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(AJC) — Bill Stewart still had a few months left on his Mercedes CL lease, but recently he decided to give himself an early Christmas present: a new Mercedes SL. “I made another three-year commitment because I felt things were going well. My business is very brisk right now and I felt comfortable with it,” said […]
(Washington Post) — Coulomb Technologies last week showed off the installation of its first curbside electric car charging station in the District, part of a multimillion-dollar government grant to provide 4,600 free outlets around the country. The station, located near the Franklin D. Reeves Center at 2000 14th St. NW, was installed by Pepco and […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Think a cheap car equals cheap insurance? Think again. There’s more to auto-insurance rates than a vehicle’s sticker price, according to a recent study by InsWeb, an online insurance-comparison provider. Besides your own age and driving record, car insurance is based chiefly on a combination of purchase price and a model’s […]
(Smart Money) — With dealers eager to move unsold inventory before the new model year, the end of the year is often the best time to negotiate a deal on a new car. This year, savvy buyers have a new tactic: Figure out which models have been sitting on the lot the longest and score a […]
(Wall Street Journal) — Car companies have long tapped high-profile celebrities to spread word of mouth about new cars by test driving them around town. Now they are turning to a similarly powerful but cheaper source: young social-media influencers who have strong online followings. For its new compact Lexus, Toyota Motor Corp. is enlisting people with […]
(NYT) — Todd Dore never worries whether there will be room at the two-spaceelectric-car-charging station in the downtown garage where he juices up his converted VW Beetle after commuting from the western suburbs. Mr. Dore, 43, is one of about only 100 motorists in the Chicago area who own cars that run solely on electricity, […]
(NY Times) — Edsel Ford conceived the Mercury brand in the 1930s as a way to fill the gap between basic Fords and luxury Lincolns. Now, that gap will again go unfilled. Ford Motor announced Wednesday that it would discontinue selling Mercury models this fall, ending a 71-year-old brand that once stood for innovation and […]
(HuffingtonPost.com) — It’s a buyer’s market for car shoppers, with good deals expected to last at least another month as automakers continue to match Toyota discounts that lured thousands of buyers in March. Seeking to repair the damage from a series of safety recalls, Toyota Motor Corp. offered unprecedented incentives last month, including low-interest financing and […]