Posted in Auto News on Jul 19th, 2010
Back in time to 1960: Lawrence Welk introduces the 1960 Dodge Dart.
The Dodge Dart almost made its debut as the as the Zipp. But the name Zipp was nixed, so Dart stuck.
Produced from 1960 to 1976, the Dart was initially heralded as a lower-priced, shorter wheelbase, yet full-sized Dodge. By 1962, it was [...]
Posted in NASCAR on Oct 31st, 2009
Dodge Motorsports today revealed the Dodge Challenger as the “New Car” for the NASCAR Nationwide Series and announced an expansion of its partnership with Penske Racing beginning in 2010. Tthe Challenger NNS car retains the same general front-end look as the production street car. The new Nationwide Mustang and Challenger will join their yet-to-be-unveiled counterparts [...]
Posted in Auto News on Oct 17th, 2009
You may be surprised to learn that many high end vehicles retain their value the longer vehicles than vehicles that are the cheapest upfront. The general wisdom is that new cars lose up to 20% of their value the moment they’re driven off the lot, and about 65% after five years, the Sedona, Town Car, [...]
Posted in Auto News on Jul 19th, 2009
Chrysler’s Dodge brand earned above average scores in J.D. Power’s latest car owner satisfaction survey — a surprise, considering Chrysler hasn’t done so well in year’s past.
Another surprise: Hyundai, which beat out higher-priced mid-sized luxury cars from BMW and Jaguar.
J.D. Power’s APEAL (Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout) survey polled 80,000 new car buyers, after 90 [...]