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The death of driving? Don't make any funeral plans
… an absolute necessity. This trend already appears to be happening. The same day that the Frontier/PIRG study came out, Edmunds . com released its own findings about Gen Y buyers . "With higher unemployment, lower income and a greater propensity to live …
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Survey: Consumers are ready for new tech ideas in cars
… respondents in Cisco's survey said they trust third-party vehicle information sites, such as the Kelley Blue Book and Edmunds . com sites, but only one-fourth trust factory or dealership sites. That feedback may be unsettling to dealers who are devoting …
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U.S. used-vehicle sales drop 6% in first quarter
… percent from the first quarter of last year, according to Edmunds . com 's Used Market Quarterly Report . The report, released today ..... independent used car dealers and private party transactions. Other Edmunds . com findings: Sales of certified used vehicles rose 6 percent …
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Jaguar positions F-Type roadster with historic 'baddest boy' bloodline
… reliability has definitely come a long way -- but whether consumers realize it is the question," said analyst Jeremy Acevedo of Edmunds . com . "A reputation for shaky build quality has a way of lingering with potential customers." The stewardship of owner Tata …
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Nissan price cuts could boost brand
… we were not on the shopping list because we did not have the appropriate MSRP," Munoz says. Consumer sites such as Edmunds . com and Cars.com ask shoppers to narrow their searches by picking a price range or a "maximum" amount they will pay. Such …
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Surge in high-profit pickups, SUVs made April big for Detroit
… year-over-year growth and really high levels of sales for the recovery period," said Lacey Plache, chief economist at Edmunds . com . "We're not in a really strong recovery, but we never have been," Plache said. "So we can expect to have these months …
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Mid-sized sedans, hot in 2012, cool off
… marketplace and aggressive incentives with the sell-down of some of the older models," said Michelle Krebs, an analyst with Edmunds . com . "The segment's growth continues, but at a far slower pace. That strikes at the heart of Toyota (Camry is down 14 percent …
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Nissan cuts prices on 7 key models to score in Web searches
… across the board. For the time being, we are applying it to seven models." Market share pressure Consumer sites such as Edmunds . com and cars.com ask shoppers to narrow their searches by picking a price range or a "maximum" amount they will pay. Such …
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Detroit 3 gain Q1 market share for first time since 1993
… terms of packaging more content into their vehicles and not raising prices," Michelle Krebs, an analyst for auto researcher Edmunds . com , said by telephone. "That's the Koreans' game. That's how they gained a foothold -- the value proposition. That …
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Analysts: Fusion, higher prices, mix, consistency drive latest Ford results
… They're not only selling at higher volumes, they're also getting higher prices." andnbsp; -- Michelle Krebs, analyst and auto researcher at Edmunds . com Andrew Thurlow, David Phillips, Reuters and Bloomberg contributed to this report
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Why dealers should embrace 'the age of transparency'
… popular enough to generate a large proportion of the traffic to dealership Web sites and research portals such as Cars.com and Edmunds . com . Many dealerships discovered quickly that visitors they receive from mobile devices are several times more likely to turn …
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Opel returns to Shanghai auto show with limited ambitions
… capacity. GM's plans to develop Opel in China amount to little more than "lip service" to the brand's potential, said Edmunds . com analyst Michelle Krebs. "One of Opel's problems is that it isn't sold globally, so the brand is dependent on shrinking …
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For Cadillac, early signs of another renaissance
… sedan drove a 49 percent rise in sales last month for General Motors' luxury line, outpacing a forecast from researcher Edmunds . com that the brand's deliveries would grow by 37 percent. It was the sixth consecutive month of gains for Cadillac, which …
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Honda, Detroit 3 set pace as March sales advance 3%
… percent to 36,701 units - a monthly record for the company. Edmunds . com , an online shopping site, today raised its full-year sales ..... Car shoppers seem unfazed by fiscal issues in the news," Edmunds . com Chief Economist Lacey Plache said Monday. "Even though consumer …
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U.S. auto sales wrapping up a strong March
… basis. Kelley Blue Book is at the low end of forecasts, at 15.2 million. More positive are Barclays at 15.5 million and Edmunds . com at 15.6 million. A performance at those levels would mark the fifth straight month above the 15 million rate. The last …
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Ford counts on 5 cars and crossovers to make inroads against imports
… who looked at a CR-V also checked out the Escape, Edmunds . com data show. That figure more than doubled to 15 percent in February 2013. Says Jessica Caldwell, analyst for Edmunds . com : "That certainly wasn't Ford's strength before …
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Detroit 3, Hyundai-Kia capturing larger share of youth market
… 9 percentage points and to 25- to 34-year-olds by 1.5 points since 2008, according to R.L. Polk and Co. and Edmunds . com . South Korean brands gained 6.8 points and 5.1 points worth of share among those buyers last year. After losing a generation …
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Audi headlights banned in U.S. by 1968 ruling
… Electric Co. Ltd. Cars sold in the United States increasingly include advanced headlights, according to auto researcher Edmunds . com , based in Santa Monica, California. For the 2013 model year, 165 models have standard xenon high-intensity discharge …
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Se habla español
… able to meet their needs." AutoAmigo, which connects shoppers with vetted local dealers in the vein of TrueCar.com and Edmunds . com , aims to overcome the hurdles that can hinder sales to Hispanic customers. The program is created by GroupCars, an online …
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Toyota blinks on Camry deals after February sales fall
… last month, according to researcher Edmunds . com . While Camry's sales would have to ..... at $1,505 per car, according to Edmunds . com . Nissan Motor Co.'s Altima offers ..... Jessica Caldwell, an industry analyst for Edmunds . com , a vehicle pricing and data company …
