Concept Cars Update
So Labor Day Is the Best Time of Year for Buying a New Car? I’m Skeptical
The NY Times’ Bucks blog quotes a Kelley Blue Book expert saying, “If you just isolated this calendar year, Labor Day is the best time to buy.” Why don’t I believe this? Because there are several “best” times of year to buy cars. In the same post this same source basically says that the end [...]
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Idea to get rid of High Springs fire & police chiefs is reversed
By Ronald Dupont Jr.
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NYC man plunges 40 stories, lands on car, survives
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man who plunged 40 stories from the rooftop of an apartment building has survived after crashing onto a parked car. Witnesses and police say 22-year-old Thomas Magill jumped from the high-rise at West 63rd Street on Tuesday.
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FORMORE CAR VIDEOS & REVIEWS CHECK OUT www.kbb.com Scion Concept Car New York Auto Show. Part Two of Two Combine a boxy Scion xB with a classic American hot rod, shrink it down considerably and you’ve got the Hako Coupe concept. The Hako Coupe features squinty LED headlights, a vertical windshield and a flat, transparent roof adorned with a very large barcode that Scion says could be a point of customization in future models. The interior houses an orange driver seat and black passenger seats surrounded by a variety of audio and video gadgetry that includes trackball and joystick-like controls. Kelley Blue Book’s Micah Muzio goes inside the Hako with Scion’s Tadao Mori. For more new car reviews, interviews and automotive news visit kbb.com today.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF
SEPTA putting hybrid tech to use in subway
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Bulls’ Super 14 winner charged with murder
South African rugby union player Bees Roux has been charged with murder after allegedly beating a policeman to death in Pretoria.
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Another E-Book Price Cut and Songs for Charity
On Sale: Snow bunnies have their very own app this year and Nissan is taking orders for its new green car.
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AVL to Acquire NTC Powertrain
AVL Holding GmbH announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire NTC Powertrain Australia, USA and UK. NTC has vast experience in the development of transmissions for the high volume passenger car market and will form a key part of the AVL Passenger Car Transmission division.
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Hyundai makes eye-catching family sedan
– The 2011 Hyundai Sonata sedan is selling at a record pace, and why not? With styling that makes the new, sixth-generation Sonata look richer than its under-$20,000 base price, the Sonata is arguably the most stylish of America’s mainstream family sedans.
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