PARSIPPANY, N.J. and CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Avis Budget Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAR) and Zipcar, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZIP), the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced that Avis Budget Group has agreed to acquire Zipcar for $12.25 per sha

Consumer Delinquencies Continue Decline in Third Quarter 2012 WASHINGTON – Consumer delinquencies continued to decline in the third quarter of 2012, with bank card delinquencies falling to an 18-year low as consumers strengthen their fin

New TOP SAFETY PICK+ award goes to 13 cars; 117 additional vehicles earn TOP SAFETY PICK ARLINGTON, Va. — To reward 2013 models with superior crash protection, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is awarding its new Top Safety Pic

Annual Sales Top Two Million on Strength of New Products TORRANCE, Calif. – Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), U.S.A., Inc., today reported December 2012 sales of 194,143 units, up 13.2 percent compared to the same period last year on a daily selling rate (

Luxury certified pre-owned sales for December were collectively up between 3%-14% with the exception of Audi where sales were down 2%. Audi Certified Pre-owned Vehicles: Last year was the second-best year ever for Audi Certified pre-owned vehicle sal

Overland Park, Kan. ― NCM Associates, a leading provider of 20 Groups, management training, retail operations consulting, and operations benchmarking services for automotive dealers, today announced the launch of an automotive management “tip of

DETROIT – General Motors Co.’s (NYSE: GM) U.S. dealers delivered the company’s highest December sales in five years, with deliveries up 5 percent year over year to 245,733 vehicles. December was also GM’s best retail sales month of 2012. Reta

DEARBORN, Mich. – Ford Motor Company’s U.S. sales grew across the board in 2012, with cars up 5 percent, utilities up 7 percent, and trucks up 2 percent for the year. Overall, the Ford brand ended 2012 with 2,168,015 vehicles sold – the only br

AutoTrader.com’s Product Innovation Team explores new ways to educate and inform car shoppers ATLANTA — AutoTrader.com is continuing to redefine the automotive shopping experience by releasing a new app for Samsung Smart TVs. “Peop