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Snapshot of a Hybrid Owner
KickingTiresAccording to new data from Experian, hybrid vehicles still make up only a small percentage of all cars on the road today, but they're gaining market share. The data company's study showed that hybrid car market share went from 2.2%......Tags: Lexus, Chevrolet, Services and Shopping, Hybrid Vehicles, Toyota
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Why Family Cars Dominated 2012
KickingTiresJimmy Drew's car shopping list would make you think he was looking for a small SUV. Drew has owned cars from brands as distant as Infiniti and Ford. He trades his ride every couple years, and when the time came......Tags: Acura, Services and Shopping, Chevrolet, Toyota, Vehicles
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Why 2012 Could Be the Year of the U.S. Auto Industry
KickingTiresIn a world still climbing back from the recession, debt crisis and natural disasters, can the U.S. economy be a beacon of hope? Many signals globally suggest instability. Traditional growth economies ??? the oft-cited BRICs, or Brazil, Russia, India and.....Tags: Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Manufacturing and Engineering, Vehicles, Finance
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Cars.com News Briefs: Feb. 24, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Auto loan interest rates are at their lowest in at least four years, according to Bloomberg Business Week. The average interest rate for a new-vehicle loan averaged 4.52% in the fourth quarter......Tags: Services and Shopping, Chrysler, Toyota, Sports Cars, The New York Times
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Cars.com News Briefs: March 20, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Low interest rates and high trade-in values have helped auto leasing mount a comeback, The Dallas Morning News reports. Before they collapsed in 2008, leases used to account for about 25% of......Tags: Services and Shopping, Chrysler, Volvo, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Obama urges Senate GOP to end 'blockade'
The Swampby Mike Memoli President Obama today criticized Senate Republicans for blocking a measure aimed at boosting small businesses, saying it was "directly detrimental to the economy." In his first event at the White House since his week-long vacation, Obama...Tags: White House, Small Businesses, Republican Party, Economic Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Buyers Spend Less for New Cars, More on Financing
KickingTiresThe average new-car shopper spent about 3% less on a total new-car purchase in the fourth quarter of 2010 compared with the previous quarter, according to a recent report from Comerica Bank. Despite the decrease, average financing interest rates rose........Tags: Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Rentals, Comerica Inc., Orlando Real Estate
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Enticing Lease and Financing Deals Return to Car Market
KickingTiresA sense of normalcy seems to be returning to automotive financing, a good thing for the nearly 90% of car shoppers who finance or lease their vehicles, according to CNW Marketing Research. With short-term interest rates near 0%, banks now......Tags: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Lexus, Vehicles, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Obama: Willing to defer some new taxes
The Swampby Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama says he could be persuaded to "defer'' some of the tax increases he is proposing for wealthier Americans - higher taxes on capital gains and dividends, for instance - depending on economic conditions at......Tags: Personal Income, Financial Markets, George W. Bush, Warren Buffett, Energy
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Is Fed's Bernanke signaling rate hikes?
The Swampby Frank James Speaking in Boston last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said some things that can be interpreted as a signal that the recent bad jobs report won't cause the central bank to lower interest rates again and,......Tags: Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Prices, Unemployment, Economy, Business and Finance
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McCain-Obama: Tough contest ahead
The Swampby Mark Silva Republican John McCain, who starts his campaign for the White House against Democrat Barack Obama a few points down in national polls, says: "I consider myself an underdog.'' "I think we have a great challenge in this......Tags: White House, Economic Policy, Polls, Political Candidates, Elections
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Recession watch: Storm warnings
The Swampby William Neikirk LEWES, Del.-- At one of the outlet malls between this small town by the bay and nearby Rehobeth Beach, a salesperson laments the decline in customers this summer. Gas prices and a tough economy are to blame,......Tags: Federal Reserve, Weather Warnings, Political Candidates, Elections, Kentucky
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