Editorial archive

March 2018

Lincoln Navigator Black Label goes to head of its class with 2018 model

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By Paul Borden
MotorwayAmerica.com

(March 5, 2018) Thanks in large part to the boost it got from the hip-hop crowd, Cadillac’s Escalade has enjoyed an advantage over Lincoln’s Navigator when it comes to public perception of large luxury SUVs, even though it was the latter that is credited with creating the segment 20 years ago. Life can be like that sometimes.

Auto loan interest rates hit highest level in eight years in February

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(March 2, 2018) SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Interest rates on new vehicle loans are expected to soar to their highest point in eight years in February, according to the analysts at Edmunds, the leading car shopping and information platform. The annual percentage rate (APR) on new financed vehicles averaged 5.2 percent in February, compared to 4.9 percent in 2017 and 4.4 percent five years ago.

UK automobile industry issues warning shot on CO2 targets

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(March 1, 2018) The United Kingdom automotive industry this week called for realistic policies from the government to support the transition to a low carbon future, with a warning that the anti-diesel agenda and slow take-up of electric vehicles could mean industry misses its next round of CO2 targets in 2021, with negative consequences for the UK’s own climate change goals.