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Best Buy wants to sell electric cars, but faces serious challenges

Best Buy says it is having talks with traditional automakers to sell electric cars in its stores and that the conversations with automakers are going well. Will this make the electronics retailer the largest EV dealership in the world?
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By: Armen Hareyan

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Rolls-Royce embraces Provenance to address its used cars

After finding a better way to address its pre-owened cars Rolls-Royce forays into the market of used cars calling the program Provenance.
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By: Armen Hareyan

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SAE 2012 Call for Papers sets June 1, 2011 for deadline

With the SAE 2011 World Congress still fresh in our memory, the organization is calling once again for papers for the SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit.
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By: Frank Sherosky

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High CAD training costs still displace unemployed design candidates

Just because a large auto company pays for CAD training for its on-site employees doesn’t mean the price is reasonable. They can write it off. Now ask anyone without a job, but looking to get trained for a new employment opportunity; their lack of cash flow simply cannot handle the costs to maintain skills.
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By: Frank Sherosky

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2011 MINI Countryman is all grown up now

Even though the MINI Countryman is a brand-new model it’s easily identified as a MINI. Countryman carries on MINI’s design characteristics with a larger body, greater ground clearance, four doors and all-wheel drive.
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By: Dave Van Sickle

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The Ram Brand sponsors the 2011 Kentucky Derby

In just over 24 hours, the 137th running of the Kentucky Derby will begin and when it does, Chrysler's Ram truck brand will be the title sponsor of the "Run for the Roses" for the second year in a row.
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By: Patrick Rall

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Gasoline prices surpassing capability of present engine technology

While the latest GM media releases say breathing right with VVT (variable valve timing) helps Chevrolet get more from less, and mild hybrids extend driving range, the pace of oil and gasoline price increases have overcome their benefits for city driving.
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By: Frank Sherosky

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Clean diesel cars outpacing the market

It is well known that the current price of fuel, despite the dramatic drop yesterday, has been driving a move to more fuel-efficient vehicles nationwide. What is not so apparent is that sales of clean diesel vehicles are outpacing sales of hybrids by a full 17.1 percent. Further the total cost of ownership is lower for a clean diesel car.
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By: Don Bain

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Jaguar Confirms It Will Build C-X75 Hybrid Supercar

Jaguar announced this morning in London that it is going to build the hybrid supercar concept called the C-X75 and it's going to require massive fuel savings for most of us because it has a price tag starting at $700,000 and just goes north from there.
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By: Keith Griffin

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Toyota offers $1,000 rebate to college grads

Graduation in grand, or at least it's worth a grand. That's what Toyota--Toyota Financial Services (TFS) in partnership with Toyota Motor Sales - is offering to help recent college grads buy a new car with a $1,000 rebate on certain Toyota and all Scion models.
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By: John Matras

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