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According to The Detroit News, Tesla fire caused by impaled battery. The CEO of electric car company Tesla says a battery in a Model S that caught fire this week was apparently impaled by a metal object. Elon Musk gave more detail in a blog post Frid

Mercedes’s lower-priced sedan draws luxury buyers on a budget, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. Mercedes-Benz, already a nose ahead of BMW (BMW:GY) in the U.S. luxury race, just got a turbo boost from its new uber-cheap sedan. U.S. buyers s

Wolters Kluwer Financial Services announced today that EverLogic, a leading provider of dealer management software (DMS), will integrate the company’s AppOne® platform with its DMS system. The integration will help dealerships of all types and siz

Failure to pay, from F&I and Showroom. A car buyer trades in an old heap for a new ride, and the dealer agrees to pay off the balance due on the heap. Well, the dealer doesn’t pay off the trade, so the buyer sues. In such a suit, you might expe

6 tips for buying a car with less-than-prime credit, according to SubPrime Auto Finance News. For dealers who are trying to bring in subprime buyers who are better prepared to make a purchase, CarFinance.com released its 2013 Top Tips for Buying a Ca

10 best used cars of 2013, according to The Street. When demand for used vehicles rises, the race to find the most reliable beater on the market suddenly becomes a slightly scuffed version of the new car market. Sales of new cars increased 13.4%, but

According to CNBC, automakers scramble to deal with government shutdown. Federal workers furloughed as a result of Washington’s budget impasse could catch a bit of a break, at least if they own a Hyundai, the Korean maker offering to defer all

Big 3 up 15% for CPO sales, according to AutoRemarketing. September was a particularly impressive month for the domestic automakers in the certified pre-owned market, as the Big 3 managed to collectively increase their CPO sales output by more than 1

8 strategies to ignite your passion, according to The Inc. 500. Passion is not just the way to happiness–it’s also the fuel that ignites success. Having passion for a particular goal, whether personal or professional, provides the energy