Parents Magazine And Edmunds.com Reveal The 10 Best Family Cars For 2013
Jun 3, 2013
Parents and Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for car shopping, today revealed their list of 2013's 10 Best Family Cars. For the sixth year in a row, car experts from both organizations examined hundreds of vehicles. This year they were impressed with fuel-efficiency technology, as well as next-generation dashbo ... Continue reading
Minivan or SUV? MaxPoint Identifies U.S. Neighborhoods Most Interested in Purchasing Family Vehicles
May 30, 2013
With the official kickoff of summer just around the corner, it's time for a big summer auto sales push in the U.S., and MaxPoint, the company that helps retailers and brands drive local in-store sales with its innovative Digital Zip technology, has identified U.S. cities with the neighborhoods that include families mos ... Continue reading
KBB.com Gets Harris Poll Award
May 28, 2013
For the second year in a row, KBB.com was awarded Online Auto Shopping Brand of the Year by the 2013 Harris Poll EquiTrend study, announces Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com. ... Continue reading
May 26, 2013
Robust new-vehicle retail sales in May are the driving factor of returning total sales above the 15-million unit selling level for the month, according to a monthly sales forecast developed by J.D. Power & Associates' Power Information Network (PIN) and LMC Automotive. ... Continue reading
Leaders, Experts from Electric Drive Supply Chain to Gather at EDTA Conference
May 25, 2013
It's certainly an exciting time for the electric drive industry with record breaking sales, new models hitting the streets, expanding charging options and technological advances marching forward. These trends will make for a dynamic experience at the Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA) 2013 Conference and ... Continue reading
Top Automotive Tech Influencers Headline LA Auto Show's Connected Car Expo
May 18, 2013
No trend in the auto industry is more topical than advanced technology platforms. To underscore that fact, the LA Auto Show confirmed today that two dozen automotive technology experts from companies such as Aha Radio, Auto Alliance, BMW, Delphi, Ford, Gracenote, Hughes Telematics, INRIX, J.D. Power & Associates, Kia, ... Continue reading
May 17, 2013
Ever watch a TV travel show and think, "That would have been even better if it had a classic car in it"? Or tuned into an automotive show and thought, "This is cool, but I wish they'd take the darn car out of the garage." A windows-down cruise, and the soundtrack of four, six, eight or even sixteen cylinders (with an a ... Continue reading
10 Best Family Cars Of 2013 Named By KBB.com
May 16, 2013
Families in the market for a new car can see which models the experts recommend most in the list of 10 Best Family Cars of 2013 by the editors of Kelley Blue Book www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information. All families are not created alike, so it stands to reason that all family cars shouldn't ... Continue reading
10 New Cars That Exude Attitude
May 15, 2013
For the new-car shopper seeking a personality-filled ride, the editors of Kelley Blue Book's www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new and used car information, have compiled a list of 10 Cars that Exude Attitude. For many, a new set of wheels is not merely something purely functional to get them from place to place. A ... Continue reading
May 10, 2013
The Big Three scored big with online auto shoppers in the first quarter of 2013, according to a new report published by the digital automotive marketing and advertising experts at Jumpstart Automotive Group. 'So far this year, there have been quite a few success stories among domestic auto brands' Through the lens of ... Continue reading
May 9, 2013
The European transportation market is considerably different from that of other world regions. European fuel prices have been significantly higher than in North America for many years, and therefore small, efficient gasoline- and diesel-engine cars have led European sales figures. In the coming years, national energy p ... Continue reading
Apr 26, 2013
DUBLIN--Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Automotive Seating Systems Report 2013" report to their offering. The global seating market is clearly led at the tier one level by two US companies and one European company, JCI, Lear and Faurecia. Lear and JCI are also very strong in China owing to their ... Continue reading
Edmunds.com Forecasts Best April Car Sales Since 2007
Apr 25, 2013
Edmunds.com, forecasts that 1,306,901 new cars and trucks will be sold in the U.S. in April for an estimated Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (SAAR) of 15.2 million light vehicles. This will be a 10.4 percent increase from April 2012, but a 10.0 percent decrease from last month. ... Continue reading
Apr 24, 2013
Mazda CX-5 inches past RAV4 in ranking Redesigned for 2013, the new Toyota RAV4 performed well in Consumer Reports' tests--and achieved a "Very Good" overall score. But the RAV4's performance wasn't enough for it to reclaim its top spot among small SUVs. The RAV4 now ranks, behind the Consumer Reports' 2013 Top Pick Ho ... Continue reading
Recent Ad Tracking Research Names Hyundai, Mercedes, and Audi Automotive Super Bowl Winners
Apr 23, 2013
Phoenix Marketing International's Automotive Practice reveals interesting findings on the best and worst automotive ads that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl. Audi, Hyundai, Kia, Lincoln, Mercedes, Toyota, and Volkswagen each aired at least one ad during this year's big game. ... Continue reading
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