Kevin Ransom

 

Kevin Ransom

Kevin Ransom is a Detroit-area journalist who's been writing about cars and the auto industry for almost 20 years.During that time, Ransom's industry stories and car …reviews have appeared in such publications as Automotive News, Adweek, The Detroit News, the Detroit Free Press special sections, Crain's Detroit Business, Metropolitan Detroit magazine and Heritage Newspapers.Presently, in addition to his work for AOL Autos, he is the Dateline Detroit columnist / auto reviewer for Middle East Car, and his reviews also appear in Total Sport magazine.

Additonally, Ransom has written for many of the carmaker's magazines, including Ford World, Ford Times, Ford Dealer World, Chrysler Quarterly, Chrysler Agenda, GM Encore, GM Today, MBUSA Connect (the Mercedes-Benz dealer magazine) and various magazines / websites produced by GMAC and AC-Delco.

In addition to his auto-industry coverage, Ransom has a "second career" as a music journalist: For nearly 20 years, he's been writing about rock, folk, blues, R&B, country, bluegrass, jazz and other styles for such publications as The Detroit News, Guitar Player, Rolling Stone, AnnArbor.com, the Ann Arbor News, the Dallas Morning News, Musician and Creem.

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Published Nov, 25 2009

Why Buy A Car At The End Of The Month?

By Kevin Ransom
Top 20 Selling Vehicles Model OverviewGet a QuoteFord F-SeriesPrice QuoteToyota CamryPrice QuoteHonda CivicPrice QuoteHonda AccordPrice QuoteToyota CorollaPrice QuoteChevrolet SilveradoPrice QuoteFord FocusPrice QuoteFord EscapePrice QuoteNissan AltimaPrice QuoteToyota PriusPrice QuoteHonda CR-VPrice QuoteDodge RamPrice QuoteFord FusionPrice QuoteToyota RAV4Price QuoteChevrolet MalibuPrice QuoteCh...
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Published Nov, 10 2009

Getting Paid To Drive Your Car

By Kevin Ransom
It’s true. You can get paid to drive your own car – whether to work, to church, to your kids’ soccer games or any of your other normal destinations. You won’t get rich doing this, mind you, but in these recessionary times, taking in an extra $300 to $900 a month can definitely come in handy for a lot of folks. These "brand driver" promotions are run by a special segment of ...
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Published Nov, 03 2009

What Not to Say to the Car Dealer

By Kevin Ransom
Apprehensive about shopping for a new car? Afraid you'll say the wrong thing to a car dealer that will give him the upper hand in the price battle? Shopping for a new car, or even a used one, doesn't have to be that kind of nerve-jangling roll of the dice that it was many years ago. For starters, the advent of the Internet allows car shoppers to go into battle armed with more information today tha...
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Published Nov, 02 2009

LoJack, Car Alarms, Extended Warranty

By Kevin Ransom
Okay, you've decided what model of car you want to buy. And you know, more or less, how much you want to spend -- or how much you can afford. You've kicked tires, talked to salesmen, taken a few shiny new numbers for a test-drive and you're ready to make the deal. Except, you're not quite done. You still need to decide whether to buy any of those "extras" that your salesperson will always suggest....
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Published Sep, 15 2009

Avoid Speeding Tickets And Traffic With Your Phone

By Kevin Ransom
Well, it was bound to happen. The high-tech arms race has escalated once again. No, we're not talking about military weaponry. We're talking about the tech-driven cat-and-mouse game between law-enforcement agencies and motorists when it comes to setting and avoiding speed traps. It all started, of course, with the radar guns used by police officers to detect speeders. Then came radar detectors use...
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Published Aug, 08 2009

Tail Fins: Six Things You Didn't Know About The Iconic Automotive Shape

By Kevin Ransom
I recently attended my first Tail Fin show. I don't know if this is one of the rites of passage that, in Detroit, anyway, signify when a boy truly becomes a man. In fact, I'm pretty sure it isn't, since I am middle-aged. But I did feel just a bit more masculine after coming in such close contact to all of those flying, aggressive-looking tail fins (some of which look like they could have been used...
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