Car Ownership

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Technology trumps color among car shoppers, survey says
February 11, 2016

Technology trumps color among car shoppers, survey says

Listen. Do you hear the sound of car-buying preferences shifting? Chances are that you do 鈥 loud and clear 鈥 as technology drives the change. 鈥淚n-vehicle technology ranks increasingly higher for consumers as they consider must-have and desired features in…

Self-driving cars are safer than drivers, after all, new study says
February 5, 2016

Self-driving cars are safer than drivers, after all, new study says

It鈥檚 only natural. Worrying about whether you could ever let your vehicle do the driving. And recent reports about higher crash rates for self-driving, or autonomous, vehicles than for those driven by humans 鈥 including one from Google itself 鈥…

What鈥檚 in a name: Would you buy a Chevrolet Garciasville?
December 8, 2015

What鈥檚 in a name: Would you buy a Chevrolet Garciasville?

So, you鈥檝e heard of the Buick Kincaid, right? The Chevrolet Montana, Chevrolet Garciasville and Dodge Castle Dale? No? Well don鈥檛 worry about it. Those are the names some better-known vehicle models would have if they were named after the place…