Posted in Automotive, Hybrids, Toyota on Jul 10th, 2008
The Toyota Prius hybrid is such a hot-selling car right now that dealers are having trouble keeping them in stock. Many buyers are even on waiting lists for the fuel-efficient car. As a result, Toyota will start making the Prius in the United States to help keep up with demand. The Prius hybrid will be […]
Posted in Automotive, Toyota on Jul 10th, 2008
A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that one of Toyota’s top car engineers died from working too many hours, reports MSNBC.com and the AP. The man, who was 45 years old, died of ischemic heart disease in January 2006. He was the lead engineer in developing a hybrid version of Toyota’s Camry line, said Mikio […]
Posted in Automotive, Gas Prices on Jul 10th, 2008
With gas giveaway promotions becoming more common recently to bring in customers, another sector has jumped on the free gas bandwagon. The Florida Lottery held its first “Summer Cash” drawing Wednesday. Although the main prize was worth $250,000, five other winners will receive free gas for life. That equates to $52,000. Those winners can opt […]
Posted in Automotive, BMW on Jul 9th, 2008
BMW is planning to export about 500 electric versions of its Mini car to California, reports Automotive News. According to BMW sources, 490 of the Minis will be leased to select customers in California and 10 will be used as show cars. These electric versions will be painted silver with yellow roofs. Although BMW has […]
Posted in Automotive, GM on Jul 9th, 2008
Although GM isn’t faring too well here in America, buyers overseas love them. GM said Wednesday it saw record sales of nearly 1.2 million vehicles in Europe in the first six months of this year, reports the Detroit News. That is a three percent increase over last year. GM’s sales increased 58 percent in Eastern […]
Posted in Auto loans, Automotive, Financing on Jul 8th, 2008
The national 60-day auto delinquency rate declined nearly 18 percent between the fourth quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008, from 0.79 percent to 0.65 percent, reports Dealer Magazine. The rate drop is according to a TransUnion.com analysis of trends in the auto lending industry for the first quarter of 2008. The 18 […]
Posted in Automotive, Chevrolet, New cars on Jul 8th, 2008
GM announced today that it will introduce a new compact car named the Cruze at the Paris Motor Show in October, reports Cars.com. The Cruze will be a five-passenger car, similar to the Chevy Cobalt sedan. It will more than likely have a similar design as the popular Malibu sedan. It is rumored that the […]
Posted in Automotive, Budget-friendly, Cars For Commuting, Honda on Jul 7th, 2008
Honda has been on a great streak this year. With sales of most large cars plummeting across the board, the Japanese auto giant is finding that it’s small fuel-efficient cars are selling in record numbers. One car that’s seen a 100 percent (!!!) sales increase is the venerable Fit. Now Honda has released photos of […]
Posted in Automotive, Battery-powered vehicles, Future Cars, Toyota on Jul 7th, 2008
There are news reports coming from Japan that say Toyota’s newest upcoming Prius will be equipped with solar panels on it’s roof to help power the car’s climate control system. The system will reportedly be offered as an option on upscale versions of the new Prius. The solar panels it would use would be sourced […]
Posted in Automotive, Dodge on Jul 7th, 2008
Chrysler’s Dodge division has been taking a real hit lately. Their lineup is mostly truck based and that is translating to poor sales. No better proof of this exists then the recently announced news that Dodge is once again idling production of it’s Ram pickup truck at it’s factory in Mexico. Manuel Duarte, corporate communications […]
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