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Dodge confirmed on Monday that its SUV will continue to be called the Durango, stamping out Internet rumors that would wear a Magnum nameplate. And it put out a few teaser shots to whet your appetite before the launch this fall.

The 2011 Durango shares its platform with the new Jeep Grand Cherokee. The key difference is that the Durango will offer a third row of seats, while the Jeep sticks to cargo area in back.

There’s no official word, yet, but we think there’s good chance the we’ll eventually see an srt-8 version of the new Durango.

Auto dealers attracted buyers in July, despite rising concerns about jobs and the strength of the recovery.
The world’s big automakers, General Motors, Toyota, Ford and Chrysler, all reported sales gains in July versus June, some more than others, and most were helped by generous promotions.

“Consumers have been conditioned to think that the summer is a great time to pick up a deal on a new car,” Edmunds.com senior analyst Jessica Caldwell said.
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Toyota said its U.S. sales rose 20 percent last month from June, as the Japanese automaker that has been battered by recalls continues to draw customers.

Auto sales at Detroit’s automakers, GM, Ford and Chrysler, were flat to slightly higher in July, in a sign that Americans are still willing to spend on big-ticket items.

GM’s sales rose 2.6 percent over June and 5 percent from July of last year, helped by promotions to make room for 2011 models. GM says sales from its four brands — Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac — jumped 25 percent over July of 2009. Buick and Cadillac sales more than doubled. GM’s total sales include Pontiac, Saturn and Hummer, which are brands it has sold or is discontinuing.

Tata Motors is planning to widen its premium Jaguar cars offering and step up its network in China, which has emerged as the third-largest market for its Land Rover vehicles.

Tata said the company is planning to launch a station wagon, an entry level Jaguar and a new roadster. Also in the works is a new Range Rover sport utility vehicle, while hybrid vehicles will be introduced progressively.

“The current range of vehicles has seen resurgence in demand, and the challenge before the company today is to deliver enough vehicles to meet market demand,” Chairman Ratan Tata said in the company’s annual report.

Tata Motors, India’s biggest truck maker whose products also include the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, bought the UK-based Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford Motor Co. in 2008 for $2.3 billion.

Sales of Jaguar Land Rover vehicles in the June quarter rose nearly 60 percent to 57,153 units.

In May, Tata had said it expected to boost sales in China to about 20,000 Land Rovers and 5,000 Jaguars in 2010/11 and also said it would start assembling cars in the country.

Car insurance can be quite expensive! There are some policies that range between one and several thousand dollars per year. Since it comes at such a cost, experts recommend comparing the rates that are available with the services, to ensure that the best results are obtained.

While shopping for cheap car insurance quote online UK it is important to realize how your driving habits can change the quote that is received.

Here are some things that should be considered to reduce the cost of the car insurance:

Slow down and reduce the speeding tickets that are obtained. Reducing speeding and traffic tickets and eliminating them completely from the record can help the insurance company to provide you with the best possible rate. Driver slower and be more careful to prove yourself with the insurance company.

Take advantage of driver training programs that are available. Although many people are under the impression that these driver training courses are created for new drivers, there are many programs that are catered to those wanting to refresh their driving skills or even those trying to increase specific aspects of their driving, like defensive driving.

Although driver training programs can cost as much as several hundred dollars, they can easily reduce the insurance by this much each year and therefore are an effective way to reduce the auto insurance rates.

Lowering the car insurance can sometimes be as simple as increasing the credit score. The credit score is correlated with the insurance that is offered through most financial companies and therefore keeping your credit score healthy can be an effective way to reduce the amount that is being paid to the auto insurance company every year.

Driving a car that is considered safe can be an effective way to reduce the auto insurance. Safe vehicles are less likely to get into accidents and can be an effective way to reduce the premiums that are charged to the customer for insurance services, as the risk is reduced.

Using these methods to reduce the auto insurance can leave more money where it belongs, in the wallet, and allow you to save while making the auto insurance payment every month!

If like many other, you are into selling used car, you must then know the best and the safest sites to post ads for your used cars for sale. We all know that there are lots of classified ad sites available to post your ads, however, we all are also aware that most them are not reliable and are not safe enough to post our ads. Therefore, if you do not have any idea yet as to where to post your ads safely, below are some of the recommended sites you might want to use for your ads.

Craigslist, Inc – this simple site is one of the widely used sites by sellers worldwide. If you were to browse in this site, you can see different ads from services to items for sale daily. Ranked at #66 as the most visited page in the world, it is estimated that 30 million users are visiting craigslist monthly according to Alex rankings. Posting you ad in this site is free and all you have to do is to choose your city and start posting.

Kijiji US, Inc – this is another reliable classified ads site to post your used car for sale ads. Owned by the known online shopping site eBay, Kijiji is continuously growing and is destined to surpass Craigslist within five years. Posting in Kijiji is the same with Craigslist. However, the better side of Kijiji is the big company behind it, eBay, which has years of experience in protecting its users from scammers and spammers.

OLX, Inc – launched in March 2006, OLX is a New York based private company owned website that provides online classified ads in different version. Included in their version are intended for India, Spain, Porutgal, Mexico, and South America residents. Closely competing with Kijiji, OLX also has about 1 million new ads per month and has over 200 million pageviews per month, thus your ads will most likely be viewed.

Autopten, Inc – this site has been around the internet since 2006, the Autopten, is an online cheap cars for lease search engine. Dealers and private car owners alike can open for a free account and sell their cars for an unlimited time and your ads will be crawled by known search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, ask, AOL, and more, thus giving you more chance of selling your car. You can also upload up to 12 photos of your item to increase the likelihood of selling it.