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A Volkswagen executive said the company’s Chattanooga, Tenn., plant will likely build an all new crossover SUV for the company, even as conservative politicians bash the automaker for inviting the UAW to organize workers at the plant. Marc Trahan, executive vice president of quality for Volkswagen in the U.S. said at an Automotive Press Association …

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In an effort to curb distracted driving, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan on Monday to designate certain areas along the state’s highways as “texting zones.” “New York State is continuing to use every tool at its disposal to combat texting while driving,” Cuomo said during Monday’s news conference. “We are now launching …

New York Adds Special ‘Texting Zones’ To Highways Read More »

How’s this for a new episode of Mad Men: the client doesn’t need the ad agency’s creative director because the celebrity star of the ads is going to take over. That’ll work out well, right? That’s exactly what happened in real life when Chrysler handed over the job of creating its new 70-ad/video-video effort for …

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Celebrities and politicians don’t seem interested in doing a photo-ops with diesel cars like they are with electric and hybrid cars. But car companies are forging ahead anyway with new diesel vehicles, hoping they can convince more car shoppers to try fuel-saving technology other than gas-electric hybrids. The collective memory of the American public who …

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Chevy has added text-to-voice capability to the 2014 Chevy Malibu as the General Motors division tries to improve the overall profile of the mid-sized sedan in year-two of its product cycle. Besides a text-to-voice feature, which reads text messages over the car’s audio system, and allows hands-free responses via the Chevy MyLink system, Chevy has …

Chevy Adds Text-To-Voice And Stop-Start To Malibu Read More »

The head of the national car dealer’s industry trade group warned Wednesday that if automakers start selling directly to consumers — rather than through a middleman, like today’s dealership system allows — car makers will jack up prices and ignore customers. “Critics are seeking to exploit stereotypes and demonize dealers,” NADA chairman David Westcott said …

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Airbags were designed for safety, but some are becoming a safety issue, an increasing number of defective airbags has led to a record number of recalls so far in 2013, meaning those important safety devices hidden in your dashboard may not work when you need them most. Over the first 9 1/2 months of 2013, …

Companies still recall huge amounts of Airbags for 2013 Read More »