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Nothing special about used-vehicle website 鈥榓ggregators鈥
October 5, 2015

Nothing special about used-vehicle website 鈥榓ggregators鈥

It sounds like such a great idea. Compile used-car listings from multiple websites to give shoppers all the options 鈥 everything they need to identify their next vehicle 鈥 in one online location. One so-called 鈥渁ggregator,鈥 autolist, even likens itself…

This is why your vehicle has been recalled for repairs
October 1, 2015

This is why your vehicle has been recalled for repairs

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Or, in the case of recent vehicle recalls, defective airbags, faulty ignition switches and hacking threat, someone (or thing) made enough noise to get the attention of automakers and/or federal government. Somewhere around 100…

BMW, Jeep must be beaming over Instagram 鈥榚ye candy鈥 results
September 30, 2015

BMW, Jeep must be beaming over Instagram 鈥榚ye candy鈥 results

BMW rules the Instagram car world. Or so it appears, based on a study of 4.5 years of hashtagged social media posts conducted by the Auto Insurance Center, a consumer-oriented car insurance news and information website. 鈥淏eamers have always captivated…

How you, too, can drive in the lap of luxury even on a tight budget
May 5, 2015

How you, too, can drive in the lap of luxury even on a tight budget

When many car shoppers think about luxury vehicles, the thing they often think next is that those vehicles are unaffordable. That is, unless the conversation turns to used luxury vehicles. And that鈥檚 where NADA (National Automobile Dealers Association) goes with…