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The new Cadillac ATS performance sedan has been named “Best of the Year” 2013 car by MotorWeek, the longest running automotive series on television. This award includes only vehicles made in America, on assembly lines operated both by Detroit based manufacturers and foreign companies including Toyota/Lexus, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and Nissan/Infiniti, which have been building cars
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If you own or are planning to buy a Suzuki vehicle in the United States, this is not good news — American Suzuki has filed for bankruptcy and will drive out of the car market in North America. Suzuki motorcycles will continue to be sold, but not cars. According to the New York Times, Suzuki
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Large corporations, and their employees, do a lot all year to support local and national charities. Let’s give them some credit during this holiday season — MGM Resorts — Employees of MGM Resorts International raised $4.6 million in 2011 to support more than 1,000 community-based nonprofit organizations that meet the needs of the communities in
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More car buyers are loyal to Ford products than cars or trucks from any other manufacturer. That’s good news for the venerable Detroit company, which has been in fifth gear lately with profits, awards and new product news. Ford took top honors in the 15th annual Polk Automotive Loyalty Awards, presented recently in Detroit. And
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An important part of any car buying decision should be how much that vehicle is worth when you trade it in. So what’s the best overall brand for resale value? Subaru. That’s what the car experts at KBB.com say. Subaru won the 2011 KBB best residual value award at the Los Angeles Auto Show, beating
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Germany is justifiably famous for its great beer and wine festivals, which start in late summer or early fall and focus on regional wines, beers, and culinary specialties. The most famous is the Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s oldest and largest beer festival , which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2010. Festival dates this year are
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The new voice of Mercedes-Benz is Jon Hamm, the Golden Globe winning star of the hit series Mad Men. Hamm made his debut — or at least his voice — on the 2010 Academy Award Oscars show, in a commercial featuring the new Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid luxury sedan. The 2010 Mercedes-Benz 2010 S400 Hybrid luxury
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Getting smart: The first plug-in electric Smartfortwo minicar has been delivered to customers in Berlin, close to the Stuttgart home of its parent company, Mercedes-Benz. The first two owners — an artist and a dental technology company executive — currently own the regular gas-powered Smartfortwo. The compact two-seater is the first emission-free vehicle in the world with
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The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December. It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it to North America. The Mercedes F-Cell boasts the equivalent fuel mileage
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