Cars and Driving Blog by Improv: November 2014

Sunday, November 30, 2014

Winter Driving Tips - http://bit.ly/1FHc9vD

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How to Survive Winter Driving

You’re zipping down the road on a chilly winter’s day, radio blaring and you’re preoccupied with life. It’s snowing lightly, just enough to cover the road, but you’re paying little attention to driving conditions.

Without warning, a blotch of black ice lurking under the thin coat of snow throws your car into a skid. You’ve gone from rocking out to Led Zeppelin oldies on your 7-speaker audio system to spinning out of control, landing backwards, staring horrified at the traffic headed directly toward your front end.

How did that happen?

Perhaps you didn’t take Mother Nature seriously enough to turn off the radio and focus only on driving. Fortunately you’re safe, so next time the weather isn’t cooperating you can put safe driving practices into use to prevent another mishap.

When weather is bad, ask yourself whether you really need to go out. If it’s not an emergency or a critical need for food, water, or supplies, it’s best to stay right at home where it’s warm and safe. The fewer drivers there are on the road, the less chance for accidents.

If you really must go out be prepared before you ever step into your vehicle.

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No letup in pickup wars among Big 3

Officially, Ford's two fiercest truck competitors had little to say about the fuel economy ratings for the new aluminum-body F-150 that underwhelmed some pundits. But behind the scenes, rivals' wheels are in motion.

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Saturday, November 29, 2014

Why Takata rescue would be costly, slow

Congressional lawmakers have suggested that rival airbag suppliers could help Takata produce enough inflators to repair 10 million U.S. vehicles recalled since 2008.

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Friday, November 28, 2014

Cadillac to chart new brand course in N.Y.

Uwe Ellinghaus doesn't like to see Cadillac explicitly comparing itself to German luxury competitors in its ads. But he's determined to see Cadillac adopt the marketing strategies used by those rivals, including his former employer, BMW.

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Thursday, November 27, 2014

Hyundai needs a design hierarchy, Schreyer says

Hyundai Motor Group President Peter Schreyer gave Kia a fresh, familywide look after being hired from Volkswagen Group in 2006. Now he's doing the same for Hyundai, for which he took design responsibility in 2012.

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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Infiniti designers imagine a 2029 concept

Infiniti reached deep into science fiction for the Synaptiq design concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The theoretical concept for 2029, sketched and conceived for the show's Design Challenge, can fly.