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Top 10 cars for traffic tickets

A study by ISO Quality Planning identified the 10 most ticketed vehicles and the 10 least ticketed. The study puts the Hummer H2 and H3 at the top of the list, followed closely by the Scion tC. Actually, two other Scion models, the xB and xA, also make the top 10 list. A couple of Mercedes-Benz AMG models, the CLK63 and CLS63 also make the list, which shouldn't come as a surprise. The 10 least ticketed cars include a healthy dose of minivans and trucks.

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LaCrosse moves upmarket

Buick is moving the next-generation LaCrosse a few notches upmarket in looks, materials, optional equipment and price.

"We are going after what I am calling unpretentious luxury-seekers. They like near-luxury, they like great things, and they are willing to pay for them," said Susan Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC. "But from a personality standpoint, they like something that is a little more understated."

The redesigned 2010 LaCrosse offers such upscale accoutrements as contrasting thread and French stitching on the instrument panel, power-operated rear sunshade and cool blue ambient interior lighting.

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Flagship sedan photos: 2010 Ford Taurus and 2010 Buick LaCrosse

A flagship sedan represents the best you can get from a given automaker. It should encapsulate the latest design ideas, power train components, and cabin electronics, leading the way for other models of the brand.

At the 2009 Detroit auto show, two such sedans, the 2010 Ford Taurus and the 2010 Buick LaCrosse, saw significant updates. Each model has its strengths, and each shows the automakers hard at work on a new generation of vehicles, with new styling ideas and a willingness to experiment.

See photos of the 2010 Ford Taurus and the 2010 Buick LaCrosse at the 2009 Detroit auto show. … Read more

Buick will play up mid-sized LaCrosse

DETROIT -- The future sweet spot for Buick's car line will be the mid-sized segment, the top executive for General Motors' Buick-Pontiac-GMC sales channel says.

The full-sized-car segment "has declined 35 percent this calendar year. Bringing more entries into a declining segment wouldn't necessarily be smart," said Susan Docherty, vice president of Buick-Pontiac-GMC.

Sales of the full-sized Lucerne totaled 50,799 in first 11 months of this year, a 34.1 percent drop from the year-ago period.

Buick's spotlight on the car side will be aimed at the redesigned, mid-sized 2010 LaCrosse, which debuts next … Read more

Microsoft shuts down LeBron James

In a move that might be a lesson for my beloved (and, just occasionally, beloathed) Golden State Warriors this Friday, Microsoft has shut down LeBron James.

Two years ago, MSN and the Cleveland Cavalier superhero who looks 35 and is, allegedly, 13 or 14, announced big plans.

Now the deal, just as that of Buick and Tiger Woods, has floated down the Styx with Charon the boatman.

While no one believed that Tiger Woods would ever have allowed even his Secret Service doppelganger to actually own a Buick, there was at least some reason to conjecture that a LeBron James … Read more