All-Terrain Vehicles are not toys, and Tim Buche, president of the ATV Safety Institute(R), would like to impress upon parents that they literally hold the key to their children's safety. "Every ATV has an ignition key, and when parents control the key, they control the use," ...

A proposed new fuel economy plan for light trucks will save motorists money on fill-ups while improving safety and protecting the economy, Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta announced today in Atlanta and Los Angeles.
The plan to reform the government’s Corporate Average ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today proposed new requirements for child safety seat manufacturers that choose to make booster seats for older and heavier children. The new proposal requires these manufacturers to build seats capable of protecting children up ...

Toyota Motor Marketing Europe (TMME) will stage the world premier of the all-new RAV4 sport utility vehicle (SUV) and unveil the all-new Yaris three-door and five-door liftbacks, at a press conference at the Frankfurt International Motor Show. Both vehicles featured at the press ...

Countless vehicles can be damaged or lost as a result of hurricanes that threaten to inflict billions of dollars in property damage. As hurricanes approach, owners can take several steps to protect their vehicles, according to Bryan Gregory, Advance Auto Parts' Consumer Education ...

HUMMER this week debuts two new TV spots which take an unusual approach to automotive advertising. The TV spots are titled “Monsters” and “Bears.”
“Monsters” was created in the genre of a monster movie with a twist. In the spot, two giant creatures, one a monster and the other a ...

General Motors is gearing up to launch a new affordable hybrid system that will deliver a good fuel economy savings and a real payback for consumers. Saturn will be the first to debut the belt alternator starter hybrid system in mid-2006, when it introduces the 2007 Vue Green ...

Alabama and Huntsville area leaders joined Toyota officials and team members today for a celebration marking the production of the first V6 engine at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama (TMMAL).
TMMAL now employs more than 500 team members and has the capacity to produce 120,000 V8 ...

Hyundai Motor America announced last week plans for two all-new vehicles with six- and seven-passenger seating. These vehicles -- an innovative six-passenger cross-over similar to the Portico concept vehicle shown at the Chicago Auto Show this February, and a seven-passenger ...

Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 334,887 units, down 2.4 percent from the 343,219 cars and trucks built last week.
Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 10,614,494 vehicles, down 0 ...

Jaguar North America last week revealed details of its eagerly anticipated new sports car -- the all-new 2007 Jaguar XK.
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Making its world premiere next month at the ...

Mazda Motor Corp last week said that it will recall about 81,000 vehicles in seven models, including the Friendee van, manufactured between May 1999 and January 2003 due to defects in transmission systems.
The automaker said the defects were found in the oil pressure control ...

The first two years of driving are the riskiest for teen drivers, according to Kathy Downing, the Auto Club's driving school manager, noting that teenagers 16-20 have the highest crash rates of all drivers.
To help parents improve their novice teen driver's driving skills, the ...

Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) to offer the first 20 all-new 2007 S600 flagship sedans as an exclusive Signature Edition model that will be available only through the Saks Fifth Avenue annual "The Gift" holiday catalog. Priced at $145,775 (MSRP including $775 destination and delivery) ...

Despite national record-high gas prices averaging more than $2.61 per gallon, AAA expects no let up in travel for the Labor Day holiday weekend. An estimated 34.5 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday, a 0.9 percent increase from the 34.2 million ...

XM Satellite Radio , the nation's leading provider of satellite radio with more than 4.4 million subscribers, today announced that Suzuki, one of Japan's fastest growing automakers, will offer XM Radio for the first time this fall. For the 2006 model year, the company's all-new ...

Cadillac will host the European debut of the STS-V and XLR-V next month at the Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) in Germany. These high-performance additions to the Cadillac portfolio have completed testing and the numbers certified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) are ...

After weeks of intense design work, engineering and testing the Volvo Extreme Gravity car finally got the chance to go head-to-head against competition from nine other major design studios. The results: Grand Prize for fastest car -- Volvo! This was a great success for Volvo, ...

Chrysler Group today announced U.S. pricing for its all-new 2006 Jeep(R) Commander. Classic in design, engineered to perform only as Jeep vehicles can, the first Jeep with three rows of seats, and equipped with advanced safety technologies, the Commander represents the leading ...

Whether you're off to the Chicago Air and Water Show presented by Shell or just out for some fun in the sun, families across the country will be heading out on the highway this summer for the great American road trip adventure. In fact, according to the Travel Industry ...