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From: Mike Levine Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 10:11 AM Subject: Ford Ranger Wildtrak Debuts at 2011 Geneva Motor Show We're not at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show but our friends from Jalopnik are and they've just sent us photos of the new 2011 Ford Ranger Wildtrak double cab making its debut there. The Ranger Wildtrak is Ford's top-of-the-line midsize truck for markets outside of North America. It's a stylish version of all-new Ranger "T6" that goes on sale later this year. No official word yet on its powertrain, though we expect there's a five-cylinder 3.2-liter diesel with a robust 197 horsepower and 346 pounds-feet of torque under its hood.

  From: Mike Levine Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 10:11 AM Subject: Ford Ranger Wildtrak Debuts at 2011 Geneva Motor Show We're not at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show but our friends from Jalopnik are and they've just sent us photos of the new 2011 Ford Ranger Wildtrak double cab making its debut there. The Ranger Wildtrak is Ford's top-of-the-line midsize truck for markets outside of North America. It's a stylish version of all-new Ranger "T6" that goes on sale later this year. No official word yet on its powertrain, though we expect there's a five-cylinder 3.2-liter diesel with a robust 197 horsepower and 346 pounds-feet of torque under its hood.

Dealers Paying More Money for Trade-Ins Right Now February 24, 2011 Trade in Prices, 2 out of 3 new car buyers have a trade-in, and if you're one of them, you're in luck. Trade-ins are commanding higher prices, according to a recent study by the National Automobile Dealers Association. They're in demand due to a shortage of used cars. NADA expects a 4% drop in used-car supplies throughout 2011, leading to a 5% to 10% price increase in used-car auction prices, which is one of the primary methods for car dealerships to acquire used vehicles. When dealers can't get their vehicles at auction, they look elsewhere - namely trade-ins. A lot of the price increases are due to pent-up demand. With the economy improving, people are more able and willing to replace their old clunkers with a new car. GM and Chrysler have seen residual value gains of 15% to 20% for 2 to 5-year-old models, according to NADA. Used Japanese, German and Korean brands have seen 10% price increases. If you

From: Jeff Glucker Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:02 PM Subject: Ford releases new version of the Fiesta S1600, limited to just 500 units Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Ford , UK Another day, another hot-hatch that the United Kingdom can enjoy while thumbing their nose at our relative lack of hot-hatchitude here in the States. Ford has just announced another limited-edition run of Fiesta S1600 hatchbacks. In 2010, Ford released a 650-car run of 118-horsepower Fiesta S1600 three-doors . A new version for 2011 uses the same engine but ups the power ante to 132 horsepower at 6,700 rpm and 118 pound-feet of torque at 4,250 rpm. On the outside, the Ford Fiesta S1600 receives a lower front valence, larger side sills, a rear spoiler, rear diffuser and white 17-inch alloy wheels. The car is available in Frozen White or Performance Blue and both color choices get a pair of contrasting center stripes. The S1600 gets upgraded parts on the interior as well. Leather lines th

Kelley Blue Book ® Values Suggested Retail & Trade-in Value What is the difference? Trade-in Value Trade-In Value is what consumers can expect to receive from a dealer for a trade-in vehicle assuming an accurate appraisal of condition. This value will likely be less than the Private Party Value because the reselling dealer incurs the cost of safety inspections, reconditioning and other costs of doing business.

  From: Jeff Glucker Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2011 6:02 PM Subject: Ford releases new version of the Fiesta S1600, limited to just 500 units Filed under: Car Buying , Hatchback , Ford , UK Another day, another hot-hatch that the United Kingdom can enjoy while thumbing their nose at our relative lack of hot-hatchitude here in the States. Ford has just announced another limited-edition run of Fiesta S1600 hatchbacks. In 2010, Ford released a 650-car run of 118-horsepower Fiesta S1600 three-doors . A new version for 2011 uses the same engine but ups the power ante to 132 horsepower at 6,700 rpm and 118 pound-feet of torque at 4,250 rpm. On the outside, the Ford Fiesta S1600 receives a lower front valence, larger side sills, a rear spoiler, rear diffuser and white 17-inch alloy wheels. The car is available in Frozen White or Performance Blue and both color choices get a pair of contrasting center stripes. The S1600 gets upgraded parts on the interior as well.

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Stack'em Deep I am so tired of hearing guys complain that business is slow, or my favorite, I can't buy any cars right now.  What about this one, I can't buy any cars right now because I am not selling any cars right now. All of this is hog wash.  You must take responsibility for the inventory you bought.  No one forced you to raise your hand at the auction.  I have never had a Ringman put a gun to my head so I would bid on a car.  You thought that you stole the car, but it turns out you didn't.  So, now that it is 60 days old reduce the price to $1000 over and blow it out. If your cars are not selling obviously you are either in the act of doing something wrong or you have already done something wrong.  My point is this, if no one is buying the cars in your inventory then one or more of the following things has happened. You bought the wrongs cars, so start buying cars that sell instead of the cars you like. You are pricing the cars incorrectly, so st

Electric cars are nice, but the market still wants some muscle Chicago auto show underscores the car-buyer market's insatiable desire for power By Paul A. Eisenstein   msnbc.com contributor updated 2/16/2011 7:39:38 AM ET    This is the year of the electric car, or so one might believe based on the headlines of recent months, with new vehicles like the Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid and Nissan's electric Leaf racking up awards and rolling into car showrooms. So, what should we make of this month's Chicago auto show, where potential customers will find the spotlight shining not only on the latest lithium-ion-powered wonders, but also on some of the most powerful cars ever to roll off an assembly line? At the Chevy stand, for example, the Volt made way for the new Camaro ZL1 - a 550-horsepower version of the reborn "pony car," which General Motors' design chief Ed Welburn proclaimed "the most technically advanced Camaro ever built." A quick walk ac

Auto sales helping to drive the economy February 10, 2011 |  4:10 pm The auto industry is powering up to help the economy. Surging car sales could boost economic growth this year by nearly a full percentage point, its biggest contribution to the economy in more than a quarter-century, according to a new analysis. Pent-up demand from consumers who are feeling more sanguine about job security and income levels could drive sales volume to as many as 13.6 million vehicles this year, said Carl J. Riccadonna, senior U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank in New York. That would be a 17% increase from the 11.6 million vehicles sold last year and could add as much as 0.8% to U.S. gross domestic product, the most since 1984, Riccadonna said. The rise in car sales "appears to reflect an improvement in households' confidence in the economic outlook," Riccadonna wrote in a note to clients, adding that "households typically refrain from big-ticket purchases, such as autos, until the

Subject: 2011 Chicago Auto Show: Ram Increasing Heavy Duty Diesel Power Ratings Above are the new dyno charts for the High Output Cummins 6.7 vs. the current Cummins 6.7. ***Update 5*** It's officially official that the new torque figure for the Cummins 6.7-liter will be 800 pounds-feet. "Get a load of this new bad boy. Guaranteed to defend the title as the most capable truck on the planet," Diaz said. The High Output 6.7-L Cummins I-6 engine has increased torque 23%, from 650 pounds-feet. It will be standard on all 2500 and 3500 models equipped with six-speed automatic transmission. The transmission also gets a new torque converter with updated shift calibrations. Diaz promised the most towing capability of any one-ton HD pickup: 22,700 pounds. The rear axle has been beefed up with a new rear differential that sheds heat through a massive set of aluminum cooling fins. There's also a new water-to-oil transmission cooler and new power steering cooler to help

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From: Mike Levine Sent: Monday, February 07, 2011 8:41 PM Subject: Road Test Review: 2011 Ford F-150 XLT 5.0-liter V-8 By Mike Levine and Mark Williams Last year, the Ford F-150 offered most buyers a choice of legacy two-valve and three-valve 4.6-liter V-8 engines or a three-valve 5.4-liter V-8. While those engines got the job done, they weren't known for power or performance. This year, Ford has totally revamped the F-150's powertrain lineup with three all-new advanced engines, plus wider availability of the 6.2-liter V-8 that was previously limited to the 2010 F-150 SVT Raptor. We've extensively tested the 6.2 in the Raptor and the new entry-level 3.7-liter V-6 during our six-cylinder Work Truck Shootout . We've also spent several hours towing and piloting the novel twin-turbo 3.5-liter EcoBoost V-6 , the F-150's top-of-the-line towing engine. But our time with the fresh 5.0-liter V-8 was limited to a brief drive and drag race in Texas last year. That&

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