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Toyota’s Chairman Is Having His ‘I Told You So Moment’ About EVs

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Akio Toyoda, chairman of the world’s largest automaker, Toyota, took a stubborn stance on EVs. While other automakers have been pouring billions into developing EVs, Toyota was still betting on hybrids and PHEVs while selling just one EV in the bZ4X. After a relatively hot last couple of years, EV sales have cooled… Read more.

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Cox Automotive Forecast: Despite Ongoing UAW Strike, U.S. Auto Sales Pace in October Expected to Increase from September

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Updated, Nov. 2, 2023 – October new-vehicle sales in the U.S. continued showing healthy results, as forecast by Cox Automotive late last month, with enough buyers shrugging off high loan rates and staying in market. Initial estimates show that the seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR), or sales pace, came in right at the year-to-date average … Continued The post Cox Automotive Forecast: Despite Ongoing UAW Strike, U.S.

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Honda Prelude Makes Surprise Comeback As A Hybrid-Electric Coupe [Update]

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Updated Wednesday, October 26 at 3:45 p.m. EST: A representative for Honda clarified on X (it’s Twitter) that the Prelude Concept is a hybrid-electric vehicle, not a fully electric car as previously reported. Read more.

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The Birth of Auto Dealerships in Florida

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As early as the 1900s, the pioneers of the automobile industry recognized the significance of Florida, becoming a playground for the development of auto dealerships. Much like the dizzying array of makes and models that allure buyers today, the first auto dealers in Florida presented a variety of marques to satisfy the newfound consumer interest. Cities like Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, renowned for their bustling commerce, were the locations of these first dealerships.

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There’s A New Dragstrip In Southern California Where Street Cars Can Legally Race

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While Southern California officials are eager to solve the dangerous and deadly problem of street racing, sideshows, and other car-based tomfoolery, solutions have not been easy to come by. One man in Perris, California, thinks he has the answer; a legal drag strip for street cars. Read more.

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Be the envy of town in our 2018 Kia Stinger GT!

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Be the envy of town in our 2018 Kia Stinger GT Sedan shown off in a brilliant Micro Blue Pearl! Powered by a Twin TurboCharged 3.3 Liter V6 offers 365hp paired with an 8 Speed Automatic transmission. This Rear Wheel Drive GT will bring out your inner driver as you shift gears and pass with [.

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The Birth of Auto Dealerships in Florida

Fladco

As early as the 1900s, the pioneers of the automobile industry recognized the significance of Florida, becoming a playground for the development of auto dealerships. Much like the dizzying array of makes and models that allure buyers today, the first auto dealers in Florida presented a variety of marques to satisfy the newfound consumer interest. Cities like Jacksonville, Miami, Tampa, and Orlando, renowned for their bustling commerce, were the locations of these first dealerships.

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10 Problems Causing Money Leakage in Your Dealership Marketing and How to Fix Them

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To thrive in the highly competitive automotive market, dealerships must ensure that every marketing dollar invested delivers results. Here are the top 10 problems dealers face that cause money leakage in their marketing and the solutions you can implement to plug those holes: Problem 1: Your digital ads are bleeding cash without delivering results.

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What’s new at Used Car Week?

Auto Remarketing

Like the Earp brothers in “Tombstone,” the used-car industry is reuniting in Arizona this year for Used Car Week. For the first time since 2018, the event will be held at the Westin Kierland in Scottsdale. While the sunshine, balmy climate and cool desert nights remain, much has changed in the five years since Used Car Week made its way to the Grand Canyon State.

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The 1,234-HP Lucid Air Sapphire Almost Made Me Barf, It Ruled

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Sonoma Raceway is one hell of a track. It’s got gnarly corners, iffy pavement in places, tons of elevation change and pretty much no place where you can get something wrong without paying for it. In other words, it’s serious business and that’s why I was mystified (and honestly a little terrified) to spend my time… Read more.

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Kerrigan Advisors Represents Stadium Toyota in Sale to Gettel Automotive

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Sale of auto retail’s most in-demand franchise represents the 206 th dealership sold by Kerrigan Advisors since 2015; transaction demonstrates that buyers continue to exhibit tremendous interest in leading franchises in high-growth markets TAMPA, FL–October 25, 2023 – Kerrigan Advisors, the premier sell-side advisor and thought partner to auto dealers nationwide, represented Tampa, Florida-based Stadium Toyota, owned by the Parks and Couey families, in its sale to Bradenton, Florida-based Gettel

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Tesla's Cybertruck Could Be A Lot More Expensive Than People Thought, And Some Are Cancelling Their Reservations

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Tesla has said the first deliveries of its long-awaited Cybertruck will begin November 30 at its Giga Texas facility, with actual production to begin in 2025. Just a little over a month out from the event, Tesla still has not finalized pricing for the truck. Some who have ordered Cybertrucks claim to have been… Read more.

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Pre-Roll Video Ads for Car Dealers

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Share 0 Share 0 Tweet 0 Ridiculously Simple Car Selling It ain't rocket science. It's car sales, and it doesn't have to be hard.In his new book, Ridiculously Simple Car Selling, Steve Stauning and co-author Carson Stauning say that if you're ready to put in the work, you can sell Read More Pre-Roll Video Ads for Car Dealers Pre-Roll Video Ads for Car DealersPre-Roll Video Ads for Car DealersClose More Car Sales Listen in on another How To Sell More Cars podcast conversation.We talk about how to

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A Closer Look At the Mazda Iconic SP Concept In All Of Its FD RX-7-eqsue Glory

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Mazda just revealed its shiny new Iconic SP concept sports car at the Japan Mobility Show , and my goodness is it a good-looking little car with styling that pulls heavily from the third-generation FD Mazda RX-7. Read more.

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If You Wanted A High-Mileage Hero In Fifty Years, What Car Would You Buy Today?

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We live in a disposable society. Every day we are faced with another new trinket to purchase, use for a while, let sit in a drawer for a few years, then discard. 268 million tons of waste per year are created just here in the United States of America. That’s 4.5 pounds of junk on average, per day, per person. What if… Read more.

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These Are Your Favorite Dead Car Trends

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Styling cues and features on vehicles are never static. Trends come and go with every manufacturer. We asked the readers earlier this week what were their favorite dead car trends. The answers covered basically every decade of automotive history between 1950 and 2000 and mentioned quirks from the exterior to the… Read more.

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We're On The Brink Of A New Golden Age Of Japanese Performance Cars

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The early-1990s Japanese ‘bubble era’ produced a variety of incredible sports cars that remain legends today. Every automaker from Japan was competing for an imaginary sports car crown, and giving enthusiasts plenty of reasonably attainable and largely daily-usable sports cars to choose from. The European sports car… Read more.

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This Adorable, Candy-Colored $13,000 Kei Car Is Japan's Best-Selling EV

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While EV options in the U.S. are mostly oversized SUVs and trucks , the best-selling EV in Japan is the small, light, cheap, too-cute-for-life Nissan Sakura kei-car. Read more.

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Honda And GM Scrap Plans For Small, Affordable EVs

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Good morning! It’s Wednesday, October 25, 2023, and this is The Morning Shift , your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Read more.

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If The Honda Prelude Doesn't Go Into Production, I'll Eat My Shoe [Update]

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Honda just took the wraps off a new Prelude concept at the Japan Mobility Show, and it’s hard not to get excited about a sporty electric coupe that would probably be relatively affordable. As with all concepts, though, it makes sense to be skeptical. For example, the Nissan Hyper Force concept is going to have to… Read more.

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Nissan Teases New GT-R With 1,300-HP Hyper Force Concept

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Nissan brought five concepts to this year’s Japan Mobility Show, including a pretty neat minivan, but it saved the best for last. Meet the all-wheel-drive Hyper Force concept, an electric supercar that could be the next Nissan GT-R. Power is said to come from a solid-state battery, and the electric motors are… Read more.

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Subaru's New Concept Is A Chunky Electric Sports Car

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The new Sport Mobility Concept from Subaru is a chunky carbon-accented electric sports car that absolutely bangs. It’s been a while since Subaru showed up to any auto show with a compelling concept, and in the midst of a total banger of a Japan Mobility Show event the company managed to match the energy of Toyota,… Read more.

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Car With Homemade Dent Protectors Provokes Federal-Level Bomb Threat Response In Tennessee

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Residents in Murfreesboro, Tennessee were alarmed to see a Lexus parked outside of a restaurant on Tuesday morning with strange devices taped to the doors, so they called 911. Read more.

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Five Questions Shady Used Car Dealers Don’t Want You To Ask

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The pre-owned car market is still in a weird place. Some segments like electric vehicles have some hefty savings , but most pre-owned cars are still selling for inflated prices. If you happen to come across a used car that seems too good to be true, make sure the dealer can answer these questions. Read more.

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Mazda Iconic SP Concept Is An FD RX-7-Inspired Rotary Hybrid Beauty

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Mazda knows how to hit absolute dingers when it comes to concept cars , and its new Iconic SP concept sports car that was revealed at the Japan Mobility Show is no different. It may not be the next-generation Miata many were looking for, but this bad boy pulls a lot of inspiration from the third-generation FD RX-7 that… Read more.

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Insurance Company Drops Woman For Simply Owning A Kia

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Insurance companies continue to screw over owners of Hyundai and Kia vehicles; either Kia owners are outright being denied coverage— like myself — or they’re finding themselves suddenly dropped from insurance companies that they’ve been customers of for years. That’s what’s happened to one Kia owner in Washington state… Read more.

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This Decrepit Ship Could Spark A Conflict Between The U.S. And China

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In 1999 the Philippine Marines ran this former U.S. Navy ship aground on a coral reef named Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands archipelago. Essentially the ship acts as an ocean-going game of squatter’s rights over the not-quite-island ‘maritime feature’, and the Philippines continues… Read more.

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The Toyota FT-Se Is Toyota's Electric Sports Car Future

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Toyota teased a new addition to its GR sports lineup last week, a sleek electric coupe that uses buttplug technology for high-density energy storage. Now, we’ve finally seen the car in full, but it comes with a strange caveat: Despite the near-production looks, it may take some time for this new FT-Se to actually hit… Read more.

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Dealership Charges Extra If You Pay In Cash And People Are Pissed

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A car dealership in the land down under has taken a page out of the American dealership playbook by charging customers transaction fees on cash. Read more.

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Walk Through The Masters Historic Paddock And Take A Trip Back In Time

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Masters Historic is a certified FIA championship contested entirely by the open-wheel, three-liter Formula 1 machines of the “golden era,” or 1966 to 1985. The series runs events all over the world, but it also served as a support event for the 2023 Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at Circuit of the Americas. I… Read more.

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At $18,900, Might This 2001 Saab 9-3 Viggen Prove A Speedy Sale?

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The seller of today’s Nice Price or No Dice Saab 9-3 Viggen says that, in their opinion, it’s the best in the country. Let’s see what such a premier pedestal placement should realistically be worth. Read more.

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Two Cyclists Killed By Truck's Lumber Load In California

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Two cyclists died near Napa, California, Tuesday by a lumber truck when its load suddenly shifted of the picturesque roadway. Read more.

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2023 Kia EV6 GT | Jalopnik Reviews

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What the Kia EV6 GT gains in horsepower it loses in range.

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Pilot Who Tried To Shut Off Plane Engines Had Taken Mushrooms, Not Slept In 40 Hours: Police

Jalopnik

When an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to kill the engines on a commercial flight earlier this week, every reaction seemed to coalesce around a single question: “Hey, bud, why’d you do that?” Now, after a police interview, it seems the pilot has finally given us the answer. Turns out he was high as balls. Read more.

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