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NewsAugust 17, 2006

New Technology Could Save 4-Percent MPG

"Brake to neutral" automatically shifts the vehicle from drive to neutral when braking in certain situations, such as at a red light.

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NewsAugust 8, 2006

Manheim: New Model Focus Causes Softening of Wholesale Market

Though Manheim's Used Vehicle Index was down 1.3 percent from June, the year-over-year change improved 2.4 percent because of last year's employee pricing.

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Articlesby Mike AntichAugust 1, 2006

High Fuel Prices Soften Demand for Most SUVs

As fuel prices stay persistently high, retail buyers are shying away from new and used sport/utility vehicles, triggering a softening of resale values in the whole-sale market. Retail demand for new SUVs declined dramatically during the summer by as much as 20-30 percent.

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NewsJuly 20, 2006

UK: Company Drivers Willing To Pay Congestion Fees

Study shows 49 percent of British fleet drivers support a road-pricing scheme using telematics.

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NewsJuly 14, 2006

Truck Crash Data Available Online

Of 967 crashes recorded for the study, 24 percent were rear-end crashes, 46 percent involved closed, refrigerated or open top vans and 25 percent involved a passenger vehicle traveling in an adjacent lane.

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NewsJuly 13, 2006

Trend Towards Smaller Cars Continues

Fuel efficient small cars account for 25.98 percent of all sales compared with 23.37 percent market share last year, edging out SUVs.

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NewsJuly 5, 2006

Report: More Than 14 Percent of Drivers Are Uninsured

In 2004, the five states with the highest uninsured driver estimates were Mississippi (26 percent), Alabama (25 percent), California (25 percent), New Mexico (24 percent), and Arizona (22 percent).

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NewsJune 29, 2006

Big Three to Double Flex-Fuel Output

GM projects that ethanol may account for 10 percent of automobile fuel within five years, compared with about 3 percent now.

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NewsJune 22, 2006

Small Businesses Optimistic in Face of Rising Costs

Despite high gas prices and interest rates, 58 percent of small manufacturers and distributors believe their companies are thriving.

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NewsJune 21, 2006

EPA Unveils Hydraulic Hybrid Diesel Delivery Truck

Hydraulic hybrid diesel technology achieved 60 to 70 percent improvement in fuel economy in lab tests, EPA says.

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