Rollover ratings for 2006 model sport utility vehicles (SUVs) show a marked improvement over 2005, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced today. The rating results also point to an unprecedented number of SUVs

China is the world's fastest growing auto market. Yet Porsche is off to a slow start here. Rich consumers in China tend to hire chauffeurs to drive their Mercedes-Benz or BMW vehicles. But Jebsen & Co., the Porsche importer for China, thinks the time is right for wealthy Chinese

he new Presage minivan goes on sale in Japan today featuring enhancements to its exterior and interior.

The new Presage, which is available with a 2.5- or 3.5-liter engine, features design changes to its grille, front and rear bumpers, headlamps, hood panel and front fender that

Results from the second annual GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test announced today suggest that licensed Americans lack basic driving knowledge and exhibit alarming behaviors on the road. The study revealed that one in eleven drivers - nearly 18 million people - would fail a state

Toyota announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices (MSRP) today for the 2007 Camry Solara Coupe and Convertible.

The 2007 Solara offers several exterior and interior styling changes, additional standard safety equipment, and enhanced audio and convenience features.

Solara's

General Motors executives are determined not to become "desperate men" doing "desperate things" this summer to move metal.

The automaker plans to hold to its strategy of lower sticker prices that are closer to the actual transaction prices. It will not rely

The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, a trade association including BMW Group, DaimlerChrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Mazda, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen, has launched an initiative, http://www.discoveralternatives.org/, in support of alternative

Honda Motor Co., Ltd., announced it has succeeded in developing bio-fabric, a plant-based fabric with excellent durability and resistance to sunlight, for use as a surface material in automobile interiors.  Bio-fabric offers the benefit of offsetting CO2 emissions produced during

Hyundai Motor Co., citing currency problems, has delayed introduction of hybrid cars until 2009 at the earliest.
South Korea's currency, the won, has risen more than 8 percent against the dollar this year and is now at its highest level since 1997.

The muscular currency is pressuring

According to AAA, gasoline prices are a record $2.93 nationally, 34 percent higher than a year ago. However, Ford Motor Company tests show consumers can recoup almost 40 percent of their possible fuel economy by using six painless fuel economy tips.

These tests show that inefficient

As Memorial Day weekend traditionally kicks off the summer driving season, thousands of Americans will take to the open highway for a road trip. The road test editors of Kelley Blue Book's kbb.com chose 10 current vehicles they thought would be well suited for road trips and then

As gas prices soar to record highs, a new national survey released today found that 30% of U.S. consumers would be likely to consider using a motor scooter for their everyday transportation needs. According to the survey conducted in the first week of May of 2006, these individuals

The 2007 Honda Fit has earned a "5-Star" safety rating for frontal crash performance from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), American Honda Motor Co., Inc., announced today. A "5-Star" rating is the highest government safety rating.

Hyundai's all-new premium flagship        sedan - the Azera - has won the Large Car category in this year's AutoPacific        Vehicle Satisfaction Awards, in addition to achieving the highest overall        car satisfaction score. The Hyundai Santa Fe also outperformed the competition,

ABC's "American Inventor" announced today that it has partnered with Evenflo Company, Inc. to further develop the program's winning invention, the Anecia Survival Capsule. Evenflo will work with inventor Janusz Liberkowski to help make the car seat a reality.

The Anecia

Nissan today released a hybrid version of its Atlas 20 light commercial vehicle in Japan. Compared with a conventional Atlas 20 diesel-engine model, the Atlas 20 Hybrid achieves a 35% improvement in fuel economy in M15 mode and improvements of 10% to 20% in normal city driving. The

American Honda Motor Co. Inc. plans to kill the Insight hybrid this year. The small, two-seat Insight, introduced in the United States in 1999, sold only 320 units in the first four months of this year. That compares with sales of 30,357 for the competing Toyota Prius, a family sedan

Buying a car remains a hassle for women, according to a recent poll conducted by CarMax, Inc. , the nation's largest retailer of used cars, on the company's website. The poll shows no improvement in women's biggest gripes from previous years in which the poll was conducted.

CarMax

American Honda Motor Co., Inc., today announced the pricing of the completely redesigned 2006 Honda Civic GX. The 2006 Civic GX, which achieves an EPA estimated city/highway fuel economy of 28/39 miles per gasoline-gallon equivalent, goes on sale today with an MSRP of $24,440. Currently

A study released today by an automotive consulting firm AutoPacific, Inc. summarizes the results of its 2006 model year owner satisfaction research. AutoPacific's VSA (Vehicle Satisfaction Award) study is an industry benchmark for objectively measuring how satisfied an owner is with