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There's a long and embarrassing history of automakers attempting to lure women with ladies-only models. At the turn of the 20th century, electric cars were marketed to wives with the pitch that their lack of hand-crank starting would avoid broken shoulders and/or death. In 1955, Chrysler made a bid for feminine attention with the Dodge LaFemme -- which came in a two-tone pink-and-white paint scheme, along with a storage place for the matching purse and rain hat. Lest you think modern executives learned from errors of the past, in 2000 Ford showed off a concept Windstar minivan developed with Maytag featuring a compact washer/dryer, microwave and vacuum in the rear hatch, because why would a soccer mom ever want to be parted from her appliances?

As women have grown to buy more cars in recent decades -- accounting for about one-third of car shoppers in the United States -- such attempts have given way to more savvy marketing. But in Japan, the gender divide remains more stark; half of all working-age women stay out of the workforce due to more stringent societal pressure to choose homemaking over careers, a major reason Japan's economy has been stuck in a rut for decades. But there's a cohort of younger Japanese women putting work first, and in a weak market Honda sees an opening.  Article courtesy of Justin Hyde, Motoramic.

Starting March 1, 2013, the new one-time title ad valorem tax fee applies to all title transactions (new and used vehicle purchases, transfers, all transfers among family members or vehicles new to the state) and eliminates payment of sales tax and annual ad valorem tax.

If you purchase a vehicle after January 1, 2012 but before March 1, 2013, you may have the option of paying annual ad valorem tax or a one-time title ad valorem tax fee. If choosing the one time title ad valorem tax fee, you must opt in between March 1 and December 31, 2013. 

Whether paying the one-time title ad valorem tax fee or annual ad valorem tax, requirements for insurance, emission, driver's license and the renewal of your tag by your expiration date remain the same. 

If you purchased a vehicle before 2012, you will remain on the current annual ad valorem tax system. For more information, visit  www.CobbTax.org/vehicles

Manufacturer Recalls

Honda is recalling 5,216 model year 2007-2011 Honda Element vehicles equipped with the optional trailer hitch wiring harness. On some vehicles the trailer wiring harness wires to the signal lights and stop lamps may have been switched.  Dealers will check and repair the defective harnesses.

Hyundai is recalling 199,118 model year 2007-2009 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles manufactured April 19, 2006 to July 7, 2008 to recalibrate the airbag software to more accurately identify when a person is sitting in the passenger side seat.

Hyundai is recalling 22,512 model year 2012-2013 Hyundai Sonata vehicles manufactured January 24, 2012 to June 21, 2012. The curtain side airbags could inflate without a deployment command due to an error during manufacture. Dealers will replace the curtain side airbags.

Mazda is recalling 217,500 model years 2001-2006 and 2008 Mazda Tribute vehicles equipped with the 3.0L V-6 engine and speed control. On certain vehicles, due to inadequate clearance between the speed control cable and engine cover, melting and sticking of the accelerator in the open position is possible. Dealers will reroute the cable and replace any cables found damaged.