Today's News - August 7, 2013

**KBB in the News**

 

The Associated Press: GM discounts Volt in race with rivals

 

The Wall Street Journal:  As prices fall, are electric cars finally ‘going mainstream?’

 

The Wall Street Journal:  Volt falls to electric-car price war

 

Bloomberg News.com:  Tesla seen posting quarterly loss following first profit

 

Bloomberg News.com:  Green price war breaks out to spark interest in electrics

 

Huffington Post:  Chevy Volt Electric Car Price Slashed 13 Percent by General Motors

 

Yahoo Finance!:  GM realizes that electric vehicles won’t sell a big premium

 

International Business Times:  Tesla Motors second quarter 2013 earnings preview

 

ABC Chicago:  KBB.com reports Chevy Volt sales this year

 

Automotive News.com:  Tesla seen posting Q2 loss following first-ever profit

 

San Francisco Chronicle:  Texas to Tesla: You cannot deal

 

Christian Science Monitor:  Chevy Volt price slashed. An EV price war?

 

Alabama (AL.com):  New Alabama-made Acura makes strong sales debut

 

NewsRadio 840 Las Vegas Radio: GM cuts Chevrolet Volt price by $5,000

 

 

**KBB Editorial**

 

2014 Audi S8: 520 Horsepower at the Ritz

 

2014 Cadillac XTS: Daddy Warbucks, Your Car is Ready

 

2014 Hyundai Equus: Sense and Sensuality

 

2014 SRT Viper: A Beautiful Madness

 

2014 Infiniti G37 Sedan gets new lease on life, big cut in price

 

2014 Chevrolet Volt gets $5,000 price cut, starts at $34,995

 

 

**Top News**

 

Tesla investors look far into the future to price its shares

 

 

**OEM/Vehicle News**

 

Nissan poised to boost Leaf output

 

Chrysler-Fiat won't invest in EVs until pricing improves, exec says

 

VW plans global diesel for U.S. in 2015

 

Toyota's first acceleration-linked fatality case goes to trial

 

Ford may add capacity for some vehicles in North America

 

Honda will expand to build more engine parts in Ohio

 

GM Financial said to offer subprime auto ABS at wider spreads

 

GM says UAW trust to sell warrants for $171 million

 

 

**Ad/Media/Marketing News**

 

Civic’s got talent with Honda, Nick Cannon

 

Mercedes-Benz extends Patron partnership with the PGA of America through 2017

 

Toyota, Sprint back NASCAR in the second city

 

VW launches smiling app

 

The best Vines posted by brands

 

Infographic: Signs your Facebook page needs an operation

 

 

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