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NewsJune 16, 2005

37% of Vehicles Now Have Navigation Option

In 1996, BMW and Acura were the first automotive brands to offer models with navigation systems in North America. Of vehicles sold in 2004, 37 percent had navigation as an option.

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NewsJune 9, 2005

Indiana Looks to Cut Fleet of 13,000 Vehicles by 15%

State had over one vehicle for every three employees. Goal is to cut fleet by 15 percent.

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NewsJune 9, 2005

Ford Launches Low Cab Forward Truck This Month

The low cab forward segment is one of the fastest-growing niches in the commercial truck industry, with sales up almost 50 percent in the last decade, according to Ford.

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NewsJune 2, 2005

Dodge Charger Residual Value Is Strong

Automotive Lease Guide (ALG) forecasts that the 2006 Charger will be worth 47 percent of its sticker price, on average, after 36 months.

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NewsJune 2, 2005

NHTSA Warns of Rollovers in 15-Passenger Vans

A new NHTSA study found that 74 percent of all 15-passenger vans had significantly mis-inflated tires. Prior NHTSA research has shown that 15-passenger vans have a rollover risk that increases dramatically as the number of occupants increases from fewer than five to more than ten.

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NewsMay 26, 2005

Chrysler Hemis Get Fuel-Saving Cylinder Deactivation in 06

The feature will come standard on all trucks ordered with Chrysler's 5.7-liter Hemi engines. The technology cuts fuel use by five percent to 20 percent.

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NewsMay 26, 2005

Report: Sport Wagon Segment is Growing Fast

In 2004, sales of sport wagons in the U.S. rose 18 percent in a year when car sales dropped 1.5 percent and SUV sales fell 2.6 percent.

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NewsMay 19, 2005

Seat-Belt Use Lower, Deaths Higher in Pickups

Remind your drivers to buckle up—70 percent of those killed in pickup crashes in 2003 did not wear safety belts.

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NewsMay 12, 2005

Full-Size SUVs Down, Compacts Up At Auction

For the tenth month in a row, compact cars had the strongest year-over-year price gains (17.8 percent) at auction, and full-size SUVs had the sharpest year-over-year price declines (-4.5 percent).

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NewsMay 4, 2005

Edmunds.com Reports True Cost of Incentives

Domestic automakers paid 77 percent of April's $3.6 billion incentives bill but captured only 56 percent of April market share.

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