Porsche, Ram score highest in JD Power satisfaction survey
Porsche, Ram score highest in JD Power satisfaction survey Porsche is the highest-ranked premium nameplate and Ram the top non-premium nameplate in J.D. Powers latest APEAL Study, ranking automotive performance, execution and layout based on owner surveys. The study finds that automakers are able to charge more for vehicles with higher APEAL. Owners of vehicles […]
Read MoreMVA clarifies Maryland law on vehicle delivery
MVA clarifies Maryland law on vehicle delivery The Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration last week offered this interpretation of the law on delivery of vehicles to consumers by dealers: Vehicle sales contracts are governed by COMAR 11.12.01.15A, which states, Every vehicle sales contract or agreement shall be evidenced by an instrument in writing containing all of […]
Read MoreNoVa transportation body approves funding for road projects
NoVa transportation body approves funding for road projects Although the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has wanted to spend money on road and transit improvements since 2002, state politics and lawsuits have prevented that until last week, when it approved several highway and transit upgrades. Sixty percent of the money is to be spent on […]
Read MoreNoVa transportation body approves funding for road projects
NoVa transportation body approves funding for road projects Although the Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has wanted to spend money on road and transit improvements since 2002, state politics and lawsuits have prevented that until last week, when it approved several highway and transit upgrades. Sixty percent of the money is to be spent on […]
Read MoreRegional Transportation Priorities Plan released
Regional Transportation Priorities Plan released Transit crowding, roadway congestion and Metro and highway maintenance are the regions biggest transportation problems according to a survey of citizens by the regions Transportation Planning Board earlier this year. A draft of the Regional Transportation Priorities Plan, based upon an online survey and extensive discussions with interest groups and […]
Read MoreVirginians would rather drive than ride Metros Silver Line
Virginians would rather drive than ride Metros Silver Line Metros Silver Line in Northern Virginia has been 20 years in the making, cost huge sums of money and caused major traffic delays during construction. But will it, in fact, take many drivers off the road and so ease congestion? Dont count on it, according to […]
Read MoreIndustry fuel economy remains at record 24.3 mpg
Industry fuel economy remains at record 24.3 mpg For the fourth month running, the WardsAuto Fuel Economy Index stayed at its record of 24.3 mpg. Thats 2.2 percent higher than a year ago and 15.9 percent above fourth-quarter 2007, when the index was started. Cars overall came in at 28 mpg, with small cars reducing […]
Read MoreThis week in Washington
This week in Washington… Transportation bill passes Senate; House bill has big cuts Nineteen Republican Senators joined Democrats to pass a $54 billion Transportation budget bill last week, which also covers funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The House bill appropriates $44 billion, a $7 billion cut from sequester levels, and cuts […]
Read MoreThought for the week
Thought for week The culture of selfishness and individualism that too often prevails is not what leads to a better world. The culture of solidarity does, seeing others not as rivals or statistics, but brothers and sisters. [I]–Pope Francis World Youth Day, July 27, 2013 Rio de Janeiro[/I]
Read MoreIllinois dealer offers technology for safer teen driving
Illinois dealer offers technology for safer teen driving MyKey technology lets parents set limits on a cars speed and radio volume when their teenager drives it, and the Wickstrom Auto Group in Barrington, Ill., installs the program on every car it sells, reports the Barrington Courier-Review. MyKey is in keeping with the Governors Highway Safety […]
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