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First Look Video - World Debut of New Nissan 370Z Nismo +VIDEO

First Look Video - World Debut of New Nissan 370Z Nismo +VIDEO

Auto Central - May 16, 2014: Today, at 1PM EDT, Nissan is unveiling the all new 370Z Nismo super car. Watch this exclusive video for an in-depth look at what the new 370Z Nismo will look like. ... Continue reading

2015 Scion FR-S Extra Touches Added, New Pricing Announced

2015 Scion FR-S Extra Touches Added, New Pricing Announced

TORRANCE, Calif.(for a while at least), May 15, 2014; Everybody wants to look and feel their best for summer and the 2015 Scion FR-S is no exception. The new model year FR-S features enhanced tuning and improved looks while the 2015 tC sports coupe receives new colors and a sporty feature to bring on the summer fun. Bo ... Continue reading

Fuel Cells Yes - Electric No! Toyota Ends Tesla Deal

Fuel Cells Yes - Electric No! Toyota Ends Tesla Deal

Washinton DC May 14, 2014; The NADA reported that Toyota said on Monday that it would allow a battery-supply deal with Tesla Motors to expire this year and would focus instead on building cars running on hydrogen fuel cells, a next-generation technology that rivals Tesla's all-electric systems. Toyota Motor invested $5 ... Continue reading

Has Online Shopping for Auto Insurance Peaked?

Has Online Shopping for Auto Insurance Peaked?

By Andrew G. Simpson | May 13, 2014; The Insurance Journal reported that shopping over the internet for auto insurance is down for the second year in a row, says a survey by a company that tracks the behavior of consumers with credit history. The latest TransUnion Auto Insurance Shopping Index reports that shopping rat ... Continue reading

Auburn Collector Car Auction Sets Records

Auburn Collector Car Auction Sets Records

AUBURN, Indiana (May 15, 2014) – Auctions America enjoyed a record-setting weekend in the Classic Car Capital of America, May 8 – 10, posting record results and attendance at its annual Auburn Spring event at the historic Auburn Auction Park. Representing the company’s largest Auburn Spring event to date ... Continue reading

Heels On Wheels: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review +VIDEO

Heels On Wheels: 2014 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Review +VIDEO

HEELS ON WHEELS By Katrina Ramser San Francisco Bureau The Auto Channel INTRO TO THE JETTA VEHICLE The 2014 Volkswagen Jetta regains lost following by focusing on what it the brand has always done does best: provide drivers with sporty German engineering. That means powertrain choices; such as a new turbocharged four-c ... Continue reading

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 ACURA ILX REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 ACURA ILX REVIEW

HEELS ON WHEELS: 2014 ACURA ILX REVIEW ... Continue reading

2014 Nissan Versa Note Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2014 Nissan Versa Note Ride and Review By Larry Nutson

2014 Nissan Versa Note America’s Best Selling Entry Hatch By Larry Nutson Senior Editor, New York Bureau The Auto Channel (DSC_5924) Nissan is on a roll. Nissan’s U.S. sales have grown faster than the total market. For the first three months of this year, Nissan North America’s market share, its biggest ... Continue reading

Used Prices Predicted to Drop 3% in May

Used Prices Predicted to Drop 3% in May

Washington DC May 13, 2014; The AIADA newsletter reported that Auto Remarketing reports that wholesale prices remained strong in April — taking a bit longer to turn down from tax-season highs than in previous years — but price relief for dealers and buyers in the lanes is in sight. According to NADA’s la ... Continue reading

The 10 Top Selling Cars in the World

The 10 Top Selling Cars in the World

At the end of the first quarter of 2014, the Toyota Corolla was the best-selling car in the world. That is not exactly earth-shattering news because the Corolla has been the best-selling car for years. Toyota sold 276,766 Corollas in the first quarter, down 1.5 percent from the 280,969 the company sold in the same peri ... Continue reading

Top 17 Driving Embarrassments By Gender

Top 17 Driving Embarrassments By Gender

By Des Toups Posted : 05/09/2014 inShare0 More Sharing Sometimes our worst fears are realized, and a new survey by Insurance.com proves it. We asked 2,000 drivers (half men and half women) about their most embarrassing driving mistakes, including what they feared most, selecting from a list of 17 gaffes. When asked wha ... Continue reading

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

Toyota Motor Corporation Announces Financial Results for Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2014

Tokyo, May 8, 2014; Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) today announces its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2014. On a consolidated basis, net revenues for the period totaled 25.69 trillion yen, an increase of 16.4 percent compared to the previous fiscal year. Operating income increased from 1.32 trill ... Continue reading

April 2014 Volkswagen Delivers Almost Two Million Vehicles

April 2014 Volkswagen Delivers Almost Two Million Vehicles

New record: Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivers almost two million vehicles in period to April The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand delivered almost two million vehicles for the first time in the first four months of a year. 1.99 (January-April 2013: 1.91) million vehicles were handed over to customers in the perio ... Continue reading

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Receives Five Star Award for Safety from JNCAP

Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Receives Five Star Award for Safety from JNCAP

Outlander series recognized again with top crash safety rating award Tokyo, May 9, 2014; Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) has announced that its Outlander PHEV received the 2013 Japan New Car Assessment Program (JNCAP)(1) Five Star Award, cementing the world's first plug-in hybrid SUV as a leader in automobile safety, adding on ... Continue reading

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