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However, economists feel that it is time the government deregulated the prices of diesel and stopped subsidizing them.

Two powerful automotive online communities have joined forces to create a new automotive conference. The ADM and Dealer Elite Communities will host AutoCOn2012. The details on AutoCon 2012 was announced yesterday by First Class Educators; the event producer.

AutoCon 2012 will be held on September 5-8th at the Aria Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The conference will feature a full exhibitor hall as well as over 60 workshops and labs for automotive professionals.

AutoCon 2012 will be connect dealers with the right technologies, strategies, and leaders to create powerful new outcomes. Dealer Principals receive free admission.

Shannon and Marcus McDougle of Morton shop with children Morgan, 5, Brannon, 4, and Cameron, 12, on Friday at Target in Flowood.

But are those other factors now starting to give potential car buyers the jitters? Even with fuel prices coming down, there are unsettling signs of a slowdown in showroom traffic and dealers' ability to close sales, said Art Spinella, lead analyst at CNW Marketing.

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He has written for a number of publications, including The Washington Post and The National Law Journal .

U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle ruled that auto dealers are obliged to notice consumers who have lower credit scores why they have to pay higher interest rates.

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Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Event Chairman Bud Denker, left, talks to Roger Penske, CEO of Penske Automotive, on Tuesday at the event site.

"Toyota's recovery from the natural disasters has happened at a breakneck pace and sales this month for Toyota will be the highest we have seen in a few years led by strong sales of the Camry and Prius," said TrueCar.com analyst Jesse Toprak, in a prepared statement.

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Auto sales may jump as much 30 percent in May as lower gas prices bring more truck buyers to showrooms, auto analysts said Thursday.

Impact fees totaling as much as $1 million for three luxury auto dealerships planned on U.S. 1 could kill the $20 million-plus project, the developer's representative said.

A federal judge says auto dealers who use consumers' bad credit histories to charge them more interest on car loans must tell buyers they have negative information on their credit report, the Associated Press reports.

A federal judge says auto dealers who use consumers' bad credit histories to charge them more interest on car loans must tell buyers they have negative information on their credit report, even if the loan is farmed out to a bank or finance company.

The Senate has voted to extend the life of the National Flood Insurance Program for two months, giving lawmakers time to work on a long-term extension that would seek to restore fiscal solvency to the debt-ridden program.

The Memorial Day has become in the last years an important period for car sales and so it is expected for this year.

A WINNER: This 1940 Packard, which is owned by Bob Goodwin, took home third place in Sunday's third annual Bishop Hendricken High School Car Show.

In this photograph taken on Jan 17, 2012 visitors look at Toyota cars display area at a commercial centre in Jakarta.

The safe-haven franc has soared since the global financial crisis erupted, prompting many Swiss consumers to cross the border to shop in Germany, France or Italy, importing goods back to Switzerland and hurting the retail sector in the country.