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Most small SUV headlights get poor rating in safety test

Most small SUV headlights get poor rating in safety test Not a single small SUV out of 21 tested earns a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS)ês headlight evaluations, and only four had an acceptable rating. Of the 47 possible headlight combinations, more than two-thirds were rated poor. The problem, said […]

Mixed results in crash test for midsize SUVs

Mixed results in crash test for midsize SUVs Another marketing opportunity for dealers: The Nissan Murano earned a Top Safety Pick+ and the Ford Flex a Top Safety Pick rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safetyês latest round of front crash tests of midsize SUVs. Earlier winners were the Toyota Highlander for Top Safety […]

EPA and NHTSA test the water for a 62 mpg standard

EPA and NHTSA test the water for a 62 mpg standard EPA and NHTSA this week issued a notice of intent for rulemaking on fuel economy standards for vehicles built between 2017 and 2025 and suggested in a report in the notice that 62 miles per gallon was within reach for the industry. The report […]

Announcing the WANADA/KPA 90 Day Test Drive

Announcing the WANADA/KPA –90 Day Test Drive” For the next 3 months only, dealers enrolling with KPA have the opportunity to –test drive” KPAês services with a money back guarantee. Over the years WANADA has encouraged its members to adopt safety and environmental practices that would not only ensure regulatory compliance, but also create a […]

Changes to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Regulations Become Effective April 15

[SIZE=3]Changes to Equal Credit Opportunity Act Regulations Become Effective April 15[/SIZE] NADA has notified all state and metro dealers associations that changes to Regulation B, which implements the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA), become final on April 15,2004. The changes, proposed last year by the Federal Reserve Board (“Board”), involve several areas affecting dealers. One […]

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Can 3D Beat the Real Thing?

Can 3D Beat the Real Thing? [I]Volvo and Others Begin Offering Virtual Test Drives[/I] The Swedish car maker Volvo is letting car shoppers go online and take a virtual test-drive of its newest car, which wont be in showrooms until the end of summer. Called Volvo: The Game, the program lets players get behind the […]

Ride-n-Drive experience goes indoor and out for 2012 Auto Showgoers

Ride-n-Drive experience goes indoor and out for 2012 Auto Showgoers The Washington Auto Show (WAS) continued to build on the Ride-n-Drive experience this year as Cadillac, Toyota, Kia, VW and FIAT provided WAS visitors the opportunity to take in the full lineup of products for test drives in and around the Washington Convention Center. Its […]

AutoTrader study gives a consumer view of sales process

AutoTrader study gives a consumer view of sales process A new study from AutoTrader shows that consumers want big changes in the car buying process in test drives, deal structuring and F&I. The study also found that consumers want a different way of getting their cars serviced. The company surveyed 4,002 people. –While there is […]