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James Raia

Consumer Reports Selects Its Top-10 Cars For 2008

Consumer Reports has released its top-10 cars of the year for 2008 — and not all of the selections are vehicles ...

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Chevy Malibu, 2008: The Weekly Driver Car Review

It’s hard not to see advertisements for the Chevrolet Malibu. With its keen redesign for 2008, Chevrolet has put everything it ...

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VW Beetle To Ford Model T: The Top-5 Best-Selling Cars In History

How many Ford Model-Ts have you seen on the road, lately? Is it more than the number of Volkswagen Beetles or ...

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Today's Cars: Bench Seats Benched, Ashtrays Extinquished?

Larry Printz doesn’t give his opinion, but my hunch is that the automotive writer for the The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., ...

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Dodge Dakota, 2008: Weidel on Wheels

I’ve never quite understood the fascination with pickup trucks. But there is no denying the style’s popularity, especially among men. Look ...

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Ford Edge, 2008: The Weekly Driver Car Review

A friend took a good, long look at the interior and exterior of the new Ford Edge, chuckled and said, “Well, ...

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General Motors' latest shocker: $38 million loss in 2007

How’s it possible to loss $38.7 million in a year? Not even General Motors is like sure exactly how it happened. ...

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Ford Edge, 2008: Weidel on Wheels

Cost-cutting measures have been an ongoing process for the Detroit’s big three — Ford, General Motors and Chrysler. All three automotive ...

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Mazda 3, 2008: Weidel on Wheels

In the dimly lit parking garage at work, the shadowy figures of two women were standing near my regular space, chatting ...

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Recall Woes Continue For Sweden's Volvo

For the fourth time in four months, Volvo has announced a recall. The current potential problem is potential corrosion in fuel ...

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Pontiac, Citroen Get Dubious Honors In Top-10 All-Ugly Car List

Car lists are subjective. There are best sports cars, best luxury car lists and even an extreme list like the Top-10 ...

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Ho-Hum, It's Another Hummer (Truck?)

With Hummer, it’s all or none. You’re a fan or not. There’s no middle ground. I’m in the latter category. I ...

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Malibu Awarded North American Car of the Year Honors

Geez, a $100 million ad campaign should do something for ya. And do it did for the Chevrolet Malibu. The new ...

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GM, Toyota Battle For No. 1 Over A Half-Million Cars

What’s a few hundred thousand cars between close friends? According the manufacturers’ respective tallies, General Motors and Toyota ended  2007 nearly ...

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CarMax Makes Fortune Magazine's Top-100 List, But Only Employees Really Know

There’s a television commercial from a few years ago, a recruiting spot for the U.S. Army. It features a young soldier ...

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Hyundai Earns Three Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Awards

For the first time, three Hyundai models have earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award. The ...

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