It hasn’t been announced yet, but Buick won’t be around much longer. It’s already mostly gone. GM just announced the cashiering of the Cascada convertible — after less than three years on the market. This follows on the heels of the cancellation of the LaCrosse sedan, which leaves the Regal as the last Buick standing. […]
ATE Racket Report for March 18, 2019
March 18, 2019
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ACLU, ALPR, Auto Industry, Automated Traffic Enforcement, Digital Driver's License, Facial Recognition, LICENSE PLATE, Policing for Profit, PRIVACY, Red-Light Cameras, REVENUE GENERATION, School Bus Cameras, Speed Cameras, Technology, TICKET REVENUE, TRAFFIC CAMERA
The ATE Racket Report is a weekly feature of the NMA blog. We want to bring the issues of automated traffic enforcement to our supporters in a more coherent up-to-date fashion. Compiled by NMA Foundation Director James C. Walker and NMA Communications Director Shelia Dunn. For the Week of March 9-15, 2019 National ACLU […]
Dollar and Thrifty Customers, Find Out If You Are Eligible for a Refund of Florida Rental Car Toll Fees: NMA E-Newsletter #531
In September 2014, the National Motorists Association sent a letter of complaint to then-Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi about predatory practices by rental car companies in the state related to toll service charges. The NMA letter included a petition calling for reform and compensation signed by several hundred association members. The Consumer Protection Division (CPD) […]
Adjusting our Clock and our Perception of Cars
It’s that time of year — when we’re forced to reset our clocks again — spring forward! There’s something else that needs re-setting, too. Our frames of reference for cars. There is no longer much amenity difference between “luxury” cars and other cars . . . There is more price difference than there has ever […]
2019 Nissan Kicks Review
Crossover SUVs have become as popular as fireworks on the Fourth of July — which is why the cost of crossovers continues to increase. But there is an antidote to the high cost of being popular. It’s the Nissan Kicks. If you’re willing to forgo just one thing. WHAT IT IS The Kicks is Nissan’s […]
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