Ford and Toyota are collaborating as equal partners to accelerate consumer availability of a new advanced hybrid system for light trucks and SUVs New co-developed hybrid system ready for use later this decade on Ford and Toyota rear-wheel-drive li

Overland Park, Kan.:  NCM® Associates, the leading provider of 20 Group, retail operations consulting, management training and operations Benchmark® analytics to the retail automotive industry, announced today its intention to conduct the compan

LAS VEGAS — MPi, the leading provider of vehicle inspection tools, processes, and consulting for auto dealer service departments, announced today the establishment of Regional Dealer Advisory and Fixed Operations Advisory Councils to help auto

SANTA MONICA, Calif. — A growing number of iPhone apps are helping drivers keep better track of service and maintenance records for their cars, according to Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. “These new smart

HOUSTON — The Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) released a new video illustrating the safety and quality of aftermarket auto parts.  The video, which is available on the ABPA website and YouTube, showcases actual high- and low-speed cra

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — While relatively few new-vehicle owners indicate having experienced a problem with their vehicle seats, those who do most often cite headrest adjustment controls as the source of the problem, according to the J.D. Pow

WARREN, NJ — A free mobile application that can help take the guesswork out of buying and selling collector cars by searching an extensive database of sales histories and online markets is now available for BlackBerry devices. The Classic Car Gui

ATLANTA – From North to South and East to West, Manheim locations around the country will recognize National Auto Auction Week, Aug. 22-26. Sponsored by the National Auto Auction Association, the special week is intended to increase awareness abou

NEW YORK — Data through July 2011, released today by S&P Indices and Experian for the S&P/Experian Consumer Credit Default Indices, a comprehensive measure of changes in consumer credit defaults, showed that second mortgages default rat