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• The dealer document fee: What is it, and should you pay it?

  05-05-2018 21:01
  
  Filed under:Car Buying,Car DealersTiming is everything so, when it comes to car buying, dealership document fees are like the late party-guest who suddenly arrives while you're saying final goodbyes and putting leftovers in the fridge. To put it mildly, they're an annoying but common part of most car transactions. For car buyers who don't expect them, however, they can seem like a blatant rip-off.Continue reading The dealer document fee: What is it, and should you pay it? The dealer document fee
  
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• 2018 Chevrolet Cruze Buyer's Guide: Compact sedan questions and answers

  05-05-2018 18:01
  
  Filed under:Ownership,Chevrolet,Car Buying,Safety,SedanAmid the industry-wide shift to larger trucks, SUVs and crossovers, the Chevrolet Cruze represents an increasingly rare breed: an American compact car that's actually built in the U.S., not imported from overseas. First released in the U.S. in 2008 and built in Lordstown, Ohio, the nameplate goes back to the turn of the millennium in Japan as part of a joint venture with Suzuki. It's part of a generation of American small cars credited with
  
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• Junkyard Gem: 1998 Plymouth Breeze Expresso

  05-05-2018 15:01
  
  Filed under:Etc.,Automotive History,SedanWhen it came to the "Cloud Cars" of the 1990s, Chrysler had the Cirrus, Dodge had the Stratus, and Plymouth had the Breeze. Here's a 1998 Plymouth Breeze Expresso, found in a San Francisco Bay Area self-service yard.Continue reading Junkyard Gem: 1998 Plymouth Breeze Expresso Junkyard Gem: 1998 Plymouth Breeze Expresso originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 05 May 2018 09:01:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this&
  
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• Lotus Exige Sport 410 is just over 2,400 pounds of forbidden fruit

  05-05-2018 14:00
  
  Filed under:Lotus,Coupe,Lightweight,PerformanceFew automakers short of Jeep love cranking out new variants of a current model like Lotus. Today, the storied British sports car manufacturer revealed the new Exige Sport 410, essentially a more comfortable and road-friendly version of the track-focused Exige Cup 430. This is a mid-engine coupe with 410 horsepower and 310 pound-feet of torque and a dry weight that's slightly more than an ND Mazda MX-5 Miata. Too bad it's not-for-U.S. consumption.Con
  
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• Subaru plans reforms after faking fuel economy, emissions data

  05-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Subaru says it needs to reform its corporate culture "from the ground up" after admitting it faked fuel economy and emissions data on vehicles in Japan for at least five years.
  
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• Flex-N-Gate to recruit new employees from high-poverty neighborhood

  05-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ford supplier Flex-N-Gate is giving residents of one of America's poorest city neighborhoods dibs on 500 new parts jobs.
  
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• Ample interiors coming for future Nissan EVs

  05-05-2018 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nissan executive design chief Satoru Tai says ample interior space will be a hallmark of future Nissan electric vehicle design as the brand embarks on an EV blitz.
  
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• Automotive hiring fair Saturday in Tuscaloosa - WBRC FOX6 News - WBRC.com

  05-05-2018 01:01
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  Automotive hiring fair Saturday in Tuscaloosa
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  An automotive hiring fair starts Saturday at 8 a.m. at Tuscaloosa's Central High School. Eleven different automotive parts suppliers will be there. Mercedes-Benz US International is expanding operations in its Vance plant, and at least five new plants ...
  
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• This kind of creepy Ghost Minitaur robot looks freaky fast

  05-05-2018 00:48
  
  Filed under:Videos,Autoblog Minute,Original VideoGhostRobotics has created a small robot that is capable of jumping obstacles and climbing structures. Ghost Minitaur was developed for scientific research, public safety, and warfare. The all-terrain robot is agile and adaptable to its surroundings. Learn more at ghostrobotics.ioTranscript: This robot looks freaky fast. Ghost Minitaur from GhostRobotics is a lightweight unmanned robot. Developed for scientific research, public safety, and warfare.
  
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• 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class First Drive Review | What's old is new again

  05-05-2018 00:01
  
  Filed under:Mercedes-Benz,First Drives,SUV,Luxury,Off-Road,PerformanceThe road ahead is unpaved, rock-strewn and rut-rich. Deep puddles blast murky water across the windshield. Colossal three-blade windmills tower overhead, perilously sprouting like whitewashed redwoods at the outer edges of corners. The urge is to play it safe, to tackle this rally proving ground with the sort of caution you'd normally take off road. But, this is the 2019 Mercedes-Benz G-Class, and to dawdle would be to miss ou
  
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