abcnews.com Distracted Drivers: In Summer, Men Have Accidents Ogling Women, Says Study
Summer brings short skirts, bikini tops and low-cut blouses, all which apparently lead men to get into car accidents more frequently than in the winter.... [ Full Story ]
Cars.com Names Worst, Most Improved Models of 2000s
CHICAGO — As the decade draws to a close and many 2010 model-year vehicles are already on the market, Cars.com reflected on what it called the "the good, the bad and the... [ Full Story ]
TIME.com Announces Most Exciting Cars for 2010
NEW YORK — TIME.com, the Web site of TIME magazine, recently named "The Most Exciting Cars of 2010," and coming in at the No. 1 spot was ... [ Full Story ]
Edmunds.com Names Top 10 Safest Vehicles for Pets
SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Edmunds.com partnered with pet-safety company Bark Buckle UP to research the best vehicles for pet safety and has come up with a top 10 list. ... [ Full Story ]
In Depth: Cheapest Cars To Drive
Japanese automaker Nissan has announced plans to sell an all-electric sedan, likely similar to its Versa, in Japan by 2010. The car will use a compact lithium-ion ... [ Full Story ]
Cars.com Names Most-American Vehicles
CHICAGO — Cars.com recently announced the results of its annual American-Made Index, which ranks the "most-American" vehicles based on ... [ Full Story ]
Cars.com Launches Consumer Guide for Cash For Clunkers
CHICAGO — Cars.com announced Friday that it has launched a guide to help consumers understand how they can take advantage of the new Cash for Clunkers legislation and get ... [ Full Story ]
KBB Chooses Top 10 Coolest New Cars Under $18,000
Is it true that men are scrappier negotiators, apt to push harder till they get what they want while women often cave early or fail to push their point at all? Anne Fleming thinks so ... [ Full Story ]
Car shopping? Female friendly car dealerships get nod here
Is it true that men are scrappier negotiators, apt to push harder till they get what they want while women often cave early or fail to push their point at all? Anne Fleming thinks so ... [ Full Story ]
What Vehicles Have Highest Perceived Value?
As consumers scrutinize the benefits of making auto purchases more carefully during this rough economic patch, it appears their perceptions of total vehicle value have gone down. According to Strategic Vision's 2008 Total Value Index, scores were down for every automaker with "one notable exception" ... [ Full Story ]
TheCarConnection.com Names Most Economic Models
Even though consumer confidence has sunk and Americans have tightened their budgets, many still need to buy new vehicles. In light of this crunch, TheCarConnection.com has highlighted models across six vehicle classes that dealers can promote as ... [ Full Story ]
Car and Driver Names Year's 10 Best Cars
Car and Driver has released its 27th annual 10 Best cars list, which was dominated again this year by ... [ Full Story ]
10 Things Not to Say When Buying a Car
So you’ve decided to buy a new or pre-owned car. You know the make, model and year of the chariot. You even know what features you want. Now it’s time to head to your local dealer and ... [ Full Story ]
Vehicle Maintenance is More than Oil and Filter Changes
Maintenance – to maintain is defined in The American Heritage Dictionary as "to preserve or keep in a given existing condition as of efficiency or repair: maintain two cars." There is more to maintaining a vehicle than just changing oil and rotating tires. The preventative maintenance concept ... [ Full Story ]
Kontos: The Worst May Be Over
CARMEL, Ind. — The worst for the used-vehicle market may already be over, explained Tom Kontos, of ADESA, in his latest commentary yesterday. After analyzing the December and the early January marketplace, Kontos said the bottom likely came ... [ Full Story ]
Congress considers auto sales incentives
Uncle Sam wants you to buy a car. A few plans floating through Capitol Hill are trying to get consumers back in the driver's seat. With auto sales at crisis levels, Washington is trying to figure out how to get Americans buying cars again.Several ideas are on the table, but two of them are really making the industry pay attention. One plan is to make new car costs tax deductible. The other is to give rebates to Americans with old cars so they can better ... [ Full Story ]
Top 10 New Cars for Less than $15,000
If you wanted a cheap car 15 years ago, your options were limited to the kind of transportation usually reserved for Third World countries. Back then, cars on the low end of the spectrum amounted to nothing more than four wheels, something that resembled an engine and a cardboard interior wrapped in recycled beer cans. At best, they were slow, uncomfortable and relatively unsafe. At worst, they ... [ Full Story ]
7 Little SUVs on a Comeback
Small crossover utilities are finally delivering on the promise of practicality, fun and usability. Before the bottom fell out of the car market last year, compact crossovers were the hottest items around - and with good reason. After last summer' $4-a-gallon gas shock, Americans renewed a love for fuel economy. Any vehicle with an engine bigger than a toaster sat untouched ... [ Full Story ]
Top 10 Resale Value Cars
Kelley Blue Book predicts how much these vehicles will hold their value.Honda's reputation for reliability helps to make the Civic and Civic Hybrid hits in the used-car market. The Honda Civic Sedan made last year's list with a five-year retained value of 52%. According to Kelley Blue Book, the Civic is selling ... [ Full Story ]
The New Rules of Car Buying
You've seen the headlines: automakers on the brink, sales slowing to a crawl, credit tighter than ever. Yet amid all of this gloom there's a silver lining: deals of a lifetime. But to snag one, you have to learn how to navigate today's uncharted market. You can hardly escape the grim news surrounding the car industry: an 11th-hour federal loan package to help General Motors and Chrysler survive to the new year, frugal consumers shying away from big-ticket purchases - especially four-wheeled ones - and tighter credit making it tougher for the few willing ... [ Full Story ]
NADAguides.com Names Best Buys for 2009
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — NADAguides.com recently released its Best Car Buys list for 2009, which recognizes the models that meet what consumers have identified as being their most important needs.
Basically, NADAguides.com's Market Data Analysts ... [ Full Story ]
Bailout or no bailout, U.S. automakers will have to make cars that people want to buy
Product, product, product -- that's the mantra that has ruled the auto industry since time immemorial. But today, it's more than a mantra. It's a key to survival for Detroit's Big Three auto makers. The product mix almost surely will determine which -- if any -- of the Big Three will thrive in the future. No matter how much bailout ... [ Full Story ]
NADAguides.com Names Top 5 Most Researched Brands of '08
ORANGE COUNTY, Calif. — In order to highlight the automakers that grab consumers' attention the most, NADAguides.com recently announced its Top 5 Most Researched Car Brands of 2008. Shoppers appeared to be most interested in ... [ Full Story ]
Consumer Reports Names Most Reliable Used Models, More
NEW YORK — Though the quality of any used vehicle depends on how it treated and maintained by its previous owner, certain models are more likely to "stand up over time" than others, according to Consumer Reports. With that in mind, the publication identified what it considers to be the most ... [ Full Story ]
Best Family Cars for Downsizing
The best family vehicles aren’t necessarily the biggest ones anymore. A new generation of versatile and compact wagonlike models known as crossovers can save you much more than just pennies at the pump, without giving up convenience, safety and practicality. For these reasons ... [ Full Story ]
IntelliChoice.com Names Best Deals for March
CAMPBELL, Calif. — Highlighting the models across 31 classes that can offer the best value, IntelliChoice.com recently released its Best Deals of the Month for March. Leading the way was ... [ Full Story ]
To Drive More Sales GM Now Offers Customer Protection Package
DETROIT — Just over a day after the embattled automaker's chief stepped down and the White House rejected its restructuring plan, General Motors — still fighting to receive federal funding and to help its dealers move units — announced a new comprehensive ownership protection package. Interestingly enough ... [ Full Story ]
Kbb.com Names Top Compact Sedan
IRVINE, Calif. — After extensive evaluation of seven 2009 models, Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.com has named the winner of its compact sedan comparison test. Taking the No. 1 spot this year is ... [ Full Story ]
Web site eases trauma for women who purchase cars
Women who walk into a car dealership don't appreciate it when a salesperson starts talking to the guy they brought along for a second opinion. And they don't like it when the salesperson ... [ Full Story ]
Ford, Honda, Toyota Headline KBB's List of Top Green Units
IRVINE, Calif. — In its Top 10 Green Cars list for 2009, Kelley Blue Book examined not only how far various eco-friendly vehicles can go on a gallon of gas, but also how well they stacked up based on comfort, performance, utility and technology. Placing two vehicles apiece on the list were ... [ Full Story ]
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