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Delaying And Weakening Obamacare's Cadillac Tax Is A Move In Wrong Direction

The Cadillac tax contained in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) represented an attempt to remedy a major problem with health care and tax policy – the exclusion of the cost of employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) from both income and payroll taxes …

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Amphibious Chevy pickup surfaces at auction

So, you think your modified pickup can go anywhere, huh? Well, how about the middle of a lake? That's exactly what the Chevrolet Corphibian could do. “The” being the operative word. In 1961, a couple of engineers at the automaker got the bright idea …

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Why is there a drone built into this weird BMW i8?

The Swiss company spends most of its time working on absolutely wild cars that stretch the limits of our sensibilities, and its most recent — the BMW i8-based Σtos — is set to debut at CES in a few weeks. There are lots of little details in Rinspeed …

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Chevy Silverado Special Ops will go into limited production

Following its debut at SEMA, former GM chairman Dan Akerson (a US Naval Academy alum) and retired Navy SEAL Master Chief Rick Kaiser presented the concept truck at the 116th Army-Navy football game this past weekend. Chevy hasn't said just how …

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Cadillac tax opponents to keep fighting for full repeal

One of Congress's strongest opponents of ObamaCare's “Cadillac tax" says he will not halt the campaign to fully repeal the measure after congressional leaders reached a deal Tuesday for a two-year delay. “I certainly am determined to keep doing what I …

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Q&A: What Is the 'Cadillac Tax' and Why Is It in Trouble?

Congressional lawmakers are gaining traction in a bid to get a two-year delay a tax on expensive employer health plans, a levy known as the “Cadillac tax.” The tax that was part of the 2010 health law is a big money maker for the federal government …

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Escalade does everything, except represent Cadillac's future

DETROIT — On paper, the hulking Escalade SUV represents everything that Cadillac wants to leave behind about its brand image. It shares underpinnings with Chevys and GMCs. It's not sold in any real volume overseas. Its blinged-out, body-on-frame ride …

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Best Used Cars: 2006-2013 Chevrolet Impala

For the past few days I've been driving a 2013 Chevrolet Impala LTZ (thanks Marty), and though I've written about Impalas before (the 1994-96 SS), this is a more reasonable but no less nice car. This wasn't my first experience driving an Impala of this …

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Chevy unleashes sleek new 2016 Malibu hybrid

Chevrolet fans have been anticipating the release of the 2016 Malibu Hybrid since it was announced earlier this year, and auto enthusiasts can't seem to stop talking about the new car. According to a report from Tech Times, the car will go on sale next …

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Why Buick is right to import the Envision from China

Expect plenty of attention on the Buick Envision compact luxury SUV when the North American International Auto Show opens at Cobo Center in Detroit next month. Some will be because it's a good looking SUV that competes in a white-hot market segment …

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Man finds out his BMW was used by Jeremy Clarkson in Top Gear stunt

A father who bought a faulty BMW was shocked to see the car had been put through a ferocious test drive by Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear. Rob Willis, from Dartford, Kent, splashed £50,000 on the sky blue BMW M3 earlier this year but found it had a number …

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If Republicans Delay The Cadillac Tax, They Will Cost Taxpayers Far More In …

But the health law contained one provision that, while imperfect, was the law's best feature: its “Cadillac tax,” a feature that begins to end America's discrimination against those who buy health insurance on their own. The Cadillac tax is the one …

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BMW Driver Has Close Call When Giant Piece of Metal Impales Windshield

The driver of a BMW in San Jose, California had a close call Friday afternoon — escaping with barely a scratch after a massive object crashed into the windshield of the luxury sedan, fire officials said. The driver was in the car on I-280 when the …

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Cadillac's CTS looks, feels and drives upscale

Cadillac's CTS remains one of GM's biggest success stories, and for good reason. The midsize sport sedan features edgy styling and handles like a fine European sport sedan, but with better ride characteristics and now, all-wheel-drive. The dark …

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BMW's 'batmobile' i8 Spyder concept car could be unveiled in January at CES

It has been four years since BMW unveiled its 'batmobile' i8 Spyder concept car. Now, reports suggests the car manufacturer could be about to launch a convertible version of the vehicle at the CES technology show in January. Pictured is an artist's …

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Chevrolet Malibu hybrid starts at $28645

Chevrolet's 2016 Malibu hybrid, which goes on sales next spring, will carry a starting price of $28,645. The price includes an $875 destination charge, but excludes tax, title, license, and optional equipment and dealer fees. The car, which Chevrolet …

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Audi has simple engine fixes for luxury diesel cars: CEO

BERLIN (Reuters) – German carmaker Audi has found simple technical fixes for luxury diesel vehicles fitted with software found to have enabled engines to evade U.S. emissions limits, its chief executive said as the brand steps up efforts to recover …

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2017 Audi Q7 tech aims to save you from yourself

ROHNERT PARK, Calif . – The driver of the Audi SUV is beyond inattentive. First he turns into an oncoming car, braking just in time to avoid a collision. Then he backs out of a parking space and stops just before a passing vehicle smashes into him …

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Fiat Chrysler not ditching Dodge minivan — yet

DETROIT — The 2017 Chrysler Town & Country minivan that will make its global debut next month at the North American International Auto Show looks both to the future and the past. It represents Chrysler's past as the company credited with creating the …

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BMW's i8 Spyder concept will soon become reality

The BMW i8 is jaw-dropping piece of design. It also has some sweet tech under the hood, thanks to a tiny 1.5-liter gasoline engine mated to a plug-in hybrid power pack. We like it quite a lot. There's just one thing that BMW can do to make it look …

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Why General Motors Is Building Its New Buick in China

The 2017 Buick Envision will arrive at U.S. dealers next summer — from China. Image source: General Motors. General Motors (NYSE:GM) made it official on Friday: The company will begin selling a new Buick SUV next summer — and that new SUV will be …

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BMW found submerged in Plantation canal

PLANTATION — A woman walking her dog found a BMW 328i sedan submerged in a neighborhood canal. The car, with its shattered sunroof clearly visible just below the surface of the water, was in a canal along the 1800 block of Southwest 75 Terrace, just …

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Chevy's all-electric 2017 Bolt spied ahead of January debut

A lot of the concept Bolt's styling carries over, but as Autoblog notes, there's an element of BMW i3 here, too, especially toward the back. Overall, the car falls in line with Chevrolet's current design language, borrowing bits of the Impala, Malibu …

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Brand: Check solenoid on Buick's torque converter clutch

Q: I have 2002 Buick LeSabre 3800 V6 with about 126,000 miles. When stopped at a stop sign it will die (infrequently so far). It starts up immediately and performs normally again. Your suggestions for what to look for or how to solve? A: Before it …

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Two Audi engineers suspended after admission of cheating

The news broke when two Audi engineers were suspended because they confessed to installing emissions cheat devices in 85,000 cars equipped with diesel engines. The admission from the two engineers has led Audi to begin investigating employees in …

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Police Blotter: Trespassing in Boonton Twp.; stolen BMW in Hanover

21, Patrolman Paul Weaver responded to a report of a stolen vehicle on Sterling Court; a black, 2012 BMW 650i was taken from the driveway of the residence. The owner of the vehicle stated the vehicle was stolen between Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. and 9 a.m …

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Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche Ordered To Recall Emissions Software by …

SACRAMENTO, California — Audi, Volkswagen and Porsche have been ordered to recall and repair illegal emissions software in all 3.0-liter V6 TDI diesel vehicles from model years 2009-'15 sold in California, the California Air Resources Board said last …

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BMW, VW at big fine risk from European fuel rules

European car makers are coming under increasing pressure to meet tightening fuel economy rules, and BMW and Volkswagen are most at risk from incurring massive fines which would reach up $1 billion if they fail, according to a report from PA Consulting.

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Just Cool Cars: '55 Chevy honors Michigan town

COSTA MESA, Calif. — Allen Ankelein has built his own time machine. It's a 1955 Chevrolet hot rod that's a homage to the age when cars were loaded with performance parts and taken out to a drag strip around Orange County, Calif., on weekends to see …

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Man loses lawsuit claiming BMW motorcycle gave him an extended erection

Wolf claimed he suffered an acute case of priapism — a painfully prolonged erection — after riding his 1993 BMW motorcycle for two hours. He claimed the vibrations in the "ridge-like" motorcycle seat caused the condition that lasted several days, so …

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Audi Will Unleash Self-Parking Cars in a Bid to Fix Urban Gridlock

In Somerville, Audi will help develop a connected network of traffic lights in the busy Union Square area to reduce congestion. More tantalizing is the rest of the plan: introducing cars that park themselves. Audi is working with a real estate …

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Audi Engines Implicated in Volkswagen Emissions Scandal

18, involved diesel engines built by the VW brand that were also used by Audi and other units of the Volkswagen group. The new U.S. and German investigations focus on larger three-liter V6 engines designed and built by Audi. U.S. environmental …

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Yes, The BMW M2 Will Happily Get Very Sideways

In this short clip posted Monday on BMW USA's Facebook, you can find the new drool-worthy BMW M2 on track, lighting its rear tires up, and getting some truly sextastic sideways drift action. Oh car gods, please let these heaven-sent German performance …

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