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2019 Mazda Miata Fuel Economy Goes Up With New Engine Upgrades

Mazda is upgrading the Miata's engine for 2019. Here's how the changes impact fuel economy.

July 17, 2018 - 2:24PM EDT
By: John Goreham

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Toyota Prius Name A Best Car To Buy Now by U.S. News Autos - Here's Why

The Toyota Prius is a top-selling green car and has a legacy of happy customers. Here's why U.S. News Autos says now is the time to buy one.

July 17, 2018 - 1:44PM EDT
By: John Goreham

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Changes are Coming Around the Corner for Nissan Leaf

The Nissan Leaf made changes to its second generation model this year, as they’re obviously trying to expand its market for more customers, particularly younger ones with the electric vehicle/clean energy dynamic. By making the Leaf less ugly and producing different variants for specific purposes, not only makes it more competitive against others like Bolt and Model 3, but it may also create a larger customer base, especially a younger one.

July 17, 2018 - 12:05PM EDT
By: Al Castro

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Subaru Announces New Outback, Legacy With Standard EyeSight; Why Consumers Win

Subaru announced the 2019 Outback and Legacy get standard EyeSight on all models. See why consumers win.

July 17, 2018 - 7:22AM EDT
By: Denis Flierl

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Why Aren't Family Cars More Family-Friendly?

If you've ever been a parent you know that family cars are far from family friendly. Here are a few suggestions and best practices every family car should incorporate.

July 16, 2018 - 8:06PM EDT
By: John Goreham

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Drone Picture of Volkswagen's Chattanooga Plant

10 years ago on this day Volkswagen announced the location of its new plant in the United States, saying "It's Chattanooga."

“Volkswagen Chattanooga’s success is important to the overall strategy of the Volkswagen Group,” said Antonio Pinto, president and CEO of Volkswagen Chattanooga. “Reaching this milestone has only been possible through the contributions of each of our 3500 team members and through the collaboration with the City of Chattanooga, Hamilton County and the State of Tennessee. We look forward to many more years filled with growth and progress.”

VW's Chattanooga decision resulted an initial investment of approximately $1 billion in Chattanooga, and the commitment to hire 2000 team members. Over the past 10 years, this investment has grown to more than $2.3 billion, resulting in 3500 jobs and the assembly of nearly 800,000 vehicles.

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Dodge Charger Most Commonly-Searched Classic Car

The team at ClassicCars.com has announced that the most commonly-searched car in their most recent collection of data was the 1969 Dodge Charger, with the Mopar muscle car beating last year’s winner – the Ford Mustang – by a narrow margin.

July 16, 2018 - 5:32PM EDT
By: Patrick Rall

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Hopes For A Fiat 124 Spider Power Bump For 2019 Fade

We have been closely watching for clues that Fiat will follow Mazda's Miata example and bump up the power of the 124 Spider. Here's why we are losing hope.