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Daily Car News Bulletin for July 1, 2016 Tesla Model S Crash NHTSA investigates fatal crash of 2015 Tesla Model S in Autopilot mode. NHTSA spokesman said the agency’s preliminary evaluation would examine the design and performance of the Model S’ automated driving system and whether a defects exists. A police
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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 30, 2016 Warning for Acura and Honda Owners U.S. officials warned owners of some 2001-2003 Acura and Honda vehicles that include Takata airbags to stop driving their cars when additional research showed that the vehicles have as much as a 50 percent chance of
Vehicle Values and Depreciation Rate – June 28 Vehicle Values Decline – Overall car values decreased by 0.43%. – Sub-Compact Car led the decline by 0.96% – Luxury Car declining at 0.68% – Prestige Luxury Car 0.57%. – Overall truck values decreased by 0.37% last week. – The small
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Daily Car News Bulletin for June 28, 2016 Lincoln Trying to Stay Ahead Lincoln said today that it will provide free pickup and delivery of service vehicles to new owners starting with 2017 models. The company will pick up a customer’s car, leave a Lincoln of equal or greater value to use
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