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What are the top-selling new cars, trucks and SUVs of 2013?
August 1, 2013

What are the top-selling new cars, trucks and SUVs of 2013?

The following post originally appeared on our RoadLoans blog, The Open Road. The 2013 new car model year is nearing its end. You can tell by the increasing number of TV advertisements for sales on current models, pending the arrival of most…

Consumer Reports ratings: 2014 Chevrolet Impala rises to top
July 30, 2013

Consumer Reports ratings: 2014 Chevrolet Impala rises to top

With a phoenix-like turnaround, the revamped 2014 Chevrolet Impala has changed the landscape of Consumer Reports ratings by earning the top spot overall for all sedans — and taking a position that has been held by Japanese and European models…

Spotting the ‘hottest,’ ‘most anticipated’ new cars for 2014 – Part 1
July 24, 2013

Spotting the ‘hottest,’ ‘most anticipated’ new cars for 2014 – Part 1

The “hottest” new cars for 2014, Forbes.com proclaimed. Automedia.com and Zimbio.com and others list their “most anticipated” vehicles; Autotrader.com offers its 15 “most significant new cars,” and Car and Driver names “25 cars worth waiting for.” No matter how you characterize them, some new cars and trucks coming for…

Prius sales surpass three million worldwide since launch
July 17, 2013

Prius sales surpass three million worldwide since launch

Everywhere I turn in traffic, a Prius seems to be there, too. Apparently, it isn’t my imagination. The iconic gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle, the first mass-produced hybrid passenger car, which also has been around for 16 years in one form or…