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• World's top Chevrolet dealer is closing

  Posted Sep 25 2008, 12:56 PM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: spending, credit, Consumer Affairs, transportation
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  This post comes from Truman Lewis at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  The credit crisis and record high gas prices have teamed up to drive the world's largest Chevrolet dealer out of business. Bill Heard Enterprises is closing all 13 of its stores today, the company told its local managers on Wednesday.

  Insiders said the company notified the stores' general managers of the closing at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Automotive News reported. It closed a store in Arizona earlier this month.   Read More...

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• Cars that pass national rollover standard may still be deadly

  Posted Sep 11 2008, 10:33 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: saving, Consumer Affairs, health care, transportation
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  This post comes from Joseph S. Enoch at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  A report released today by consumer advocates says vehicles that passed the national roof- crush standard generally performed poorly in real-life rollover tests and that in many cases any passengers would likely have been killed or paralyzed in those tests.

  The Center for Injury Research at George Washington University tested six vehicles sold in the U.S. on the Jordan Rollover System, a dynamic test that subjects vehicles to repeatable real-world conditions.

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration relies on a static test in which a crusher slowly applies a metal plate to a corner of the roof. A vehicle must withstand 1.5 times its own weight, applied by the static crusher, without caving in five or more inches.   Read More...

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• GM offers employee prices to spur slow sales

  Posted Aug 20 2008, 03:00 PM by Ryan MacClanathan
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  This post comes from Joe Benton at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  With sales down 18 percent so far this year, General Motors is offering automotive consumers deep price cuts in a late summer effort to unload its remaining 2008 inventory.

  The automaker will offer prices usually reserved for company employees along with cash discounts of as much as $4,000 on most 2008 and some 2009 models.   Read More...

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• Report: Millions of fire-prone Fords still on the roads

  Posted Aug 12 2008, 03:30 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: spending, saving, Consumer Affairs, transportation
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  This post comes from Joe Benton at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  The owners of millions of Ford cars and trucks could be driving vehicles still equipped with a faulty cruise-control switch that can start a fire under the hood even when the vehicle is parked and the ignition is turned off.

  As of July 31, in its most recent report to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Ford Motor Co. said about 4.8 million of the more than 10 million recalled vehicles are now repaired. Some vehicles were included in more than one recall, making it hard to calculate precise numbers.   Read More...

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• Prius drives like a wheelbarrow, Corolla rocks

  Posted Jul 17 2008, 01:58 PM by Karen Datko
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  Filed under: travel, saving, Consumer Affairs, transportation
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  This post comes from James R. Hood at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  Almost exactly two years ago, with gas well under $3, we had the opportunity to test drive a Toyota Prius and a Camry. Toyota turned aside our request for a Corolla, insisting that the Camry was the car most comparable to the Prius.

  Well, maybe so. But we've always thought that many families who need to save big bucks on their transportation costs -- as opposed to those who just want to be the first on their block to drive around on top of a battery -- should take a close look at the Corolla and similar cars before plopping down big bucks on the Prius.   Read More...

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• Record $4-plus gas prices greet July Fourth holiday

  Posted Jul 03 2008, 01:06 PM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: travel, spending, Consumer Affairs, transportation
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  This post comes from Joe Benton at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  The July Fourth holiday will see $4 gasoline throughout most of the country.

  Consumers will spend more money per gallon on gasoline celebrating the national holiday weekend than they have ever spent in the history of the nation.   Read More...

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• Driver's license scam targets undocumented workers

  Posted Apr 10 2008, 11:56 AM by Karen Datko
  Filed under: travel, spending, Consumer Affairs, transportation
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  This post comes from Lisa Wade McCormick at partner blog ConsumerAffairs.com.

  Undocumented workers in Nebraska are the latest targets of a driver's license scheme that falsely promises immigrants they can legally drive, buy and sell cars, and buy insurance with these documents.

  Nebraska officials warned this week that a company called Centro de Identificaciones Inc. placed newspaper ads in Lincoln, Omaha and Grand Rapids for these so-called international licenses, which sold for $225 each. The company also distributed fliers in Latino businesses throughout those cities.

  "These people are paying for something that is worthless," said Angel Freytez, public information officer for the Mexican-American Commission. That agency serves as a voice for Hispanics in Nebraska.

  "The premise behind this is you pay for these documents and you can rent an apartment, buy and sell a car, register a car, and get insurance," he said, adding that the company also claims the licenses can be used as photo identification in the United States.   Read More...

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