According to an article on The Washington Post, manufacturers are working on auto-battery technology. TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp. and BMW Group are working together on next-generation batteries for green vehicles called “lithium-air” as their co

Santa Monica, CA — Edmunds.com, the premier resource for automotive information, forecasts that 1,045,587 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in January for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.3 million light vehicles

Cologne, Germany – Consumers bought a new Ford Fiesta every two minutes on average last year, make it the best-selling small car in Europe, according to automotive data intelligence provider JATO Dynamics.* Ford last year sold 953,174 cars in the 3

Detroit, MI – Phoenix Marketing International (PMI), a Honomichl Top-50 market research firm, reported findings from its recent Affluent Auto Tracker study. The study explores attitudinal, behavioral, and perceptual factors that influence automotiv

Chattanooga, TN – Volkswagen of America, Inc. Biggest solar installation at a U.S. auto factory is going into operation Think Blue. Factory: 9.5 Megawatt solar system to provide 12.5 per-cent of electric energy to Volkswagen’s LEED Platin

North Hills, CA – Galpin Motors announced today that it concluded 2012 with its best ever sales year in more than 66 years of operation. Across its ten different franchises, the Southern California dealer group recorded sales of more than 22,000 ve

According to a survey posted on the Detroit News, green cars and technology are what today’s youth are looking for in a vehicle. You can’t have a conversation with any group in the automotive industry without a shaking of heads and sad looks

Santa Monica, CA – TrueCar.com, the authority in new car pricing information, trends and forecasting released its 2012 Annual Performance Scorecards for automotive manufacturers and brands. The Performance Scorecards grade each manufacturer and

Miami, FL – Social media sites reveal top luxury car dealerships in South Florida have some of the lowest customer ratings in the industry for their Service Department operations. Reports of unethical practices, over-billing and poor quality co