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Down the Road: Owners rank the quality of their new cars and trucks
BY CHERYL JENSEN motor matters The answer to a question often depends on the way the question is asked. That's one lesson drawn from two separate studies that measure vehicle quality. J.D. Power and Associates published its Initial Quality Study while rival Strategic Vision...
Tags: car, Chevrolet, Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Lexus..., MARKETING, Mercedes-Benz, survey, Toyota Motor Corp., vision
Research articles 2008-07-16
Slower Economy Pushes Auto Dealers 2007 Sales Down
Despite a 4% drop in sales, Fletcher Jones Motorcars again kept its top spot on the Business Journal's list of biggest automobile dealers in Orange County. Crevier BMW took back the No. 2 spot after a stint at No. 3 in 2006. The list ranks OC's 25 largest auto dealers...
Tags: car, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz, SALES, Toyota Motor Corp.
Research articles 2008-03-03
Sport utilities lead boom in sales of luxury vehicles.
MICHELLE KREBS The tumbling stock market hasn't deterred consumers from buying big-ticket cars and trucks. Sales of expensive luxury vehicles are booming this year. Vehicle manufacturers - particularly BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus, which speci MICHELLE KREBS ...
Tags: BMW AG, car, Chrysler LLC, Lexus, Mercedes-Benz..., minivan, sales
Research articles 1998-10-26

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Porsche® Named Top Prestigious Luxury Automobile Brand for 2008 by Luxury Institute — Again!
ATLANTA -- For the fourth year running, America's most affluent consumers have declared Porsche the most prestigious car available today. The Luxury Institute's 2008 independent nationwide survey of luxury auto brands rated Porsche tops against eleven of the world's most prestigious car brands. Lexus and Mercedes ranked second and third,...
Tags: brand, Porsche AG
Research articles 2008-05-15
Upscale Cars Available at South Florida Payless Car Rental
Business Editors ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 1, 2001 The Payless Car Rental System, Inc. franchise locations in South Florida offer a selection of autos you might not expect from a national car rental company. Not only do they offer traditional rental vehicles, Payless features an impressive range of...
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Research articles 2001-11-01

Hometown Auto Retailers Adds Pre-Owned Luxury Car Unit to Wellesley, Mass. Lincoln Mercury Dealership
Business Editors/Automotive Writers WATERTOWN, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Nov. 20, 2000 Hometown Auto Retailers (Nasdaq NM: HCAR) has acquired the assets of Massachusetts-based International Auto, which will be incorporated into Hometown's Lincoln-Mercury dealership in Wellesley, Mass. International Auto, operated by Chadsam Inc., specializes in pre-owned luxury car sales, including Audi,...
Tags: Hometown Auto Retailers Inc.
Research articles 2000-11-20
Cadillac Catera, Aimed at Younger Buyers, Debuts to High Expectations.(Originated from Detroit Free Press)
Dec. 7--Not since Saturn has a General Motors car carried such lofty expectations as the Cadillac Catera. The German-engineered and built luxury car is supposed to lure baby boom buyers, and especially female boomers, away from BMW, Lexus and Mercedes and into their first Caddy. ...
Tags: BMW AG, Cadillac, car, General Motors Corp., SALES..., women
Research articles 1995-12-07
General Motors Luxury Unit Unveils Redesigned Escalade at Car Show.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Aug. 18--After a misstep with its original model, Cadillac hopes its redesigned Escalade can play in the luxury sport-utility sandbox with the bullies from Lincoln, Lexus, Mercedes and BMW. General Motors Corp.'s luxury division Thursday unveiled the 2002 Escalade at the Concours d'Elegance classic...
Tags: Cadillac, car, General Motors Corp., SALES
Research articles 2000-08-17
Rear View Mirror: HARD LUX
HONDA LEGEND & NISSAN INFINITI DO we really need any more luxury cars? Is there a niche left in the crowded posh saloon market for yet another luxobarge? With Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar and Lexus raising the benchmark of luxury car excellence on a daily...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Research articles 2004-04-25
Motors: Hard lux..
DO we really need any more luxury cars? Is there a niche left in the crowded posh saloon market for yet another luxobarge? With Mercedes, BMW, Jaguar and Lexus raising the benchmark of luxury car excellence on a daily basis, you wouldn't think so. In fact, if...
Tags: Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.
Research articles 2004-04-18
CARS: Over $35,000
Lexus LS 430 With styling lessons from the Mercedes S-class, the Lexus sports a new, muscular 4.3-liter engine and new safety technology. COST | Bottom line * Price as equipped: $58,440 * To buy: $1,498 a month ($11,688 down/9.5%/36 months) * To lease: $1,105 a...
Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, Continental, Lexus, Lincoln..., Porsche AG, Saab, Volvo
Research articles 2000-12-01
GOOD news for Audi
GOOD news for Audi. Their massive product offensive over the last 12 months has paid off, with two of their cars scooping gongs at the 2007 World Car of the Year in New York. The new TT took Design of the Year, while the thunderously quick RS4 bagged World Performance...
Tags: Audi AG, car
Research articles 2007-04-08
Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for Long
Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for LongRE: Cell Phone Carriers May Not Fence in Users for LongThe "termination fee" is really not a real "fee" that cell phone providers want to charge. It mainly is a deterrent to prevent you or us clients from "phone hopping" from...
Tags: cell phone, cell phone carrier, cell phone company, Consumerism, telephone carrier..., telephone company
Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Porsche Named Top Prestigious Luxury Automobile Brand for 2007 by Luxury Institute for Third Consecutive Year
ATLANTA -- For the third year running, America's most affluent consumers have declared Porsche the top luxury car available today. The Luxury Institute's 2007 independent, nationwide survey of luxury auto brands rated Porsche against 13 of the world's most prestigious car brands, including Acura, Audi, BMW, Infiniti, Jaguar, Land Rover,...
Tags: brand, Porsche AG
Research articles 2007-04-12
Rear View Mirror: At your service
ROY Harding, from Warwickshire, has been lusting after a really special sports car all his life, and has managed to save pounds 60,000. Now he's reached this milestone, he doesn't know what to buy. Roy thinks there are too many Mercedes SLs around, so has gone off them. He still...
Tags: BMW AG, car, Porsche AG
Research articles 2005-08-14
Car Bows Used by BMW, Lexus, Mercedes, Cadillac and General Motors
King Size Bows Chosen to Gift Wrap Cars
Tags: BMW AG, General Motors Corp.
Research articles 2006-10-24
Cadillac Previews New Product for Crossover Class.
By Lawrence Ulrich, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 8--Preparing to dive into a crossover class ruled by imports, Cadillac on Tuesday previewed the 2004 SRX, the latest entry in its arsenal of new products. Drawing styling...
Tags: BMW AG, Cadillac, General Motors Corp., SALES, sedan
Research articles 2002-05-08
Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.
By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 25--CHICAGO--Only a few years ago Cadillac was holding on by its thumbs. In 2000, the one-time king of the luxury-car segment languished in the No. 5 sales spot behind Lexus,...
Tags: Cadillac, car, Chicago, General Motors Corp., SALES..., sedan, Strategy
Research articles 2004-02-25
XF will impress buyers
THE XF replaces the now ageing S-Type and will compete against the likes of the Audi 6, BMW 5 Series, Mercedes C-Class and the Lexus GS saloons. The Jaguar will feature a choice of four engines and three trim levels priced from pounds 33,900 for the 2.7-litre diesel to...
Tags: Audi AG, BMW AG, car, Jaguar
Research articles 2007-12-14
THE INVESTMENT COLUMN: Impressive Inchcape stays in the driving seat
INCHCAPE, THE car dealership group with a turnover close to pounds 2bn and operations dotted around the globe, seems to be firing on all cylinders. Inchcape specialises in upmarket brands, including Lexus, Mercedes, BMW and Ferrari, which it retails and services. Only its Sars-hit Hong Kong division...
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Research articles 2003-08-05