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Ford Comes in Second Last in Consumer Reports’ 2012 Auto Reliability Survey [w/Video]

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ford-comes-in-second-last-in-consumer.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TN5jUIUIIvs/UI8HX2a-8FI/AAAAAAAJxg0/3plkyQPvEo8/s1600/Ford.jpg" style="border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 349px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 645px;" /></a> Two years ago, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Ford">Ford</a> was included in the Top 10 of Consumer Reports’ (CR) annual reliability survey, with more than 90 percent of its range rated average or better. In <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/content/cro/en/cars/best_worst_new_car_reliability.html">the 2012 survey</a>, however, you’ll have to look a long way down to find the Blue Oval: it occupies the next-to-last place as it finished 27th out of 28 brands rated, and its Lincoln luxury division is just one place ahead. "Ford's bumpy road can be seen in the numbers. Sixty percent of Ford-branded models and half of Lincolns were below average in predicted reliability and none placed above average," said Jake Fisher, director of automotive testing for Consumer Reports. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/ford-comes-in-second-last-in-consumer.html#more">Read more »</a>

Two years ago, Ford was included in the Top 10 of Consumer Reports’ (CR) annual reliability survey, with more than 90 percent of its range ...

Analysts Predict U.S. New Cars Sales to Grow to 15 Million Units in 2013, Used Car Prices to Fall

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/analysts-predict-us-new-cars-sales-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-niNH-S6FI9A/UNxh251SUzI/AAAAAAAK3I4/Gt3ADntt3i8/s1600/Cadillac-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 643px; height: 349px;"></a> New light-vehicle sales in the States are gradually recovering from the slump that began in 2007 with the global credit crunch and will continue to grow in 2013, albeit at a slower pace than previous years, according to most automotive analysts. <a href="http://www.edmunds.com/industry-center/commentary/auto-industry-trends-for-2013.html.">Edmunds.com</a> projects 15 million <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20Cars">new car sales</a> in 2013, a four percent increase over 2012, which is expected to end with around 14.5 million units. It will be the first time since 2007 that the U.S. market will surpass the 15 million sales mark. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/analysts-predict-us-new-cars-sales-to.html#more">Read more »</a>

New Cars Reports Study Analysts Predict U.S. New Cars Sales to Grow to 15 Million Units in 2013, Used Car Prices to Fall

New light-vehicle sales in the States are gradually recovering from the slump that began in 2007 with the global credit crunch and will cont...

Clean Diesels are Experiencing a Renaissance in the U.S. as Sales Rise by 25.6 Percent

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/clean-diesels-are-experiencing.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UDw8MchZk7g/UMkyIMoFuCI/AAAAAAAKp0w/3bXyzQd5al8/s1600/Audi-Diesels.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> In contrast to Europe, where they account for more than half of new cars sold, diesel-powered models hadn’t really caught on with U.S. new car buyers. In the past two years, though, numbers show that more and more Americans recognize the benefits of the new generation of “clean” <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Diesel">diesel</a> engines. That is, the advances in diesel technology have resulted in today’s diesels being nothing like their crude forebears of the ‘80s, while they are also up to 40 percent more fuel efficient that comparable gasoline-powered versions. According to data from HybridCars.com and Baum and Associates, sales of diesel-powered cars in the States <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">increased by 25.6 percent</a> in 2012, almost double the total market’s 13.8 percent increase rate. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/clean-diesels-are-experiencing.html#more">Read more »</a>

Diesel Reports Study Clean Diesels are Experiencing a Renaissance in the U.S. as Sales Rise by 25.6 Percent

In contrast to Europe, where they account for more than half of new cars sold, diesel-powered models hadn’t really caught on with U.S. new c...

NHTSA Wants Black Boxes Made Mandatory in New Cars – But 90 Percent Already Have Them!

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/nhtsa-wants-black-boxes-made-mandatory.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5d2K4Nm717Q/UMM6wRX8WhI/AAAAAAAKkt8/LiGwAkCpZOs/s1600/Smart-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> By now, you must be aware that there’s no such thing as privacy on the internet. It’s not a conspiracy theory, just the way the medium has evolved. The funny thing is that a large number of people are willingly disclosing important <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">information</a> about themselves, their lives, almost everything they do in many cases, in social media. Even if you aren’t one of those people, though, the sad truth is that everything is tracked, recorded and stored somewhere. Now, the NSA, NCIS, CSI or some other agency with a funny acronym may not come knocking on your door but nevertheless it’s all being done without your consent. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/nhtsa-wants-black-boxes-made-mandatory.html#more">Read more »</a>

Accidents Reports Study NHTSA Wants Black Boxes Made Mandatory in New Cars – But 90 Percent Already Have Them!

By now, you must be aware that there’s no such thing as privacy on the internet. It’s not a conspiracy theory, just the way the medium has e...

EPA Says 1 in 4 New Vehicles Meets 2016 Emission Standards Today; 2025 is Another Issue

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/epa-says-1-in-4-new-vehicles-meets-2016.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_2MA290ycPA/UMJufyh02XI/AAAAAAAKkkI/K5K1gZk-uog/s1600/Emissions-Standard-Ford.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Apparently, meeting future emission standards shouldn’t prove too hard for auto manufacturers as one would expect. That’s because according to an Environmental Protection Agency official, one-quarter of all new vehicles today <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">already meet</a> federal emission standards that won’t come into effect until 2016. Jeff Alson, senior policy advisor at the EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality, said during an event at the agency’s Ann Arbor test facility that nearly 90 new models sold today either meet 2016 emission targets or can meet them simply with air condition improvements and no powertrain changes. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/epa-says-1-in-4-new-vehicles-meets-2016.html#more">Read more »</a>

Ecology Reports Study EPA Says 1 in 4 New Vehicles Meets 2016 Emission Standards Today; 2025 is Another Issue

Apparently, meeting future emission standards shouldn’t prove too hard for auto manufacturers as one would expect. That’s because according ...

Unbreakable: These are the 10 Most Reliable Cars in the UK of the Last 15 Years

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/unbreakable-these-are-10-most-reliable.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-80ftBemfgEY/UL1XMasS-7I/AAAAAAAKfv0/083U6X-ewUI/s1600/Most-Reliable-Cars.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(63, 63, 63); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> About a week ago, we posted a list of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-bad-warranty-direct-lists-10.html">the 10 least reliable cars</a> in the UK of the past 15 Years. This list was compiled by the Warranty Direct insurance company, which has been collecting data since 1997. In the company’s own words, the 'Reliability Index' uses a “complex formula” that includes factors such as the number a car breaks down and its repair costs, for more than 450 models. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/12/unbreakable-these-are-10-most-reliable.html#more">Read more »</a>

Honda Jazz - Fit Mazda MX-5 / Miata Mercedes E-Class Mitsubishi Lancer Opel Agila Reports Study Suzuki Alto Toyota Aygo Toyota Yaris UK Volvo S40 / V50 Unbreakable: These are the 10 Most Reliable Cars in the UK of the Last 15 Years

About a week ago, we posted a list of the 10 least reliable cars in the UK of the past 15 Years. This list was compiled by the Warranty Di...

Breaking Bad: Warranty Direct Lists the 10 Least Reliable Cars of the Last 15 Years

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-bad-warranty-direct-lists-10.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8bDrETYzcU/ULFly8D3vmI/AAAAAAAKNgg/rnis4qjtWYs/s1600/Reliable-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> While we have no problem replacing everyday products such as DVD players and cell phones with new ones once they go bad, if the same thing happens to our car, it's a whole different story, and rightfully so, since <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/New%20Cars">automobiles</a> are the second largest investment in most single family households. Cars tend to be much more complex than most household appliance and face seriously more adverse conditions day-in, day-out. No matter how good the car is or how much carefully you maintain it, at some point, something is bound to go wrong. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/breaking-bad-warranty-direct-lists-10.html#more">Read more »</a>

Audi RS6 Bentley Continental BMW M5 Citroen Mercedes Porsche 911 Range Rover Reports Study Breaking Bad: Warranty Direct Lists the 10 Least Reliable Cars of the Last 15 Years

While we have no problem replacing everyday products such as DVD players and cell phones with new ones once they go bad, if the same thing h...

Toyota Prius Not a Car Thieves’ Favorite, Will Most Likely be Recovered Even if it’s Stolen

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/toyota-prius-not-car-thieves-favorite.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0YY8bc-4YPo/UK1B2jBi5kI/AAAAAAAKMM0/G__5NAQR7Ig/s1600/2012-Toyota-Prius.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 643px; height: 349px;"></a> If you happen to own a <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Toyota%20Prius">Toyota Prius</a>, you’ll be glad to learn that your car is not very popular with car thieves. On the contrary; compared to other models of the same age, Prius is less likely to be stolen. At least that’s what the National Insurance Crime Bureau data <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">reveals</a>: as of the end of June, only one in 606 examples of the 2008-2010 MY Prius cars had been stolen compared to one in 78 of all other vehicles of the exact same model years. California is the “capital” of stolen Prius cars with 1,062 thefts; Florida, New York, Washington and Texas followed with 127, 111, 92 and 89 cars respectively. NCIB data show that, despite the Prius not being completely immune to theft, it has a 96.7 percent recovery rate. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/toyota-prius-not-car-thieves-favorite.html#more">Read more »</a>

Hybrids Reports Study Toyota Toyota Prius Toyota Prius Not a Car Thieves’ Favorite, Will Most Likely be Recovered Even if it’s Stolen

If you happen to own a Toyota Prius , you’ll be glad to learn that your car is not very popular with car thieves. On the contrary; compared ...

Study Finds Nearly 50 Percent of Drivers Under 30 Access the Web While Driving

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/study-finds-nearly-50-percent-of.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-oSuo_Tg79Ao/UKqz-SS6JmI/AAAAAAAKIu0/zKl8WMMKG1I/s1600/Drive-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Driving is an activity that should not be taken lightly; on the contrary, it demands 100 percent of your attention at all times. Yet distracted driving, which according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accounted for 3,092 deaths and 400,000 injuries in road accidents in 2010, is becoming something of an epidemic. A <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">report</a> from insurance company State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, the largest seller of auto coverage in the country, says that an astounding 48 percent of drivers aged between 18 and 30 access the Internet while driving! <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/study-finds-nearly-50-percent-of.html#more">Read more »</a>

gadgets Reports Study Study Finds Nearly 50 Percent of Drivers Under 30 Access the Web While Driving

Driving is an activity that should not be taken lightly; on the contrary, it demands 100 percent of your attention at all times. Yet distrac...

Feds Want More Electronic Nannies to Become Standard in Our Cars

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/feds-want-more-electronic-nannies-to.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-A9uSJxUWKrI/UKQichtjCNI/AAAAAAAKEW0/CgyntNYd2xk/s1600/Volvo-City-Safety-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board urged the U.S. government to <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">make advanced safety technologies mandatory</a> for all new vehicles in order to reduce road accidents. The NTSB wants rear-end collision warning, lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control and advanced braking systems, technologies which are already available by most manufacturers, albeit mostly as an option or on luxury cars, to be standard on all vehicles sold in the U.S. market. It also wants the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to raise its performance requirements to the level set by luxury cars as the NHTSA’s own data indicate that run-off-road, rear-end, and lane change maneuvers account for 23, 28, and 9 percent of highway accidents, respectively. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/11/feds-want-more-electronic-nannies-to.html#more">Read more »</a>

Reports Study Video Feds Want More Electronic Nannies to Become Standard in Our Cars

On Wednesday, the National Transportation Safety Board urged the U.S. government to make advanced safety technologies mandatory for all new...

The Sales Network: Facebook’s New Features Help Carmakers Shift More Cars

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-sales-network-facebooks-new.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qQcKoo3vTKM/UI6xuKHwaLI/AAAAAAAJw3I/eDtcmpAvaXo/s1600/Honda-FB-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Initially, Facebook was available only to Harvard students, then to other Ivy League institutions, companies like Apple and Microsoft and as of September 26, 2006, everyone in the world who has a valid email address and is at least 13 years old. As of last month, the social network has over one billion active users worldwide. California-based web analytics company Quantcast <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">reports</a> that in May 2011, it had 138.9 million monthly unique visitors in the U.S.; that’s close to 45 percent of the country’s population. A billion users, half of them accessing the social media through their mobile devices, which means that they can be reached at all times: it’s a marketing team's wettest dream. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-sales-network-facebooks-new.html#more">Read more »</a>

Honda honda accord Reports Study The Sales Network: Facebook’s New Features Help Carmakers Shift More Cars

Initially, Facebook was available only to Harvard students, then to other Ivy League institutions, companies like Apple and Microsoft and as...

British Study Reveals Alarmingly High Levels of Interior Pollution in Smokers’ Cars

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/british-study-reveals-alarmingly-high.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wBS8Q1c4Kyw/UIG0GiamyiI/AAAAAAAJpC8/yQqlGgZ35uQ/s1600/Smoking.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Nobody needs to tell us that smoking is a nasty habit that threatens not only your own health but others’, too: the Surgeon General and thousands of advertising campaigns have ensured that <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">you get the message</a>. Whether you choose to adhere to or ignore it is your own choice. Smokers may have an increasingly hard time finding a place where they can indulge in their vice but their own vehicle is their private space and, for the most part, they can do what they want in it. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/british-study-reveals-alarmingly-high.html#more">Read more »</a>

Reports Study British Study Reveals Alarmingly High Levels of Interior Pollution in Smokers’ Cars

Nobody needs to tell us that smoking is a nasty habit that threatens not only your own health but others’, too: the Surgeon General and thou...

TomTom Publishes List of Most Congested Cities in North America and Europe

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/tomtom-publishes-list-of-most-congested.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ob5UuoyEKaU/UH3EjBQLRiI/AAAAAAAJlCY/gwxuU5_VGwU/s1600/Congestion-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> It’s happened to most drivers: congestion, that is, that plague of modern cities that increases traveling times and, of course, pollution. Since 2007, Dutch manufacturer of automotive navigation systems TomTom has <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Reports">initiated a program</a> to better understand the traffic flow of more than 80 major cities in all continents to improve its guidance systems. Instead of relying purely on mathematical models, the company is collecting real-life GPS data from millions of TomTom customers and has created an accurate database of their driving patterns. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/tomtom-publishes-list-of-most-congested.html#more">Read more »</a>

Canada Reports Study UK TomTom Publishes List of Most Congested Cities in North America and Europe

It’s happened to most drivers: congestion, that is, that plague of modern cities that increases traveling times and, of course, pollution. ...

NHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Deaths For the First Time in 5 Years, Baffles Experts

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/nhtsa-reports-increase-in-traffic.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ymTKeCFo8lw/UG3NiQVd4zI/AAAAAAAJafQ/SffcdAUFpeE/s1600/Crash-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> U.S. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Accidents">traffic deaths</a> increased by nine percent in the first six months of the year, to 16,290 people, the most since 2009, according to a preliminary report by the National Highway Safety Administration. The latest findings interrupt a 5-year continuous downward trend, which resulted in what the administration called a “historic” <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/report-us-highway-fatalities-drop-to.html">60-year low in 2011</a>. The NHTSA report does not examine causes, and a full report of analyzed data could take more than a year. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/nhtsa-reports-increase-in-traffic.html#more">Read more »</a>

Accidents Reports Study NHTSA Reports Increase in Traffic Deaths For the First Time in 5 Years, Baffles Experts

U.S. traffic deaths increased by nine percent in the first six months of the year, to 16,290 people, the most since 2009, according to a p...

German Gov. Mulling Subsidizing EVs, Which So Far, Haven’t Made a Blip on the Sales Radar

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/german-gov-mulling-subsidizing-electric.html"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xOIj8XmR8MM/UGw65wZ7PjI/AAAAAAAJY-g/ZYg-OwxVnMU/s1600/Opel-Ampera-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> In the first eight months of the year, <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/search/label/Electric%20Vehicles">new passenger car registrations in Germany</a> were more than 2.108 million units. According to a study from the Center of Automotive Research (CAR) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, electric cars registrations in the country, were just 2.272, which accounts for a negligible 0.1 percent market share. The thing is that Chancellor Angela Merkel has set a target of having one million fossil-free, i.e. electric- and fuel-cell powered vehicles, on German roads by 2020 – a goal which Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, head of CAR, finds “unworldly and naive” to continue pursuing. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/10/german-gov-mulling-subsidizing-electric.html#more">Read more »</a>

Electric Vehicles Reports Study German Gov. Mulling Subsidizing EVs, Which So Far, Haven’t Made a Blip on the Sales Radar

In the first eight months of the year, new passenger car registrations in Germany were more than 2.108 million units. According to a study...

2011 World Auto Production Sets New Records, Global “Fleet” Could Top 1 Billion by Year’s End

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/2011-world-auto-production-sets-new.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5788030114613867458" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qbwZtxnccwk/UFM2uRLSs8I/AAAAAAAJE34/xiwcSvYGtaE/s800/Car-Sales-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> The <a href="http://www.worldwatch.org/auto-production-roars-new-records-0">Worldwatch Institute</a> reports that global production of passenger vehicles, i.e. cars and light commercial trucks, set a new record in 2011 with 76.8 million units compared to 74.4 million in 2010. This means that at the end of 2011 a total of 691 million passenger cars were on roads all over the world, rising to 979 million if we include light- and heavy-duty trucks. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/2011-world-auto-production-sets-new.html#more">Read more »</a>

China Electric Vehicles Hybrids Reports Study 2011 World Auto Production Sets New Records, Global “Fleet” Could Top 1 Billion by Year’s End

The Worldwatch Institute reports that global production of passenger vehicles, i.e. cars and light commercial trucks, set a new record in 2...

New Infographic Takes a Look at Eight Generations of the Honda Accord

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-infographic-takes-look-at-nine.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786688783230813122" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4AzGhTawrTc/UE5yygY1w8I/AAAAAAAI_0s/1BIW-31RWKM/s800/Accord_30_Year_Infographic-001.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> On the occasion of the announcement of <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/2013-honda-accord-priced-from-21680-to.html">pricing for its 2013 Accord Sedan and Coupe</a> models earlier today, Honda is taking a ride back to the future with an infographic that puts the spotlight on each generation of the mid-size model since the company began producing the car in the States in 1982. The infographic includes a handful of interesting data such as the base model's curb weight, wheelbase length, entry-level engine, starting price in USD, and the highlights of each of the eight generations of the U.S.-built Accord, which you can then compare. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hoqMOFMOkVA/UE5zCF5EOyI/AAAAAAAI_04/4veox4OEcKs/s1600/2013-Honda-Accord-18.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" height="58" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786689050996128546" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hoqMOFMOkVA/UE5zCF5EOyI/AAAAAAAI_04/4veox4OEcKs/s200/2013-Honda-Accord-18.jpg" style="float: right; margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; border: 1px solid rgb(224, 224, 224);" width="143"></a>For example, we see that the 1982 Accord was fitted with a 75hp 1.8-liter engine and tipped the scales at 2,184 pounds (990 kg) while priced from $8,245. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/new-infographic-takes-look-at-nine.html#more">Read more »</a>

Classics Honda honda accord Reports Study New Infographic Takes a Look at Eight Generations of the Honda Accord

On the occasion of the announcement of pricing for its 2013 Accord Sedan and Coupe models earlier today, Honda is taking a ride back to the...

Texas Approves 85-MPH Speed Limit on State Highway 130, IIHS Disagrees

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/texas-approves-85-mph-speed-limit-on.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5786625561839239522" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-op8UvHoCsgc/UE45SiWfgWI/AAAAAAAI_JY/V5FkMflaGlU/s800/Highway-Speed-1.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border-bottom: 8px solid rgb(224, 224, 224); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> On Friday, November 16, Formula 1 will return to the US after a five-year hiatus. The venue that will host the penultimate race of the 2012 season will be <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2011/12/formula-1-us-austin-race-in-texas-makes.html">the newly-constructed Circuit of the Americas</a> in Austin, Texas. It is therefore fitting that from November 11, a few days before the Grand Prix, the Lone Star state will also be the one sporting the highest speed limit in the country as Texas Transportation officials approved an 85 mph (137km/h) limit along a 41-mile distance of State Highway 130 (SH130), which connects state capital Austin to San Antonio. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/09/texas-approves-85-mph-speed-limit-on.html#more">Read more »</a>

Reports Study Texas Approves 85-MPH Speed Limit on State Highway 130, IIHS Disagrees

On Friday, November 16, Formula 1 will return to the US after a five-year hiatus. The venue that will host the penultimate race of the 2012 ...

Rising Gas Prices Push US Buyers Towards Subcompact and Compact Cars

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/rising-gas-prices-push-us-buyers.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5781457128515956354" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mDZ1ZleElm0/UDvcoH1X7oI/AAAAAAAIvEI/1nAqO1u34tY/s800/Chevrolet-Sonic-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> Last year was pretty good for <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/01/2011-us-sales-detroit-big-3-and-koreans.html">US car sales</a>, and 2012 looks to be even better. In August alone, the total number of new vehicles sold is up by 19 percent over the same month in 2011. According to a report from <a href="http://www.kbb.com/">Kelley Blue Book</a> (KBB), many buyers chose their vehicle based on one important factor: rising gasoline prices. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/rising-gas-prices-push-us-buyers.html#more">Read more »</a>

Reports Study Rising Gas Prices Push US Buyers Towards Subcompact and Compact Cars

Last year was pretty good for US car sales , and 2012 looks to be even better. In August alone, the total number of new vehicles sold is up ...

Shortage of Auto Engineers in Michigan Means Carmakers Will Pay More to Attract New Recruits

<a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/shortage-of-auto-engineers-in-michigan.html"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5777359223340708754" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6_VpXEtsudA/UC1NmpcMs5I/AAAAAAAIm4o/xKL_aZ3dqsc/s800/Engineering-0.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; Border: 1px solid rgb(51, 51, 51); cursor:hand;width: 645px; height: 349px;"></a> When GM and Chrysler were in trouble back in 2009, unemployment in the state of Michigan was at 14.2 percent, the worst in the United States. Today, following the government bailout and the two groups’ <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2010/04/obama-auto-industry-bailout-was-right.html">impressive recovery</a>, that number has fallen closer to the 8.3 percent national average at 9.0 percent. What’s more, there is more demand for automotive engineers than there are people looking for a job in the field. <a href="http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2012/08/shortage-of-auto-engineers-in-michigan.html#more">Read more »</a>

Chrysler GM Nissan Reports Study Toyota Shortage of Auto Engineers in Michigan Means Carmakers Will Pay More to Attract New Recruits

When GM and Chrysler were in trouble back in 2009, unemployment in the state of Michigan was at 14.2 percent, the worst in the United States...

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