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February 2012 Entries

Feb29

Hyundai scales back vehicle buy-back promise





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Feb24

2012 BMW 640d xDrive - diesel with xDrive





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Feb24

2013 Range Rover Evoque Convertible





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Feb14

Money Zone





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Money Zone

Laid off Wall Streeters are not spending every waking moment looking for work, a new survey found.

About a third of workers spend 11 to 20 hours a week job hunting, while only 8% spend 40 or more hours, the study by efinancialcareers.com found.

John Benson, founder of the site, said out-of-work finance professionals need not feel hopeless about their prospects. He advised devoting more time to polishing résumés to sell skills. The site offers its Emergency Financial Tool Kit to...

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Feb13

CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 2011 - 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES





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CHRYSLER IS RECALLING 2011 - 2012 DODGE CHARGER POLICE VEHICLES

An unintended consequence of this shift in strategy is that the police cruisers are now more complex than ever, particularly in the area of wiring. Just ask Chrysler, which is now facing the recall of nearly 10,000 Dodge Charger police cruisers from 2011 and 2012 model years.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Chrysler will recall 9,688 cop specials because some vehicles could incur an overheated lighting harness connector that could cause the cruiser...

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Feb08

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Feb07

Auto bailout? Bush says he would do it again!





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Auto bailout? Bush says he would do it again!

President George W. Bush recently spoke to a gathering of auto dealers in Las Vegas, saying that while he believes in the free market under normal conditions, he doesn't regret the $700 billion bailout fund used to rescue General Motors and Chrysler from the brink of collapse. Bush was quoted as saying he'd do it again, and that he didn't want there to be a 21 percent unemployment rate. The former leader avoided addressing remarks from the current gaggle of Republican presidential...

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Feb06

RECALL: Maserati recalls Granturismo over potential taillamp failures





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RECALL: Maserati recalls Granturismo over potential taillamp failures

Maserati has announced a recall of certain 2008-2010 Granturismo models over faulty tail lamps. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the coupes may have been assembled with a defective rear lamp assembly. The lights could then fail to illuminated, potentially causing an accident. NHTSA says Maserati will replace the units free of charge once the campaign begins this month. The recall covers 1,768 Granturismo models.

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Feb03

BMW Super Bowl ads for the new 3 Series





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BMW Super Bowl ads for the new 3 Series

In crafting its Super Bowl strategy, BMW cribbed a page from the Suzuki playbook. (Have we ever been able to say that before?) The Bavarian brand will be airing two regional commercials on Sunday, one in New York and the other in the Los Angeles area,

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Feb01

January 2012 Auto Sales by the Numbers





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January 2012 Auto Sales by the Numbers

Chrysler Group -- benefiting from stronger deliveries at the Jeep, Ram and Chrysler brands -- posted a 44 percent increase in January car and light truck sales. Ford Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Volkswagen also posted sales gains last month, but General Motors said deliveries dropped 6 percent

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