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...launch in March. In the U.K., many dealers now offer 0% financing - for years used to prop up the U.S. market - as a lure. "From the consumer's point of view, it's paradise, but it's a total disaster for manufacturers," says Peter Schmidt, publisher of an auto insiders' newsletter. He says a list of rebates and discounts now being offered would "be as long as your arm." Compounding the automaker's woes is a glut of new models set to be launched this year, including a four-seater Smart and a new BMW 1 Series. One early victim...
...Gatorade in the final minute of a winning game. The coach is a chess demon, planning dozens of gambits that depend on whether his quarterback throws for a big gain or gets sacked. He is a video-game whiz kid, and the playing field is his Grand Theft Auto Vice City. He is a field marshal and, sometimes, a counselor--General Patton and Dr. Phil. The quarterback may be the glamour boy, but the coach is the star. The TV camera knows this: during a game it follows Bill Parcells, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, as avidly...
...widespread before the signing of the BCRA. Companies gave most to the very politicians who sat on the committees charged with regulating them. And they spent heavily on the campaigns of their strongest political advocates. Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., a recipient of over $74,000 of auto industry donations from 1995 to 2000, led the fight against new rollover potential ratings for SUVs: a cause he dropped only after the Firestone-Ford debacle brought rollover tragedies to the forefront. When the House was still considering whether to fund the Justice Department’s lawsuit against the tobacco...
STACK YOUR HAND Although it's never a bad idea to check with your bank, you are likely to find the best rate from an online lender that specializes in auto financing. Market leader Capital One Auto Financing (capitalone. com) is currently offering a 36-month new-car loan at 3.85% and a 60-month loan at 4.29%. The other place to snag a good deal is from a credit union. The average rate credit unions charge on a 48-month new-car loan is 4.7% (the average bank rate is 6.5 %). You have to join a credit union...
What with his romance with J. Lo and his status as a Hollywood hunk, actor Ben Affleck is seldom out of the public eye. And that's good news for L'Oreal, which employs Affleck--along with Formula One auto-racing superstar Michael Schumacher--as one of its advertising faces...