Leasing vs. Buying a Car   23 Mar 2006 14:13 GMT
Spring is right around the corner and that means the busy car-buying season is upon us. If you're in the market for a new car but can't decide between leasing or buying one, the experts at NADAguides.com sort through the confusion to help shoppers make an educated decision. Leasing
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Insure Reveals Top Ten Least Expensive, Most Expensive Cars & Trucks to Insure   23 Mar 2006 14:08 GMT
Insure.com has released its second annual report revealing the Top 10 Least Expensive Autos to Insure for 2006, along with its companion report -- The Top 10 Most Expensive Autos To Insure. Following is a specific breakout of the top 20 Most/Least Expensive Vehicles to Insure for
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Ford to Build New Focus in Russia   23 Mar 2006 14:04 GMT
Savvy car buyers in Russia will soon be able to trade in their Lada for the new Ford Focus. Ford is investing $50 million in upgrading its Vsevolozhsk assembly plant near Saint Petersburg to produce the new Ford Focus, introduced earlier this year in the rest of Europe. The decision
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Honda Reveals All-New Forza Scooters in Japan   22 Mar 2006 14:01 GMT
Honda announced an all-new series of Forza scooters, a 250cc bike which has won Honda many fans with its sporty styling and advanced electronic features, including the Honda S-Matic transmission and the Honda Smart Card Key System. New S-Matic transmission-equipped Forza Z will be
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GM turns to IT to fix parts supply chain   22 Mar 2006 14:00 GMT
By the end of next year, GM hopes to have rolled out its Retail Inventory Management (RIM) parts supply chain system, which relies on intelligence gleaned nationwide to make parts restocking policies for dealers.

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Honda Announces Pricing for All-New 2007 Fit   21 Mar 2006 13:41 GMT
The all-new 2006 Honda Fit will debut at dealerships nationwide on April 20 with a manufacturer's suggested retail price of $13,850, American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. The Fit leads the subcompact segment with the most standard feature content in its class, a unique
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Call for a Nationwide Ban on GEICO's Rating Methods   21 Mar 2006 13:38 GMT
New Jersey Citizens United Reciprocal Exchange, (NJ CURE), a not-for-profit auto insurance provider in New Jersey, agrees with the recent statement by Consumers Federation of America (CFA) Director of Insurance J. Robert Hunter, and calls upon each state to ban the use of rating methods
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Next Winter, Ski Green   21 Mar 2006 07:00 GMT
Warnings of global warming run rampant and snowfall appears to be slacking off. So what's a ski resort owner to do? Plenty are battling the effects of climate change with wind power and other alternative-energy sources. By Gretchen Cuda.
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Dongfeng Honda Announces All-New Civic   20 Mar 2006 15:03 GMT
Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., the automobile production and sales joint venture in China of Honda and Dongfeng Motor Group Co., Ltd., announced the debut of the all-new Civic passenger car, at a press conference held in Beijing. Top executives of Dongfeng Honda, including Zhou
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Statement Regarding Verdict in Simo Case   20 Mar 2006 15:01 GMT
On Friday, Mitsubishi Motors released an announcement of great disappointment in, and disagreement with the verdict returned by the jury in this case the day prior. "Mitsubishi Motors is very disappointed by, and disagrees with the verdict returned by the jury in this case.
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