Today's News- September 23, 2013

KBB in the News

 

The New York Times: Auto leases entice, but they’re still costly

 

The New York Times: Santa Monica best on electric cars, but consumers are slow to switch

 

USA Today: Ram bring diesel power back to light-duty pickups

 

Automotive News: New flagship to test reach of Kia's value-pricing strategy

 

Detroit Free Press: Jeep Cherokee’s 9-speed transmission outguns its radical new look

 

TBS: Insider analysis brought to you by Kelley Blue Book

 

Wall St. Cheat Sheet: 5 New cars scoring sky-high on value

 

Auto 123.com: Tesla wants to recruit engineers via Twitter

 

Newsday.com: Tesla CEO Elon Musk conducts Twitter engineer search

 

The News Wheel: Prius family popular among Chicago’s Morgan clan

 

Reading Eagle.com: American auto company profits could beat 1990s best

 

 

KBB.com Editorial

 

2013 Frankfurt Auto Show Coverage

Our editors are in Germany to get a look at the next-gen 2014 Nissan Rogue, to find out if the Volvo Concept Coupe looks that cool in person, and to see about sneaking the Audi Sport Quattro Concept onto the plane home.

 

2014 Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class: A Glorious Modern-Day Coupe/Roadster

 

 

Top News

 

The Detroit News: Moody’s gives GM’s corporate rating a boost     

 

GM agrees to buy $3.2 billion of trust’s preferred shares

 

GM lifted to investment grade while buying UAW shares

 

Akerson: Cadillac will take on Tesla

 

Obama: Ford 'No. 1 automaker' in U.S.

 

 

OEM/Vehicle News

 

Self-driving vehicles progress faster than rules of road

 

Saab is back in business- almost

 

The pickup wars: Ford under siege

 

Ally: Santander stole trade secrets for Chrysler finance job

 

Fiat plans to buy GM's share of VM Motori diesel joint venture

 

Lamborghini CEO expects SUV concept Urus to go into production

 

Honda announces 2014 Accord Hybrid price

 

Toyota's design overhaul about to bear fruit

 

Hyundai partners with Powertrain guru Bisimoto to create 1,000 horsepower SEMA show Genesis Coupe
 

Big improvements come to 2014 Dodge Durango

 

Chevy Impala leaps into rare territory

 

GM is considering off-road variant for large-SUV line

 

Chrysler idles 2nd shift at Cherokee plant; dealers still not getting shipments

 

Long, strange trip ending for VW's hippie van

 

BMW recalls 134K units for electrical issue

 

Bentley’s Flying Spur recalls a bygone era

 

 

Industry/Dealer News

 

Automotive sensors market 2022 forecasts & research report

 

Your assignment: Design the interior of the self-driving car

 

Map ally to aid Conti's plan for autonomous cars

 

 

Ad/Media/Marketing News

 

Dodge’s incredible free advertising in ‘GTA 5’

 

Toyota eyes ‘evolved truckers’ for ’14 Tundra

 

Nissan to become exclusive automotive launch partner for Apple iTunes Radio

 

Director pilots Honda to hype film 'The Sandlot'

 

Youth engagement on Facebook linked to purchases, recommendations

 

Infographic: how your online reputation affects the bottom line

 

The type of second-screen app that keep users engaged the most