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Consumers Digest recognized deserving 2016 model year vehicles as «Best Buys» for delivering the most value for the money within their vehicle category, with value defined by purchase price as well as ownership costs along with key ownership factors such as performance, comfort, utility and more.

Based on value retained from original MSRP for 2012 model year vehicles as published by CBB, as of January 1, 2016.

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Google's own YouTube has also emerged as a critical back - to - school shopping vehicle for 18 to 24 - year - olds — 22 percent of whom said they «go to YouTube to find out what's cool to purchase.»

More than 2,600 pedestrians are injured from motor - vehicle - related accidents in B.C. every year, and as many as 67 of those die as a result.

Over the past three years, GM has sought to focus on profitable markets, mainly the United States and China, and new technologies such as electric and automated vehicles.

The Italian - American automaker is forecasting Jeep's annual sales to jump about 30 percent next year to 2 million vehicles and predicts the brand could eventually deliver 7 million units a year as appetite for SUVs surges worldwide, Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne has told analysts.

FMS earnings before tax as a percentage of FMS total revenue and FMS operating revenue (a non-GAAP measure) were 4.0 % and 4.8 %, respectively, both down 60 basis points from the prior year, primarily reflecting higher depreciation due to vehicle residual value policy changes and lower used vehicle sales results.

Taking the plight of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or «drones» as an example, Bunger sees police forces 15 years behind the military with ground - based military just starting to adopt robots.

Year - to - date (as of September), both BMW and Mercedes - Benz have sold about 250,000 vehicles each.

The female pedestrian, who has been identified by police as 49 - year - old Elaine Herzberg, was walking outside of a crosswalk when she was struck by the Uber self - driving vehicle.

Hyundai and smaller affiliate Kia, which together make the world's fifth - largest automaker, said demand was expected to soften in the U.S. and Chinese markets as they unveiled a combined sales target of 7.55 million vehicles this year.

Crowdfunding has made a big splash in the last few years as sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have helped entrepreneurs launch donut shops, produce albums and create smart watches; theoretically, it's a perfect vehicle for franchising.

As part of the arrangement that saw him relinquish Magna's reins last year, he insisted on receiving a controlling minority stake in Magna E-Car Systems, a nascent venture that's co-ordinating Magna's foray into electric vehicles.

San Francisco - based Breeze, founded this year, offers customers week - by - week access to vehicles they can use to support jobs as drivers for Uber, Lyft and other sharing - economy platforms; co-founder Jeffrey Pang describes the service as an «equalizer» for those who want to get in on the action but don't have cars of their own.

«Hedge funds today are on the same public perception track that mutual funds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds Association.

GM has abandoned several money - losing markets over the past three years as part of a broader strategy to boost profit margins and conserve capital to fund electric and automated vehicles as well as new models for core markets in China, the U.S. and Latin America.

There are certainly other options on the table as well, including purchasing a vehicle or a sizable capital asset before the end of the year.

Government austerity turned into a speed bump last year for Navistar, which makes military vehicles, as well as school buses and long - haul freight trucks.

Predictions as to when fully autonomous vehicles will actually hit the road range from 2050 to as soon as next year.

Honda established a division late last year to develop electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its long - held goal for lower - emission gasoline hybrids, plug - in hybrids, EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) to account for two - thirds of its line - up by 2030, from about 5 percent now.

Tesla is burning through impressive amounts of cash as it gears up to launch its Model 3, the company's first mass - market vehicle, later this year.

Because the financial markets have been so volatile these last few years and may continue to give investors a bumpy ride, Kaplan says it pays for investors to stay liquid and to diversify their holdings through vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs (exchange - traded funds) rather than make big bets on individual securities.

A faster ramp - up of the battery plant would be crucial as Tesla has said it would respond to brisk demand for the Model 3 by tooling up its factories to build 500,000 vehicles a year in 2018, two years earlier than planned.

While BMW emerged as the most reputable company overall in this year's global survey, Canadians put Mercedes on top of the vehicle category, ranking 25 spots above the Beemer.

For the past three years, two rival ideas have battled to become the go - to solution for enhancing retirement savings in Canada: expanding the Canada Pension Plan, and private - sector savings vehicles known as pooled registered pension plans.

GM bought Cruise for about half a billion in 2016, and Cruise as a GM division acquired a California - based laser - radar (Lidar) startup, Strobe Inc. last year for an undisclosed sum, with the idea that Lidars units don't need to be what Strobe CEO Julie Schoenfeld called a «spinning Kentucky Fried Chicken» bucket atop a vehicle.

The average price of a new vehicle in December was $ 32,890, which was about the same as a year ago, according to Kelley Blue Book.

That is because Facebook has cemented its position as an effective marketing vehicle for advertisers over the years, with its unparalleled audience size, scale and reach being huge draws for marketers of all sizes.

As we've previously reported, investors» interest this year has shifted away from consumer devices to niche and enterprise hardware, such as aerospace technologies, tech to power self - driving vehicles, and industrial roboticAs we've previously reported, investors» interest this year has shifted away from consumer devices to niche and enterprise hardware, such as aerospace technologies, tech to power self - driving vehicles, and industrial roboticas aerospace technologies, tech to power self - driving vehicles, and industrial robotics.

The crossover would add to Mercedes's growing line of lucrative top - end vehicles, such as this year's gas - guzzling AMG GT four - door coupe, as the world's biggest luxury - car maker seeks revenue to finance its expensive shift to battery technology.

However the high gasoline prices of the past year and increased acceptance of home - charged electric cars are helping condition consumers to adopt urban vehicles with limited range as a trade - off to escape the high cost of gasoline.

Some studies claim that for every 10 % increase in capacity, there is a 9 % increase in vehicle miles travelled four years after expansion, as drivers who previously parked their cars take to the roads.

It would mean that between the end of the year and around 2019, Tesla could have a level 4 autonomous system enabled in second generation cars — meaning the vehicles can drive themselves without a driver as backup, but not in all conditions or environment.

Auto loans stretching six or seven years are often criticized as a poor choice because they leave borrowers underwater for years before they finally get to a point where the vehicle is no longer in negative equity.

Thirty years ago, index funds were less than one percent of assets under management, and today they (along with other passive vehicles such as exchange - traded funds) are about one - third.

After 23 years selling Volkswagens at his dealership, Kalafer reckons he has never seen anything as bad as the German automaker's rigging of the emissions levels on its clean diesel vehicles.

The NTSB is also investigating this month's Uber accident in Tempe, Arizona, in which a Volvo XC90 equipped with the ride - hailing giant's self - driving system failed to slow the vehicle as a 49 - year - old woman crossed the street pushing a bicycle.

As oil prices crossed the US$ 100 mark earlier this year, Canadian and American households began shifting to smaller, more fuel - efficient vehicles.

According to the CEO, the autonomous I - PACE fleet is set to start testing sometime later this year, with Waymo deploying as many as 20,000 of the vehicles within two years of production.

The budget offers new funding for deploying the infrastructure to charge electric vehicles — as well as natural gas and hydrogen refuelling — totalling $ 62.5 million over two years.

As the world's largest and most liquid ETF, it's been the preferred trading vehicle for all types of investors and speculators amid this year's market volatility.

«One year ago, we introduced the Model S 60 kWh battery as a more affordable option to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles.

With sales of desktop computers stagnating, it's essential for the company to expand its presence and become more competitive in the burgeoning field of internet of things, which will affect as many as 500 billion devices, including vehicles, in the next 10 to 15 years, according to Chambers.

The company had originally set out to deliver between 80,000 to 90,000 vehicles this year but later reduced its guidance to 79,000 after experiencing less than expected deliveries in the past quarter as a result of Model X production delays.

Google just hired a man who's worked in the automotive industry for 25 years, John Krafcik, to lead the company's self - driving vehicle project as Google Auto's CEO.

By focussing on the software and driver experience over the vehicle's physical performance, Breitfeld hopes to avoid repeating the same mistakes as Faraday Future — an electric car company that has run into financial difficulties after unveiling its FF91 vehicle at CES last year.

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As the year progresses, more off lease vehicles will come back driving down the price of used and further reducing residuals on leased vehicles making new leases more expensive.

For the full year of 2018, Tesla says it expects «hundreds of thousands» of people to switch to Tesla's electric vehicles as it ramps up Model 3 production.

«As we continue to test drive our fleet of vehicles in greater Phoenix, we're taking all the steps necessary to launch our commercial service this year,» a Waymo spokesman said in an emailed statement.