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LIST: Top 10 stolen cars in the United States

The National Insurance Crime Bureau, or NICB just released its annual list of the top 10 stolen vehicles in the United States, and for a fourth year in a row the Honda Accord and the Honda Civic find themselves at the top of the list. Here are the top 10 vehicles that were the most stolen last year in the U.S. Honda Accord Stolen vehicles: 50,427 Honda Civic Stolen vehicles: 49,547 Ford F Series Stolen ...

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NEW CAR: The 2017 Nissan Qashqai will be the most affordable SUV in its segment

Unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January, the 2017 Nissan Qashqai will be offered starting at $ 19,998 when it hits the market this June. The Qashqai, which will be aimed squarely at the Honda HR-V, Mazda CX-3, Toyota C-HR, Fiat 500x and Jeep Renegade in the red hot subcompact SUV segment, already has the advantage of being the most affordable model in the segment if we ignore automaker discounts. Powered by a 2.0-liter, ...

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CAR NEWS: Volkswagen TDI owner? Here are your options

If you are one of the 105,000 Volkswagen TDI owners in Canada, you will be happy to know that as of April 28, you will finally be able to return your vehicle to Volkswagen, exchange it for another VW model, or wait until a repair is approved to make the emission system compliant with environmental standards. You will also receive a cash payment that will vary between $ 5,100 and $ 8,000 depending on your ...

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Top 10 best automotive interiors according to WardsAuto

Mazda CX-9

American publication WardsAuto unveiled its seventh annual top 10 interiors list this week. If expensive luxury cars occupy a good chunk of the list, there is also room for more wallet-friendly models. More so than last year, that’s for sure. WardsAuto’s editorial team trades the models during the year and each member evaluates the interior of a particular model according to a series of criteria ranging from ergonomics to the quality of the materials, craftsmanship, ...

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Jeep Quicksand Concept: a Hemi in a Wrangler

Jeep Quicksand

The Jeep Wrangler is not a model that changes radically from one version or generation to another, at least when talking about the production model. That said, Jeep likes to periodically develop concepts that can sometimes be quite eccentric, for example the Jeep Quicksand Concept. Developed as part of the 51st edition of the Easter Jeep Safari, the Quicksand is part of a batch of five concepts specially developed for the event by Jeep. Every ...

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New 2018 Toyota Sienna to be unveiled at the New York Auto Show

sienna

The 2018 Toyota Sienna is not a completely new generation of the popular Toyota minivan, but it will nevertheless showcase several new features when it is unveiled at the New York Auto Show in a few weeks. To begin with, the new 2018 Sienna is the latest Toyota model to be equipped with the Toyota Safety Sense P safety package that will be part of the minivan’s standard equipment list. The latter includes pedestrian detection ...

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Hydrogen-powered Hyundai FE Fuel Cell can travel about 800 kilometers

Next Generation FE Fuel Cell Concept

Hyundai strongly believes in the potential of hydrogen, and the manufacturer has demonstrated that fact once again by introducing the FE Fuel Cell concept at the Geneva International Motor Show. The Hyundai FE Fuel Cell is able to travel nearly 800 kilometers before having to fill its hydrogen tank. According to the Korean manufacturer, the FE Fuel Cell concept will be the basis for the development of a hydrogen-powered sport utility vehicle that will be ...

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The Ford Bronco is back, and you can thank Donald Trump

Ford Bronco

Thanks to recent accusations by political candidate Donald Trump that Ford was sending all of its jobs to Mexico and putting Americans out of work, we now know that the Ford Bronco as well as the Ford Ranger are coming back. The news broke when a rep for the United Auto Workers (UAW) fired back at Trump, and confirmed in the process that the start of production on the Ford Bronco and Ranger would more ...

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