Monthly Archives: February 2012
Gas Prices Continue to Rise Nationwide
An unhappy surprise is greeting drivers when they pull up to the gas pup - prices are already making their near-annual spring hikes, and we're still weeks away until spring actually arrives. [more]
Consumer Reports: Thinking Cars Could Eliminate 8 of 10 Wrecks
With V2X, your car frantically flashes a red warning light on your dashboard, warning of your of the impending danger and giving you time to respond appropriately by hitting your brakes. [more]
Is $5 a Gallon Gas on the Horizon?
How high do you think gasoline will get this summer? Will we still have prices in the $3.50 range, or will we be paying a dollar or more extra when the summer rush begins? [more]
Driverless Cars Green Lighted in Nevada
Starting March 1, any automaker will be allowed to apply to test their own robo-cars on Nevada's highways. [more]
Toyota Getting Numbers Boost from Fleet Sales
Compared to selling cars to individual consumers, fleet sales don't generate high levels of profit, and they have long been considered a negative in terms of branding and image, since cars sold to fleets … [more]
New Car Fuel Economy Reaches All-Time High
The study has been calculating the average fuel economy of vehicles sold in the United States over the last four years. [more]
Honda, Toyota Rebounding from 2011 Sales Declines
2011 was a year Japanese automakers Honda and Toyota were likely glad to see end and would love to forget. [more]
January U.S. Car Sales Continue Trend of Acceleration, Except for GM
Chrysler continues to lead the way and posted the largest increase of the Big Three. [more]