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No Wonder They Call It Branding

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:00:00 +0000

If John Wayne were asked to mosey in to a design studio and help create a pickup truck, chances are he'd rustle up something like the Ram 1500 Laramie Longhorn.

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Semi-Autonomous Cars Surest Bet in Five Years

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:49:00 +0000

If you wager on where the automotive market is going, look at what will be required by future government regulations, what will be affordable and what will not resemble an economic stimulus for trial lawyers.

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10-Year Horizon Suspect, But Autonomous Vehicles Still Hold Promise

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:50:00 +0000

Fully automated driving may come eventually, but in the meantime the technology’s building blocks could be the ultimate answer to distracted-driving concerns.

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Virtual Backseat Driver May Ride Along With Your Next Vehicle

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:02:00 +0000

Cars in a not-too-distant tomorrow will be able to tell the driver – and maybe others – how well he is performing behind the wheel.

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No Matter What Happens, Fisker Always Will Be Beautiful

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 14:00:00 +0000

The company may go away but the dazzling car it made never will be forgotten.

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Four Interior Nominees Crack $100,000 Club

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Editors begin the selection process this week, and it will be interesting to see if the flame-red leather on the Viper or the “Magic Sky Control” sunroof of the SL roadster sparks a heated debate about whether cars of this ilk belong on our list.

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CNG, LPG Finding Eager U.S. Customers

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 14:00:00 +0000

Proponents believe the market could be 1 million commercial vehicles. Ford, General Motors and Chrysler now offer trucks that can run on these fuels.

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Diesel Backers Gambling With Pump Shock

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:26:00 +0000

Auto makers are banking on diesel's qualities to trump consumer reaction to seeing diesel fuel priced at $4-something a gallon while gasoline costs 50 cents a gallon less.

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Ford’s Material Strategy Risky

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:30:00 +0000

GM’s composite pickup box debacle provides cautionary tale for next-generation Ford F-150.

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When Truth Is On Your Side, Capitulation Is Bad Strategy

Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:30:00 +0000

If Toyota does not confront the ugly myth of sudden acceleration head on with facts, the next time accusations fly it will take much more than $1 billion to make them go away.

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