Editorial archive

October 2010

Nissan Leaf provides basics for future Nissan and Infiniti EVs

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(October 14, 2010) Last year, Nissan Motor Co. announced that it was working on at least three new electric-vehicle models. Later this year, the Japanese automaker will begin selling its new Leaf electric car in the U.S.

Subaru's 'Mediocrity' is a winner

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(October 13, 2010) Subaru is on an incredible winning streak selling vehicles at a record clip in North America. Subaru sales are up 22 percent for the first nine months of the year and the Japanese company has show month-over-month increases every month in 2010.

Now the Subaru folks — or Subaru's ad agency — have created an hilarious ad.

General Motors defends Volt as real electric car

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(October 12, 2010) General Motors today answered critics of the Chebrolet Volt disputing accusations that it is a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle.

Auto critics Edmunds.com, Motor Trend and Popular Mechanics  have said that during heavy acceleration the Volt uses its gasoline engine to power an electric generator which helps turn the wheels, similar to how hybrids run.

Chevy Volt revealed — Not all electric all the time

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Edmunds.com

(October 12, 2010) GM has insisted from the start that it is proper to call the Chevrolet Volt an E-REV, or extended-range electric vehicle. We've always maintained that it is more accurately an extended-range plug-in hybrid.

'Confessions of a Tire Salesman' offers money-saving secrets

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(October 10, 2010) Tires are absolutely vital to the safety of every vehicle, but buying new tires can be expensive and confusing.

In "Confessions of a Tire Salesman" Edmunds.com shares the inside scoop on how consumers can buy the proper tires at the best price while avoiding tricks that tire shops employ to add unnecessary costs to the final bill.

September hybrid sales falter as economy, gas prices stagnate

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By John O'Dell
Senior Editor, Edmunds.com

(October 5, 2010) If policymakers and marketing strategists need more proof that in the absence of high gas prices and big incentives, most Americans don't place fuel efficiency high among reasons they select new cars, they need look no further than September's dismal hybrid sales picture.

Model year closeout is slow as incentives stay low

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(October 2, 2010) Edmunds.com estimated on Friday that the average automaker incentive in the U.S. was $2,576 per vehicle sold in September 2010, down $125, or 4.6 percent, from August 2010, and down $170, or 6.2 percent, from September 2009.

"Typically there is a significant increase in incentives spent from August to September, but that isn't the case this year," stated Edmunds.com Analyst Ivan Drury.