Category Archives: Car-Connection

Subaru Says: Skip The Super Bowl & Take Rover For A Romp

‘Camping’ ad from Subaru’s ‘Dog Tested, Dog Approved’ campaign Enlarge Photo This Sunday, millions of folks around the world will huddle around the warm glow of their TVs to watch the biggest game of the year (or at least the commercials). But Subaru is encouraging dog owners to take a break from the Super Bowl [...]

2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI, 2013 BMW 7-Series, Honda Recall: Car News Headlines

2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Enlarge Photo Today at High Gear Media, Chevy helps you figure out how much you’ll save by owning a 2012 Volt while Acura wants to know what you’d swap for a new NSX. Ferrari shows off its new 2012 Formula 1 race car, and we spy the refreshed BMW 7-Series. All [...]

Jeep Compass And Patriot Replacement Delayed Until 2014

2011 Jeep Compass Enlarge Photo According to Automotive News Europe, the SUV planned to replace both the Jeep Compass and Patriot, has been delayed until 2014. Originally intended to go into production in 2013, the code-named B-SUV has been delayed so that Fiat can expedite engineering on its European products, like the Sedici compact. The [...]

2013 VW Beetle Goes Diesel; Convertible Due In New York

2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI With less than a week until the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, automakers are already starting to announce new models. Such is the case with Volkswagen as it has announced the 2013 Beetle TDI, which will make its formal debut next week in the Windy City. The TDI will be the most [...]

MINI Convertible Highgate Edition: ‘Brit-Cool’ For Sale

2012 MINI Cooper Converitble Highgate special edition MINI is well-known for its highly customizable cars, with everything from exterior color, decals, and trim to interior materials, details, and style on the table. The latest special edition leverages this flexibility to deliver the MINI Convertible Highgate. The company calls it “open-top driving fun with sophisticated individuality [...]

January 2012 Car Sales Are Strong–Except At GM

2012 Dodge Durango Enlarge Photo While nearly every automaker reported brisk, upbeat sales numbers for the first month of 2012, General Motors didn’t have much to cheer. GM sales were off by 6 percent last month, while its crosstown rivals were up, strongly in the case of Chrysler, which reported a sales increase of 44 [...]

Nissan Invites Fans To Social Media Day At The Chicago Auto Show

2013 Nissan GT-R (Japanese spec) – Photo copyright Openers.jp Enlarge Photo The Chicago Auto Show is next week, and as usual, we’ll be there in full force. This year, Nissan is again inviting fans to come hang out at the show during Thursday, February 9, the second press day which has been formally dubbed by [...]

2012 Subaru Outback, Tesla Model X, 2013 SRT Viper Teased: Today’s Car News

2013 SRT Viper teaser Enlarge Photo Today at High Gear Media, details of the Dodge Dart SRT4 have begun to emerge, while GM is adding EcoLabels to its lineup. We reviewed the 2012 Subaru Outback and the 2012 Chevrolet Volt has qualified for a rebate in California. All this and more in today’s car news, [...]

2002-2003 Jeep Liberty Airbags Fire At Random, NHTSA Investigates

2003 Jeep Liberty Renegade Enlarge Photo The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has ramped up its investigation of the popular Jeep Liberty after dozens of reports of airbags deploying without warning. According to a report in the Detroit Free Press, the problem affects Liberty SUVs from the 2002 and 2003 model years. In all, Jeep’s [...]

Survey: Hyundai, Subaru, Lexus Score High With Dealers

2013 Hyundai Genesis Coupe – 2012 Detroit Auto Show Each year, thousands of consumers answer surveys about cars and the people who sell them. Those studies — like the ones we recently mentioned about brand loyalty and the shopping habits of men and women – can tell us a lot about buyers, but for an insider’s look at the [...]

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