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AUTO NEWS * USA
* California - Lojack: Honda Accord, Toyota Camry Among Most Stolen
(Photo: 2011 Toyota Camry LE)
Palo Alto,CAL,USA -The Car Connecction, by Kurt Ernst -Mar 20, 2012: -- Lojack is in the business of keeping your car in your driveway, and the vehicle tracking company recently released its third-annual vehicle theft report. In 2011, the company helped recover some 10,261 stolen vehicles, which works out to an impressive 92-percent recovery rate... Last year, the most stolen make and model (without regard to vehicle age) equipped with a Lojack tracking system was the Honda Accord, followed by the Toyota Camry, the Honda Civic, the Acura Integra and the Toyota Corolla. If you’re looking for a domestic vehicle on the list, the Cadillac Escalade came in at number eight, followed by the Chevy Tahoe and the Ford F-250 pickup...* USA - LV Sales Volume to Hit 55-Month High in March
- The WardsAuto forecast calls for U.S. auto makers to sell 1.45 million light vehicles this month, lifting the first-quarter SAAR to 14.7 million units, well above industry analysts’ early projections for 2012. U.S. auto makers should sell more light vehicles in March than in any month since July 2007, according to a WardsAuto forecast... Read more* Michigan - Akerson gets $2M in GM stock for 2012
- General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO, Dan Akerson, last week received 76,249 shares of restricted stock, the Detroit automaker said in a government filing Monday. The restricted stock units — which are in line with what he received last year — were awarded Thursday based on the company's long-term incentive plan, GM said in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission... Read more * Texas - Low interest rates, high resale values fuel auto leasing rebound
- Roger Cade, with a ranch in Terrell, Texas, says by choosing a lease for his GMC Denali truck he was able to afford a vehicle worth about $10,000 more than he could have bought. Read more* California - 6,000 car2go users in USA
San Diego,CAL,USA -cars21/Fleet Europe (Belgium), by Tim Harrup -13 March 2012: -- The car2go car-sharing scheme is proving to be extremely popular in the United States... Since the scheme was first launched in San Diego in November 2011, more than 6,000 people have registered as users. The smartfortwo electric cars used in the car2go programme are helping to make the American public aware of the effectiveness of electric motoring in town. Users pay for the use of the cars by the minute, with parking within the city limits, insurance, power and maintenance included. There is no monthly fee, and no minimum rental time. Cars can be located by contacting the service, or just by finding one wherever it happens to have been left by the previous user (there is no need to return it to a set point)...
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