Tag: News
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Apple CarPlay: Getting Sirious about infotainment
As is the case every six months or so, the tech world turned its collective eyes and ears toward California this week as Apple hosted another press event. This “Spring Forward” event focused primarily on the Apple Watch as well as some updates to the company’s highly sought after computers. However, the tech giant also…
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Look: These Shape-Shifting, Self-Powering Tires Are the Future
No matter the car, they all have one thing in common: tires. These unsung heroes are often replaced only when balding, the maximum amount of life extracted from their rubbery flesh as if they were Antonio and we were Shylock. While we don’t hesitate to drop money on things that never last (smartphones, cable TV,…
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Best In Class: All Hail Jeep, King of the Jeeps
Jeep made some serious moves in 2014. Quadrupling industry growth, passing the one-million mark in annual sales, and earning top marks in loyalty among American consumers are just a few of the achievements unlocked by the iconic company. This week, we were impressed by Autopark Chrysler Jeep’s blog post about five things Jeep is working…
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Best In Class: Honda Asks App Makers To Bring On the Angry Birds
Everyone is in a hurry these days, which is why we make things easy for you on Friday. Every week, our 30+ dealerships outdo themselves and one another writing the most compelling and informative blog posts they can. On Friday, we peruse these efforts and crown a single winner, the one blog post that stuck…
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New Car For New Bond Film Shows Pulse of Auto World
Editor’s Note: We are not super into James Bond movies. We enjoy one or two on occasion, but we’re not walking Wikipedias full with every single detail ever. He likes his martinis stirred, not shaken, right? Whoa, hey, calm down there; it was just a joke. The vehicles of James Bond films are part of…
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Best In Class: Audi’s North Pole Throwdown With Santa’s Sleigh
Are you seated comfortably? Is your tummy full? We hope that you enjoyed the holiday yesterday and are ready to enter the final month of 2014. Today we end our week and look back at the blogs that Leith dealerships wrote. Because it’s our duty to pick one and only one, we had a tough…
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Follow Leith Cars for Updates from the Los Angeles Auto Show
It’s a very exciting week indeed for the automotive industry. Right now, the Los Angeles Auto Show is going on. This is typically the last big auto show before the end of the year, so car manufacturers will be pulling out all the stops and showing off some truly magnificent cars. This year’s show alone…
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Best in Class: Mercedes-Benz Changes Model Names, Revives Maybach
Our Best in Class post comes from Mercedes-Benz of Cary this week, where they bring word of an update to Mercedes-Benz’s nomenclature. Several classes are being renamed in an effort to create a more logical, unified schema. Meanwhile, one name from the Daimler’s past is also seeing a revival. Read below to find out more,…
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Good News Everyone: Cars Aren’t More Expensive
In the course of our vigilance over the Twittersphere, we’ve noticed that many people are concerned about the rising prices of new cars. That is to say, there is a perception that cars are getting more and more expensive, and when you think about it, maybe that isn’t surprising. The economy is slowly stabilizing, which…
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Where Are We On Electric Vehicles?
Electric vehicles are one of the more teasing and elusive challenges for automakers. As a potential—and we use this term optimistically—replacement for gasoline-powered cars, people are used to seeing a lot of hype and hope about electric vehicles. Assuming you’ve seen some headlines but haven’t thoroughly researched the topic, we thought we’d provide a quick…