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2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car Named European Car of the Year

2011 Nissan LEAF plug-in all electric car wins European Car of the Year award

The 2011 Nissan LEAF has been named the 2011 European Car of the Year, the first electric car to win the prestigious award.  The Nissan LEAF award comes just two weeks after its top competitor for world headlines, the [...]

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Subaru Named Best Brand for Resale Value

Subaru named best brand for resale value. Photo is 2011 Subaru Forrester

An important part of any  car buying decision should be how much that vehicle is worth when you trade it in.  So what’s the best overall brand for resale value?  Subaru.  That’s what the car experts at KBB.com say.

Subaru won [...]

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Mercedes F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell compact coming to U.S.

Mercedes-Benz F-Cell B-Class hydrogen fuel cell car

The Mercedes-Benz F-Cell hydrogen fuel cell car gets its U. S. debut at the 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show in December.  It’s a compact four-door hatchback, built on the B-Class platform which is popular in Europe and Asia, but Mercedes has not yet brought it [...]

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