A Luxury Car as Best All Around in the Middle of a Recession? Seriously?

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Considering the fact that Toyota executives including CEO Akio Toyoda are currently being peppered with questions from Congress about recalls and safety issues, it seems especially ironic that Consumer Reports just named the Lexus LS 460L as their Best Car Overall for 2010 as part of their annual Top Picks list.
Granted, the Lexus line has [...]

Filed under: Buying Trends, Economy, Hyundai, Lexus by Mel
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Dealer Reinstatement: Clogging the System?

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Automotive News is reporting on the latest snafu with the retail auto industry: an arbitration process for dealers to be reinstated. On the surface it sounds like a great idea – after all, there were hundreds of car dealerships forced to close as the automakers that supplied them declared bankruptcy.
The problem is that – [...]

Filed under: Buying Trends, Economy, In the News by Mel
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