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Despite Efficient Cars, Savings at Pump Elusive
KickingTiresDespite reduced gasoline consumption, higher prices at the pump mean Americans are finding themselves with less money to spend elsewhere. That's according to a pair of reports issued Monday by the U.S. Department of Energy and the Union of Concerned......Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry, Unions, Energy, AAA
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Auto Loan Delinquency at Lowest Levels Ever
KickingTiresThe percentage of car financers who are 60 days or more late on their loan repayments has fallen to its lowest recorded level, according to The Los Angeles Times. The data was provided by TransUnion, which, admittedly, has been collecting......Tags: Vehicles, Services and Shopping, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars
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Top 10 Presidential Cars
KickingTiresElection season kicked into high gear last night as the country prepares to peacefully elect a new leader. While everyone is grading the first of three presidential debates from last night and how President Barack Obama and GOP nominee Mitt......Tags: Nissan, Library of Congress, Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, White House
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Battle of the NBA Finals cities: What's an OKC?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsBack in my sportswriting days, it used to be tradition for home-team columnists to make fun of the opponent city before a championship series. It was a cheap, lazy but altogether entertaining way to avoid the usual boring pre-game hype.......Tags: NBA Finals, Basketball, Kevin Durant, PGA Championship, Sports
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Where Our Cars Are Manufactured
KickingTiresIn our joint series with USA Today, Cars.com looked at exactly where automakers are building cars in the U.S. We took a snapshot of assembly plants over three decades from 1982 to 2012 to see where domestic, European and Asian......Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, MSNBC (tv network), Europe, The New York Times
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Nearly 250,000 Owners Will Get MyFord Touch Upgrade
KickingTiresAs we reported earlier, Ford will upgrade the performance speed and usability of its MyFord Touch system and will deliver the upgrade via USB jump drive to existing customers starting early next year. The 2013 Ford Escape, Flex and Taurus......Tags: Music, Entertainment, Concerts, SUVs and Crossovers
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Are Spare Tires Going the Way of the Dodo?
KickingTiresUnder increased pressure to produce more fuel-efficient cars ??? and do so profitably ??? automakers are starting to ditch the extra weight, namely the spare tire, according to the Los Angeles Times. Automakers like Hyundai, General Motors and BMW are.......Tags: Car Tires, Chevrolet, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars
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Days Numbered for Los Angeles' Red-Light Cameras
KickingTiresLos Angeles??? drivers are one step closer to being free of red-light camera violations after a City Council committee agreed to stop issuing citations by the end of the month, the Los Angeles Times reports. An audit of the city???s......Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Schaumburg
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Economy's Silver Lining: Gas Prices Plummet
KickingTiresWhile most economic news has been dismal lately, there???s at least one bright spot to the recent downturn ??? a reprieve from rising gas prices. After five straight weeks of increases at the gas pump, prices fell 3.7 cents to......Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Petroleum Industry, Commodity Markets, Energy Saving
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No, Death Valley has not cooled off
Maryland WeatherFROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:Joe Bollinger, in Glen Burnie writes: “One could always count on Death Valley, CA for the highest temperature in the U.S. during the summer… I haven’t seen this site listed this year. Is there still a...Tags: Weather Reports, Glen Burnie, Weather
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Auto Industry Succeeds on the Backs of Just a Few Models
KickingTiresDespite a hurricane on the East Coast and an economy on shaky legs August's car sales showed year-over-year gains for most automakers, with American-made cars carrying a hefty load. Late last month the Los Angeles Times profiled the auto industry......Tags: Lincoln, Chevrolet, Automotive Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Passenger Cars
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Honda Civic Hybrid Software Frustrates Some Owners
KickingTiresHonda has run into some problems with its 2006-2008 Honda Civic Hybrids, according to the Los Angeles Times. After being on the road for nearly five years, some of the hybrids??? battery packs are beginning to fail prematurely. Rather than......Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Hybrid Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles
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