In January, Ford sold five times as many hybrid vehicles as it did the year before. New hybrids from Volkswagen, Honda and …
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Auto Navigation Systems: Too Complicated, Too Pricey, Just Plain Unnecessary?
A factory-installed navigation system adds more than $1,000 to the sticker price of a car. Maybe that’d be worth it if the systems worked better—and if there weren’t cheap or free, arguably superior alternatives readily …
Not Your Grandpa’s Mercedes: Luxury Car Makers Aim for Younger, Less Rich Customers
Many younger drivers think that owning a car — any car — is a pricey, unnecessary burden. In which case, buying a luxury car would seem to be especially out of the question.
$9,000 Off? Automakers Ramp Up End-of-Year Incentives to Sell Glut of Pickup Trucks
Every year around this time, retailers go into fire sale mode when certain clothes and toys haven’t sold as expected. Automakers basically do the same thing, only with discounts on a much larger scale. Facing an oversupply of 2012 pickups unsold on dealership lots, GM is knocking prices down by as much as $9,000.
More Reason to Be Skeptical About New-Car MPG Claims
By now, drivers should know that auto mpg claims can be exaggerated. If you buy a car that’s listed as getting 47 mpg, you might be satisfied with, say, an average of 45 mpg. But 37 mpg?
Selling Cars to Millennials: Quirky Models, Flashy Colors Aim to Get Gen Y Out of Neutral
Automakers are realizing that millennials are not like older consumers — and that the trusty old car models and classic sales pitches just won’t cut it.
Deep Impact: Sandy’s Big Effects on Car Sales Now — and for Months to Come
Floods, falling trees, and the disruption of what’s normally a hot end-of-the-month period for car dealerships will all affect auto sales going forward. So will new Sandy-related incentives from car manufacturers.
Why Brand Loyalty Is Fading Among Car Buyers
In generations past, there were Ford families, and there were Chevy families. Switching allegiances was akin to converting to a new religion, or voting for the Democrats after being raised in a stalwart GOP household. The truth …
Smaller Cars, Better Mileage: Hot Auto Trends Now – and For Years to Come
Why the New Ford Fusion Is the Most Important Car, Like, Ever
The 2013 Ford Fusion is just a car. It’s got four doors, four wheels, seating capacity for five, and a starting price of $21,700. There are lots of cars like this on the road. So why is everyone saying the new Fusion is much more …
Taking Down Toyota: Automakers Aim to Unseat Corolla as World’s Top-Selling Car
The Toyota Corolla is hardly the sexiest, most eye-catching, or highest-powered car on the road. It’s not the most fuel efficient or cheapest set of wheels either. But the Corolla does have serious bragging rights as the world’s …
How the New MPG Standards Will Affect Drivers, Automakers, Car Dealerships & More
This week, the Obama administration finalized new-car fuel economy rules that’ll nearly double the mpg standards for cars and light trucks by 2025. The new “CAFE” (corporate average fuel economy) standards mandate that automakers …
